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Offline SRGTD

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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2560 on: 17 April 2015, 19:23 »
After enduring 5 painful weeks of dirt and sand, finally got time to wash and wax it today.  It was hard going and I'm knackered now!  Worth it though  :smiley:


Great transformation Rebecca. That's an impressive amount of Sahara sand, but looks lovely and clean and shiny now. Did you use your new Metro Vac Sidekick?
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2561 on: 17 April 2015, 20:14 »
 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Stunning as always Rebecca! Loving the sidekick?

Another quick pic of the bay:
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2562 on: 17 April 2015, 20:17 »
What a transformation, your car is stunning and great work  :cool:

The sand looks awfull  :shocked:

Most of that sand came in last night's rain  :angry:  Shortly after finishing it the sky darkened and along came lots of clouds!! If it rains sand tonight, I shall be sobbing into my pillow  :cry:
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2563 on: 17 April 2015, 20:30 »
Great transformation Rebecca. That's an impressive amount of Sahara sand, but looks lovely and clean and shiny now. Did you use your new Metro Vac Sidekick?

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Stunning as always Rebecca! Loving the sidekick?

Thanks lads.  I did use the Sidekick and it's a very nifty bit of kit  :cool:

It's really useful for those many irritating water traps.  Used it in the wheel wells (Glendales have that deep groove which holds water), the rear badge, front honeycomb grill, wing mirrors, door handles, bottom sills and around boot area, including the bit where rear windscreen meets the boot.  No more annoying delayed drips  :smiley:  Money well spent imo.

Loving that engine cover Dan!  Didn't get time to clean my engine bay today, next time.  Mind you it's gonna look very dull compared to your deluxe bay  :laugh:  :cool:
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2564 on: 17 April 2015, 21:04 »
Holy cow booth! Can u come and wash my car pls?
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2565 on: 17 April 2015, 21:12 »
There's never enough time to do everything is there! My bay really needs a good clean, and really need to sort out the stonechips and get the da on the paint, keep telling myself it will happen soon ;)

I'd love a sidekick, those traps are so annoying aren't they!

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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2566 on: 17 April 2015, 21:32 »
There's never enough time to do everything is there! My bay really needs a good clean, and really need to sort out the stonechips and get the da on the paint, keep telling myself it will happen soon ;)

I'd love a sidekick, those traps are so annoying aren't they!

What!!!  :shocked:  Your engine bay looks exceptionally clean to me, how much cleaner can it be?

There's isn't enough time.  My car has picked up a quite a few new stone chips from the motorway when I went up to Yorkshire in Feb  :cry:  Also noticed a fair bit of tar and brake dust that's built up over the winter too.  It needs a really good decontamination, and then I'd need to get the DA on it, and then more protection......it's never ending!

Dan, everyone needs a Sidekick.  If a sidekick's good enough for Batman..... :laugh:
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2567 on: 17 April 2015, 21:36 »
Holy cow booth! Can I come and wash my car pls?

No Snooze!!   :tongue:

I can hardly move tonight, my back is killing me and I have Waxer's Wrist*


*  Not an official medical ailment....but it should be!
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2568 on: 17 April 2015, 22:52 »
Ha ha. Your hard work was worth it. Car looks cracking!
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2569 on: 18 April 2015, 13:20 »
Sailed through its MOT today with no advisories. I'd forgotten the ease of running a newer car!
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