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Offline Watts

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Re: What detailing haven't you done today?
« Reply #20 on: 31 January 2019, 16:58 »
^^ Filth!
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Offline dubber36

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Re: What detailing haven't you done today?
« Reply #21 on: 01 February 2019, 17:01 »
My DBP Amarok is now mostly white. My White Tig is now mostly black. How does that work?  :huh:
Red Mk6 gone replaced with a white Mk7 which has gone too. Green Mk2 here to stay.

Offline Dr Mike Oxgreen

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Re: What detailing haven't you done today?
« Reply #22 on: 08 February 2019, 10:56 »
It's chucking it down outside, with winds of 40mph+.

I have decided that snow foaming would not be a good idea today.  The car had a good wash with lots of water sprayed over and under it due to Hampshire County Council's attempts to dispense their salt mountain over the roads, so having washed all of the crud and salt off on Tuesday, that will have to suffice for this week.

I'm awaiting Rebecca's post where she has a special marquee erected for the sole purpose of car washing, with under-car sprays using the finest reverse-osmosis spring water, and specially imported exotic snow foam which makes the plastered-on mud fall away, leaving the car immaculate and putting the rest of us to shame.

Again.

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Re: What detailing haven't you done today?
« Reply #23 on: 09 February 2019, 10:53 »
It's chucking it down outside, with winds of 40mph+.

I have decided that snow foaming would not be a good idea today.  The car had a good wash with lots of water sprayed over and under it due to Hampshire County Council's attempts to dispense their salt mountain over the roads, so having washed all of the crud and salt off on Tuesday, that will have to suffice for this week.

Again.

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Haha! It’s definitely not the weather for snowfoamimg!  :shocked: :laugh:


I'm awaiting Rebecca's post where she has a special marquee erected for the sole purpose of car washing, with under-car sprays using the finest reverse-osmosis spring water, and specially imported exotic snow foam which makes the plastered-on mud fall away, leaving the car immaculate and putting the rest of us to shame.

Again.

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Why I’ve just set that very arrangement up!   The angel tear snowfoam is just about to go on.  :cool:

Or maybe I haven’t done any of that :grin:

Mine looks as per the last pics but now with added layer of encrusted mud, and another hefty helping of salt!  :cry:
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Offline Watts

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Re: What detailing haven't you done today?
« Reply #24 on: 29 May 2019, 12:54 »
Today was set for a really good wash, weather ideal, cool and cloudy with no rain until early evening. Managed to do the wash but by the time I got to the rinse and drying stage it was raining. Not too hard but drying was very tricky. Bugger :rolleyes:
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Offline Dr Mike Oxgreen

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Re: What detailing haven't you done today?
« Reply #25 on: 11 June 2019, 08:47 »
I've seen the weather forecast for the rest of the week, and I literally won't be bothering.

I have, however, bought a couple of litres of Gyeon Bathe+, and Gyeon QD.  I never fail to be impressed by the beading from Bathe+, even a quick wash produces a really satisfying result.

Until next week, then.

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Re: What detailing haven't you done today?
« Reply #26 on: 17 July 2019, 13:36 »
500 miles for work in the last week or so and no washing for 2+ weeks.. don't think my wheels have ever looked like this!

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Re: What detailing haven't you done today?
« Reply #27 on: 17 October 2019, 11:02 »
Bloody weather :angry: Not supposed to rain until 4pm, was going to clean my wheels, seal them and swap them around. The rain waited until I'd gotten all the kit out and ready....

Hopefully it'll pass, I'm going to make an official complaint to BBC weather :rolleyes:
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Offline Watts

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Re: What detailing haven't you done today?
« Reply #28 on: 17 October 2019, 13:35 »
Managed to give them a quick clean and swap them around, got rather wet though. A thorough clean will have to be another day :rolleyes:
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Offline Dr Mike Oxgreen

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Re: What detailing haven't you done today?
« Reply #29 on: 15 November 2019, 22:08 »
I keep looking at the weather forecast, which is predicting "feels like" temperatures of around 3c for the next week or so.

I'm glad that I managed to get some pre-winter cleaning and protection done on the car last month, so I'll wait until it becomes a bit less cold before I get the pressure washer and snow foam out.  At least there's not much rain predicted for a few days.