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Foaming is really good fun. You'll be surprised how much muck it lifts off without you needing to take a washmitt to the car. Just watch where you're spraying if it's windy.
Mine was looking like this the other weekend... up to the eyeballs again now though.
Can't rate Poorboys wheel sealant enough - they come up like new with just soap since using it post refurb.
Not looked into one of these? Can't imagine one would be much good on mine - an old wasmitt does the job.
Yeah I got one of those but they're not that great, I get much better results from a thin sponge and my fingers to get the shampoo in there!
The wide rim dish where the spokes meet make it hard to use the alloy wheel brush in those areas which is where the sponge comes in one its own:
^ you can see in that pic the dish size and where the split spokes meet in, the brush just cannot get into those nooks to get built up brake dust out!
The wide rim dish where the spokes meet make it hard to use the alloy wheel brush in those areas which is where the sponge comes in one its own:
^ you can see in that pic the dish size and where the split spokes meet in, the brush just cannot get into those nooks to get built up brake dust out!
Not looked into one of these? Can't imagine one would be much good on mine - an old wasmitt does the job.
Those Megs brushes are rubbish. The rubber nipple on the end gets stuck between narrow spokes, and the brush comes out of the handle.
I use a combination of a flat halfords looped wheel cleaning brush, a £1 back scrubbing brush from Wilkos, and a 40p bog brush (also from Wilkos) for my wheels.
Just using the one brush means it won't last long if you use it often and are even slightly enthusiastic with it. My megs brush lasted about 5 washes before it looked knackered and came out of the handle.
you need a swissvax brush for places the EZ brush cant reach
http://www.envyvaleting.com/products_info.asp?id=122
http://www.envyvaleting.com/products_info.asp?id=122
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at least theres wide gaps between them though....Try keeping OZ Superleggeras clean if you think your are tricky
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Detailing on the cheap
bucket, water, sponge, shampoey stuff, check!
2 weeks worth of grubby car from slushy, muddy shortcut, country lane type driving, check!
mucky feet, check! ok lets begin
Hot soapy water + elbow grease =
Even done my door shuts, drying everything with my face cloth sized shamois (£2) rings out in one squeeze!
anywhere I dont want to shove the shappy gets the blue paper and "double T" treatment, no WD40 in site, its only a nova after all!
soot, chaff and burn mark removal proves no problem.
Quick whipe round the yellow bits in the engine bay.....
... and to finish a blast round with the hoover! jobs a good'un
bucket, water, sponge, shampoey stuff, check!
2 weeks worth of grubby car from slushy, muddy shortcut, country lane type driving, check!
mucky feet, check! ok lets begin
Hot soapy water + elbow grease =
Even done my door shuts, drying everything with my face cloth sized shamois (£2) rings out in one squeeze!
anywhere I dont want to shove the shappy gets the blue paper and "double T" treatment, no WD40 in site, its only a nova after all!
soot, chaff and burn mark removal proves no problem.
Quick whipe round the yellow bits in the engine bay.....
... and to finish a blast round with the hoover! jobs a good'un
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you said it, detailing = washing the car, irony clearly lost
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Thats like boiling some veg and claiming you've made a sunday roast.
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Got a DA machine this week, did a little tester on my Mum's car. The paint was in a right state as you will see! I think the previous owner used a scouring pad to clean the car!
Now I'll wait for some more good weather and then I'll give it a go on the 182
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I know all the swirls arent removed, but I was using a very low cut polish
Now I'll wait for some more good weather and then I'll give it a go on the 182
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I know all the swirls arent removed, but I was using a very low cut polish
Thanks for showing us how to polish a turd
He didn't use any polish
Great results Shadowness. What do you mean by DA? My mums black Jazz looks like the before pics and really needs the same treatment.
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Dual action, short for a polishing machine
One of these: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polis...uiars-g220-dual-action-polisher/prod_409.html
One of these: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polis...uiars-g220-dual-action-polisher/prod_409.html
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