Have you ever been in trouble for detailing?

TRDTACO said:
No not at all but thanks for the stern talking to (DAD) I promise ill try better next time!
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It's all good bro.

Let's bring your three ladies into the thread and get their feelings too. That's how Maury Povich and Jerry Springer would do it, let the ladies have their say on the forum:

I'm pretty sure if they saw this:

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Lol , they have to pass there posts by the boss first for approval aka at home moderator !

The truth would set you free. HAHAHAHA..........Im the MAN
 
TRDTACO said:
So one night a while back for a BBQ dinner I was cooking I invited over my mom and the G/F moms for a nice meal together. Well needles to say it was a nice evening out and I eat really quickly. After eating I snuk away from the dinner table and worked my way out to the driveway where I saw my baby, I mean my truck needed a little TLC. We all know the feeling she was calling for a quick wash and I couldn't resist. Like I said I eat quick and by the time both moms and the G/F would be done id be allmost drying off my pride and joy, (At least in my head) so I made it to about 3/4 of the way through a 2 bucket wash . Then all of a sudden I had this strange feeling, something wasnt right. I look back at the front door of the house and there is my mom, the G/F and her mom peering at me with a foul look of disapproval. My G/F shouts are you kidding me you need to take it easy with that Truck Love. (Imagine that a woman jealous of a vehicle )All three of them storm back into the house. It was a long awkward evening to say the least. Three ladies pissed at me. Worst part was all I could do was finish the rest really quickly and the do a rinse with no drying or putting away my supplies till the next day. The nerve of them you should have seen the water spots the next day. So anyone else ever been in trouble for detailing before?
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Yeah, I like detailing my car too, but it is kind of like asking a girl out for dinner and then playing on your phone.

I do worry what bringing a relationship into my newfound obsession is going to be like but... time and place. It would've been fine if you found a bird mess that was like a minute of your time but when you went for the two bucket method I think we're all in agreement it's too much! Sincere apologies can fix a lot tho lol
 
Yeah, my wife has been concerned of my always "rubbing my car", until one weekend when I detailed hers. Now she understands.
 
7.3powerstroke said:
If we bring finances into this, I think most of us would be.
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It's the other way around for me. Wife is upset for a few days a month when she is with two kids alone on the weekends; then she is very happy when she takes all the cash to the bank, I get the last laugh.
 
I always get dirty looks from my wife. She always calls my car a "lambo" because I care for its appearance and thinks its more valuable than it is.

asks why it takes me 4 + hours polishing a car, thinks it should take 30 minutes and says its just "cleaning".


she just doesn't get it.
 
custmsprty said:
:wave:

You said it. Their is a time and place for everything.

PS: I've been happily married to a most amazing woman for 24 years. :D
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Congratulations. 31 years here. I haven't read this entire thread, but I'm assuming he's young with a lot to learn lol.
 
IMHO:

If this is an example of "modern etiquette"...

wherein: the spirit for making the people in ones life
(and in ones home) feel welcome, loved, relaxed
and comfortable---happens to not be priority #1...

then it's a practice, of which, I really do not ever
want to partake! I'm just too "old fashioned"!



Bob
 
FUNX650 said:
IMHO:

If this is an example of "modern etiquette"...

wherein: the spirit for making the people in ones life
(and in ones home) feel welcome, loved, relaxed
and comfortable---happens to not be priority #1...

then it's a practice, of which, I really do not ever
want to partake! I'm just too "old fashioned"!



Bob
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Amen. And if it's that urgent to wash you truck you ask them if they mind. If they mind respect their wishes. Priorities!

1. God
2. Family
3. Career
4. Then down the line is the things you want to
 
This thread is nuts. Never thought I'd be so glad to have a bunch of people in my life who don't care what I do with my free time.

OP: You would have been in trouble with anything you did, detailing or not. You snuck away from a family meal to do something that's an independent activity that nobody can really relate to. Do you really want us to reinforce how boneheaded of a decision that was for you? I think most of us are reasonable enough to know there's a time and a place.
 
Rookie move, Grasshopper! It's going to take a good long while to live that one down.

As others have said, you need to pick a time that's not going to overlap "quality" time with your significant other/ or family. Be it early in the morning or after everyone has gone to bed.

Eventually you may be able to schedule a full detailing far enough in advance that she'll make plans of her own and you'll be home free. Just make sure you are done when you say you'll be done. The single biggest thing I still get in trouble for is going overtime when I've told the wife I'll be finished detailing.

The single biggest reason I started doing waterless washes is because I can do them after my wife and son are fast alseep, I'm not going to get that look, and most importantly I can enjoy the process. :dblthumb2:
 
Lol. This made me chuckle because I used to be exactly like this. Not anymore though. Detailing is fun and all but my family and friends are first.

Don't be too hard on yourself. Just learn and go from there bud 😉
 
i work 40-50hrs a week at my job (mobile detailing company)
plus a 45-50 minute commute each way (5-6x a week)
and i typically do 2 side jobs a week.

last week mon-fri i left the house at 7am and returned home about 1-2am the next day. left again 5hrs later, to return at 1-2am.

the past week was very busy, but it all worked out in the end. i wouldn't ever walk away from the dinner table to go detail, or even take a phone call/text!
 
davey g-force said:
Man, I get in trouble all the time for detailing.

The wife is jealous of the time it takes me away from her and the kids. I say that they can get involved if they like! (My 3 year old daughter actually does quite a bit.)

I do the early morning start too, figuring "oh well, she's asleep anyway" (the wife). But then she gets upset that we never get to spend mornings in bed or wake up together etc (since I get up early to go to work during the week). So I can't win!

I feel like I always need to sneak away and/or be on a time limit to detail.

But hey, I'm used to it now and I make it work. I'm ok about getting in trouble, it's unfortunately just the way some women are! :)
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I used to have my son wash and wax his bicycle while I did my cars...we spent time together and he learned how important it was to take care of his stuff!
 
I know exactly how you feel. The same story happens to me every time I detail my Jeep SRT (rush home from work, cut dinner short, etc). My wife calls her friends and complains that I'm "back at it again"... Forgot about correcting paint for friends, her disapproval level reaches new heights. Mind you the frist couple of years she would come out and help me do the interior till I slowly but surely got more OCD on her over time.

The last time I took a day off work to spend time with my wife, she caught a cold and the red tide was in effect so I went outside to detail (big mistake). The main thing pushing me to get professional (get my own space) is the hostile home/work environment. It doesn't help that I'm the oldest (only 33 years old) living male on both sides of our family (no males to support my car habit).

My friends are no better as most don't own cars (public transportation is great and most people use it), my friends that do own cars don't wash them so they can't relate (they just think somethings wrong with me). I simply explain it's pride of ownership and respect for my vehicle more than an OCD issue (I'm not really OCD at all). They joke about having an intervention that starts by swirling my paint and taking my polishers away (not funny to me).

I fully empathise with you TRDTACO!
 
I used to get $hit from my husband if I didn't drop everything when he came out to the garage and told me dinner was ready... "Dude! You knew I was cleaning up the car! I'll be in when I'm done!"
Now he comes out and asks when I think I'll be finished so he knows when to start dinner if he's cooking that night Im the MAN
 
davey g-force said:
You're not married are you? ;)
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I'm just going to say this: my girlfriends are not like the majority of peoples'. Different strokes for different folks, and all that.

I think a lot of people are extremely interdependent on their SO and that's just not how I work... we always have a deal - I don't hassle her about trash tv, shopping, bad books she reads, weird interests, and she doesn't hassle me about mine! :laughing:
 
When some of the wife's family members stop by, I always seem to have forgotten to finish. It's a, "I'll be right back, gotta put something away."

Been working for going on 50 years. Wife IS aware of my act, but she realizes I really don't care for some of 'them' and it keeps the peace.

Bill
 
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