God lets hope your mrs don't burn your dinner Christ I could imagine you setting her on fire if I simple car wash has ruined your whole life.
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No offence but your going to mar paint work every time you touch it.
Even if you snow foam. Even if you use two buckets. Hell you could go as far as using a new mitt every wipe and your still going to mar the paint.
Any contact is bad. The use of good quality waxes and/or sealants can limit this but it's still going to happen
I don't know what step if correction your car's had or the products used but if they haven't gone through the steps correctly andthen they finished with a filler heavy glaze or ultrafina then the wash could of started to break down protection on the panel.
Fwiw trade products knock spots of most of the watered down retail products out there. And just because it's expensive doesn't make it better. A lot of products I the UK come from the same chemist
Even if you snow foam. Even if you use two buckets. Hell you could go as far as using a new mitt every wipe and your still going to mar the paint.
Any contact is bad. The use of good quality waxes and/or sealants can limit this but it's still going to happen
I don't know what step if correction your car's had or the products used but if they haven't gone through the steps correctly andthen they finished with a filler heavy glaze or ultrafina then the wash could of started to break down protection on the panel.
Fwiw trade products knock spots of most of the watered down retail products out there. And just because it's expensive doesn't make it better. A lot of products I the UK come from the same chemist
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Erm maybe not set her on fire but if I ask something to be done a certain way I expect it done that way. Especially if I'm a customer.
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@ marks_leon
Your attitude towards your fellow members in this thread is a disgrace.
People have offered their help and opinion and in almost every case you've ridiculed them and belittled their comments, even put them down regarding their profession.
Take your head out of your self important, arrogant arse and go and moan elsewhere.
Your attitude towards your fellow members in this thread is a disgrace.
People have offered their help and opinion and in almost every case you've ridiculed them and belittled their comments, even put them down regarding their profession.
Take your head out of your self important, arrogant arse and go and moan elsewhere.
On the other hand, Jennings in Middlesbrough serviced my car on Friday. I asked them to not wash it, and they did exactly as I asked
Generally the customer is always right, if he didn't want his car washed it would save the employees time and the dealer money. A simply note on the job sheet to say 'do not wash' would have been enough to keep him happy.
Generally the customer is always right, if he didn't want his car washed it would save the employees time and the dealer money. A simply note on the job sheet to say 'do not wash' would have been enough to keep him happy.
I always wash my car and maybe give it some wax before a dealer visit. I always ask them not to wash it and I normally put a post it note on the steering wheel saying "Please Do Not wash This Car Thankyou"
I also always get the booking in guy to do a walk around my car and sign a damage report before I hand the keys over.
They probably think I'm a twat but I don't care.
Never had a problem with dealer service washes with gritty sponges.
I also hate the way people call washing a car "detailing" it. I would never say to anyone that my car had been detailed even if I had just paid £300 for someone to "professionally clean and correct" it, because I would look like a plonker.
I 2 bucket wash, dry, wax and sometimes polish small blemishes on my cars myself and they look perfectly OK for me.
Detailing world is far too gay for my taste.
I also always get the booking in guy to do a walk around my car and sign a damage report before I hand the keys over.
They probably think I'm a twat but I don't care.
Never had a problem with dealer service washes with gritty sponges.
I also hate the way people call washing a car "detailing" it. I would never say to anyone that my car had been detailed even if I had just paid £300 for someone to "professionally clean and correct" it, because I would look like a plonker.
I 2 bucket wash, dry, wax and sometimes polish small blemishes on my cars myself and they look perfectly OK for me.
Detailing world is far too gay for my taste.
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Not a bad bunch after all then.
Somebody should link this thread to that dealership, then i hope they chuck frozen fish in the heater vents.
Why not rant AFTER they refuse to fix there mistake?
Why not rant AFTER they refuse to fix there mistake?
I never ridiculed anyone on that thread, I pointed out a mistake with the info you were offering and later on added the correct information required. I was also wrong as it happens and why I was so arsey with you on that particular day I really don't know, so for that I'm sorry and in future I'll be more tactful and polite when offering my input.
We're all on the same team here at the end of the day. If seat uk had got it right then I wouldn't have said a word which is why I took the time to research the correct info from several sources including Seats own system and the info was there clear as day.
I can understand why the OP is pissed off, I really can! But having a dig at other people and what they do for a living (probably in anger because the "detailing" work previously carried out was ruined) was a little OTT.
In short, sorry if I've come across as being a **** with anyone. I'm really a nice guy! Must have just had a couple of those days and become a keyboard warrior temporarily!
Depends on your standards I suppose.Yesterday i got the pressure washer out and blasted by wheels they are white originally but were very black with break dust... does that mean i have detailed my car now?
Yesterday i got the pressure washer out and blasted by wheels they are white originally but were very black with break dust... does that mean i have detailed my car now?
Only if you took pretentious pictures with a light reflecting in them
Other than the washing issue did they sort all your issues, as the choice for the next service is them or Bristol Street at Star City following the demise of Central & Colliers as Seat dealers. Last service (Colliers) I asked them not to wash the car and they didn't. Not because I'm into extreme polishing etc (snow foam, couple of buckets and Autoglym's finest usually) but I've seen car washes in action....
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