Odd comments received while detailing!

[Larry A]

A friend of mine had his car detailed yesterday. I though that his car looked like new . He said to me "I had my car detailed, why does your car shine better then mine". Both cars are dark green . Of course you know how good that comment made me feel.

[TSR6]

I used the checkbook line today!

My dad's business is taking a truck out of the rotation every day for me to detail. Today I took care of a personal vehicle and a work truck.

One of the guys that rents space there was like "So, i'll be back tomorrow around 3:00 for you" and I was like "OK! Bring your checkbook too!"

[STG]

"Hello, officer canI help you?"

"Yes, sir. we've opened an investigation on a mass murder suspect and would like to ask a few questions about your neighbor."

"Really? Which one?"

"The gentleman that lives in that house accross the street. What can you tell me about him?"

"Oh, that guy. Real quiet. Keeps to himself."

"Have you ever seen any visitors or women visiying the house?"

"God no. Only the UPS man delivering packages of automobile wax twice a month. No girls ever come by."

"Have you ever seen anything strange accross the street?"

"Sure. All the time. All the guy ever does is wash and wax his car. It seems like he does it twice a week. Then, he put bottles of the wax on the hood and takes pictures."

"Did you ever see him engaged in any other activities?"

" No. Just detailing his car. He just keeps to himself. He did come over and talk to me once when he saw me putting Turtle wax on my Toyota."

"What did he say?"

"Well, he had this kinda crazed look in his eye and proceeded to tell me that I had to go through some five step process just to wax my car. I stopped listening after two hours.....He's nuts!...Hey, you don't think he's the mass murder, do you?!"


"We'll have a detective come by tommorrow to get your full statement, sir."

[zeefauna]

How about buying stuff? This one comes from my wife...

"I though you just bought some stuff yesterday?"
"Are you going to the DIY shop again?"
"What did you buy this time?"
"Where are you going to put all that?"

Amongst many other comments that just entered my brain and exited immediately...

[GMZ]

Hahaa! Good thread!
Okay I was visiting my Dad once and decided to do the whole 3 step from scratch.
After the wash, Dad: "Looks good"
While claying, Dad: "Whatever"
While DC #1, Dad: "Are you kidding me!?"
While DC #2, Dad: "You are insane!!"
While Nxt coat one, Dad:*Rolls eyes and leaves shaking head*
While Nxt coat two, Dad: *Zzzzzzzzzzz*
Hahahah and I had to drive 160mi back to San Diego the next day

[Pathogen]

Most commonly heard:

"I told you to wash my car"
ME: "I don't see it in the wash bay"
(This is usually a shop employee or the owner and I have actually had several people promptly drop what they were doing and move their cars.)

ME: "My car needs [mod I can't install]"
Shop owner: "My truck needs washed"

"Can you fix that?" (while pointing to paint damage and/or gouged rim) I hear this more than I'd like too.

"When are you gonna do that to mine?"

"You mean it doesn't need repainted?"

"One more."

"Next!"

Randomly:

"It's raining"
ME: *pause... stare.... back to washing

"You're only doing a 40$ job, right?" (special request to just wash and wax, long story)
Me: "I had to clay some of it or the wax would never come off"
"I'm going to kill [customer name]"

"What do you mean 'there's metal flake'?" (This was a plum purple TransAM ... Kind of neat to "Find" metal flake in a paint job!)

"It's therapy for her."

And the new most popular things:
"Did you learn that in class?"
"Is it safe to use [product] for [job]?"

[foxhound58]

Neighbor said, you wash that so much the doors will rust shut.
I said maybe, looking at their car, the top of my hood won't.
He just laughed.

[Deaner5]

Originally posted by broken1

but the best was my girlfriend. I bought Hot Shine tyre spray and used it. That afternoon, she asked me if I got new tires. *shakes head* women...

I was just getting into detailing and a gf told me that she keeps her white Mustang clean by toweling it dry after it rains . Also she lets her cats crawl all over her car and had tons of scratches on the hood. Oh well, her loss.

[supercharged]

sometimes I wash my car twice a week or even more often, so when neighbors are asking me - " what are you doing?"
I answered - "I'm giving my car it's daily shower".
The look on his face was priceless, after a little pause, he mummbled:-" you what....???"

[BlueTooth]

yea when i go to autozone to buy megs:

guy: why u only use megs?

me: (I just ignore him)

guy: I use armor all on my car,

me: oh really you wax your car? how many time you do it?

guy: yea it comes in this spray bottle, I "wax" it three times aday,

he shows me cause I have never heard of an armor all wax adn he shows me the bottle that says tire shine......

I go to buy some NXT liquid wax

guy: u pay $15 fo this? thats just crazy...

me: yea Im crazy alright, CAR CRAZY!, I gave a little chuckle and he looks at me like Im phsyco...

adn of couse I get the dad one all the time.

Son are u waxing again?

yea, u wanna help?

ummm....... I gotta go wash some dishes

(glances at clock 7:34 am....? hadnt even had breakfast yet)

[Larry A]

Nobody ask me anymore why I clean my car so often. They do comment when my cars dirty, they think that I must be sick or something.

[benhui86]

funniest one i got was from this little kid riding on his bike

"hi crazy man!"

i was just like uhhh.... damn.... im now the neighborhood nutjob.... o well back to washing.....

[farmboy]

"That shelf looks like an isle at Walmart."

"Cleaning your car?" (No I am just in phase one Karate Kid training. Here's your sign.")

[fishbonezken]

neighbour : "wow, what are you doing? Polishing?"

Me : " Cleaning the cushion ( afraid he's gonna ask, what's upholstery?)"

How can I be polishing in broad daylight with my rear seats removed and all doors opened? and only with an old rag?..geez

[scarface_]

I get it from the parents...

Mom :

You are washing your car again?!?
You are wasting all your money on this stuff! (even though she uses my stuff to clean the house)

Dad :

Why are you doing all that to your car?? I'll just wax my car to cover up the dirt and scratches.