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Offline candywhite12

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What's the longest you've taken cleaning your car?
« on: 25 April 2013, 20:09 »
just for laughs  :grin: what's the longest it's taken you to clean your car and how did you split time (e.g. 2 hours on the outside, 1.5 hour on the inside; just saying)
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Offline Jimble

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Re: What's the longest you've taken cleaning your car?
« Reply #1 on: 26 April 2013, 00:12 »
Probably about 12 hours in one day but bits and bobs the next day so maybe 14 hours in total but that's a very very rare occasion! With plenty of tea breaks for curing, On average 3-4 hours.

1.5-2hrs interior then the rest on paintwork.


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Offline Ginge 35Edition

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Re: What's the longest you've taken cleaning your car?
« Reply #2 on: 26 April 2013, 06:27 »
About 8 hours on my dragon green mk3! It had a dogs life before I got it.
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Offline dubber36

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Re: What's the longest you've taken cleaning your car?
« Reply #3 on: 26 April 2013, 08:53 »
Are we talking full on detailing or weekly wash and vac?

I spent 4 solid days on my Mk6 when I first bought that. My Misses took the kids away to her Dads for a long weekend, so I had 100% uninterrupted time. That included a full clay, machine polish, seal and wax, wheels off to clean under the arches and the insides of the wheels (sticky remains of old balance weights etc)

A normal wash for me (if it's not raining) takes around 2 hours to wash and dry, then around an hour to vac and baby wipe the interior and wash the rubber mats.   
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Re: What's the longest you've taken cleaning your car?
« Reply #4 on: 26 April 2013, 14:11 »
the first time i detailed my car it took two full days. but i did keep getting interrupted from mates driving past my house and stopping to see what i was doing.

normal wash and dry about 3hours for two cars (i have a small drive so one car at a time). That includes be swearing at the pressure washer hose as it gets stuck under the wheels of the car.
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Re: What's the longest you've taken cleaning your car?
« Reply #5 on: 26 April 2013, 16:31 »
took me 2 hours today cleaning it on the outside.  Inside is due tomorrow, the in-laws came for a visit so had to cut the party short  :grin:
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Wife's: mk8 TSI 1.4 RL, 5dr atlantic blue, DSG, Norfolk 17", pan s/r, leds
Now: mk7.5 TSI 1.4 RL, 5dr tornado red, DSG, Singapore 17", pan s/r, leds
Before: mk6 GTI 5dr candy white, DSG, Monza Shadow 18", s/r, bi-Xenons, DCC
Even before that: mk5 GT 5dr tornado red, manual, s/r

Offline sharki786

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Re: What's the longest you've taken cleaning your car?
« Reply #6 on: 26 April 2013, 23:15 »
Took me 4 hrs, my old man was going mental. That was washing the car and cleaning the inside & also doing all the black bits
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Offline candywhite12

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Re: What's the longest you've taken cleaning your car?
« Reply #7 on: 28 April 2013, 15:08 »
... and a further 1.5 hr for the inside today. Kids started complaining that it was taking too long so had to cut party short once again grrrrrrrr
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Wife's: mk8 TSI 1.4 RL, 5dr atlantic blue, DSG, Norfolk 17", pan s/r, leds
Now: mk7.5 TSI 1.4 RL, 5dr tornado red, DSG, Singapore 17", pan s/r, leds
Before: mk6 GTI 5dr candy white, DSG, Monza Shadow 18", s/r, bi-Xenons, DCC
Even before that: mk5 GT 5dr tornado red, manual, s/r

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Re: What's the longest you've taken cleaning your car?
« Reply #8 on: 28 April 2013, 18:00 »
About 4 hours today, but it wasn't too bad to begin with. Just dusty.

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Re: What's the longest you've taken cleaning your car?
« Reply #9 on: 28 April 2013, 18:06 »
 :grin: at this thread, i do it for a living, kinda, 32 minutes is my quickest prep for a sales car  :whistle:
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