Are you a crazy neighbor detailer?

[Team Adam's]

Honestly, my neighbors think I'm crazy.

 

Apparently, the following things I do are "weird":

• Detail the car on jackstands - every time.
  
• Polish and wax the INSIDE of my wheels.
  
• Wipe down all the visible drivetrain components - with Detail Spray.
  
• Detail at all hours of the day - I've been known to detail past midnight.
  
• Use that "pink" stuff and not the "more manly" crap from Pep Boys.
  
• Machine polish my side view mirrors.
  
• Run the extension cord for my PC through a belt loop to keep it off my paint.
  

[GerryC]

Damn Bill, I should get all of my prescriptions from you

[rwisejr]

Well, I feel much better about myself knowing that I'm not quite as crazy as Jason. I think, though, that my neighbors perceive me as an all-around crazy car guy, as I've seen them shake their heads at me:

 

• Washing the car in 35 degree weather

• Washing the car even though rain is clearly coming... sometimes you still need to jsut get the big stuff off

• Swapping out my summer and winter tires, both sets of which are on identical factory alloys

• washing the barrels of the wheels while the wheels are on the lawn

• the occasional leaf-blower drying

• painting the brake calipers

 

And of course it goes without saying that these activities can take place anytime from 6AM to midnight. The noises that they hear at other times -- when the garage door is closed -- must be left to their imaginations.

 

Oh, and you should have seen the looks of wonder I got when I removed my entire Corvette interior to swap it from light oak to black and install sound deadening and frost king throughout. I think they called my wife to see if it was time to have me committed.

 

 

LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man this sounds exactly like me !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[radstoy]

I must confess I'm a mad detailer in concept only. The mind is willing but the flesh is weak.

[everythingsbs]

Honestly, my neighbors think I'm crazy.

 

Apparently, the following things I do are "weird":

• Detail the car on jackstands - every time.
  
• Polish and wax the INSIDE of my wheels.
  
• Wipe down all the visible drivetrain components - with Detail Spray.
  
• Detail at all hours of the day - I've been known to detail past midnight.
  
• Use that "pink" stuff and not the "more manly" crap from Pep Boys.
  
• Machine polish my side view mirrors.
  
• Run the extension cord for my PC through a belt loop to keep it off my paint.
  

 

 

 

I've been to his house and the shop in Torrance many times and yes, HE DOES REALLY DO THIS! haha.

[Junkman2008]

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• Detail at all hours of the day - I've been known to detail past midnight.
  

 

Pansy. I'm detailing my car when my neighbors come in from work and I wave at them as they leave the next morning!

 

...but then you have a life.

[Bill-V8V]

[quote=Junkman2008;10007

 

...but then you have a life.

 

I've heard those are good, I might see if I can find one on EBay :banana:

Edited December 6, 2008 by C6Bill

[Junkman2008]

I've heard those are good, I might see if I can find on on EBay :banana:

 

[R/Tdrvr]

 

• Washing the car even though rain is clearly coming... sometimes you still need to jsut get the big stuff off

• the occasional leaf-blower drying

• painting the brake calipers

 

Have done all of these. Wash the car at least once per week. Detail Spray every day, unless there is a lot of road grime, in that case it gets washed. Its funny when I break out the leaf blower. The girlfriend thinks I'm going to clean the driveway.

[Marylander]

Have done all of these. Wash the car at least once per week. Detail Spray every day, unless there is a lot of road grime, in that case it gets washed. Its funny when I break out the leaf blower. The girlfriend thinks I'm going to clean the driveway.

 

Actually, I've broken out the leaf blower to clean the driveway before I wash the car.