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General => Detailing => Topic started by: samjac68 on 08 May 2009, 00:13
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this is a car ive bought off ebay right, and its really f**king minging as its been stood under a tree for a long time :grin:
its got mold, mildew, tree sap etc, now im wondering what do i use to clean it? i dont think meguires wash n wax and the 2 bukket methods gonna help here :sad:
im thinking instead of a mitt im gonna need a hefty sponge, really not sure what to use on it though, obviously wash and wax wont be strong enough, maybe washing up liquid? one of me mates was up for using cillit bang and a scouring pad :grin:
then my master plan is to clay, then nuke it with some g3 and my rotary sander with a pad on it til its clean and red, then nuke it with some autoglym super resin polish? not gonna use wax as from experience all it does is make swirls look 100 times worse and the paint worse :smiley:
ideas on a postcard, cheers all
sam :smiley:
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neat truckwash 68 from autosmart would go for a wash brush on this as its gangbanging with sap and algae among other contaminants and a sponge wont touch it,you may have to repeat this several times due to its condition,a steam cleaner would make life alot easier.
asuming its not metalic i would proceed with extreme caution when using g3 paste as it will go through that paint quicker than you could blink(happened to me when i was training many moons ago :laugh: )
dodojuice do a range of soft wax's that are very easy to apply and remove.
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that really is fcuking minging!! :laugh:
be interesting to see what colour it really is under all that mould and mildew!
can't wait to see the before and after pictures!
and as Dan said... go easy on the G3 :shocked:
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Strong snow foam mix left for ten minutes then pressure washed off. Repeat. That would get loads off.
If it was me though (I haven't got a pressure washer), I would go down the fairy liquid route. :lipsrsealed:
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As above, and if you dont have snow foam just keep washing over and over again untill its at the point where it can be
sanded clayed with a mild/medium or medium grade clay bar. Keep us informed with pics of how you get on, perhaps this should be a project thread :smiley:
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What? Original Patina FTW. slam and some bling rims and roll as is and it'll look wicked!
nick
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Thats not a bad idea but I'd still have to valet the inside, I bet the smell is yack inducing :undecided:
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What? Original Patina FTW. slam and some bling rims and roll as is and it'll look wicked!
nick
+1 :cool:
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What? Original Patina FTW. slam and some bling rims and roll as is and it'll look wicked!
nick
good thought that... although maybe the wrong section to be mentioning it! :laugh:
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I really wanna see this too!
Make sure you take a split shot down the bonnet with before/after :)
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deffo leave as is :grin: but the inside :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:
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Thats not a bad idea but I'd still have to valet the inside, I bet the smell is yack inducing :undecided:
according to the seller the interior is fairly good and engine runs sweet, i did intent to view the car but didnt have time, i put in a bid with 4 hours left for £110 and didnt think id win it, got home and found out i had :huh: and if all goes to plan ill just rag the interior out and fit leather seats and gti door cards etc from a local scrappy, £100 the lot :smiley:
if its too bad ill break it a bit and weigh it in, but from the pictures it looks straight and dent free, and the only 2 bits of rot i can see is behind an arch cover, and on the sill. according to the seller its only been stood a year or so??? :rolleyes:
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i've really come around to the leave it as a shed idea... I think it'll look great as nick, uruk and chuff have said
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No one else will have one like it thats for sure :laugh:
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i've really come around to the leave it as a shed idea... I think it'll look great as nick, uruk and chuff have said
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Who's the bird resting her massive boobs on the wing mirror :laugh:
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Who's the bird resting her massive boobs on the wing mirror :laugh:
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: your supposed to be looking at the car :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
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i take it your not male then, niro? :grin:
ive sorted the moss anyway... came off easily with a soft brush and some washing up liquid in a bucket. need to get some polishing pads for my orbital sander me thinks :smiley:
sam :tongue:
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i take it your not male then, niro? :grin:
ive sorted the moss anyway... came off easily with a soft brush and some washing up liquid in a bucket. need to get some polishing pads for my orbital sander me thinks :smiley:
sam :tongue:
oh noes! you've decided to clean it...
whoever thought they would hear me saying that?! :shocked: :huh:
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i take it your not male then, niro? :grin:
Rumbled :grin:
Get some piccies up of the process
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i take it your not male then, niro? :grin:
Rumbled :grin:
i thought we knew this all along? :huh:
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Who's the bird resting her massive boobs on the wing mirror :laugh:
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: your supposed to be looking at the car :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
I promise I was...until something else caught my eye :grin:
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i take it your not male then, niro? :grin:
Rumbled :grin:
i thought we knew this all along? :huh:
hey im a relative noob, i didnt know lol