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mikesndbs
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Hi, posted this on another forum for car cleaning but thought it may be of interest here too!
God do my arms ache :shock:
(Note :!: may take some time to load up)
Ok here's a description (Photo rich) of my first attempt.
I have decided that I need to wait for some reliable good weather, some good health
and to sort out a local pollution issue before I go ahead with the polish and wax stages.
Right, well I leaned a very great deal and have been very impressed at the quality and ability of the products used!
The pollution.
(Sub) The Good Life brigade.
One Barbara and Tom would be tolerable but three close by is just a #~#*$ nuisance!
Three houses with wood burning stoves and heating meaning that every night a thick layer of ash descends onto our cars :evil:
LooK
That was this morning.
As it was a nice day I decided that I would at least give the cars a wash using the Chemical Guys - Extreme Wash and Wax and then trying for the first time ever the idea of drying afterwards (well not quite the first but I have given up using chamois)
First a look at the car before we start.
Some nasty bumper scuffs (NO was not me :roll: )
Bit of a hard life so far :?
Ideas suggestions please?
So then I rinsed her off!
Now the bucket with the grit guard, what a bloody good idea that is!
Worked a treat.
I also selected to use the sheep skin mitt this time as I have never used one before.
Was nice to use and surprisingly good to get into difficult areas.
Oh yeah I did the wheels first
(used to do last)
I washed in sections and rinsed off as I went to prevent drying, the sun was very hot
Biggest surprise of the day?????
Huge 38” x 28” Waffle weave Microfibre Drying Towel with pockets!
AMAZING :shock: it just eats water!
Lay it out, pull it over and the car is dry!
So here is a pic after the wash and dry.
Top marks, drying took just minutes!
:?: How do I clean the drying towel?
Ok here is where I deviate from the path and go to the dark side!
I saw little point in applying the polish now as I would not have time to do the wax, and thus in the morning the car would be covered in ash and I would be back to Sq 1.
So as I had already purchased it I thought I might as well try the Waterless wash trial kit, that claims to polish and leave a protective layer all in one.
Results were good but I am sure not as good as the proper polish then wax that I will do as soon as I can.
Read on for the results.
http://www.go-waterless.co.uk/ShowDetails.asp?id=100
Here are the results, seemed to help the bumper scuff.
So there we have it, still took some time but I hope has left some protection for now.
One thing is for sure I am well and truly converted to the 'proper' way of washing and drying using the products sold here, stunning
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/
Hope this has been of interest.
Mike
West Sussex
God do my arms ache :shock: (Note :!: may take some time to load up)
Ok here's a description (Photo rich) of my first attempt.
I have decided that I need to wait for some reliable good weather, some good health
and to sort out a local pollution issue before I go ahead with the polish and wax stages.Right, well I leaned a very great deal and have been very impressed at the quality and ability of the products used!
The pollution.
(Sub) The Good Life brigade.
One Barbara and Tom would be tolerable but three close by is just a #~#*$ nuisance!
Three houses with wood burning stoves and heating meaning that every night a thick layer of ash descends onto our cars :evil:
LooK
That was this morning.
As it was a nice day I decided that I would at least give the cars a wash using the Chemical Guys - Extreme Wash and Wax and then trying for the first time ever the idea of drying afterwards (well not quite the first but I have given up using chamois)
First a look at the car before we start.
Some nasty bumper scuffs (NO was not me :roll: )
Bit of a hard life so far :?
Ideas suggestions please?
So then I rinsed her off!
Now the bucket with the grit guard, what a bloody good idea that is!
Worked a treat.
I also selected to use the sheep skin mitt this time as I have never used one before.
Was nice to use and surprisingly good to get into difficult areas.
Oh yeah I did the wheels first
(used to do last)I washed in sections and rinsed off as I went to prevent drying, the sun was very hot
Biggest surprise of the day?????
Huge 38” x 28” Waffle weave Microfibre Drying Towel with pockets!
AMAZING :shock: it just eats water!
Lay it out, pull it over and the car is dry!
So here is a pic after the wash and dry.
Top marks, drying took just minutes!
:?: How do I clean the drying towel?
Ok here is where I deviate from the path and go to the dark side!
I saw little point in applying the polish now as I would not have time to do the wax, and thus in the morning the car would be covered in ash and I would be back to Sq 1.
So as I had already purchased it I thought I might as well try the Waterless wash trial kit, that claims to polish and leave a protective layer all in one.
Results were good but I am sure not as good as the proper polish then wax that I will do as soon as I can.
Read on for the results.
http://www.go-waterless.co.uk/ShowDetails.asp?id=100
Here are the results, seemed to help the bumper scuff.
So there we have it, still took some time but I hope has left some protection for now.
One thing is for sure I am well and truly converted to the 'proper' way of washing and drying using the products sold here, stunning
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/
Hope this has been of interest.
Mike
West Sussex
