Biggest Pet-Peeves in Detailing?

Dr Oldz said:
Removing OPDW

Other
Peoples
Dried
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Everyone shoulfD have to sign a paper in the glove box of a car when detailing so you know who to punch when you get one with wax all over the trim and I'm cracks
 
When hack detailers put 16oz of tire shine on one tire an it looks like crap and slings up the side of the car. Oh, and it's a lways a cheap oil based product that degrades the tire material.
 
For me--cords!

Always getting hung up on something
Walking around the car, it occasionally unplug itself
Getting twisted often
Tripping over them
snagging on my roller/stool

Another---"forgetting something"

Did I just buffed that section out??
Where is that dang thing I put down? (this always drives me crazy to no end!)
After getting down on the ground and ready to go, polish is just out of reach.

Tom
 
I agree with a lot already mentioned here! But for me, its the Help/Advice. I don't know how many time I've given advice on how to do something or a product, for them to do the opposite. Or do a complete job on a family members car just being a nice guy, just to have them run it thru the swirl-o-matic every 3 days because they what to keep it "clean".
 
There are many but one I can't stand is when someone asks the cost to detail their vehicle then proceeds to complain about the price.

"Why is it so expensive? I have a Groupon for the car wash. They'll do the whole car inside and out for $60.".
 
TMQ said:
For me--cords!

Tom
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Oh yeah, that's a big one. I was just thinking yesterday that the next big successful polisher will be a battery operated one. I don't mind having to switch batteries as often as I switch pads. Not having a cord would be great.

TheCougarGuy said:
There are many but one I can't stand is when someone asks the cost to detail their vehicle then proceeds to complain about the price.

"Why is it so expensive? I have a Groupon for the car wash. They'll do the whole car inside and out for $60.".
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The other day my friend said his car needs a detail. Asked me how much I think it will cost to have it done and before I said anything he suggested "About $80?" I laughed and told him that if it's that little the service will suck horribly. Decent job will cost way more than that.
 
Front bumpers. Ugh I hate them on just about every vehicle. From little nooks and spots where a buffer can sling stuff to the many areas of trim that need done and can lead to smudges over a freshly buffed area they are a complete pain. Not to mention with lots of sandblasting bits and marks on the front that tend to hold compound and polish that then need removed, etc. The only upside is they usually don't entail much surface area but the downside is they are loaded with small intricate detail areas that require attention.
 
pdqgp said:
Front bumpers. Ugh I hate them on just about every vehicle. From little nooks and spots where a buffer can sling stuff to the many areas of trim that need done and can lead to smudges over a freshly buffed area they are a complete pain. Not to mention with lots of sandblasting bits and marks on the front that tend to hold compound and polish that then need removed, etc. The only upside is they usually don't entail much surface area but the downside is they are loaded with small intricate detail areas that require attention.
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I just washed my father in law’s 2016 F150. I don’t think the front bumper had ever been hand washed. I probably spent 20-30 minutes just removing bug guts. Yeah, bumpers suck!
 
TheCougarGuy said:
There are many but one I can't stand is when someone asks the cost to detail their vehicle then proceeds to complain about the price.

"Why is it so expensive? I have a Groupon for the car wash. They'll do the whole car inside and out for $60.".
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As I was washing my father in law’s F150 yesterday I thought to myself I wouldn’t wash this truck for less than $80-100. That is just the exterior. Of course there was no charge:)
 
People coming in and expecting a car to be cleaned for a dirt cheap price when their car is totally trashed inside and out. The people who have no idea what they are doing and also the ones saying you are wasting your time.
 
My biggest pet peeve is someone who wants you to spend hours compounding and polishing their car when you know after the first car wash it'll be scratched up again, especially since they take it to an automatic swirl o matic car washes. That and old guys who walk by and see me in my drive way polishing a car and come up to tell me how dangerous machine polishing is and that I should just do it by hand like they've always done.. or when I'm coating a car they feel the need to come up to me and tell me that I should be using Zaino because Zaino is the best there is. And that all the guys in their Corvette club uses it. Well that's nice I suppose but you're standing in my light..
 
BSoares said:
The other day my friend said his car needs a detail. Asked me how much I think it will cost to have it done and before I said anything he suggested "About $80?" I laughed and told him that if it's that little the service will suck horribly. Decent job will cost way more than that.
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+1 on this. Being NICE ... I will tell friends between $150 & $200 for a wash and polishing with D151. If I'm feeling REAL generous (and it's a small car that was easy to polish) I might throw in a sealant like ULW or UFF, only to have them tell me, "Well so and so does the whole car AND shampoos the interior for $75-$80. I just shrug and tell them to let so and so have at it.
 
When attending a cars and coffee and you see countless cars not detailed and your DD is by far much nicer, oh yeah, your DD is in the show too, LOL:props: I mean these are cars that you know sit in the garage for atleast a week at a time, there's NO exuse for this and I'm talking nice rides here too!
 
WillSports3 said:
My biggest pet peeve is someone who wants you to spend hours compounding and polishing their car when you know after the first car wash it'll be scratched up again, especially since they take it to an automatic swirl o matic car washes. That and old guys who walk by and see me in my drive way polishing a car and come up to tell me how dangerous machine polishing is and that I should just do it by hand like they've always done.. or when I'm coating a car they feel the need to come up to me and tell me that I should be using Zaino because Zaino is the best there is. And that all the guys in their Corvette club uses it. Well that's nice I suppose but you're standing in my light..
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VERY funny right here! My wife's great Uncle, who's going to be 80 next year, has a C7 in Lime Rock green, my favorite color for the C7, just layers Zaino on his car and brags about how many coats he has on it. Meanwhile, you can see RIDS under all the coats and then brags about paying a Mexican $14.00 to hand wash his car (his exact words, not mine) Not sure why older people here in Chicago have to add the ethnicity of the person performing the work but they do, kinda pathetic, just like the finish on his C7. Meanwhile, my car is never even noticed at family events but people get their Nike Air kneepads out and bow down in front of his car, just can't win but honestly, it doesn't matter, he has a Corvette and I have a Fiat 500, LOL.
 
LEDetailing said:
It is frustrating when people in the automotive industry have no idea how to properly wash a car. Or have no idea how to identify a swirled out paint job.
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I am with you on that one. As a "courtesy", my dealership runs every car that has service through their automatic car wash. Then it is wiped down by a bunch of yahoos with filthy terry cloth towels. To make matters worse, they dress the tires of every new car with some type of goop that slings off when you leave the lot. The goop sticks to the paint and attracts dirt. I scrape the goop off and power wash the stuff off of the car at the local self serve wash. Then I take it home and dress the tires properly.
 
TMQ said:
For me--cords!

Always getting hung up on something
Walking around the car, it occasionally unplug itself
Getting twisted often
Tripping over them
snagging on my roller/stool

Another---"forgetting something"

Did I just buffed that section out??
Where is that dang thing I put down? (this always drives me crazy to no end!)
After getting down on the ground and ready to go, polish is just out of reach.

Tom
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Sounds exactly like my garage. Plugs, forgetting where ya set something down, did I do that section?
 
Wheel wells.

They are highly visible on my truck, and it seems like I have to clean/wipe them down about 20 damn times a week. :{
 
PaulMys said:
Wheel wells.

They are highly visible on my truck, and it seems like I have to clean/wipe them down about 20 damn times a week. :{
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Same here but...

I just shoot them with griots undercarriage spray and all of my troubles go away. Great stuff! The spray will make a dirty wheel well look clean


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