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My wife decided for the first time in 8 years of being married to hand wash a car. The brand new Prius. With my 2 year old. With dishwashing liquid. With the abrasive dish washing sponges. And just let the 2 year old have free reign in the gravel driveway dropping and picking up the sponge (thus acquiring tiny rocks stuck to it). I now have literally hundreds of through the paint scratches on our brand loving new car. FML. Oh and I am the rear end in a top hat for getting mad about it.
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That sucks but at least it's just a Prius. With the addition of the "family" vehicle I just stopped giving a gently caress in short order to avoid losing my poo poo over stuff like that
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Mar 17, 2017 19:57
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^ Yeah, but if the scratches are all the way through the paint to the metal it'll turn into a rust bucket in short order. Its one thing to shrug off purely cosmetic damage, but paint scratched through to the metal all over the car will trash it before he pays it off. Might want to call your insurance and see if that kind of damage is covered under comprehensive. Geoj fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Mar 17, 2017 |
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Mar 17, 2017 19:58
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everdave posted:My wife decided for the first time in 8 years of being married to hand wash a car. The brand new Prius. With my 2 year old. With dishwashing liquid. With the abrasive dish washing sponges. And just let the 2 year old have free reign in the gravel driveway dropping and picking up the sponge (thus acquiring tiny rocks stuck to it).  Goondolences man, go take a drive and yell at a tree or something.
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Mar 17, 2017 19:59
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Boys who love boys
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i bet a good detailer could fix it up. avoid insurance though. happy friday!
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Mar 17, 2017 20:00
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everdave posted:My wife decided for the first time in 8 years of being married to hand wash a car. The brand new Prius. With my 2 year old. With dishwashing liquid. With the abrasive dish washing sponges. And just let the 2 year old have free reign in the gravel driveway dropping and picking up the sponge (thus acquiring tiny rocks stuck to it). That is one of my worst nightmares and you are 100% not alone right now. First thing I taught my daughter when washing a car was try to never drop the sponge, and if you do, give it to me to clean the rocks out.
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Mar 17, 2017 20:10
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everdave posted:My wife decided for the first time in 8 years of being married to hand wash a car. The brand new Prius. With my 2 year old. With dishwashing liquid. With the abrasive dish washing sponges. And just let the 2 year old have free reign in the gravel driveway dropping and picking up the sponge (thus acquiring tiny rocks stuck to it). Jesus.....Ignorance is no excuse to make you feel like the rear end in a top hat for being mad, she hosed up, should be apologetic and be doing what she can to make it right. Hopefully a good detailer can fix it.
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Mar 17, 2017 20:11
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Maksimus54 posted:That sucks but at least it's just a Prius. With the addition of the "family" vehicle I just stopped giving a gently caress in short order to avoid losing my poo poo over stuff like that Well I don't know about you but the first new car I have bought in the past 15+ years it is not "just a Prius". It is loving 3 months old.
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Mar 17, 2017 20:13
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I've driven priuses, trust me, it's just a Prius.
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Mar 17, 2017 20:14
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jamal posted:Pros ride it, they have more power than you, it's not going to break. Unless you're nm.      That's a 10 speed. Edit: well now it is an 8 speed with a hell of a shift in the middle.
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Mar 17, 2017 20:14
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LloydDobler posted:That is one of my worst nightmares and you are 100% not alone right now. First thing I taught my daughter when washing a car was try to never drop the sponge, and if you do, give it to me to clean the rocks out. I would do the exact same, I just didn't expect out of the blue to have my wife unleash the 2 year old to wash THE BRAND loving NEW CAR. FWIW I appreciate the support! quote:Jesus.....Ignorance is no excuse to make you feel like the rear end in a top hat for being mad, she hosed up, should be apologetic and be doing what she can to make it right. Ha ha! This happened last week and I just saw today because we have been on vacation. She literally told me she thought I would be happy she waited to tell me until after vacation )hint: she didn't tell me I saw it when we got back, and at first she said it was from the cat climbing on the car. Yet there are no scratches on the two other cars that the cat has been climing on for the past 8 years? Did I mention FML?
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Mar 17, 2017 20:16
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Ether Frenzy posted:I've driven priuses, trust me, it's just a Prius. Plenty more stuff of yours will get ruined and lose value, learn to chill out. Cage fucked around with this message at 20:20 on Mar 17, 2017 |
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Mar 17, 2017 20:18
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Ether Frenzy posted:I've driven priuses, trust me, it's just a Prius. That's a dumbass thing to say. It's a brand new car no matter what kind of car it is, don't act like you wouldn't be pissed if it happened to you. everdave posted:Ha ha! This happened last week and I just saw today because we have been on vacation. She literally told me she thought I would be happy she waited to tell me until after vacation )hint: she didn't tell me I saw it when we got back, and at first she said it was from the cat climbing on the car. Yet there are no scratches on the two other cars that the cat has been climing on for the past 8 years? Did I mention FML? Haha wow, trying to cover it up too. Yeah I'd be highly upset. Cage posted:Plenty more stuff of yours will get ruined and lose value, learn to chill out. Easy to say when you don't have a brand new car I suppose. Applebees Appetizer fucked around with this message at 20:26 on Mar 17, 2017 |
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Mar 17, 2017 20:23
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Cage posted:Plus now you don't have to worry about people dinging your door in the parking lot. Jesus christ let the man vent. I'm sure he's not going to divorce his wife and shake the baby to death, he just needs to work it out with people who get it.
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Mar 17, 2017 20:25
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LloydDobler posted:Jesus christ let the man vent. I'm sure he's not going to divorce his wife and shake the baby to death, he just needs to work it out with people who get it. Applebees Appetizer posted:Easy to say when you don't have a brand new car I suppose. 
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Mar 17, 2017 20:25
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I would be pissed but once I got over it it would be so less stressful to not have to worry about dinging my car anymore because it's already hosed up. Still sucks, though. Sorry.
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Mar 17, 2017 20:27
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Cage posted:FML. Or a wife. So yeah, no clue.
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Mar 17, 2017 20:31
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Applebees Appetizer posted:That's a dumbass thing to say. It's a brand new car no matter what kind of car it is, don't act like you wouldn't be pissed if it happened to you.
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Mar 17, 2017 20:45
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I'm sorry, please enlighten me with your much better perspective of the world 
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Mar 17, 2017 20:48
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LloydDobler posted:Jesus christ let the man vent. I'm sure he's not going to divorce his wife and shake the baby to death, he just needs to work it out with people who get it. Thanks man. There was no raging on my part. I am a high strung guy and I get pissed at a lot of stuff that I shouldn't. I mentally prepared myself when surprising my wife with a BRAND NEW CAR Christmas that there would be dings and scratches acquired. But not a thorough ruining of the paint job all in one go. Bringing it home:  And the perpetrator:  Applebees Appetizer posted:I'm sorry, please enlighten me with your much better perspective of the world For real, jeez
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Mar 17, 2017 20:50
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Cute kid, now you get to have some bonding time by showing them the right way to wash a car since they're both into it now. Lets see how bad the paint is.
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Mar 17, 2017 20:51
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Yeah post some pics of the paint, maybe meatpimp can tell you if it's salvageable or not.
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Mar 17, 2017 20:54
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Holy poo poo you jerks let the guy vent a little
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Mar 17, 2017 20:55
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Seems like a good opportunity to paint it dukes of hazzard orange with the 01 and flag and everything.
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Mar 17, 2017 20:57
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Cage posted:Cute kid, now you get to have some bonding time by showing them the right way to wash a car since they're both into it now. I will snap an up close pic tonight if the weather clears up. The worst is on the hood I can feel the scratches with my fingernail. Light scratches ALL OVER both sides but I am not too concerned about that should take well to treatment. On the bright side the 2 year old didn't make it to the hatch door so I got that going for me (plus solidified streaks of Dawn that weren't washed off)
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Mar 17, 2017 21:00
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Unfortunately black paint is the worst (or best?) to highlight flaws in the paint. Good luck.
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Mar 17, 2017 21:02
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Black paint really is impossible to keep pristine, but it's also easiest to cover up with the Dr. ColorChip type solutions.
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Mar 17, 2017 21:04
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If the scratches are as bad as you say I'd take it to a pro detailer and get an opinion. Some guys can work wonders with some compound and a professional buffer. I wouldn't want to tackle that myself with a lovely buffer and make things worse.
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Mar 17, 2017 21:06
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If I spent a hojillion dollars on a new car, I'd want to keep it nice, too 
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Mar 17, 2017 21:14
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I'd be pissed if any car I owned got that treatment, new or old. Well my Friday night is sitting at the dining table on the works laptop making presentations for douche bag VIPs for Monday, how is everyone else doing?
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Mar 17, 2017 21:16
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Mar 17, 2017 21:16
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cakesmith handyman posted:I'd be pissed if any car I owned got that treatment, new or old. Worse, it is "Desert Sand Metallic" not just black black quote:Well my Friday night is sitting at the dining table on the works laptop making presentations for douche bag VIPs for Monday, how is everyone else doing? I am about to start drinking at work everything is fine I am not stressed at all thanks
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Mar 17, 2017 21:17
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I worked until 1AM, evaluated a BLS skills class from 0700-1245, and now am on shift from 1300-0100.
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Mar 17, 2017 21:19
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:I worked until 1AM, evaluated a BLS skills class from 0700-1245, and now am on shift from 1300-0100. I'm sorry I can't remember - where you living at now since the Valentine showdown?
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Mar 17, 2017 21:22
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I live by Banner Estrella, but come out of Mesa. So I slept in the bus from 0100-0630 at the Mesa station. E: oh, I see. Yeah, got a place now. With a dogboot and 2 car garage, too 
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Mar 17, 2017 21:23
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everdave posted:Worse, it is "Desert Sand Metallic" not just black black It IS Saint Patrick's day... Seriously man, Nashville is going to have plenty of good detailers. If you spend $150-200 on the right one, you'll never know it happened. Sorry your new car got scratched up, don't let it ruin your day.
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Mar 17, 2017 21:23
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In my experience, Toyota uses really thin paint to begin with, except for some of their crazy white pearlescent whatever special $$$$ colors. Sorry about your Prius everdave.
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Mar 17, 2017 21:23
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You know what's fun? Getting alerts at 1am that your 40kva UPS is overtemp'ing and the output relay shut off. You know what's more fun? Alerts weren't setup yet and we didn't find it until the next morning. No fire, but holy poo poo.
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Mar 17, 2017 21:30
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:I live by Banner Estrella, but come out of Mesa. So I slept in the bus from 0100-0630 at the Mesa station. I was more asking like you have a place and not living in the bus was what I was wondering. Anyways I never said anything but glad you extracted yourself from that situation.
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edit: responded after leaving the screen static for awhile. helloooo old conversation. everdave: I can commiserate to a degree. Our new vehicle needed a new fender 6 months in because the Mrs. misjudged a parking area. She at least knew enough to tell me right away, and since it's a van, i was largely able to not lose my cool. One year later, and the same fender is scraped up again. 
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