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That Prelude is awesome, what's the diff between that and a Motegi? or is that a motegi... ?
 
Thankyou for the kind sentiments :)

mrk said:
That Prelude is awesome, what's the diff between that and a Motegi? or is that a motegi... ?
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The Motegi edition consists of Motegi body kit, Motegi Alloys and lowered Suspension as standard. Mine is not a Motegi however it does have the subtle Motegi kit which I quite like because it's subtle. The best spec is the Type-S which has numerous mechanical upgrades and a 220bhp engine as standard; they were all JDM however.
 
Such a shame to ruin that front end with a plate. I love the colour and cleaning job. Very nice!
 
Just a thought on washing technique, at the moment I use the two Bucket method.
I first pressure wash all the dust etc off then wash using two bucket method with Blackfire Shampoo and lambs wool mit then pressure wash again then dry off with microfibre towel.

I was wondering what you guys thought off this

Rinse car off with pressure washer
Snowfoam then use a hose pipe and wash mit to rinse off snow foam the idea being the free runing water would flush any surface grit that may be left more effectively and make it easier than keep rinsing mit in clean bucket and also no need to use Blackfire Shampoo as using snow foam.

or

Rinse off with pressure washer
Snow foam and rinse again with pressure washer, then go over car with just a wash mit and free runing hose pipe to remove anything that has been missed and then dry with microfibre towel.

so what do you think would this be a good, easier or maybe better than the Two bucket method??
it may be just me but I do like the idea of a constant flow of clean water flushing any grit etc away

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Snow foam only really gets the loose dirt off, its doesnt clean anything. It may work if you wash the car every 1-2 days but any longer is taking a risk.

The solids left behind that snow foam doesnt get require a seperate form of lubrication to loosen and prevent scratches on the paint.
 
Qeffects said:
Ideally the best method would be to rinse, snowfoam, rise, wash with two bucket method, rinse and dry.
Best way i can think of to minimise swirls
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best not to rinse before snowfoaming.

Idea behind snowfoam is that it slowly falls off the car, dragging the dirt with it. Snowfoam wont cling if the car is wet as it'll just slide off, not taking any of the muck with it.
 
you can also do it this way
Snow foam (leave for 5-10mins)
Rinse
Snow foam
using two buckets without suds go over the car with a mitt.
rinse & dry.
 
Ahh I thought Snow Foam was also like a shampoo :D you learn somthing new everyday!
in that case I think I will

Snow Foam
Rinse
Wash 2 bucket method
Rinse
Dry

I liked the idea of running water because I though it would minimize the risk of scratches, but I did think Snow Foam was a shampoo as well .

Thanks
 
Dup said:
Such a shame to ruin that front end with a plate. I love the colour and cleaning job. Very nice!
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Yep, mine looked like a fresh import with no plate:p

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why cant cars just have a rear plate ? if it is ok for motorbikes why not cars ?? seems a little unfair to me as cars do look so much better without a front plate!
 
Invasion said:
why cant cars just have a rear plate ? if it is ok for motorbikes why not cars ?? seems a little unfair to me as cars do look so much better without a front plate!
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no idea

plenty of states in the US manage just fine.

I think its because all the mobile scameras run the by the talivan need to geta picture of your front plate.

Having said that, they have cameras in the front now to get the reg plates of bikes as they go past, so theres no excuse.
 
Gave the missus' car a clean. Didn't attempt the wheels until I get some bilberry and a brush.

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Had a play with some autogleam hd wax this afternoon :) .

Tried to get an angle ;) .

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To much light in the second picture..
 
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