# Is it still ok to write on the Groom's car with shoe polish? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 23, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-write-on-the-grooms-car-with-shoe-polish/1034111 "2026-10-23T23:42:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-write-on-the-grooms-car-with-shoe-polish/1034111/21 "2026-10-24T13:37:18Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I’m still trying to figure out how you would tie cans to the bumper these days You just drill a half-dozen holes and secure some nutserts. Thread a half-dozen bolts _into_ the nutserts, then just tie the string to bolts you’ve threaded in: > **[What Is a Nutsert? How Nutserts Work & When to Use Them](https://huckaerobolt.com.au/blogs/news/what-is-a-nutsert)** > > Understanding nutserts and how they work.  > > > Nutserts are a tubular fastener that provides a threaded anchor point for bolting applications. A simple fixture to create a permanent female thread connection onto numerous materials. Designed for use in... Yeah. It’s generally advised to leave town after that, but it _does_ work. And you eliminate the risk of shoe polish compromising the car’s finish. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-write-on-the-grooms-car-with-shoe-polish/1034111/22 "2026-10-24T18:03:31Z")
Just like hiring a stripper for a bachelor party, defacing a groom’s car is something that should only be done by a very close friend or sibling who has some appreciation of what the response might be. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-write-on-the-grooms-car-with-shoe-polish/1034111/23 "2026-10-24T18:26:18Z")
I’ve seen writing on car windows from time to time in recent years; it seemed to be mostly SUVs and minivans transporting girls’ sports teams to tournaments, based on what was written on the windows. It was usually white, and I’m guessing it wasn’t actually shoe polish anymore, but washable markers of some sort. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-write-on-the-grooms-car-with-shoe-polish/1034111/24 "2026-10-24T18:54:48Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > washable markers of some sort. Yep. Called window markers or glass markers. Sold at Walmart, craft supply stores, auto supply stores, hardware stores. Used vastly more often by high school kids for graduation, birthdays and cheering on sports team members. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-write-on-the-grooms-car-with-shoe-polish/1034111/25 "2026-10-24T19:17:16Z")
IME from my youth, the “shoe polish” wasn’t the paste wax from a shallow can. It was the liquid kind that came in a squeeze bottle with a buit-in sponge dauber on top. Invert, squeeze to saturate the sponge w dyed waxy liquid, then use like a wide marker to write whatever. ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-write-on-the-grooms-car-with-shoe-polish/1034111/26 "2026-10-24T20:05:53Z")
I see the Venmo thing on the back window for all sorts of occasions- weddings, graduations, birthdays. But that’s entirely different from decorating the car, which I don’t think I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-write-on-the-grooms-car-with-shoe-polish/1034111/27 "2026-10-24T20:16:01Z")
An in-law did find their honeymoon suite at the hotel where the wedding was held was infiltrated during the reception by the brides friends who used her pricey lipstick tube to write love messages on the mirror. Raided the mini bar too, bride was PO’d at them bitches! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-write-on-the-grooms-car-with-shoe-polish/1034111/28 "2026-10-24T20:22:56Z")
Where did I say anything about Venmo? ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-write-on-the-grooms-car-with-shoe-polish/1034111/29 "2026-10-24T20:31:11Z")
I haven’t seen wedding-decorated cars in ages. Friends wrote on our car when we were married, including a big heart on the roof. We found that most of our tools had been paid for by other drivers. Also, the car was old and the paint had been weakened by the Florida sun. That heart remained as “there’s less paint there” on the roof for the lifetime of the car. But the car looked beat up before that. It was worth it. ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-write-on-the-grooms-car-with-shoe-polish/1034111/30 "2026-10-25T01:46:03Z")
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**Author:** ![sunacres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@sunacres](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunacres)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-write-on-the-grooms-car-with-shoe-polish/1034111/31 "2026-10-25T12:55:06Z")
My getaway car was a very beat up International Harvester Travelall, so the wedding party couldn’t resist fucking it up further. The cardboard box stuck to the hubcap with brie was pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-write-on-the-grooms-car-with-shoe-polish/1034111/32 "2026-10-25T13:05:42Z")
At least they went with an (I)nternational cheese. Seems you hang with a rather urbane crowd. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-write-on-the-grooms-car-with-shoe-polish/1034111.md?page=1)