so IS it okay to use a baseball bat to remove swirl marks?

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Rae

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*sob* I got a phone call from my SO on his way back from the dealership. He was getting some minor warranty work done on the S4, so nattered on for a while about what was solved and what wasn't.



... then an ominous pause...



.. 'I know you're going to be upset... I forgot to tell them not to wash the car. It's COVERED in swirl marks.. but you can get those out later, right?'



Can you hear my screams of anguish?



To make it detailing-related, will the liberal application of a baseball bat to said miscreant SO help reduce the appearance of swirls? :mad:



Why does it have to be 20 degrees out?! Must...remove..swirls...



*twitch*



*twitchtwitch*



~Rachel
 
I feel your pain. My dealership washed my car 3 times when I told them not too. The kicker was when I spent all of labor day weekend doing my spring detailing /cleaning,etc, and went for a service visit that next week. Why anyone would wash a car that was as clean and detailed as mine is beyond me. I told the service manager and even put a sign on the steering wheel that said DO NOT WASH. Well.....turns out the guy that washes the car can't read english and it got washed.......I was furious.....a few days and a few choice words later, I was compensated with what I thought was a fair deal.



Good luck!
 
Rae said:
To make it detailing-related, will the liberal application of a baseball bat to said miscreant SO help reduce the appearance of swirls? :mad:
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Thanks. I'm definitely gonna think twice from now on before I ever do anything I KNOW is gonna tick my wife off. :eek:
 
Oh ouch! :(



Liberal yet judicious application of a baseball bat may reduce perceived swirls, but really you'll just be covering up the problem.



Just like with MFs, a dedicated bat is recommended. Keep the bat stored in a cool, dry place and do not use it to bludgeon anything else. Aluminum is the new choice of materials, but the perennial Louisville Slugger is always a favourite. Nails are an optional accessory you can install yourself, but honestly, they're only useful if you're a Professional. I like to inscribe on the side of my baseball bat the word "HELP", so that when the need arises one can always say, "It looks like you could use a little 'help'...." which makes for a convenient ice breaker.



Good luck! :xyxthumbs
 
4DSC said:
Just like with MFs, a dedicated bat is recommended. Keep the bat stored in a cool, dry place and do not use it to bludgeon anything else.
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LOL! that was too good.. I'd send this around to my friends, but they think I'm crazy already keeping all my MF towels in seperate ziploc bags. :)







spin
 
LOL! At 4DSC. This post is the funniest i have read all week. LOL. I cant stop laughing.. wow... Now im really worried about the next time i take my truck in for a tuneup. Im gonna have to stick notes to steering wheel, shift stick, and winshield.. maybe i will have to sit in it while they do the work. :-/



Oh great.. now for a sleepless night the night i bring it in :rolleyes:
 
4DSC said:
Oh ouch! :(



Liberal yet judicious application of a baseball bat may reduce perceived swirls, but really you'll just be covering up the problem.



Just like with MFs, a dedicated bat is recommended. Keep the bat stored in a cool, dry place and do not use it to bludgeon anything else. Aluminum is the new choice of materials, but the perennial Louisville Slugger is always a favourite. Nails are an optional accessory you can install yourself, but honestly, they're only useful if you're a Professional. I like to inscribe on the side of my baseball bat the word "HELP", so that when the need arises one can always say, "It looks like you could use a little 'help'...." which makes for a convenient ice breaker.



Good luck! :xyxthumbs
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LMAO!!!!!
 
right-o, 4D...



::taking notes::



So should I paint them different colors for each individual application or just trust that I'll be able to tell them apart with use? :D



I was tempted to slap a nice coarse-grit (sandpaper) pad on the ol' PC and meet him at the door, but the fact that he knows that I know where he sleeps should be sufficient, no? Fear is a strong motivator...



.. or maybe I'll give HIM a swirlie or two... ;)



It could be worse, though... I know of someone who not only had the dealership wash her car against her wishes, but the workers also left the passenger window open on her TT and sent it through the automatic wash. There's probably no natural disaster that compares to a woman peeved.
 
Hmmm...makes me nervous to bring my car in so they can check for a small problem. The car runs fine as it is, this is just a nitpick. Maybe I'll lay off for now!
 
My way of thinking..



If there is ANYWAY I can fix it myself..... fix it myself.



I brought in my car to the dealership to install a block heater, perform first "free" oil change, and change out the shifter boot (it was dented)..



Well, when I got the car back I was not impressed.



1) When they installed the block heater, the kid must have leaned into the engine bay with his zipper half down... scratched the front quarter pannel (10-15 scratches, some downt to the primer).



2) When they installed the shifter boot, they managed to scratch 3-4 different trim pieces, including the door (how did scratch the door beats me)..... not to mention they broke one trim piece and tried to "cover it up" by loosly snapping it back into place.



3) When they changed the oil, they managed to spill oil all over the engine cover............ dang... where they trying to shoot the oil into the fill hole from 5 ft away?



4) dealer offered to repaint the front fender (*sigh*.... and you though I would have learned my lesson by now and just pay $500 to get it repainted myself)........ they bondo up my front spoiler, which was in perfect shape...... Not to mention they didn't clean up the bondo either.. just smoothed it out and "hoped" that I won't notice this yellow spot on the silver car.



Also, when they did repaint it, they must have did it in a "dirty" room... there are a few specs of dirt that dropped into the wet clear coat.. *sigh*...



Finally, when I went to pick up the car after getting it repainted, I noticed that the rear bumper was buldging on both sides........... either from a change in weather (oh so i'm hoping)... or the "techs" there backed the car into something......



Moral of the story............. There is no such thing as "it's free and covered under warantee"....... everything comes at a cost, even if it is not in the form of money.
 
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