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The Doctor Member Since: 09 Jul 2010 Location: Gallifrey Posts: 4615 |
Went down to the jet wash at the petrol station this morning and there's 2 bays. I was only rinsing the shed load of dust off that has built up with the dry weather. My car has a ceramic coating so it's very easy to just rinse it off and then a quick blast down the road means the water beads up and runs off leaving the car dry and clean enough until I clean it properly.
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3rd Jun 2021 12:28 pm |
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shiggsy Member Since: 13 Jan 2013 Location: Kent Posts: 799 |
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3rd Jun 2021 2:11 pm |
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riverblanche Member Since: 11 Apr 2019 Location: Retford'ish Posts: 438 |
Hi,
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3rd Jun 2021 7:42 pm |
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Milothedog Member Since: 14 Dec 2014 Location: South London Posts: 449 |
I think it's a generational thing when it comes to washing cars. I always do my own and take pride in it. but my Son will always take his to a car wash for some nice Eastern European chaps to do it. For most folk nowadays a car is just a means of getting from A to B and nothing else, they also get treated like mobile dustbins and I often wonder if that is a reflection of their home 2007 TD4 XS The work horse that earns its up keep
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4th Jun 2021 8:54 am |
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Andy131 Member Since: 09 Dec 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 2187 |
No easy is going to the local carwash, handing your keys over and going into the cafe for a coffee, bacon buttie and read the paper. When you come out it's done, you have no idea where the scratches are because you didn't get up close and personal with the paintwork, so in your mind the bodywork is absolutely perfect.
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4th Jun 2021 8:54 am |
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Steve D Member Since: 19 Jan 2013 Location: Essexshire Posts: 4109 |
I used to like getting my FL2 and then the Evoque filthy dirty rotten and caked in mud. A. because it suited them and B because having gotten used to the mess, it was a nice surprise to see what’s underneath! They were both black so a sod to clean and only got washed every couple of months. They were also used as dog carriers. The new dog-free metallic grey A3, or as the wife calls it, Princess, gets a wash nearly every other week. The Golf is now the mobile dog basket! Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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4th Jun 2021 9:27 am |
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Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2816 |
Never understand people who don't wash their cars or have pride in them. They cost enough and its not a big job. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948
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4th Jun 2021 11:46 am |
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IanMetro Member Since: 11 Sep 2017 Location: Somerset BS21 Posts: 3157 |
As the weather got a bit better I decided my car needed a clean.
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4th Jun 2021 11:59 am |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4907 |
I hardly ever wash the car. Usually before we go away, while we are away if the red dust gets too bad, & when we return. Dirt & dust everywhere.
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4th Jun 2021 11:59 am |
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ozjeff62 Member Since: 28 May 2018 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 494 |
I love washing cars, I pick up all sorts of info about the condition of various bits and pieces of the car. Caked on mud sticks like heck, retains moisture, promotes corrosion and wear, prevents components being seen properly and invariably falls in my eyes when I'm under the car.
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4th Jun 2021 12:46 pm |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4907 |
It is amazing the crap that comes out if you stick the end of the hose over the plastic wheel arch liners. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!
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4th Jun 2021 1:12 pm |
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Andy131 Member Since: 09 Dec 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 2187 |
Have you seen the lengths that some loons on here go to? Cleaning the car must take several days, what with washing it, washing it again with soap(foam?) washing the soap off, drying it off with hide from a Himilayan yak, waxing it with something the surfers use, then polishing the wax. That's just the wheels. It's a huge, soul destroying, pocket emptying annoying waste of time - some people actually enjoy it, go figure. Then again I have seen people wandering over the Peak district in Cagoules in the rain and they insist that is both good for you and enjoyable. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner |
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4th Jun 2021 4:42 pm |
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Dave47 Member Since: 31 Aug 2014 Location: Margate Kent Posts: 1335 |
Andy, you forgot the air line used to blow
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4th Jun 2021 4:57 pm |
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3landertwo Member Since: 27 May 2020 Location: UK Posts: 1130 |
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4th Jun 2021 6:15 pm |
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