You know you're an Autogeek when...

Alek@DeepClean

Alek@DeepClean

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We all know that Autogeeks are a very different breed than your average person. This thread is for everyone to share all the things that you've done that only an Autogeek would do! Car related or otherwise. Feel free to include any related backstories, photos, or other information you feel is relevant. And of course, have fun! :dblthumb2:

I'll start with the incident that gave me this idea:

You know you're an Autogeek when you insist on waffle weave towels for the kitchen. "But honey, it'll cut dish drying time in half!" Worth a shot, right? :p
 
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They used to have those Mainstays WW dishtowels at Wal-Mart $2.97 for 2-pack. I might have a whole bunch that I use in the kitchen, bathroom, and another bunch I used for drying after a rinseless wash...

But I think you know you're an Autogeek when you have enough car products you had to put them in your will...
 
You know you're an auto geek when you only use a leave blower and an air compressor to dry your car cause you think everything will put swirls in the clear coat.
 
You know you're an AutoGeek when:

-You fold your washcloth 4 ways and use a separate cloth of a different color for your "undercarriage"

- you wax your model cars

- you purchase really nice model cars just to have something to detail inside your business office! (Did it!)

- You find yourself in long winded rants about dirty cars in traffic at whomever will listen, even if its the guy in the car next to you!

- you bathe your car more than you bathe your dog

- you find yourself avoiding walking through the parking lot because its a "horror show"

- You spend $50 on a special light so you can see swirls, just so you can decimate them!

- you name the RIDS in your hood that wouldn't come out

- you have an absolute TANTRUM when your cute 7 year old grandson surprises you by "warshing" your car for you...

- you can no longer allow ANYONE to service your vehicle for fear that it will inevitably come back damaged in some way

- you spend 5 minutes walking around your car after its sat in any one spot for too long

- you cart around a full detail bag/arsenal everywhere you go

- you spend more on detailing your cars then you do on cleaning your house

- you wrote poetry/haiku/epiphanies about detailing-
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"What you're seeing isn't how clean/swirl free the car is, all thats evident is how dirty/swirled the car is not."

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It is my greatest fear that, when I come to pass, my wife will sell off all of my detailing supplies for what I said I paid for them!
(Adapted from an old fishing saying)
 
where ever you go, you think of what items you can buy at the store to detail your car.
 
When you are finally relaxing, from detailing all day long, to a nice movie with the family and you spot out every imperfection in ALL the cars in the movie instead of focusing on the movie itself. BLAH
 
You go outside during a tornado warning to watch the rain bead on your paint and then fly right off.

Your dorm room starts filling up with boxes from Autogeek because you couldn't wait to order stuff.
 
You come to auto geek lurking the forums for a month learning and realizing how much you don't know.

Yet regurgitate the information to a layperson in a casual manner like you've been detailing for 20+ years...
 
-you convince your spouse to take up a more expensive hobby just to justify your AG expenses.. ;)
 
You go to Cabelas and you go to the boat area to see what detailing supplies they have.

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When every nice dirty car you see you imagine how it would look after you touched it.

You always find "one last" tool you need to complete your arsenal
 
- You have a picture of Mike Phillips hanging above your fireplace.

- You wax your wax container.
 
You know you're an Autogeek when your finished taking a shower and you are drying yourself, while in deep thought about something else, you subconsciously folded your towel into 4 sections and then caught yourself flipping it to the other side when you realized it was wet. Then you realized what you have done and laugh at yourself. (true story)
 
B&B Tennessee said:
When you are finally relaxing, from detailing all day long, to a nice movie with the family and you spot out every imperfection in ALL the cars in the movie instead of focusing on the movie itself. BLAH
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I have totally done that before. Top Gear is hard to watch.

- Exo your new shoes to protect them

- You use PB Spray and wipe to "QD" your house; walls, counters, anything..

- Change "Gangnam Style" to "Detail Style" when you are working

- Remind the service department at least 4 times "NOT to wash it"

- You keep glass cleaner and 2 MF's in almost every room to deal with dirty windows, mirrors, and and spills.

- You polish your electronics.

- You seal your sinks, showers, and bathtubs with a paint sealant.
 
-you've used mothers gold carnuba to spit shine boots.
_ you used megs ultimate polish to restore headlights and oxidized wiper blades.
- you convince other members of the forum to field test products you would like to try and post comparison pics ( you know who you are...)

-you get that slightly uneasy feeling when someone Else's ride has more POP than your own
 
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