Usually when you someone does you a favor, the least you can do for them is acknowledge the favor by at least abiding to some kind of deal in return.
Basically, I thought I would be nice and give my father a nice autopian detail, not just a quick AIO polish and wax. I went full out, taking 2 days to complete the car to complete perfection. I did this in the spring time around April.
After I did the detail for him I told him to make sure he takes care of the car, I bought him some supplies to maintain it, microfibers, soap, QD, the works. To at least prolong the swirling. Fast forward a few months later after I come back from Greece in August, I come home to see him washing the car, mitt on the concrete, while another one is being used to clean the wheels which later goes on to the hood. I feel as if someone is scratching a chalkboard with their nails as i see that happen.
I confront him about it (I clearly told him proper washing, 2BM, etc etc) and hes like what difference does it make... its still shiny giving me a disgusted look as if i told him he was an idiot. I bit my tongue and just laugh it off. Im just like w/e forget it, none of my business its his car. As I leave the house, on the way to my car, I inspect the car in the sunlight, and almost died to see how my hard work had just been annihilated into a swirl orgy. I just shake my head and just ignore it.
Recently, as in 2 weeks ago he asks me to do his car again. Why you ask? Because he managed to make the car look like it was washed with steel wool. I politely do him the favor and detail it again, putting another 12-14 hours into it burnishing it down with PO85RD along with 5 layers of Zaino Z2 so hes ready for the winter. I get the car to perfection yet again, sans a few RIDS produced by him. (dont want to take out too much clear). I shocked myself at how good of a job I did on it. I just sat and stared at it for a while because ive never seen an Orient Blue 330i look that good. I express and emphasize the importance of proper maintenance,
So much for that... I just got home from work today, I washed my car, gave it another layer of 845IW. I go into the garage and I notice his car is washed. I know for a fact its the first time its been washed since I detailed it. I ask him where he washed it. Of course this time he makes it even worse, and instead of washing it himself, HE TAKES IT TO A CARWASH!! This place is practically an assembly line pushing out cars in under 2 minutes... the sponges are all tossed on the floor over there, they honestly do not care about anything.
As I walk into the garage i turn the light on to inspect it. JESUS, the entire car is ****ED!! like no joke, its ridiculous how many swirls they had put into the paint after just one wash. I confront him about it in a polite funny way, and he gets defensive about it. I just walk away, and that my friends is the last time he is ever going to see my hands touching his car again. I am never going to devote any of my free time trying to be a nice caring son and take car of his car. If he ever asks me to do it again ill make sure he gets the picture...
Sorry for my rant, im just furious because well, i took time out of my busy schedule to do something nice, and I get **** all over for it. I wouldn't complain if it were tiny swirls, but they were heavy, I didn't even need to put on the flood lights, they were visible with really dinky dim light.
CLIFFS: Fully detail fathers car 2 times, both time swirled within weeks beyond belief. Stubborn, and gets angry at me if I tell him hes doing a bad job. Never doing him a favor again.
Louis
Basically, I thought I would be nice and give my father a nice autopian detail, not just a quick AIO polish and wax. I went full out, taking 2 days to complete the car to complete perfection. I did this in the spring time around April.
After I did the detail for him I told him to make sure he takes care of the car, I bought him some supplies to maintain it, microfibers, soap, QD, the works. To at least prolong the swirling. Fast forward a few months later after I come back from Greece in August, I come home to see him washing the car, mitt on the concrete, while another one is being used to clean the wheels which later goes on to the hood. I feel as if someone is scratching a chalkboard with their nails as i see that happen.
I confront him about it (I clearly told him proper washing, 2BM, etc etc) and hes like what difference does it make... its still shiny giving me a disgusted look as if i told him he was an idiot. I bit my tongue and just laugh it off. Im just like w/e forget it, none of my business its his car. As I leave the house, on the way to my car, I inspect the car in the sunlight, and almost died to see how my hard work had just been annihilated into a swirl orgy. I just shake my head and just ignore it.
Recently, as in 2 weeks ago he asks me to do his car again. Why you ask? Because he managed to make the car look like it was washed with steel wool. I politely do him the favor and detail it again, putting another 12-14 hours into it burnishing it down with PO85RD along with 5 layers of Zaino Z2 so hes ready for the winter. I get the car to perfection yet again, sans a few RIDS produced by him. (dont want to take out too much clear). I shocked myself at how good of a job I did on it. I just sat and stared at it for a while because ive never seen an Orient Blue 330i look that good. I express and emphasize the importance of proper maintenance,
So much for that... I just got home from work today, I washed my car, gave it another layer of 845IW. I go into the garage and I notice his car is washed. I know for a fact its the first time its been washed since I detailed it. I ask him where he washed it. Of course this time he makes it even worse, and instead of washing it himself, HE TAKES IT TO A CARWASH!! This place is practically an assembly line pushing out cars in under 2 minutes... the sponges are all tossed on the floor over there, they honestly do not care about anything.
As I walk into the garage i turn the light on to inspect it. JESUS, the entire car is ****ED!! like no joke, its ridiculous how many swirls they had put into the paint after just one wash. I confront him about it in a polite funny way, and he gets defensive about it. I just walk away, and that my friends is the last time he is ever going to see my hands touching his car again. I am never going to devote any of my free time trying to be a nice caring son and take car of his car. If he ever asks me to do it again ill make sure he gets the picture...
Sorry for my rant, im just furious because well, i took time out of my busy schedule to do something nice, and I get **** all over for it. I wouldn't complain if it were tiny swirls, but they were heavy, I didn't even need to put on the flood lights, they were visible with really dinky dim light.
CLIFFS: Fully detail fathers car 2 times, both time swirled within weeks beyond belief. Stubborn, and gets angry at me if I tell him hes doing a bad job. Never doing him a favor again.
Louis
I gave his car a once over with a paint cleaner and 845, and left it the cleanest & shiniest car in the town. I could see the swirls appearing in the silver already, so threw out his sponge, left him my new GS and a few little bottles of stuff to use, and quit worrying. He loves the car, he appreciates my work and I appreciate the chance to do something for him :hifive: