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bailes1992
Sunday 30th November 2008, 19:58
Good clean over two days...
Day One
Stood outside for five mins and realized how cold it is. So went inside, put on a Jumper, a hoodie and then a coat...
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Jumped in the car to look at the temp
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Better than the -1* I saw in the 406 at 6.30am this morning mind you :o
So got the PW out...
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Got out my products...
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And had a look at the alloys...
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bailes1992
Sunday 30th November 2008, 19:58
The car wasent much better...
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So washed it down with the super spray and a good blast with the PW...
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Gave it a wash down using the TBM and Shampoo plus and noticed around the ehxuats the dirt was stuck on. I guess from all the heat which is where the SRP comes in...
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Now SRP will get anything off . How many people know it will disolve tar ;)
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bailes1992
Sunday 30th November 2008, 19:59
Found the volvo's first stone chip...
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So cracked on with SRP, treating all the tar spots first and leaving them for 30s and then using an MF Applicator breaking down the polish to turn the car from cream back to white. Followed by two coats of NXT.
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Then the sun set...
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And it was dark :(
So chucked all my towels in the wash, and tidied up some of my kit. I think another order from Mr Glossmax is in order soon :D
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Tommorows jobs:-
Finish Cleaning alloys, polish, wax and dress tyres
Finish Arches
Third coat of NXT
Clean the black bits and dress
Clean out interior and feed leather :)
Go to bed :lol:
Day Twoooo
bailes1992
Sunday 30th November 2008, 20:00
Started off just going over the car with a weak solution of shampoo in my super spray and a mitt to get rif of any dust and dried. A third coat of NXT 2.0 applied and black trims/tyres dressed with Megs Endurance Gel. Exhausts polished with 00# Wire wool and megs NXT Polysh'. Headlights polished with Megs PlastX and waxed with Bilt Hambers Autobalm. Then glass cleaned and polished...
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bailes1992
Sunday 30th November 2008, 20:01
NO SWIRLS :D
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Then a neighbors cat found itself on the roof of the car and scratched the duck out of it :angry:
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Interior was hovered out, plastics wiped down with APC. Now my Dads just given up smoking so trying to freshen it up abit so all the carpet was sprayed with fabreeze and the headlining. Air con was bombed and a good spraying of oust. Leather cleaned and fed :)
Before...
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Take note of the temperature :mellow:
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bailes1992
Sunday 30th November 2008, 20:01
A Neighbor turned up with a White V40 Estate Sport 2.0T
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And afters...
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Oh and...
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Liddo
Monday 1st December 2008, 10:49
Well done, the car looks (or is that "looked" lovely) Has it been back onto the wet and dirty roads, and is back to dirty looking again???
I hate washing my car, and getting it gleaming, then having to drive it a few hours later in the rain :(
cameron
Monday 1st December 2008, 10:59
Im the same liddo :(
Spend all that time washing and polishing then she asks you to go Supermarket :mad111:
You get out the car when you get home, turn to look at what once was a gleaming car only to notice its covered in Grit and Dirty water !!!!
Ive had my new T5 2 weeks or so, i still havent washed it, waste of time ;)
Lee
Liddo
Monday 1st December 2008, 12:30
Ive had my new T5 2 weeks or so, i still havent washed it, waste of time ;)
Lee
TUT TUT! When i get a new car, i wash it 3 times a week ;) Then it slowly fades to once. In winter, i was her once every 2 weeks, but then, I only do a couple of hundred miles a month
;)
I just hope its dry on the RR day, so they all look good in the photo's
Sorry to babble on the thread ;)
cameron
Monday 1st December 2008, 14:39
I too hope its a nice dry day, i'll prob spend 2 days valeting the car out and waxing it.
Still need some nice wheels though :(
Hope it'll be a cracking day :D
Cheers bud
Lee
Wobbly Dave
Monday 1st December 2008, 14:48
Working well. Alas - with being away so much - car washing is a time luxury I have not had.
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