You've gotta see this...

Clever Nickname · 17-08-2008, 07:17 PM

I was having a nice day relaxing in the garden yesterday when the phone rang and my lovely assistant (my wife) answered it to find a rather peculiar person on the other end. He asked a million questions about this and that and finally she landed a polishing appointment for today. On the phone the guy said that "... the car was in average condition..." so I expected to be through pretty quickly, but on arrival this is what I found:

Jeeeezzz!

Ouuuch!

Eeek!

Ooooohhh!

Aaaaaah!

The entire car was like this and I thought, "Geez, did he wash this damn thing with a Brillo pad or what?"

These last 2 parts were so bad that there's not a single reflection anywhere!

The pics don't really convey the magnitude of disaster...

Now get this: The owner of the car was right there next to me the whole time, asking questions about this and that and really I like answering questions and enlightening people about car care (OK not while I'm working...) . Anyway, he kept mentioning that "... something must have been in the sponge that I used..." and how there were "spots all over the car... blah, blah, blah..." and about halfway through the polishing I asked him, "What kind of sponge did you use?" and he replied, "Hang on, I think there's one lying around here." And this is what he came back with... brace yourselves...

HE USED A

BRILLO PAD TO WASH HIS CAR WITH!!! SEVERAL TIMES!!! Sweet Jesus! I thought it was only a detailer's urban legend! I was speechless.... had to count to 3, gain my composure and just say, "Well, those are not good to use because they're made for dishes, not cars." I'm sure you all can imagine what that really translated to in detailer's language

. The he went on to say, "I can't believe they don't tell you this stuff in the users manual. You know, what and what not to use." And just to confirm, I asked him if he used the green side... Place comment here >> ___________.

I "achieved" roughly a 60-70% correction on this one because the paint was already oxidized in some places, the scratch thicknesses were too random to pull off anything spectacular and I honestly didn't want to risk buying this guy a new paint job by cutting any deeper than I did.

Not the greatest shots, as I was running out of light. Still full of scratches, but they're all nice and rounded now and the customer was actually happy as a pig in poo. I upsold him to some CG XXX which also added to the value of it because nobody else uses high-quality waxes in the country

.

Let this be a lesson to all of you that THEY do exist... muhahahaaaa

!!

andyboygsi · 17-08-2008, 07:21 PM

sack that, id of walked of laughing lol

beardboy · 17-08-2008, 07:22 PM

For some strange reason, whenever you post, i can't ever see your images.

Have tried Firefox and Safari.

alan hanson · 17-08-2008, 07:22 PM

Without sounding harsh serves him rite to be honest anyone who thinks using that is a good idea shouldnt touch a car and then expect it to look spot on.

And he wondered why it was so damaged should have scrubbed it against his face and said imagen how the car felt, lol

Clever Nickname · 17-08-2008, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beardboy

For some strange reason, whenever you post, i can't ever see your images.

Have tried Firefox and Safari.

Hmm, that's odd... I use FF as well. Hit F5 and see what happens

beardboy · 17-08-2008, 07:44 PM

Done that, cleared temp, cache, cookies etc etc. Very weird. lol

Clever Nickname · 17-08-2008, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beardboy

Done that, cleared temp, cache, cookies etc etc. Very weird. lol

Try this link: http://apolloauto.hu/images/corolla/1.JPG If that doesn't work I dunno what's up...

beardboy · 17-08-2008, 07:57 PM

Already tried that too

Tried putting www. at the beginning, going to http://apolloauto.hu too, but nothing.

Safari can’t find the server.
Safari can’t open the page “http://apolloauto.hu/” because it can’t find the server “apolloauto.hu”.

BigLeegr · 17-08-2008, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beardboy

Already tried that too

Tried putting www. at the beginning, going to http://apolloauto.hu too, but nothing.

Safari can’t find the server.
Safari can’t open the page “http://apolloauto.hu/” because it can’t find the server “apolloauto.hu”.

That is odd, as I used Safari and I saw them fine.

Maybe your computer settings?

beardboy · 17-08-2008, 08:04 PM

It's every thread by apolloauto that won't show - unless it's because it's a hungarian site - perhaps it blocks foreign domains?

I'll have a look..

17-08-2008, 07:17 PM	#1
Clever Nickname OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Hungary Posts: 1,405 Thanks: 593 Thanked 356 Times in 213 Posts	You've gotta see this... I was having a nice day relaxing in the garden yesterday when the phone rang and my lovely assistant (my wife) answered it to find a rather peculiar person on the other end. He asked a million questions about this and that and finally she landed a polishing appointment for today. On the phone the guy said that "... the car was in average condition..." so I expected to be through pretty quickly, but on arrival this is what I found: Jeeeezzz! Ouuuch! Eeek! Ooooohhh! Aaaaaah! The entire car was like this and I thought, "Geez, did he wash this damn thing with a Brillo pad or what?" These last 2 parts were so bad that there's not a single reflection anywhere! The pics don't really convey the magnitude of disaster... Now get this: The owner of the car was right there next to me the whole time, asking questions about this and that and really I like answering questions and enlightening people about car care (OK not while I'm working...) . Anyway, he kept mentioning that "... something must have been in the sponge that I used..." and how there were "spots all over the car... blah, blah, blah..." and about halfway through the polishing I asked him, "What kind of sponge did you use?" and he replied, "Hang on, I think there's one lying around here." And this is what he came back with... brace yourselves... HE USED A BRILLO PAD TO WASH HIS CAR WITH!!! SEVERAL TIMES!!! Sweet Jesus! I thought it was only a detailer's urban legend! I was speechless.... had to count to 3, gain my composure and just say, "Well, those are not good to use because they're made for dishes, not cars." I'm sure you all can imagine what that really translated to in detailer's language . The he went on to say, "I can't believe they don't tell you this stuff in the users manual. You know, what and what not to use." And just to confirm, I asked him if he used the green side... Place comment here >> ___________. I "achieved" roughly a 60-70% correction on this one because the paint was already oxidized in some places, the scratch thicknesses were too random to pull off anything spectacular and I honestly didn't want to risk buying this guy a new paint job by cutting any deeper than I did. Not the greatest shots, as I was running out of light. Still full of scratches, but they're all nice and rounded now and the customer was actually happy as a pig in poo. I upsold him to some CG XXX which also added to the value of it because nobody else uses high-quality waxes in the country . Let this be a lesson to all of you that THEY do exist... muhahahaaaa !!

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17-08-2008, 07:21 PM	#2
andyboygsi OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: sunny clydebank Posts: 1,290 Thanks: 52 Thanked 47 Times in 46 Posts	sack that, id of walked of laughing lol

17-08-2008, 07:22 PM	#4
alan hanson OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 858 Thanks: 10 Thanked 63 Times in 60 Posts	Without sounding harsh serves him rite to be honest anyone who thinks using that is a good idea shouldnt touch a car and then expect it to look spot on. And he wondered why it was so damaged should have scrubbed it against his face and said imagen how the car felt, lol

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