MUST SEE - The Ultimate in High Quality Car Washes

[CEE DOG]

MUST SEE - The Ultimate in High Quality Car Washes


So as some of you may have heard me mention our parking lot at work has been under construction and while the weather has turned to the point I would take Skybaby on some days… lately construction has caused her to stay grounded.

For a while now my d/d has been inundated with a wave of concrete dust on a daily basis…. No big deal, I was going to wash it this weekend. Well, today was my lucky day!!

I came outside of my office around 9 this morning. We are all forced to park in the back right now where I can’t see my car from my window. So anyway I come outside and I see my car is wet. I think to myself, “well, that’s odd… It certainly isn’t raining.” As I approach the vehicle with the obvious idea the construction guys must have got some water on it inadvertently the foreman approaches me seeing the consternated look on my face.

I’ve spoken to him on a daily basis for the past few weeks and must say he is a lovely chap. As he approaches he says to me, “We got concrete dust on your car so we washed it.” Doing my very best to show appreciation for this kind act, I move towards the car a little more and say “uhh, you mean you sprayed it with the hose?” (Trying to change reality with my words) He says to me, “Well, we sprayed some water on it but we wiped it off with our rags….”

Now, I know exactly what “rags” he was talking about because I saw them wiping concrete over spray off their equipment a few days earlier… I kindly let this fine forward thinking individual know that if any more concrete dust landed on my car I would prefer it stayed there. And in a tone that was most re-assuring he said, “Oh, we are all done with that part now.”

While I didn’t thank him for his kind deeds I did do my best to be polite…

Personally I think a Nobel should be delivered to this fine man for his discovery of this new system.

First 10 seconds of video to better see the scratches…. In some of the pictures you can even see them when you’re static.

And some pictures… so you too may admire a car wash like none other I have seen...

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Yeah, that was helpful! Reminds of when my friend Jr. was trying to clean a big snow off her car with her Oxo Twister snow brush with the soft flagged bristles, and the neighbor wanted to help her with the stiff broom he was using on his car...she politely declined.

Sorry for your loss.

 

[BobbyG]

:awman: Corey, that's unbelievable!

I know they were trying to do the right thing but man, it's a good thing you didn't decided to take Skybaby to work today!

 

[Dr Oldz]

WTF?? Really? Am I dreaming?? Sorry to see this buddy. If any good can come out of this.....is the fact you get to practice your rotary skills.

 

[C. Charles Hahn]

:awman: Corey, that's unbelievable!

I know they were trying to do the right thing but man, it's a good thing you didn't decided to take Skybaby to work today!

If that had happened to Skybaby, Corey would be posting from prison right now asking how to get acquitted of murder charges.

Sorry to see that happened, but at least now you've got a swirled-up car to test/review polishes on :buffing:

:rant:

 

[Setec Astronomy]

WTF?? Really? Am I dreaming?? Sorry to see this buddy. If any good can come out of this.....is the fact you get to practice your rotary skills.

I vote for Optimum MF pads by rotary--who else wants to see a review?

 

[D.Acker]

Holy crap man! That sucks.

 

[CEE DOG]

Thanks guys, I knew you guys would get a kick out of it! Im the MAN

If that had happened to Skybaby, Corey would be posting from prison right now asking how to get acquitted of murder charges.

I think you may be right Charlie. It wouldn't have been pretty...

I vote for Optimum MF pads by rotary--who else wants to see a review?

That sounds like a good idea!

 

[SonOfOC]

Cee Dog, I can't see your face expression or know how fast your blood boiled hearing "we wiped it with our rags".

You are a patient man. It reminds me of the street guys that would approach me in Los Angeles and start washing my windshield.

I'd tell him "no", but they always break out a small water bottle and old newspapers.

Anyhow, great story! I would be cool with the water hose, but wiping my car with contruction towels would off made my knees weak.

 

[pixelmonkey]

a knot in my stomach.

i dont believe i would be able to contain myself.
chris<pixelmonkey>

 

[Meghan]

Of all peoples cars they had to give yours the free bath!!! I know its not funny but the idea behind it is very funny. Now if this was SkyBaby it would not be remotely CLOSE to funny!!

 

[Kristopher1129]

I would have been PISSED!! I was actually cringing at that video! Not because it's THAT bad...but more so because I know you take care of that paint. To go from it's previous condition to that...is a pretty dramatic change. That was one powerful car wash, ha.

Thanks for the car wash!!! :bash:

I take it they didn't use two buckets??

 

[Flash Gordon]

Terrible news

 

[Scarelane]

I wouldn't be too happy about anyone trying to wash my car. No matter if was nice or not. That's just not right. That's kinda stepping over the line to me.....
:doh:

 

[timaishu]

Ugh, so sad.

Glad its your daily driver. If it were me, I would of have been beyond pissed if it were my altima as its my baby and my daily driver.

Consider this a chance to experiment. :buffing:

 

[Alex Boyce]

I'd go nuts!!! Kudos to you for not getting blowing apart. I get upset when I drive down the road and someone is leaf blowing their driveway crap into the street and do not stop when I drive past. Especially when they see me coming down the road. AHHH!!!

 

[Hoytman]

I recommend not doing anything but a powerwash to that car until construction is completed, otherwise you're just asking for more of the same.

Cement dust can etch into a paint over time like nothing else I've seen. It'll actually harden on paint of exposed over and over i.e., like working at a cement plant. Fortunately for you this is temporary.

 

[bmwgeek]

Do you have some sort of coating on this particular vehicle?

 

[CEE DOG]

Of all peoples cars they had to give yours the free bath!!! I know its not funny but the idea behind it is very funny. Now if this was SkyBaby it would not be remotely CLOSE to funny!!

I know!!! Isn't that the greatest irony? I think it's because I had been so friendly with them bringing water out to a couple of the guys and chatting with the bosses on a regular basis they wanted to hook me up! :laughing:

Meghan, I can't even process the thought of it being Skybaby... I really can't.

I would have been PISSED!! I was actually cringing at that video! Not because it's THAT bad...but more so because I know you take care of that paint. To go from it's previous condition to that...is a pretty dramatic change. That was one powerful car wash, ha.

Thanks for the car wash!!! :bash:

I take it they didn't use two buckets??

LOL Kris! No two buckets, thanks for the comments.

Cee Dog, I can't see your face expression or know how fast your blood boiled hearing "we wiped it with our rags".

You are a patient man. It reminds me of the street guys that would approach me in Los Angeles and start washing my windshield.

I'd tell him "no", but they always break out a small water bottle and old newspapers.

Anyhow, great story! I would be cool with the water hose, but wiping my car with contruction towels would off made my knees weak.

Thank you! I enjoyed writing the story at least

I wouldn't be too happy about anyone trying to wash my car. No matter if was nice or not. That's just not right. That's kinda stepping over the line to me.....
:doh:

Your right. It is not right to touch someone's car without permission but to touch it in such a familiar way is REALLY crossing the line. However his intent was pure and as "disappointed" as I was inside I had to hold on to that fact.

I try my best to do what I can about the things I can control, pray for the things I can't, and forget about the rest.

No if Skybaby was the victim I just don't know if civility or logic could still apply.

I'd go nuts!!! Kudos to you for not getting blowing apart. I get upset when I drive down the road and someone is leaf blowing their driveway crap into the street and do not stop when I drive past. Especially when they see me coming down the road. AHHH!!!

I know what you mean. If I'm out for a drive in a residential area in Skybaby and someone is doing that I will come to a stop and throw the Sky in reverse! Im the MAN. It seems like a lot of them just have no common courtesy and are happy to blow it right at you when you go by no matter how good your timing!

I recommend not doing anything but a powerwash to that car until construction is completed, otherwise you're just asking for more of the same.

Cement dust can etch into a paint over time like nothing else I've seen. It'll actually harden on paint of exposed over and over i.e., like working at a cement plant. Fortunately for you this is temporary.

Thanks buddy, good advice. The funny thing is they had finished the whole project and would have been done but the building owner asked to change the plans and cut two low sections of concrete out to fill in with porouscrete so it would drain. Well, today its supposed to rain and I'm testing some products on my wifes car so I asked if I could borrow it. It's looking good and I wanted to see it's performance in the rain but when I got here I realized even though I parked in an area that was supposedly done if the wind changed I might be in for a bad treat so I parked it two blocks away at the kwiky mart and asked the owner for permission.

Do you have some sort of coating on this particular vehicle?

Yes, I have OC and CQ on that vehicle.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Wow, you learn something new here every day...now I learned about pervious pavement/pervious concrete/porous concrete.