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Offline deltarikk

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Re: What detailing have you done today?
« Reply #1690 on: 19 April 2018, 15:06 »
Agreed, much easier moving it about, decent weight in it.....I did get a bit carried away when I saw the fancy handle graphics thinking it was touch control!  :whistle:

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Re: What detailing have you done today?
« Reply #1691 on: 20 April 2018, 12:14 »
Washed it this morning, had to do it today as we are on our holidays tomorrow and it was rather mucky. Only problem was I didn't appreciate just how strong the sun was at 9am, whilst jet washing you could see the steam coming off :shocked: so avoiding the car drying was really difficult. Still, managed to let the snowfoam dwell for 10 or 15 minutes, jet washed and cleaned but I had to dry the car before cleaning the wheels. There was a fair few tar spots which I've not seen before plus various chips and scratches on the wheels and calipers. My car is getting old :sad: Plus the bright sun really shows up swirls :cry:

I did take a couple of pictures but postimage wasn't playing ball, t0hey would've been pretty much the same as usual anyway.

Now I've got postimage working again, just a couple of samey images:



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Re: What detailing have you done today?
« Reply #1692 on: 23 April 2018, 09:16 »
Managed to get a clean in while the shade was on my side yesterday morning. Just a maintenance wash due to time, but I have a list of jobs to get into over the next few weeks hopefully. Desperately needs a good tar removal session, it's everywhere at the minute! Also there's a very big stone chip on the bonnet that needs a touch up session and I have some horrible marking from ribbons when it was used as a wedding car a couple of weeks ago. Looks like I'll be getting the DA out soon, but for now this will have to do!




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Re: What detailing have you done today?
« Reply #1693 on: 23 April 2018, 10:27 »
Managed to get a clean in while the shade was on my side yesterday morning. Just a maintenance wash due to time, but I have a list of jobs to get into over the next few weeks hopefully. Desperately needs a good tar removal session, it's everywhere at the minute! Also there's a very big stone chip on the bonnet that needs a touch up session and I have some horrible marking from ribbons when it was used as a wedding car a couple of weeks ago. Looks like I'll be getting the DA out soon, but for now this will have to do!

Looks great and it’s wearing its 114k miles well. :smiley:
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Re: What detailing have you done today?
« Reply #1694 on: 23 April 2018, 17:34 »
Managed to get a clean in while the shade was on my side yesterday morning. Just a maintenance wash due to time, but I have a list of jobs to get into over the next few weeks hopefully. Desperately needs a good tar removal session, it's everywhere at the minute! Also there's a very big stone chip on the bonnet that needs a touch up session and I have some horrible marking from ribbons when it was used as a wedding car a couple of weeks ago. Looks like I'll be getting the DA out soon, but for now this will have to do!

Looks great and it’s wearing its 114k miles well. :smiley:

Thanks! It definitely needs a few bits cosmetically but I’m happy with how it looks after a hard life so far! Taking it on a trip to Naples this summer via a few other places so there certainly won’t be any slowing down in the mileage gain!

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Re: What detailing have you done today?
« Reply #1695 on: 23 April 2018, 17:54 »
Seabrook, to have a car looking that smart with that mileage is a credit to you. Barely looks like it has been out! Superb :smiley:
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Re: What detailing have you done today?
« Reply #1696 on: 23 April 2018, 19:09 »
Seabrook, to have a car looking that smart with that mileage is a credit to you. Barely looks like it has been out! Superb :smiley:

Thanks Watts. I’ve owned it 4 years and since 36k so it’s been well pampered for most of its life :)

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Re: What detailing have you done today?
« Reply #1697 on: 24 April 2018, 08:31 »
Managed to get a clean in while the shade was on my side yesterday morning. Just a maintenance wash due to time, but I have a list of jobs to get into over the next few weeks hopefully. Desperately needs a good tar removal session, it's everywhere at the minute! Also there's a very big stone chip on the bonnet that needs a touch up session and I have some horrible marking from ribbons when it was used as a wedding car a couple of weeks ago. Looks like I'll be getting the DA out soon, but for now this will have to do!





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Re: What detailing have you done today?
« Reply #1698 on: 28 April 2018, 16:05 »
It's been a while! 

10 weeks without a clean due to being busy and crap weather etc, longest any car of mine has been without a clean, but finally got time to give it a wash. 

Bit grubby





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Lots of pre washing



Clean at last





















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Re: What detailing have you done today?
« Reply #1699 on: 28 April 2018, 16:29 »
As ever Rebecca 10/10 looking fantastic again  :grin:
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