Stupid things PETROL HEADS say
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jamieduff1981 said:
coppice said:
Detailing (or waxing the car as I call it)
Do you have a catchy description of what you'd want someone to do if you wanted to pay them to wash the car, strip all the tar off it, polish it, seal and wax it, then clean all contaminants off the wheels and reseal the finish, and make sure any brightwork, plastics, glass and rubbers were properly cleaned and treated?Having said that, people who think detailing is just slapping some Turtlewax on grates on me a little
I've always called it valeting.
Buff Mchugelarge said:
jamieduff1981 said:
coppice said:
Detailing (or waxing the car as I call it)
Do you have a catchy description of what you'd want someone to do if you wanted to pay them to wash the car, strip all the tar off it, polish it, seal and wax it, then clean all contaminants off the wheels and reseal the finish, and make sure any brightwork, plastics, glass and rubbers were properly cleaned and treated?Having said that, people who think detailing is just slapping some Turtlewax on grates on me a little
I've always called it valeting.
Detailing is generally accepted to take it up a notch, particularly with paint correction work.
RichB said:
People who insist on using all the E-numbers to describe their BMW (as if we're all Beemer anoraks) ...
In Germany, most people who have a vague idea of cars actually know the numbers.Mostly because there is no other way of describing what sort of BMW you have other than model year, which can be equally confusing.
The alternative is to do the following: "yep, my bmw 3 series (that's the one that came out after the 4 cylinder m3, and before the one that offered the 330i engine. It's the one with the most square headlights but still looks reasonably modern."
Seriously, most people on pistonheads understand model numbers. If they don't, it takes about a week for them to figure them out.
Evil.soup said:
RichB said:
People who insist on using all the E-numbers to describe their BMW (as if we're all Beemer anoraks) ...
Oh yes this! I have no cluewhat the hell anyone is talking about when they start quoting E numbers.......
Afromonk said:
Evil.soup said:
RichB said:
People who insist on using all the E-numbers to describe their BMW (as if we're all Beemer anoraks) ...
Oh yes this! I have no clue what the hell anyone is talking about when they start quoting E numbers.......Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff