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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: bennyboy on 14 December 2007, 12:16
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Well i thought it was time to wash and clean the car inside and out . even though it was bloody cold :cry: :laugh: 0.5 on the temp read out on the dash :cry:.
I used the auto glym stuff :- shampoo , super resin polish , then the extra gloss protection.
finding it hard to type as my hands are red from the cold.
I have taken a befor and after shot of the car with about 4 hours in between photos.
befor (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/BENNYBOY30/100_2329.jpg)
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after (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/BENNYBOY30/100_2333.jpg)
Just wondering has any one else done this sort of thing ready for winter with all the road grit & salt getting sprayed all over as im guessing this wont do the cars body work no good. :sad:
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Fair play to you! I can't bear to put the effort into washing my car properly in the winter as there is so much salt and crap on the roads! Mine gets the jetwash treatment I'm afraid! Nice before and after pictures by the way! :wink:
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mines got two coats of Collinite 915 wax on it; haven't washed mine for over a month but usually the grime just falls off :smiley:
hoping to attack it tomorrow; will probably need two pre rinse routines :undecided:
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im not washing mine until we get double figures - its tooo cold!!!!
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I still haven't washed mine since I bought it at the beginning of September :embarassed: Never done that with any car before. I am going to wash it tomorrow.. will probably clog up the sewage system in Ipswich :rolleyes:
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illyum :shocked: OVER 2 MONTHS AND NOT BEEN CLEANED :shocked: i would imagine that your car will feel faster once you have washed all the muck off it :grin: less wind resistance :laugh: and less weight :wink:
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illyum :shocked: OVER 2 MONTHS AND NOT BEEN CLEANED :shocked: i would imagine that your car will feel faster once you have washed all the muck off it :grin: less wind resistance :laugh: and less weight :wink:
actually its gone 3 months now... wonder if I can bring it to Inters next summer without having washed it :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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One reason why I haven't had the time is because I am so fussy about washing it that it takes me ages to rinse, wash, dry, clean the glass, apply wax, hoover and clean the interior, take off wax, apply some more wax, take off wax again, apply Autglym Extra gloss, make sure the alloys are sparkling, tyres have sheen on them etc... it just gets too much and I end up wondering where the day went. :rolleyes:
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will be giving mine the once over tomorrow to get all the sh!t off - but will not be hanging around to wax it in this weather. Anyway footie takes over from lunchtime, an afternoon in front of the box
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Nice - I love the charleston's they really set it off
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Lovely looking motor. You got guts to clean it in that weather...
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after (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/BENNYBOY30/100_2333.jpg)
Firstly, you stole my wheels :evil: and secondly, will you come and clean mine please?!
Mine is absolutely shocking at the moment, the cold is just not appealing to attempt to go out and clean it these days. He'll get a wash xmas eve for an early xmas present and that's it :smiley:
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One reason why I haven't had the time is because I am so fussy about washing it that it takes me ages to rinse, wash, dry, clean the glass, apply wax, hoover and clean the interior, take off wax, apply some more wax, take off wax again, apply Autglym Extra gloss, make sure the alloys are sparkling, tyres have sheen on them etc... it just gets too much and I end up wondering where the day went. :rolleyes:
I agree!! If your going to do a job, do it properly!!
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Well 7 days later and over 400 mile on the motorway it looks like the first picture once again :embarassed: :cry: i now just hope a quick wash will sort it out after putting all the polish & gloss on last week .
Lynsey i didnt think they were yours when i was lending them of a car at 2am in the morning :rolleyes: lol :grin:
and if you time it just right and drive past mine while im washing mine , i will give yours the once over if you want.
a nice xmas gift 4 you ho ho ho :laugh:
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I cant bear myself to clean it "proper".
She is getting a quick jet wash tomorrow before the football as she is a complete STATE ! filthy ! and thats IT !
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think i'll clean my monza's tomorrow if i can be bothered........
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I couldn't be bothered to clean her lol