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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: gizzywizzy on 22 April 2010, 21:15
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Hi guys
My car is covered in a layer of dirty gritty dark grey ash, yeah I know my car is black and it shouldn't show but it does and it looks and feels really gross.
I don't have access to a hose pipe and it would be a nightmare to wash it out in the street so if I go to the carwash should I ask him to give it a doing with the Karcher first? worried about the bristley brushes scratching the muck into my paint work otherwise.
Gizzy
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Hi guys
My car is covered in a layer of dirty gritty dark grey ash, yeah I know my car is black and it shouldn't show but it does and it looks and feels really gross.
I don't have access to a hose pipe and it would be a nightmare to wash it out in the street so if I go to the carwash should I ask him to give it a doing with the Karcher first? worried about the bristley brushes scratching the muck into my paint work otherwise.
Gizzy
Get it hosed and hosed and hosed down with plenty of water with a jet wash and by hand. No auto car wash. Then touch the surface to check there is no grit. Only after this, you can soap and sponge Bonnie.
It really is a ridiculous situation. One guy on my street has a white 3 series which he has had badly washed and it is full of very fine scratches which are very visible under street lights. Needless to say, he is very peeved off.
Take care.
AM x
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I can't believe you are even thinking of going through one of them brillo washes :sick: you've just spent X amount of money on a new car and your going to ruin it by going through an auto wash :cry:
Its cheaper and more satisfying doing it yourself :smiley:
Darren
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I had to wash mine again tonight for the 2nd time this week and its only Thursday. To be honest there shouldnt be any grit as such, its just fine powder.
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I had to wash mine again tonight for the 2nd time this week and its only Thursday. To be honest there shouldnt be any grit as such, its just fine powder.
Well yeah I think it is ash mixed with general road grit to be honest, but it looks a bloody awful mess :cry:
Prolly looks as bad on a white car as it does on the black of my Bonnie.
Gizzy
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I had to wash mine again tonight for the 2nd time this week and its only Thursday. To be honest there shouldnt be any grit as such, its just fine powder.
Well yeah I think it is ash mixed with general road grit to be honest, but it looks a bloody awful mess :cry:
Prolly looks as bad on a white car as it does on the black of my Bonnie.
Gizzy
BTW: I alerted members about this volcanic eruption when it first happened. But my post was unceremoniously moved! :sad:
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I can't believe you are even thinking of going through one of them brillo washes :sick: you've just spent X amount of money on a new car and your going to ruin it by going through an auto wash :cry:
Its cheaper and more satisfying doing it yourself :smiley:
Darren
I know but I don't have a drive to wash it on, I live in a terraced house on the main A road into Whitby with no access to a hose pipe, so my only choice is the car wash but I will take it to the machines where you DIY and hopefully I'll make a good job of it. :wink:
Gizzy
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Gizzy dearest: Take it to your VW dealership, if it is conveniently close, as they must have a hand wash facility. You might have to book in advance, but worth it. :smiley:
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I had to wash mine again tonight for the 2nd time this week and its only Thursday. To be honest there shouldnt be any grit as such, its just fine powder.
Well yeah I think it is ash mixed with general road grit to be honest, but it looks a bloody awful mess :cry:
Prolly looks as bad on a white car as it does on the black of my Bonnie.
Gizzy
BTW: I alerted members about this volcanic eruption when it first happened. But my post was unceremoniously moved! :sad:
Ahh bless :wink: poor little misunderstood soul. You are a real olde worlde super hero who will long be worshipped on this forum. :laugh:
Gizzy
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Gizzy dearest: Take it to your VW dealership, if it is conveniently close, as they must have a hand wash facility. You might have to book in advance, but worth it. :smiley:
You what :rolleyes: I ain't about to pay VW prices to have them ruin what is my pride and joy :smiley
Gizzy
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I had to wash mine again tonight for the 2nd time this week and its only Thursday. To be honest there shouldnt be any grit as such, its just fine powder.
Well yeah I think it is ash mixed with general road grit to be honest, but it looks a bloody awful mess :cry:
Prolly looks as bad on a white car as it does on the black of my Bonnie.
Gizzy
BTW: I alerted members about this volcanic eruption when it first happened. But my post was unceremoniously moved! :sad:
Ahh bless :wink: poor little misunderstood soul. You are a real olde worlde super hero who will long be worshipped on this forum. :laugh:
Gizzy
You make me blush!
If it is just you alone who understands and appreciates me on this admittedly fun forum, then I will have many happy days ahead. :kiss: :smiley:
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Gizzy dearest: Take it to your VW dealership, if it is conveniently close, as they must have a hand wash facility. You might have to book in advance, but worth it. :smiley:
Eh?!?! Thought you said a foreign dude washed your car at your local VW garage and couldn't understand a word of English and made a terrible job of it and you had to redo it yourself?
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I bought a snow foam lance especially for removing fine dust before going near it with a mitt!!
You must have a friend or relative who has a drive and access to a hose?!
I have no access at my flat (hence why I bought a silver car!) but my mums house is 15 mins away, and my fiancees parents house is 5 mins away - and they both have drives and hoses I can use!
Not ideal, but I guess it gives me a reason to go see my mum on occassion :laugh:
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Gizzy dearest: Take it to your VW dealership, if it is conveniently close, as they must have a hand wash facility. You might have to book in advance, but worth it. :smiley:
You what :rolleyes: I ain't about to pay VW prices to have them ruin what is my pride and joy :smiley
Gizzy
Honey Child: They charge a fiver for a complete 'service wash' in London and it is 'free=£0' if you get your car repaired or serviced by them. I can give you the fiver! Now don't typecast yourself! :rolleyes:
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I had to wash mine again tonight for the 2nd time this week and its only Thursday. To be honest there shouldnt be any grit as such, its just fine powder.
Well yeah I think it is ash mixed with general road grit to be honest, but it looks a bloody awful mess :cry:
Prolly looks as bad on a white car as it does on the black of my Bonnie.
Gizzy
BTW: I alerted members about this volcanic eruption when it first happened. But my post was unceremoniously moved! :sad:
Ahh bless :wink: poor little misunderstood soul. You are a real olde worlde super hero who will long be worshipped on this forum. :laugh:
Gizzy
You make me blush!
If it is just you alone who understands and appreciates me on this admittedly fun forum, then I will have many happy days ahead. :kiss: :smiley:
You and me, we need to stick together we're on the same wavelength :kiss: :grin: I get where you're at and it's fun :laugh:
Gizzy
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Gizzy dearest: Take it to your VW dealership, if it is conveniently close, as they must have a hand wash facility. You might have to book in advance, but worth it. :smiley:
You what :rolleyes: I ain't about to pay VW prices to have them ruin what is my pride and joy :smiley
Gizzy
Honey Child: They charge a fiver for a complete 'service wash' in London and it is 'free=£0' if you get your car repaired or serviced by them. I can give you the fiver! Now don't typecast yourself! :rolleyes:
You are too kind but I am not a charity case. :wink: It is only that I don't have access to a hose but I will do as P3eps says and cadge a driveway of a mate and give Bonnie a right good seeing too. :laugh:
Gizzy
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You and me, we need to stick together we're on the same wavelength :kiss: :grin: I get where you're at and it's fun :laugh:
Gizzy
We are and we will. This is a given! :kiss:
No need to be over serious all the time.
Just watch as we might soon get a vile and vicious reaction from someone hiding their frustration and dying to pounce! :laugh:
Oh dear. I think I have waved a red rag to a bull! :laugh:
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You are too kind but I am not a charity case. :wink: It is only that I don't have access to a hose but I will do as P3eps says and cadge a driveway of a mate and give Bonnie a right good seeing too. :laugh:
Gizzy
p3eps is a great guy. Good advice from him. Most helpful and very interesting person. :smiley:
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Gizzy dearest: Take it to your VW dealership, if it is conveniently close, as they must have a hand wash facility. You might have to book in advance, but worth it. :smiley:
Eh?!?! Thought you said a foreign dude washed your car at your local VW garage and couldn't understand a word of English and made a terrible job of it and you had to redo it yourself?
p3asa: A hose in a foriegn hand is a hose in a hand. :grin:
But I am so glad you pay attention to my posts if only to trip me up. :laugh:
What fun!
The rest of the cleaning drama was due to my very particular requirements which even an Englishman (who often have a very poor understanding our own language) would have failed to follow to the letter. :grin:
Yes: I may be too much of a task master for this very politically correct and modern world! :wink:
You know what I mean kiddo! :laugh:
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Wow you've lost me :laugh:
Nope not trying to trip you up at all, better things to do in life.
Just remembered you saying it was going to VW for a wash then complaining about how poor it turned out. Just thought it strange how you now say it was "worth it". You back on the house wine?! :grin:
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Wow you've lost me :laugh:
Nope not trying to trip you up at all, better things to do in life.
Just remembered you saying it was going to VW for a wash then complaining about how poor it turned out. Just thought it strange how you now say it was "worth it". You back on the house wine?! :grin:
Hi p3asa!
You are so right!
I had a problem because the Workshop Forman got all arsey with me for trying to explain to the nice Polish valeter how to use certain products I had supplied. He started sprouting all the Health and Safety crap at me, even though I was nowhere near a workshop and the only tool (apart from myself and the Polish guy) was a hose pipe and we were in the open under a bright blue sky. The little Hitler got ruder and ruder, but I said nothing. Just asked the Polish guy to stop and I left the premises.
I then put in a huge complaint about the Workshop Foreskin on Monday and got the Big Boss to call me and apologise. He said he had given the fellow a good telling off and I would, from now onwards, get a very personal service! :rolleyes: O dear!
The other thing was that the Foreskin had also upset the Service Advisors who were truly helpful and supportive. It all sounds quite funny now, but I was pretty upset by such rudeness.
Not pished at all. :grin: Just had one glass of red with supper as I do every night.
I know you are not trying to trip me up and I like your style! :smiley:
Cheers!
Take care.
AM.
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I now don't let anyone wash the cars so I only have myself to blame.
With 3 in the household its a full-time job.
The neighbours are always commenting that I should be a valeter but I just smile and ignore them. Its not my fault I can easily take up to 8 hours just washing and waxing 1 of them :laugh:
Anyway back on topic, there is definitely a layer of ash fallen. Our 2 black cars look terrible whereas the white car still looks clean although on closer inspection it has a very light covering.
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Its definately being brought down with the rain, i.e. Last night it was raining here, when going to work this morning you can see where the modules of rain have dried there is a fine little circle of power left behind, and there's tonnes of them. Run your finger over them and its a fine powder.
Next person I see doing a rain dance gets it ! :grin:
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The neighbours are always commenting that I should be a valeter but I just smile and ignore them. Its not my fault I can easily take up to 8 hours just washing and waxing 1 of them :laugh:
Not as crazy as I seemed to my neighbours when the Dentman was tapping away at my 'wings' yesterday! I think us Golf Mk6 owners are 'people with a very sensitive disposition'! :laugh:
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Next person I see doing a rain dance gets it ! :grin:
'I'm singing in the rain, just dancing in the rain.....' :grin:
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Run your finger over them and its a fine powder.
:shocked: You have just scratched your clearcoat!
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Run your finger over them and its a fine powder.
:shocked: You have just scratched your clearcoat!
Strange, cant see a thing. Exactly what type of scratch should I be expecting from powder ?
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Just finished raining, and guess what, more crap on the car. Another wash tomorrow.
Getting mighty pissed off with it now.
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Run your finger over them and its a fine powder.
:shocked: You have just scratched your clearcoat!
You wicked tease! :grin:
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Run your finger over them and its a fine powder.
:shocked: You have just scratched your clearcoat!
You wicked tease! :grin:
From what I've heard there is some rougher grit type sh!t comes down with it. But what I have felt is nothing but extremely fine power. If there's a risk of scratching so be it, I've seen nothing and if there is I'll use my Das-6 Pro and Blast the ba5tards away.
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Run your finger over them and its a fine powder.
:shocked: You have just scratched your clearcoat!
Strange, cant see a thing. Exactly what type of scratch should I be expecting from powder ?
Whoooooosh!! :laugh:
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You sons of b!tches winding me up ? :grin:
Honestly, gonna please give my head a minutes peace. I was out checking my car and everything there.
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From what I've heard there is some rougher grit type sh!t comes down with it. But what I have felt is nothing but extremely fine power. If there's a risk of scratching so be it, I've seen nothing and if there is I'll use my Das-6 Pro and Blast the ba5tards away.
Will get the very articulate Polish hoseman at the dealership to properly douse it down tomorrow. This will really wind-up the Workshop Foreskin. Then I'll do the rest, maybe. Or maybe I'll wind up the Foreskin even more by making the Pole keep cleaning the car for at least an hour! I've already complained about Foreskin Hitler and I have been assured of a personal service by the Big Boss! Tomorrow 9.15am for the fun and games. Just shows I am a sad, evil and bored individual.
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Kev, it's simple: every time you touch the car, you will leave scratch marks on it. They may not be visible to the naked eye, but the are there. And rubbing or even running your finger lightly along the body is 10 times worse :cry:
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...And rubbing or even running your finger lightly along the body is 10 times worse :cry:
Personally, I have found that a bit of hard rubbing 'along the body' works wonders! :laugh:
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I totally screwed up and took the new mk6 to one of them imo drive through car washes - thought that at least they hand wash it first - not got some fine scratches on the door \ and hatch back bit. Didn't notice at first until sun hit the side of the car and saw them - Bollocks! Ok - I'm a numpty -
Might try to fix myself - got scratch-x 2.0 and lot's of elbow grease at the ready - but might try a detailer I found with their own place in north wales that I might give a go -they're also an authorised Autoglym toughcoat or what ever it's called (the one that comes with the 10 year stamp).
Going to see what the bill is for them to fix and the treat the car. i.e give it the full 9 yards going over.
Well earnt my lesson well.
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I totally screwed up and took the new mk6 to one of them imo drive through car washes - thought that at least they hand wash it first - not got some fine scratches on the door \ and hatch back bit. Didn't notice at first until sun hit the side of the car and saw them - nuts! Ok - I'm a numpty -
Might try to fix myself - got scratch-x 2.0 and lot's of elbow grease at the ready - but might try a detailer I found with their own place in north wales that I might give a go -they're also an authorised Autoglym toughcoat or what ever it's called (the one that comes with the 10 year stamp).
Going to see what the bill is for them to fix and the treat the car. i.e give it the full 9 yards going over.
Well earnt my lesson well.
Dont use the Scratch X its a waist of money, just pay a proffesional detailer get the job done right!! Have a look in the detailing section contact Guy or Dan they will point you in the right direction. The dreaded car wash's will finish your paint work off, just do it yourself peice of mind!! :wink:
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It happens again to us in the Southeast tomorrow.
Had a horrible time cleaning the car the last time as we all did on our street.
Trying to find a garage but had not much luck at the present.
Bugger. :angry:
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Thanks Steve30 - left a post in the detail forum and got some good recomendations and also to cross check a local one to see if any good etc.
Detailing sounds very complex \ hard work. Almost fell over when told they had a wax that could be used on my car for... wait for it....... about £8500 and it's rubbed on by hand.
For that I'd want claudia schiffer to be the one applying it :laugh:
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Thanks Steve30 - left a post in the detail forum and got some good recomendations and also to cross check a local one to see if any good etc.
Detailing sounds very complex \ hard work. Almost fell over when told they had a wax that could be used on my car for... wait for it....... about £8500 and it's rubbed on by hand.
For that I'd want claudia schiffer to be the one applying it :laugh:
No problem your wellcome, pm me if you need any support with Detailing!! Enjoy Steve :cool:
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£8.5k for a wax? What does it do, bullet proof the car?
I have trouble coughing up £8.50 for some. :shocked:
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£8.5k for a wax? What does it do, bullet proof the car?
I have trouble coughing up £8.50 for some. :shocked:
If I was minted, like Chris Evens who just paid 12mill for a Ferrari then I would buy it!! last for ever never have to do it agian! :wink:
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I bet Chris Evans pays someone else to wipe his £8.5k wax on his £12m Ferrari and his other stable of fine exotics.
Now that's a job I wouldn't mind.
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I bet Chris Evans pays someone else to wipe his £8.5k wax on his £12m Ferrari and his other stable of fine exotics.
Now that's a job I wouldn't mind.
Indeed , Cant see the point in paying 12 mill for a car though!! Dont get me wrong I love cars but 12 mill for a Ferrari no way!! :cool:
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He's not exactly famous for being sensible now is he? :laugh:
Then again maybe it's a good investment? Publicity stunt?
Whatever way you look at it, he's not exactly skint is he!
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He's not exactly famous for being sensible now is he? :laugh:
Then again maybe it's a good investment? Publicity stunt?
Whatever way you look at it, he's not exactly skint is he!
He had a nice bird around him?? :grin:
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I don't think he ever goes short in that department :cool:
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Ugly MF. :sick:
Therefore, has to pay for everything over the odds. :rolleyes:
Now this is a guy with more money than sense. I'd like to see him penniless one day! :evil:
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I couldn't believe it when i saw this either, the resin container is about a foot across, you get "free" refills but costs a fortune to send it to them to be refilled! Crazy! :sick:
http://www.monzacarcare.com/zymol-car-wax/zymol-royale-70-carnauba-glaze/0/
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Bloody hell thats gone up in price latly it use to be only £3.5K
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Bloody hell thats gone up in price latly it use to be only £3.5K
Inflation and as not one has been sold to the stupid MFs as it was too cheap, they put the price up to increase sales! :rolleyes:
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Hang on a minute here guys. Any ideas how much a full respray costs? I reckon just getting a new coat of paint would be better than that wax. and cheaper.
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Hang on a minute here guys. Any ideas how much a full respray costs? I reckon just getting a new coat of paint would be better than that wax. and cheaper.
Too true. Forgot about that. Got carried away a bit with the madness of it all! :grin: