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The Doctor Member Since: 09 Jul 2010 Location: Gallifrey Posts: 4615 ![]() ![]() |
My car has been filthy for weeks so I called in at the local hand car wash now we've had a few dry and cold days. Drove the couple of miles home and already there's signs of dirt on the wheels and doors so one decent journey to work and it'll be filthy again.
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Sidthecat Member Since: 10 Sep 2017 Location: Sarf-East London-sur-Mer Posts: 1635 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Personally wouldn't go near a hand car wash; have occasionally used the local jet wash, much prefer diy |
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bxzx16v Member Since: 11 Jul 2013 Location: Sunny Sheffield Posts: 629 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Give Turtlewax rinse wax a try , fantastic product if applied correctly
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Jack frost Member Since: 21 Dec 2011 Location: UK Posts: 796 ![]() ![]() |
+1 |
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Jimboland Member Since: 06 Dec 2015 Location: Northants Posts: 735 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
+ 2
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The Doctor Member Since: 09 Jul 2010 Location: Gallifrey Posts: 4615 ![]() ![]() |
I never went near the hand car wash places with my last 2 cars which were navy blue and deep red. However, my current car is silver which doesn't show the inevitable paint imperfections such as swirls caused by the hand car wash guys. Stress free colour. LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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SeeFive Member Since: 04 Oct 2019 Location: Hampshire Posts: 78 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The missus’s SLC is a mid metallic grey. I tend to wash it weekly using snow foam, jet wash, 2 bucket wash, gentle Bilberry wheel cleaner and plush towel dry. It looks fairly good with a mild paint correction off a clayed base, DAS3 and megs 205 / chemical guys foam pads (with 105 on tougher areas first) each spring and the odd top up of techwax through the year. It gets a wheels off arch and underside attack once a year after the salt has been down.
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Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2816 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Totally get where you are coming from, my escape and "me time" find it really therapeutic to get the cars looking sparkling. ![]() 2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS. 2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone) 1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy) |
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IanMetro Member Since: 11 Sep 2017 Location: Somerset BS21 Posts: 3150 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I worry about jet washing, as it must drive the dirt and moisture into places in the chassis, and bodywork, that are not that accessible.
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bxzx16v Member Since: 11 Jul 2013 Location: Sunny Sheffield Posts: 629 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Too right Bob , the wife's Fl2 after a cleaning session
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4907 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Down under tougher drought regulations are expanding around the country. A good excuse not to wash the car.
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SeeFive Member Since: 04 Oct 2019 Location: Hampshire Posts: 78 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Looks really nice. ![]() I love cleaning black cars, especially removing minor paint faults but after driving a mile away from home I want to take them back and do it again as they already look grubby. With silver, they never look as good straight after a wash, but rarely look as dirty after a busy week either. With previous silver cars, sometimes I have to wash it to see if it is dirty or not. ![]() I may seem a little obsessive to some about car cleaning, but I do tend to use them as a tool rather than have them as garage queens, so they get dirty - my Vette had 160,000+ miles on it when I sold it after 9 years of ownership and still had a pretty good (red) paint finish. To see what can be achieved by a pro with somewhat harder cut pads and compounds (which you and I probably would be advised to use with some tuition and measuring clear coat depth first!), this video of a 214,000 mile FFRR Vogue going through the mill shows true obsession (and not a small amount of skill and experience IMHO). https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq2Kxm4MquudBM4BR3sPcHQ [/url] |
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Worms Member Since: 31 Oct 2017 Location: Highlands Posts: 635 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lol! I suspect those of us that are not obsessive car-cleaners are unlikely to watch a 48 minute video of someone else cleaning their car! |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4907 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
If you have never pulled off the boot panels etc you will get a rude shock of how much dirt is behind them. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!
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