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mrk said:
Nope. Bilberry is less acidic than others out there but it is also a dilute based alloy cleaner so just adjust your water dilution as required.

I would normally spray on Bilberry then work it in after a minute with an MF cloth to really get the grime off. Now of course wheel woolies take over that part :D
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Nice one thanks, the alloys a pretty clean already just need to take off some Tar that's flicked up off the road, what should I dilute this too, not used it before?
 
mrk said:
Nope. Bilberry is less acidic than others out there but it is also a dilute based alloy cleaner so just adjust your water dilution as required.

I would normally spray on Bilberry then work it in after a minute with an MF cloth to really get the grime off. Now of course wheel woolies take over that part :D
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It's acid free.

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
Nice one thanks, the alloys a pretty clean already just need to take off some Tar that's flicked up off the road, what should I dilute this too, not used it before?
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Bilberry might not touch the tar and you may need something like Tardis or Tar-X.

Bilberry is good for a quick clean of the wheels but for anything more its best to use Iron-X & Tardis/Tar-X.
 
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peige said:
Anyone got some tips on restoring this trim

Its the roof rail trim on a 205, The paintwork has come up a treat but this one trim evades me. I think at some point in this cars life it spent several months under a tree.
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I've not used it personally but Autofinesse Revive Trim Gel gets great reviews.
 
peige said:
Anyone got some tips on restoring this trim

Trim by peige10101, on Flickr

Its the roof rail trim on a 205, The paintwork has come up a treat but this one trim evades me. I think at some point in this cars life it spent several months under a tree!
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Mine looked like that on my civic, just a bit worse, i sprayed them with a few coats of black plasti dip, and they looked like new, the finish lasted a good 3 years of being washed every weekend and still look as good as when i first sprayed it!
 
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Is it sad to be excited about the weekend approaching and then getting to clean with new products? :o
 
Those Wheel Woolies are ridiculous money really when you can get a similar thing from Halfords which performs the same job for ten times less cost :p
 
Amos91 said:
It's acid free.
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The whole 'acid free' seems to be a marketing but the reason it is acid free is because bilberry is an alkaline cleaner so can still do damage if used incorrectly.

mrk said:
Is it sad to be excited about the weekend approaching and then getting to clean with new products? :o
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Nope, not sad at all. I had great fun playing with my foam lance when it arrived the other week and I am counting down until I give my car its annual full detail.
 
What products would you guys recommend for refreshing leather interior? The front seats have wrinkles and the paint in some places has worn out.
 
Howard said:
Those Wheel Woolies are ridiculous money really when you can get a similar thing from Halfords which performs the same job for ten times less cost :p
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For me the big appeal of Wheel Woolies was that they have no metal in them at all, whereas some of the cheaper Halfords ones do, so there is very very low risk of scratching your wheels when using them.
 
Speaking of foam, I always look forward to foaming my car, I know foaming is a marmite thing and its effectiveness debatable, but it's just one of those "this is pretty sweet" things, even if it takes up some of my time :D

I agree with Vox, I've also seen similar in Halfords before to the Woolies but was a bit dubious about how they may treat the wheels with the metal bits and stuff.
 
mrk said:
Speaking of foam, I always look forward to foaming my car, I know foaming is a marmite thing and its effectiveness debatable, but it's just one of those "this is pretty sweet" things, even if it takes up some of my time :D
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Yeah snow foaming looks great. Does have a good effect on getting rid of a lot of the grit/salt at the minute on my car. Unfortunately still need to wash it properly though
 
mrk said:
I know foaming is a marmite thing and its effectiveness debatable,
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Only because people are using extremely non caustic snow foam which doesn't do anything.

You've got to have it slightly caustic even if it does take off some of the wax each time for there to be any cleaning effect.
 
How irritating.
Sunday - cleaned the car. Fresh coat of wax. Lovely.
Thursday - parked on a quiet residential road which has grass verges, as always. Come back to car at lunchtime, and the poxy council have decided to strim the verges.
Car is now covered in grass cuttings.

Last night, I get home and rinse the car down which washes them off. Starts getting dark and I don't have time to wash it, so I didn't want to start rubbing a drying towel over it.

This morning - car now covered in water spots, necessitating another wash.

FIRST WORLD RAGE :mad:
 
Amos91 said:
It's acid free.



Bilberry might not touch the tar and you may need something like Tardis or Tar-X.

Bilberry is good for a quick clean of the wheels but for anything more its best to use Iron-X & Tardis/Tar-X.
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Just going back to Bilberry again, as per my orginal post I mention I have polished stainless steel rims, I've read an ebay listing that say's not suitable for polished rims.

Help :-)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191497711733?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
 
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Checked the weather app, cloudy/sunny for the rest of the week, stood outside - looked OK. The moment the washmitt connected with the car - down comes the rain :mad:
 
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