Bad Detailing Advice

[PeterGreen]

I received this ad in my in-box. Castrol offers advice on detailing. Seems to me not to be good advice. Would a company that sells detailing products publish an ad that recommends you put, say, bacon fat, in your crankcase? So why is Castrol offering detailing advice such as using olive oil on the dashboard, shaving cream on glass, cooking spray on the bumpers and putting floor mats in a dishwasher?

 

[TheLawnRanger]

Castrolled?

 

[jagdriver727]

Looks like some kind of a joke to me. Probably not though

 

[DuckRyder]

I unsubscribed you...

 

[PimTac]

I never open a link from a unknown source.

 

[PeterGreen]

I unsubscribed you...

You mig

You may want to pull that link. Put up a picture instead.

I tried to put up a picture but all I got was the photograph that is shown, not the copy in the ad. Here is just the copy: snip
1. Stick your rubber floor mats in the dishwasher
Easily clean your rubber floor mats by putting them in the dishwasher. And if you have a carpeted mat, toss it in the washing machine on regular cycle.

2. Remove bug bodies with cooking spray
Loosen up dead bug bodies stuck to your bumper with cooking spray. Spray it on and wipe away with a towel.

3. Clear your windows with shaving cream
Clear condensation on your windows with shaving cream. Spray it on the inside of the windshield and wipe it off. It’s that simple.

4. Polish your dashboard with olive oil
Olive oil naturally shines your dashboard and leather interior. Pour a few drops of olive oil onto a clean cloth and rub the interior surfaces.

 

[Vercingetorix]

 

[ammolab]

In Texas I went to a detailing demonstration by some guys who owned a high end shop. After about 10 min of watching them buff on a customer’s BMW I asked them why they didn’t take off their oversized watches and cowboy belt buckles when working on a car.
They said, “we are Pros, we know how to be careful”

I just left.

 

[willbur]

I received this ad in my in-box. Castrol offers advice on detailing. Seems to me not to be good advice. Would a company that sells detailing products publish an ad that recommends you put, say, bacon fat, in your crankcase? So why is Castrol offering detailing advice such as using olive oil on the dashboard, shaving cream on glass, cooking spray on the bumpers and putting floor mats in a dishwasher? At the link:
https://comms.castrol.com/20GN-7K3HM-0BD61058F4D6638EGKKFSX91DEA64B16DBA3F7/cr.aspx?v=2

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cooking oil spray on bumper or paint to get bugs of is old well known advice. Shaving cream contains silicone, probably prevents condensation from clinging to windshield. Floor mats in wash machine or dishwasher? Really wacked advice

 

[manicrodder]

cooking oil spray on bumper or paint to get bugs of is old well known advice. Shaving cream contains silicone, probably prevents condensation from clinging to windshield. Floor mats in wash machine or dishwasher? Really wacked advice

Wonder how "Edge" gel would do on windshields?

 

[willbur]

Wonder how "Edge" gel would do on windshields?

Try it! Is Edge a spray foam? I think that is what they meant. Probably difficult to apply if not...

 

[PimTac]

I tried to put up a picture but all I got was the photograph that is shown, not the copy in the ad. Here is just the copy: snip
1. Stick your rubber floor mats in the dishwasher
Easily clean your rubber floor mats by putting them in the dishwasher. And if you have a carpeted mat, toss it in the washing machine on regular cycle.

2. Remove bug bodies with cooking spray
Loosen up dead bug bodies stuck to your bumper with cooking spray. Spray it on and wipe away with a towel.

3. Clear your windows with shaving cream
Clear condensation on your windows with shaving cream. Spray it on the inside of the windshield and wipe it off. It’s that simple.

4. Polish your dashboard with olive oil
Olive oil naturally shines your dashboard and leather interior. Pour a few drops of olive oil onto a clean cloth and rub the interior surfaces.

A lot of odd advice here. On the shaving cream idea a lot of shaving creams have oils or aloe moisturizer in their formula. I can imagine how that will turn out.

Regarding the olive oil on the dashboard idea, that would produce a oily surface that will be reflective in the windshield, especially after you used the shaving cream to clean that. Glare is a safety issue. There are plenty of non glare products out there to clean the interior with. The oil will also attract dust.

Regarding floor mats, regular vacuuming and a occasional wash with a hose in the driveway is sufficient.


All in all I think this “advice” is someone’s idea of a joke.

 

[Fifth87]

Nevermind the image of two women sitting on a car, with their shoes on the paint.
How many ways to damage the paint can you see in that picture?

 

[Zee09]

Nice picture.
I remember them kind of days.

 

[Doc8404]

And it shows your email, Mr. Hotmail.
Didn’t know that still existed.

 

[DuckRyder]

Nevermind the image of two women sitting on a car, with their shoes on the paint.
How many ways to damage the paint can you see in that picture?

You're supposed to be inferring that there is the possibility of activities other than car cleaning ... but yeah...

 

[SammyChevelleTypeS3]

Nevermind the image of two women sitting on a car, with their shoes on the paint.
How many ways to damage the paint can you see in that picture?

Huh? What? An automobile? You mean there was a car in that photo?

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Good n Bad

Some advice would help to get wife to stop hitting you with the broom for putting car floor mats inside her nice dishwasher!?
Ways to explaining to wife: What? Honey , how / why is one of my nice towels laying in the laundry full of bug guts and my Pam cooking spray?!
Shaving cream? Maybe not so bad. But lots more fun using on wife instead of the car. "Dirty Old Man" again!
Olive oil all over interior? Probably not too bad but there has to be better stuff, less slimy and slippery to use out there.
Word is that for light leather cleaning and to keep it subtle and prevent drying and cracking use a clean rag with distilled water to lightly
clean and to allow leather to soak some in. Let dry and repeat several times when convinient. Makes a big difference in keeping it like new.