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    Dealer washes



    Just had to snap this pic today.

    The “detail” guys think nothing of setting this brush on the sandy asphalt.

    They will also take this same brush directly from the wheels to the paint, and use the same bucket of wash all day.

    I absolutely cringe, but the name of the game there is speed, and like Mike says, 99% of people don’t know a swirl from a squirrel. My God...


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    Re: Dealer washes

    Quote Originally Posted by PaulMys View Post


    Just had to snap this pic today.

    The “detail” guys think nothing of setting this brush on the sandy asphalt.

    They will also take this same brush directly from the wheels to the paint, and use the same bucket of wash all day.

    I absolutely cringe, but the name of the game there is speed, and like Mike says, 99% of people don’t know a swirl from a squirrel. Dealer washes


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    I wouldn't call him a detailer. Lol that's more of a car wash technician Dealer washes🤣Dealer washes🤣

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    That brush on paint is going to give me nightmares!
    Treat it like it's the only one in the world.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill D View Post
    That brush on paint is going to give me nightmares!
    I can't even watch them, Bill.
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    I’d start to feel nauseous!
    Treat it like it's the only one in the world.

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    Re: Dealer washes

    As a “courtesy”, my dealer provides a car wash after each service visit. It is not as bad as what they have at Paulie’s place but they still do a hack job and it makes a mess of the vehicle. They run it through an automated wash and then wiped it down with what resembles used diapers. They know by now to leave my vehicles alone.

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    I try to maintain a strong role in preventing this kind of stuff in my wash area at work,,for the most part I have them only using the brush on roofs and across windshields and areas they cannot reach and they don't store the brush on the floor..but I cannot see evrything that goes on and sometimes they slip by,,as for automated washers??,,I am so glad we don't have one of those,,we wash everything by hand.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulMys View Post


    Just had to snap this pic today.

    The “detail” guys think nothing of setting this brush on the sandy asphalt.

    They will also take this same brush directly from the wheels to the paint, and use the same bucket of wash all day.

    I absolutely cringe, but the name of the game there is speed, and like Mike says, 99% of people don’t know a swirl from a squirrel. My God...


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    At least the water looks like it was changed recently?

    I've seen the Audi dealer on Main St in LI doing a similar number some years ago lol

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    At least the water looks like it was changed recently?

    I've seen the Audi dealer on Main St in LI doing a similar number some years ago lol
    Took the pic at roughly 9am...... Water is rarely changed after. :/
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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulMys View Post
    Took the pic at roughly 9am...... Water is rarely changed after. :/
    Paul, so what you're saying is.........you want to be the first car wash of the day. LOL.

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