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Offline cossy

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Re: Fairy Liquid???
« Reply #10 on: 13 February 2009, 15:05 »
I reckon I could buff that right back!
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Offline topher

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Re: Fairy Liquid???
« Reply #11 on: 13 February 2009, 15:05 »
If you want to play that analogy.. in the OP's case he's running on fumes and driving right by a Morrisons, but the nearest Shell is 50 miles away. So he's using just enough of the crap stuff to get to the Shell garage :grin:
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Offline cossy

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Re: Fairy Liquid???
« Reply #12 on: 13 February 2009, 15:09 »
I feel this could run and run!

Yes but running out of petrol or leaving a car detailing until you have the right stuff a little different.

Oh sod it, just run out of petrol, were is that Morrisons? might as well pick up a sponge the same time to rub grit all over me car. :grin:
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Offline Bjork

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Re: Fairy Liquid???
« Reply #13 on: 13 February 2009, 17:34 »
Cheers Conker, the only guy on here backing me up.

Anyway it's done now. took 6 hours.

Washed with some nice Apple Fairy washing up liquid,  :laugh: clayed, rinsed off with water, super resin polished, 2 coats of gloss protection and 2 coats of Natty's Paste wax.


And before anyone says anything I know fairy used now will just undo all my hard work. Was just a ONE OFF.

Glad to see I got a bit of a debate started though.  :smiley:

Cheers everyone, (well, Conker anyway).  :grin:
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Offline Conker

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Re: Fairy Liquid???
« Reply #14 on: 13 February 2009, 22:05 »
Quote from: Bjork on 13 February 2009, 17:34
Apple Fairy washing up liquid


OMFG, you was supposed to use lavender ! ! !  ? ? ?!  Apple flavour is for noobs!    :grin:

Glad you had fun.
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Offline JC

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Re: Fairy Liquid???
« Reply #15 on: 13 February 2009, 22:13 »
 :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: Daves got a friend  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: Fairy Liquid???
« Reply #16 on: 14 February 2009, 01:05 »
mmmm fairy liquid  :cry: not even as a one of will i ever use on my paintwork theres a reason for proper car shampoos  :wink:
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Offline K666PDP

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Re: Fairy Liquid???
« Reply #17 on: 14 February 2009, 02:34 »
as a one off wud be fine personally id never use anything other than proper car shampoo etc
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Re: Fairy Liquid???
« Reply #18 on: 14 February 2009, 06:25 »
Need decent car shampoo, or whats the point of doing the rest!
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Offline Frothey

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Re: Fairy Liquid???
« Reply #19 on: 14 February 2009, 07:50 »
quite a few guys will use washing up liquid as a pre-soak to a detail on a really minging car - all this stuff about rotting seals is cobblers, APC's and degreasers are just as bad, if not worse. APC's / tardis / etc will stain paint for example.

after all, if washing up liquid is that bad, why would you stick your hands in it? theres a lot of marketting hype with a lot of products.

as he said, its a one off, then being detailed, then a "proper" shampoo is going to be used - no problem with that
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