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Best Place for "Please DON'T Wash" Sign?

  • 01-06-2009 8:16pm
    #1
    Compudaro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 299 ✭✭


    Car heading for Main Dealer this week for a service. Last time I was in I explicitly asked the service guy to ensure that my car was NOT washed. Fast forward 6 hours later - I pick it up.....freshly washed (with bonus swirls!). Now that I'm in a swirl-free zone again, where's best to put my "Please DO NOT wash car" sign? I'm thinking across the dashboard? Obviously I'll ask AGAIN that it not be done.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    I'm sorry but what's the problem?

    They didn't charge you for it, I've never seen car wash on an itemized bill for a car service


  • #3
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    mikemac wrote: »
    I'm sorry but what's the problem?

    They didn't charge you for it, I've never seen car wash on an itemized bill for a car service

    Washing a car in a car wash creates 'swirls' on the paint, and damages the paint permanently if done enough times.


  • #4
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Confab wrote: »
    Washing a car in a car wash creates 'swirls' on the paint, and damages the paint permanently if done enough times.

    Aye, but this is a car dealer, and I'm assuming they use Valetors rather than a automatic car wash??


  • #5
    2 Espressi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,043 ✭✭✭2 Espressi


    Not a bit of it L-M, most places will only horse it though the wash, or get the young fella to give it a wipe.

    Compudaro, I reckon something like a hotel's "Do not disturb" sign hanging from the rear view mirror would be pretty unmissable?


  • #6
    rebel.ranter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭rebel.ranter


    Tape it to the steering wheel.


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  • #7
    veetwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭veetwin


    Have the car spotless going into the dealer. They will hardly go to the trouble of washing a spotlessy clean car.


  • #8
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,061 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    veetwin wrote: »
    Have the car spotless going into the dealer. They will hardly go to the trouble of washing a spotlessy clean car.

    +1. Don't give them the chance, but a note tapped across the steering wheel won't do any harm.


  • #9
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,931 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    +1 on washing it before you go in - they won't bother washing it if its already clean.

    I just asked my dealers not to do it when its in, even though based on the condition of the paintwork when I got it (it was long since landed and PDI'ed already, they valeted it when I bought it), whoever does it for them is probably as obsessive as me.


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