Bruce In Philly

Jbachman2 had a great post about a disconnected battery here:
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...so-stupid.html

I thought I would toss in my own "I'm so stupid" story for some laughs (at my expense). Although Jbachman2 wanted to help others from making the same mistake, I kinda think I am not helping anyone with my story... because I really am stupid.

I waxed my Porsche with leather conditioner!

Yepper, that sure is stupid. So how does one do this? Well start with Zaino products where some bottles kinda look alike (or they did at one time - they are small company). The Zaino wax type (#5 ??) and the leather conditioner I used both came in the same white bottle albeit with different labeling. Both were white lotion. I grabbed the wrong bottle, squirted a bit into my Zaino mixing bottle, added a few drops of hardener and a-waxing I went.

I pretty much did my whole car until I figured it out. To be fair, you apply Zaino super thin without rubbing... and I can apply it to my whole car in about ten minutes....

Anyway, it came off with Dawn. Now I keep a few pair of readers on my garage bench.

Peace
Bruce in Philly

the_buch

Too funny! Thanks for sharing. Any chance this will morph into a 'which wax is best' thread?

Bruce In Philly

I hope so. I really am curious which wax leads to a suppler, soft, and more pliable paint that doesn't smell like harsh chemicals.

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Bruce in Philly

GTS Sully

Wow. I'm laughing with you not at you.

Gonzo911

At least the outside of your car will have that new car smell!

crossroads

That's something I would do! The best part is that you added the hardener,haha. At least you can laugh about it and no damage done. And now your paint is suppler, softer, and smells nice.

Philster

I have readers in my garage, too: My kids. I say, "Here, read this bottle for me."



Even with reading glasses, I still can't see settings on my torque wrenches!



Also: Dawn is a must around the house and garage

She's very pleasant on the eyes

dgjks6

I think you are supposed to do that only if you get the "full leather" option

nwGTS

I don't understand. Where's the stupid part?

Blu311

Iceter

I guess it's a good thing that Zaino doesn't make paint stripper.

david

At least you didn't treat the leather with the (exterior) wax!

Glad that it washed off...

Jastx

Hilarious! Great replies. And the shoe car, how do you find stuff like that?

jbachman2

LOL, yeah that would have been a tragedy!

soontobe

too funny, but the Zaino products are the best,
Best wax by far