3 vehicles you hate detailing

[builthatch]

You just reminded me of the other reason I hated doing the ferrari a few months ago. The owner was another one who had the bolsters sprayed. That thing just had too many things that were a pain to clean and polish. How bout those slots on the rear and the lid? the whole car seemed like it had holes to deal with. And a PITA to tape also, went through 2 whole rolls.

oh jeez i forgot about the decklid and taillight area, yes!

i've never done anything earlier that a 348 but i do appreciate that the newer ones are more like 'normal cars'. i've done this particular 360 a few times and it's pretty pedestrian from a detailing point of view. there is this rough silver finish on the interior door panels that likes to get kicked and keep dirt but no biggie.

[StoneRaizer]

Any car that I need a ladder or stepstool to reach the roof. Since I'm only 5'5", that's about 99% of the cars on the market.

[Dubbin1]

1. The Ford Super Duty that I'm in the middle of doing

2. The Ford Super Duty that I'm in the middle of doing

3. The Ford Super Duty that I'm in the middle of doing

[Mike Phillips]

Hummers
Anything with pebble textured plastic trim
White, silver or beige colored cars

[M Gray]

The chevy 2500 diesel with 36" tires and rino lining fender flairs I did with a referal discount a few weekends ago.

[StoneRaizer]

Anything with pebble textured plastic trim

I'm surprised you wrote this. You used to work at Meguiars and they recently introduced their Ultimate Protectant which I find is the go-to product for pebble textured plastic trim. What's your take?

[Rob T]

I beg to differ. Sure, the chrome-clad plastic wheels they're using on some of the models now aren't too great, but there have been some awesome wheel options available for GMT900s. Take my truck for example:





Excuse me, cheap and unsatisfying? I've owned four of them and worked on at least a few dozen others over the years, and they're the farthest thing from cheap and unsatisfying.

I have to agree with you completely.

We had a Trailblazer for 9 years, and it was a great vehicle for us. Cheap POS? Far from it.

[Rob T]

The most difficult detailing job that I ever did in terms of being outright frustrated was a GMC Denali. The dark green metallic paint was incredibly beautiful, and also had an incredibly tough clear coat. Correction was an absolute nightmare. Pass after pass after pass with M105 and hardly a dent. Finally got it to the point where 95% of the swirls were removed and it looked great, but it was about a 27 hour job.

[XB70]

I hate detailing any car, including mine. I believe anyone who claims to like detailing is insane or lying. Maybe an insane liar.

Detailing is tedious, boring and exacting WORK. It takes me two full days each to detail my Mach1 and F250 Powerstroke.

I like having clean vehicles more than I hate detailing. That's the ONLY reason I do it. I look at it as a necessary evil. Truthfully I got rid of my third vehicle because I hated detailing two cars and a truck.

Detailing as a hobby is about as appealing digging ditches for a hobby.

[builthatch]

I hate detailing any car, including mine. I believe anyone who claims to like detailing is insane or lying. Maybe an insane liar.

Detailing is tedious, boring and exacting WORK. It takes me two full days each to detail my Mach1 and F250 Powerstroke.

I like having clean vehicles more than I hate detailing. That's the ONLY reason I do it. I look at it as a necessary evil. Truthfully I got rid of my third vehicle because I hated detailing two cars and a truck.

Detailing as a hobby is about as appealing digging ditches for a hobby.

i agree. and the more obsessive you are as a person, the more painful the process can be because you won't stop until it's perfect...and the clear coat has been polished clean off ; )