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ricka

ricka

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Not do something extra to your car after a simple wash and dry? It takes all my willpower not to put something additional on the paint--UPGP, DWG, AW, you name it LSP...



Even though the paint looks great, feels slick and is glossy, I always feel compelled to "kick it up a notch."



Almost like not adding frosting to a cake.



God I need help.
 
ricka said:
Not do something extra to your car after a simple wash and dry? It takes all my willpower not to put something additional on the paint--UPGP, DWG, AW, you name it LSP...



Even though the paint looks great, feels slick and is glossy, I always feel compelled to "kick it up a notch."



Almost like not adding frosting to a cake.



God I need help.
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Thats part of the addiction, some have it worse than others.:buffing:
 
On my cars I feel like that, If I wash my girlfriends or my parents ride I will just do a quick wash and dry. They can't/don't appreciate anything more.
 
i made it a point to stop waxing my car every time i wash it. i try to give a coat of sigII every 2-3 weeks so that glossy, slick feel was something special and i could look foreward too.
 
iDetail said:
On my cars I feel like that, If I wash my girlfriends or my parents ride I will just do a quick wash and dry. They can't/don't appreciate anything more.
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I am seen in my girls car often enough that I feel I need to keep it looking good anyway.



Though I have to admit since she has gotten a new car she has taken interest in keeping it clean, doesn't let too much stuff accumulate inside and even vacuums it out once in a while! (amazing what going from a 17 yr old POS to a new VW will do to a girl!) :p





For me, I am getting better at it, during the summer I know it is going to rain next time I drive, so I worry more about doing a little extra inside after a wash and only do extra outside in the winter dry season. I got tired of washing the car every morning just to drive in a storm that afternoon. :buffing:
 
I only use spray detailer to rewax the area after a wash, but usually since I'm in a rush I'll end up using a touchless drive through wash. So I think it needs it.
 
i just turned a customer away yesterday who after me explaining for 15-20 mins what we could do to help him sell his car says, "cant you just wash it and make it shiney?" i explained i do not do wash and wax only on a car that bad, it was a black car too boot. but in his defense he was trying to sell it and i was trying to get it to a point that it would be sellable.



but i sometime would rather say no, than do a wash and wax and go back and clay, maybe correct it where it really needs it and not get paid for it. the kicker is not being appreciated. i will do little things, that might make the customer come back for more later, but i have to be feeling it from them. and this guy i wasnt feeling anything but low budget.
 
It is so easy to add another coat of Opti-Seal or OCW that I find it very difficult to just wash mine-however, as busy as I've been, I sometimes go a few weeks between washes anyway. Just another reason I didn't get another black car.
 
If your just getting the "Make it shiny, I wanna sell it," This is the point where I just break out the trusty old DA and get ready to cringe, NuFinish. Wash and one step NuFinish. Half an hour later...shiny.
 
qwertydude said:
If your just getting the "Make it shiny, I wanna sell it," This is the point where I just break out the trusty old DA and get ready to cringe, NuFinish. Wash and one step NuFinish. Half an hour later...shiny.
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LULZ nufinish. i dont think i own any of that stuff.
 
I got 476 on the Civic for protection (and we know how long that lasts) on the car so I don't wax too often. I do however do a FK425 wipedown after every wash.
 
I washed with ONR tonight and then found myself washing my front house windows with it. Then back to the car to apply some P21S. Once I start washing I get fired up I guess and next thing you know I have to do something else. Sometimes I will just wash one of the other cars. They usually sit for a few weeks and accumulate alot of dust. I love ONR as a QD too.
 
Heh heh....you guys really *do* love this stuff huh :D



By the time I finish a wash I'm happy to be done and ready to get back to the rest of my life. But keep in mind that even my quickest washes take a few hours and are about as demanding as a medium-tough cardio session.
 
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