EdmundGTP
02-15-2011, 01:48 PM
I know I don't post here very much, but with the events of this morning I just really need to vent, and try to calm down. :rant:
Backstory: I have an 07 Cadillac CTS-V which I am absolutely meticulous and downright anal about keeping clean, which no doubt many of you are as well. (Part of the reason behind posting here being that I know you guys will feel my pain more so than others) The car is black, which obviously makes this a hugely daunting, ongoing task. Granted the finish of the car isn't perfect (there are a hand full of beauty marks, small chips, and a few RIDS scattered about the vehicle) I take great pain in making sure that it doesn't get worse. I completed a fairly comprehensive paint correction this past fall in October which basically consisted of a wash, clay, Menzerna P091E, Menz P085RD, Klasse AIO, glaze and I've been topping it with pinnacle souveran here and there since then. The car stays garaged and I typically only drive the car on weekends and for maybe a day or two during the week. Being that I live in Arizona, I don't have to contend with weather much. After a couple of days, the car accumulates a very fine layer of dust, which most of the time, I can clean easily enough with some MF towels and detailing spray.
Today: 7:30 am my pest control guy shows up to do his bi-montly spray down of my house and property to keep the bugs at bay. I open the garage and let him go where he needs to go, which is essentially everywhere, while I go about my morning routine.
I walk out to the garage as he gets close to finishing up and happen to notice a spot where that fine layer of dust on my car is disturbed. I don't think much of it and thus don't give it a second look as I probably just lightly bumped into it last night when I was moving some things around in the garage. My bug guy walks around front to the garage and says "I got a few drops and some mist on your car when I sprayed around in the garage, but don't worry, I wiped it off for you."
Instant blood pressure spike........... :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
I manage to utter some sort of acknowledgment response as he walks back into the house and I hesitantly take a closer look at the car now that some sun is shining into the garage at a low angle. The entire rear passenger quarter panel is covered with a large oval pattern of super fine swirl marks, and a very long stream of silent obscenities leaves my mouth. I start looking some more. The top of the trunk lid is covered with the same thing. No doubt, from the sleeve of the ratty nylon windbreaker he has on.
I go back into the house and try to calm down while he finishes up and a few minutes later he's done and gone.
I return to the garage and decide to back the car out into the sun to get a better look. As if I needed any more punishment. There are areas of the same type of fine oval patterned swirls at various spots on the drivers side front fender, driver door, and passenger door.. Kill. Me. Now.........
I'm fairly confident that a quick pass with the PO85RD will get rid of the marks, but DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY does this sort of thing have to happen??!?!
Looks like my previously free weekend just got booked up....
Should I just go over the whole car with the 085RD, or just focus on the panels that need it? Overall the paint is really still very clean; think I should bother claying those panels again first? Regardless of anything else, the car was due for another application of sealant.
Needless to say, when he shows again in 6 weeks he's going to receive a fairly stern rendition of "No matter what happens, DON'T TOUCH THE F%*($%ING CAR!!!!!" I'm hesitant to even let him in the garage again...
Anyway.. Just thought I'd share.. I've never been so frustrated...
Backstory: I have an 07 Cadillac CTS-V which I am absolutely meticulous and downright anal about keeping clean, which no doubt many of you are as well. (Part of the reason behind posting here being that I know you guys will feel my pain more so than others) The car is black, which obviously makes this a hugely daunting, ongoing task. Granted the finish of the car isn't perfect (there are a hand full of beauty marks, small chips, and a few RIDS scattered about the vehicle) I take great pain in making sure that it doesn't get worse. I completed a fairly comprehensive paint correction this past fall in October which basically consisted of a wash, clay, Menzerna P091E, Menz P085RD, Klasse AIO, glaze and I've been topping it with pinnacle souveran here and there since then. The car stays garaged and I typically only drive the car on weekends and for maybe a day or two during the week. Being that I live in Arizona, I don't have to contend with weather much. After a couple of days, the car accumulates a very fine layer of dust, which most of the time, I can clean easily enough with some MF towels and detailing spray.
Today: 7:30 am my pest control guy shows up to do his bi-montly spray down of my house and property to keep the bugs at bay. I open the garage and let him go where he needs to go, which is essentially everywhere, while I go about my morning routine.
I walk out to the garage as he gets close to finishing up and happen to notice a spot where that fine layer of dust on my car is disturbed. I don't think much of it and thus don't give it a second look as I probably just lightly bumped into it last night when I was moving some things around in the garage. My bug guy walks around front to the garage and says "I got a few drops and some mist on your car when I sprayed around in the garage, but don't worry, I wiped it off for you."
Instant blood pressure spike........... :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
I manage to utter some sort of acknowledgment response as he walks back into the house and I hesitantly take a closer look at the car now that some sun is shining into the garage at a low angle. The entire rear passenger quarter panel is covered with a large oval pattern of super fine swirl marks, and a very long stream of silent obscenities leaves my mouth. I start looking some more. The top of the trunk lid is covered with the same thing. No doubt, from the sleeve of the ratty nylon windbreaker he has on.
I go back into the house and try to calm down while he finishes up and a few minutes later he's done and gone.
I return to the garage and decide to back the car out into the sun to get a better look. As if I needed any more punishment. There are areas of the same type of fine oval patterned swirls at various spots on the drivers side front fender, driver door, and passenger door.. Kill. Me. Now.........
I'm fairly confident that a quick pass with the PO85RD will get rid of the marks, but DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY does this sort of thing have to happen??!?!
Looks like my previously free weekend just got booked up....
Should I just go over the whole car with the 085RD, or just focus on the panels that need it? Overall the paint is really still very clean; think I should bother claying those panels again first? Regardless of anything else, the car was due for another application of sealant.
Needless to say, when he shows again in 6 weeks he's going to receive a fairly stern rendition of "No matter what happens, DON'T TOUCH THE F%*($%ING CAR!!!!!" I'm hesitant to even let him in the garage again...
Anyway.. Just thought I'd share.. I've never been so frustrated...