Comments:

1. "Washing your car eh?"
   
   "Is mine next?"      by sdphoto
   
2. Ugh, "is mine next" is like nails on a blackboard to me.
   
   I had a russian lady walk across the street and ask me to borrow my rotary today. I thought that was funny.      by picus
   
3. Responding to my own thread, lol
   
   I have a couple to add:
   
   "When you're done stop by my place"
   
   "Why don't you just take it to the car wash"
   
   "I have this new wax that took care of all the swirls"
   
   ...I'm sure I'll add some more as they come
   
   Greg @ DU      by Greg @ DU
   
4. "Why are you cleaning the wheels? They'll just get dirty again."      by spydaman23
   
5. my favorite was when i had my del sol and my neighbor told me he was going to dismantel my car piece by piece, i told him if he ever stepped foot of my propert again i would have him arrested      by slwrthnu
   
6. "He always finds SOMETHING to clean !!!"      by ranjo
   
7. "I hope you treat your wife as good as you do your car"      by lilbobbo
   
8. "Boy, you're gonna rub the paint off"      by Nickc0844
   
9. Quote:

   Originally Posted by sdphoto "Washing your car eh?" "Is mine next?"

   Samething happens when I am mowing my lawn. "When you're done with that, you can come over and do mine. Har har har."      by Kevin@DetailsIM.com
   
10. From my Wifes, Step Father to me......
    
    "You always have to rub something on a car to be happy don't you? At least you won't get the car pregnant."
    
         by Tex Star Detail
    
11. Quote:

    Originally Posted by Tex Star Detail From my Wifes, Step Father to me...... "You always have to rub something on a car to be happy don't you? At least you won't get the car pregnant."

    LMAO! He has the sense of humor as my brothers ex's step father. "Hey look, it's my Sin in law."      by Kevin@DetailsIM.com
    
12. "One of these days you're going to find yourself removing the paint"
    Mother saids that since i wash my truck everyother day and wax it once a week      by Xtreme Innovations
    
13. "WOW, it looks great" - after only washing the vehicle.
    
    I think some people know we do great work and get a little over excited about the detail if they happen to see it mid-way through. Has anyone else gotten this one?
    
    Greg @ DU      by Greg @ DU
    
14. Hahahahaha
    I did today....      by Tex Star Detail
    
15. "why are you always working in your garage? Dont you need water to wash/wax your car?"      by derek80
    
16. Quote:

    Originally Posted by sdphoto "Washing your car eh?" "Is mine next?"

    that and "whats that for?" or "whats that do?"
    
    My mom was just being curious about the 4 bottles I had with me...      by 6-Speed
    
17. You spend more time with that dam car than you do with me!      by PaBlkBrd
    
18. Quote:

    Originally Posted by PaBlkBrd You spend more time with that dam car than you do with me!

    A slight variation of that, which I've heard from many other detailers:
    
    "You spend more money on that car than you do on me"
    
    Greg @ DU      by Greg @ DU
    
19. just today....this guy, seems like he walks his dog around 3pm, that happens to be when I get rid of pollen....
    "you washing your car again? nice beading dude, what shampoo are you using for the beading man?"      by derek80
    
20. i was detailing my car in the street, a man walks over to me holding out his keys and 20 bucks then pointed at his toyota corolla. lol i thought it was funny, another guy with his beautiful wife sitting in the passenger seat drove up in a Toyota Sequoia and offered to trade me his truck for my 06 G coupe. he seemed serious, i laughed it off.      by Queenskid24
    
21. You should've bought a car with clearcoat so you don't have to wax it...Just wash.      by Joyriide1113
    
22. "Your car is brighter than the Sun, you can stop polishing now"
    
    (Dad said after 2 day detailing event which last pretty much all weekend)      by lax01
    
23. Quote:

    Originally Posted by Greg @ DU A slight variation of that, which I've heard from many other detailers: "You spend more money on that car than you do on me" Greg @ DU

    Wish I could say MY wife was cheaper than my car!
    
    Luckily, my neighbors know not to disturb me when i'm busy with my car!      by 07G35S
    
24. "You spend more money on that car than you do on me"
    
    Yes, that quote is generally not true at all. However it's a common ploy applied by women for decades. It's used to cause guilty feelings and encourage you to buy more expensive gifts. This age old tactic is understood by man, yet it still works on us to some degree. (just kidding, sort of.......)      by Greg @ DU
    
25. Quote:

    Originally Posted by Nickc0844 "Boy, you're gonna rub the paint off"

    heard this one to many times      by ryan350z
    
26. "didnt you just do that a couple of days ago?"
    or
    "again?"
    I get that all the time from my neighbors. I think they think I dont have a job.      by h2mann
    
27. I was polishing a friends 57 Chevy. The paint was bad and he was selling it at the end of the week. He asked me to clean it up a little so I went to work on it. 4 hours later (still working on the hood) he comes back and said "that's as far as you got". I said "yeah! I'm having a tough time with this paint. He said the following:
    
    "You can't polish a turd" and
    
    "You can't make a virgin out of a whore"      by veloci3
    
28. Quote:

    Originally Posted by Nickc0844 "Boy, you're gonna rub the paint off"

    X2
    Some others:
    
    Can't get it any shinier.
    You sure love that truck!
    It's only a truck!
    
    And my Father's favorite: You gotta lot of patience!      by netspec
    
29. My favorite: "Do you ever drive it?"
    
    Yes I'm guilty of driving my garage queen 20 minutes to breakfast then 4 hours of detailing so I can back it back into the garage. I know it's an illness I'm seeking counseling for.      by Bob88Vette
    
30. My fav: After locking the keys in the car in the middle of a detail, neighbor says " You locked you keys in the car eh?" I tell him no, I'm just sticking this coat hanger in the car to hang it up to dry."      by JonP
    
31. I always get the 'do my car next' one. Bothers the crap out of me.      by KD00LS
    
32. i work at a body shop and the owner is always asking me " you still buffing that car? why it taking so long?" my response" what does it look like? of course i am still buffing. you cant rush perfection"      by keep_it_clean
    
33. Oh this is a great thread... personally, since I do 99% of my clients' cars in my garage, my neighbors are my audience every time... I've heard everything from
    "aren't you done yet?" to
    "how much to do my car?"; '$250-350 depending on condition and what you want done'; "I meant to say car, not cars, sorry"; 'I know, I heard "car" not "cars"; ""
    
    but my favorite of all, along with her comments, has to be my mid 50s older Asian lady neighbor who I met while I still owned my 98 BMW 328 and she had a 2000 328, E46... we started off by talking about BMWs, how hers gave her problems, and she saw me always working on mine, mechanically or detailing/washing... over the last couple years, she's become as knowledgeable about detailing as half the people, if not more, on this board (no offense to anyone of course, I'm just a good teacher ) and it's to a point where the other day, while I was working on a 95 911, and as she was throwing out some trash (which is when I usually see her as she's on the opposite side of the alley) she blurted my favorite comment of all time...
    
    her: "What year is that?"
    me: '95'
    her: "looks nice, what are you using to clean it?"
    me: 'um menzerna with Meguiar's pads, is that ok *smile*'
    
    her: "yea... I guess, just make sure to finish it down with the nano one because those Porsches have some really soft paint"
    
    The way that comment made my day and made me laugh is beyond words haha... awesome neighbor to have      by lecchilo
    
34. You missed a spot. That really jacks me off!!      by rtfd241
    
35. I always get "When you're done do my car next" I say sure no problem. Do you want a basc detail or a full paint correctionoh and these are my prices. They usually laugh and walk off. I've had at least two car owners tell me if I would charge them less if they help me. I say no I'll charge more since I have to show you how to do it properly. Then we just both laugh.      by Hemin8r
    
36. Nobody says anything to me . When the woman across the street was waxing her car , I was going to give some advise, she said she didnt need any advise , her father showed her how to wax a car. She put her Turtle wax on so heavy I thought she would never get it off. She has a dark blue car with white wax in every nook and crany. My friends expect my car to be clean all the time , and if its dirty they will tell me . If its clean and shiny they expect it to be that way.      by Larry A
    
37. Quote:

    Originally Posted by Larry A Nobody says anything to me . When the woman across the street was waxing her car , I was going to give some advise, she said she didnt need any advise , her father showed her how to wax a car. She put her Turtle wax on so heavy I thought she would never get it off. She has a dark blue car with white wax in every nook and crany. My friends expect my car to be clean all the time , and if its dirty they will tell me . If its clean and shiny they expect it to be that way.

    Tell her "you missed a spot" and point to the piece of trim that doesn't have a thick layer of wax on top of it      by lecchilo