Wind + Light Tool Box, could equal danger!

[screenman]

The Bentley was hypothetical, I was just using it as an example. As with all repairs on vehicles I do everything I can to prevent damage as I listed earlier, which includes not placing things on the paintwork which have no need to be there.

[Dave M]

Interesting! My thoughts on this subject will end after this post. In my opinion Screenman, any reasons you may hear for putting equipment on a protected vehicle would not satisfy you. If anyone is interested in how it goes with the Mercedes ( I'm actually working on one) feel free to ask here or PM me.

[t4k]

Interesting! My thoughts on this subject will end after this post. In my opinion Screenman, any reasons you may hear for putting equipment on a protected vehicle would not satisfy you. If anyone is interested in how it goes with the Mercedes ( I'm actually working on one) feel free to ask here or PM me.

I would love to hear the outcome because I have an open mind.

[screenman]

Can I just ask, does anyone disagree that a small piece of grit slid across a bonnet can cause a scratch in the paintwork. This is my point, to remove any chance of damage to the paintwork both the fender cover and the paintwork will need to be clinically clean, this is unlikely to be possible. As has been said before do it your way if that works for you, but as this forum is a source of information to all let us get the information out there about the possibilities of what MIGHT happen.

[Frank EU]

Can I just ask, does anyone disagree that a small piece of grit slid across a bonnet can cause a scratch in the paintwork. This is my point, to remove any chance of damage to the paintwork both the fender cover and the paintwork will need to be clinically clean, this is unlikely to be possible. As has been said before do it your way if that works for you, but as this forum is a source of information to all let us get the information out there about the possibilities of what MIGHT happen.

I for one do fully agree.
We have our own corporate guidelines, I am not going to publish it all, but part of it is: do NOT place anything on the bonnet. It may cause additional damage.
This topic has gone wild.

[screenman]

I am not quite sure why this one touched a nerve, maybe it is the way I put my points across, I may have to learn tact.

[Frank EU]

I am not quite sure why this one touched a nerve, maybe it is the way I put my points across, I may have to learn tact.

But the message did come through, people may or may not agree, that does not matter. Your intentions were good, I am sure.
I will move on and no longer be part of this one.

[D2D]

Greetings Screenman,

Obviously, I can only speak for myself but, what touched a nerve with me is the "my way is the only way" tone that came across.

It's clear now what your policy is concerning placing anything on the "bonnet" of a car.

For the record, it makes perfect sense and I will conform.

[screenman]

D2D, many thanks for pointing that out to me, sometimes it is hard to get my point across without sounding that way. I always try and ask people why they do things a certain way, much the same as I did on this post, just to see if I am missing something. I explained my reasons for not placing my toolbox on the bonnet, hopefully that may have enlightened others who had not giving much thought to the subject. Often we do things without thinking about the consequences, often we do things because that is the way we were shown, what happens if we were shown wrong.

[Dave M]

t4k,
Everything went great with the Mercedes. I asked for his okay to use vehicle protection and putting my equipment on top. He was delighted that I asked and cared! I also used a terry cloth towel to cover the side mirror so there was no chance of me rubbing against the paint. On the side of the Mercedes where I was working, all paint was covered so nothing (including the curing light cord) could touch the surface. The customer was very pleased that I was so concerned about damaging his new Mercedes!