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Offline Guy

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Re: Use of rain.
« Reply #10 on: 08 April 2011, 00:21 »


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well you should only need to polish your car 1-2 times a year if you look affter it.. just wash weekly and top up wax.. job done.. takes me about 2-3 hours a week to wash hoover etc

2-3 hours per week! I spend 5-10mins per day, wash and wax every couple of weeks or so, you work it out!
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what do you do in those 5-10mins per day?

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Re: Use of rain.
« Reply #11 on: 08 April 2011, 00:35 »
Quick detailer to remove water spots, smears etc.
It does remove the wax and rain repellent eventually but as long as I do a good wash and wax every couple of weeks age is always shiny and beads very well.

I used to spend every sat morning washing and waxing, thought id try a little every day and it kind stuck, plus I now get more time in the pub because I can lite in on a sat!ll.
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Re: Use of rain.
« Reply #12 on: 08 April 2011, 01:12 »
Quick detailer to remove water spots, smears etc.
It does remove the wax and rain repellent eventually but as long as I do a good wash and wax every couple of weeks age is always shiny and beads very well.

I used to spend every sat morning washing and waxing, thought id try a little every day and it kind stuck, plus I now get more time in the pub because I can lite in on a sat!ll.

be careful if you're over relying on QD... you can end up just wiping dirt across the surface

I have found that there is no replacement for a quick wash, save yourself 20mins a week by just doing a half hour wash at the weekend  :wink:

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Re: Use of rain.
« Reply #13 on: 08 April 2011, 01:50 »
Quick detailer to remove water spots, smears etc.
It does remove the wax and rain repellent eventually but as long as I do a good wash and wax every couple of weeks age is always shiny and beads very well.

I used to spend every sat morning washing and waxing, thought id try a little every day and it kind stuck, plus I now get more time in the pub because I can lite in on a sat!ll.

be careful if you're over relying on QD... you can end up just wiping dirt across the surface

I have found that there is no replacement for a quick wash, save yourself 20mins a week by just doing a half hour wash at the weekend  :wink:

I if miss a few days or there is rough weather, I wil always give her a quick wash because I don't wasn't to risk marking the paint due to the amount of dirt on it,

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