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I am assume you care about your paint.\u00a0 It is customary for the dealership staff to send your vehicle through the automatic car wash.\u00a0 Expect management to do this.\u00a0 Expect them to forget verbal requests.\u00a0 There are hang tags.\u00a0 I call, inform them to put it on the work order or and when I arrive mention it.\u00a0 Then I also place a hang tag (pictured above) on the windshield and set a sheet on the front of the car to make it visibly clear of my wishes.<\/p>\n
Do not take your car to just any shop just because you like their pricing.\u00a0 That is just asking for problems.\u00a0 Being 100% transparent I am on my 3rd auto repair and maintenance shop due to finding random scratches and scrapes after a visit.\u00a0 I am happy with my current shop.\u00a0 But I also leave a friendly message on my front seat ‘please be careful around the paint’.\u00a0 I do encourage anyone who has found a shop they are comfortable with to leave a 5-Star review with a thoughtful message.<\/p>\n
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I have had a love and hate relationship with cats.\u00a0 I am not, or I keep telling myself, that I am not a cat person.\u00a0 But sometimes they can pull on my heart strings. Just stay away from our cars.\u00a0 That is a reasonable request.\u00a0 But since cats do not listen, I have an effective and humane alternative.<\/p>\n
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Cats do not like the scent of citronella!\u00a0 Of all the things that I have tried, citronella has been the most consistently effective resource that sends the message this area is not for you.\u00a0 Some have diluted the citronella with water and sprayed it around the car perimeter.\u00a0 I have used it directly straight from the bottle.\u00a0 I empty several drops on concrete a few inches from my car and it really seems to do the trick!<\/p>\n
On a side note, I do wonder if the birds get extra points in their Top Gun class for crapping on freshly detailed cars? We will save that for another day. Hopefully these tips help save your vehicle when you are not around!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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