I wake up this morning to a call from dad tell me my mom is washing her car and that I might want to go save the car. I find her outside with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Extra Duty scrubs bugs off her car. :wall It scares me to think was has been happening when I was away at college. I taught both of them the proper way to clean a car using the two bucket method and ONR, but it appears only my dad took it to heart. I tried to stop my mom and show her the right way, but she ended up getting all defense saying to gets the bugs out better then washing, well yes you're basically using steel wool to scrub the paint. She even knows I was going to detail is saturday but since it just got back from a long trip she didnt want the bugs to ruin the paint over the next 3 days. Sorry for the rant, but not how I wanted to start my day.
They never learn
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imported_GregCavi
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Damn. Sorry to hear. I understand your frustration. I too, have taught my parents how to wash, given them products, but they just don't wash their vehicles. I guess it is better than washing incorrectly. 
Sorry to hear.
Greg
Sorry to hear.
Greg
imported_themightytimmah
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Lol my parents are the same way... I usually end up picking a new wool pad right before I head home for the summer every year... the best part is the "mystery scratches" that they just have no idea how any could have gotten on the car.
TriumphGT6
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I found a system that worked for my family. I detail their cars(3), maintain them and do repairs when necessary(last thing was a transmission rebuild) and they pay my gas for my daily use car.
Everyone is happy and I save a little coin in the process. My mom also recently asked me to assemble a portable kit so if her car gets bird bombed she can get it right then.
Everyone is happy and I save a little coin in the process. My mom also recently asked me to assemble a portable kit so if her car gets bird bombed she can get it right then.
Before I left for college I took care of all car cleaning, but when I left this year I thought Id teach them the proper way but it only stuck with my dad. And with having shoulder problems detailing takes a lot out of me so normally there is 3-4 days of recovery time. I need surgery but 12 weeks of down time is not something I need.
imported_Ivan Rajic
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My dad washes his, my mom's and my sister's cars... he uses some hard sponge from autozone and dries of with 1-2 terry towels...
One time this convo happened while I was at school studying for finals:
dad: I'm washing all the cars today, did you need me to wash yours also?
me: NOOOOO, I'll be home in a minute I'll wash it?
dad: don't you need to study for finals?
me: ***K the finals, DON"T touch my car!!!
:grinno:
Anyway, it's good practice for me having 3 badly swirled cars in the house... so much potential for trying out all the products. The only bad part is they're all toyotas, so not much variety in paint...
Sorry for long story, just saying you should maybe give up on teaching your mom that since she'll never change
One time this convo happened while I was at school studying for finals:
dad: I'm washing all the cars today, did you need me to wash yours also?
me: NOOOOO, I'll be home in a minute I'll wash it?
dad: don't you need to study for finals?
me: ***K the finals, DON"T touch my car!!!
:grinno:
Anyway, it's good practice for me having 3 badly swirled cars in the house... so much potential for trying out all the products. The only bad part is they're all toyotas, so not much variety in paint...
Sorry for long story, just saying you should maybe give up on teaching your mom that since she'll never change
My parents always used to joke whenever they saw me detailing my car in the driveway, "Is my car next?" They've always been content enough to take their vehicles through the local automatic wash. But this backfired on my mom one day...
While she was in the wash getting soaped, the car behind her pulled in too far and tripped a laser that shut off the wash. There was a line of cars and instead of getting back in line or talking to the attendent she just parked to go grocery shopping in the hot July sun with soap over half her car figuring she'd take care of it when she was done. Now, her dog/grocery wagon has etching on half her car (down through the clear on the hood) and asked if i could 'fix' it.
While she was in the wash getting soaped, the car behind her pulled in too far and tripped a laser that shut off the wash. There was a line of cars and instead of getting back in line or talking to the attendent she just parked to go grocery shopping in the hot July sun with soap over half her car figuring she'd take care of it when she was done. Now, her dog/grocery wagon has etching on half her car (down through the clear on the hood) and asked if i could 'fix' it.
AutoCadillac
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My Mom lives on the Gulf Coast and had to evacuate when Hurricane Ivan came to town. One of my other brothers got her. They left her car under her carport. After the storm, I took her home and of course her car had been slammed with rain and salt spray. so I told her I'd wash it. After we unloaded my car she said "here" and handed me some large white piece of material. I asked what it was for and she said to wash the car with. It was an old pillow case. Then she told me to look under the kitchen sink and get whatever I needed to wash the car with. Of course there was dishwashing detergent and household cleaners.
Fortunately whenever I travel I carry a bucket with the basics.
Fortunately whenever I travel I carry a bucket with the basics.