Our next door neighbor is a state trooper. In 2005 he actually won the award of "trooper of the year" which is a very high honor. As a result, he got a brand new dark blue unmarked patrol car (Crown Victoria).

Last summer when he took delivery of the car, he was complaining about what he thought were little rock chips on the roof of the car. The dealership told him it was "rail dust". He had never heard of rail dust and thought they were nutz. But my ears perked up when I heard him mention it. I had just received my latest order from Zaino and it included a clay bar. I remembered that the directions said that it would remove rail dust, so I offered to let him use it. He thought I was nuts! He said "How could a bar of clay take the chips out of the paint on his shiny dark blue patrol car"? Well, he gave it a try (with my instruction) and low and behold, it worked! He was amazed!

Yesterday I saw him washing the patrol car in his driveway. I went over to talk to him and check out his car. He had it really looking good. He had waxed it a few weeks back, but he was complaining about the wax that he had accidentaly gotten on the black plastic trim around his grill. It had turned white and he hadn't had any luck removing it. I suggested he try peanut butter. Again, he looked at me like I was nutz! But after the last time, he decided to give it a try. Well as you can guess, the peanut butter worked great. (I had actually never tried it before myself, so I was surprised as well)

I don't mean for this story to brag about how great a detailer I am (because I'm really not). But I thought it might inspire other people to offer to help their friends and neighbors with detailing their vehciles. It's been fun for me.

Now I think I've got him sold on the idea of trying Zaino because it lasts so long.

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Mitch & Sherry (waiting for the delivery of our MCS in August)

 

Roadway aesthetics are in ever-present danger of decline...we must all do out part!!! Good job keeping vigilance for a neighbor in need!!!

 

LOL!

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Mitch & Sherry (waiting for the delivery of our MCS in August)

 

. . . hopefully your new found "friend" will help you down the road with that MINI-induced speeding ticket!

 

I keep asking him for a "get out of jail free card" and he just looks at me and smiles!

 

I recently introduced a friend who loves to spend hours detailing to Zaino. Suprisingly with all the time he spends cleaning he had ever heard of clay bars, microfiber or high end waxes and polishes.

So I brought over a box with all my zaino products, microfiber, plus the PC DVD I got from the NAM store for him to borrow. I got him an extra clay bar and bottle of z6 to hold him for future detailing and gave him an extra pair of microfiber gloves I had.

He was so damn excited after seeing what it did for my mini.

 

no better way than to use your neighbor's car as a g-pig.

 

Being a good neighbor is VERY important! Especially if he's a state trooper!

This is what I did for my new neighbor.

I took his old 1965 "pink" mustang


Polished it out with Meguiar's products and 14 hours later came up with this




http://www.showcargarage.com/forums/...p?t=160&page=2

Richard

 

Everytime after you give him a piece of advice be like: "That'll be a 55 in a 35..."

I love my neighborhood here, it's great. There are two retired police chiefs, and one State Trooper. They all seem to think Mike's a good kid and since he helps them out around the yard and with working on the shine on their cars they promise to "help out" Mike if he is ever in "need."

Mikey

 

What is the procedure for the peanut butter fix on the Mini?
This is to remove the white residue on the rubber trim pieces left from poor waxing techniques?

Jayski
03 Cooper
VR/VR

 

Yes, it can remove the white wax residue from the black plastic parts of the car like the arches. There is a sticky in the detailing forum on this topic that is a good read. https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ghlight=peanut

 

Prehaps this would explain the lack of hose discipline

 

Looks great...he must have been beside himself!! In gratitude, did he offer to put your kid through college?

 

Hahah I wish. He did buy me a bottle of wax.
We are good friends now, and he hasn't asked me to wash his car once! Though I see it all the time and want to!

 

Wow! I'd love to be the friendly neighbor as well, but none of my neighbors rides are "worthy" of such detailing.