detailing -101
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Le Mans Master
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From: Stafford VA, home of our wolf den. No house break ins to date.
detailing -101
you can imagine my expression when I looked out the window and saw my neighbor washing his new Toyota 4x4......with a nylon broom brush......... oh well, his truck...... 
Melting Slicks
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From: East Amherst NY
Also most of the newer C6's also had terrible detailing
I just finished a 2 day long porter-cable-pinnacle-mothers-zaino-fest last weekend, so at least my car looked great
Funny how different people see their cars as being "detailed"
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He probably knew you were gonna see and he did it for laughs and giggles. You should have gone out with your smallest detail tool (toothbrush or q-tip?) and done something to your Vette at the same time. You know, the ying and the yang of it all!!!
Le Mans Master
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From: Lake Worth Beach, Florida
I have been using a soft brush on a handle for years. Had no ill effect on the finish. When I first started using it I felt it might be a better alternative to a mitt, rag or a sponge. Seems that it has.
I will put it in the soap bucket between swipes to the car and plunge it up and down a few times to dislodge any dirt that accumulated. When I am done washing the car I hose the brush off. I have to emphasize the brush has soft bristles.
I will put it in the soap bucket between swipes to the car and plunge it up and down a few times to dislodge any dirt that accumulated. When I am done washing the car I hose the brush off. I have to emphasize the brush has soft bristles.
Race Director
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You have taught most of the world about detailing but you forgot about your neighbor.....
Maybe he's protected because he has a coat of Rejex on that baby......
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From: Edmond Oklahoma
I saw a guy at the car wash one Saturday using the brush on his new black paper tagged Z-06. He had it fully soaped down and was scrubbing it like an old pair of false teeth. When he had pulled into the vacuum area I introduced myself and explained that that was not the correct way to clean the car and gave him the name of a good detailer that could correct all the damage he had just inflicted. He seemed very embarrassed and thanked me for the advise. I have not seen the car since. 
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Melting Slicks
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What you see there is probably what 99% of the population thinks is OK to do. The majority of car owners have no clue as to how their cars work or what to do with them. They drive around with low tire pressure, black oil, 1 quart low and think it's OK. They wash their cars with brooms.
Pity to say, it's just apathy and lack of interest to learn and do better.
Pity to say, it's just apathy and lack of interest to learn and do better.
Racer
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From: Temperance MI
What you see there is probably what 99% of the population thinks is OK to do. The majority of car owners have no clue as to how their cars work or what to do with them. They drive around with low tire pressure, black oil, 1 quart low and think it's OK. They wash their cars with brooms.
Pity to say, it's just apathy and lack of interest to learn and do better.
Pity to say, it's just apathy and lack of interest to learn and do better.
Some spend the weekend polishing their car, some of us goto the lake and fish. If it relaxes you, great but I'm not sure one is "better".
Drifting
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From: 1000 Islands Ontario
I'll bet on some Toyota forum he is talking about HIS nutty neighbor who spends endless hours detailing his 'American sports car".
Now if he was a really good neighbor, he would come over and wash the C6 with the broom. I wonder what would happen to the broom if he did....
M....
Now if he was a really good neighbor, he would come over and wash the C6 with the broom. I wonder what would happen to the broom if he did....
M....
