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Offline Dizzie

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Cleaning TIP
« on: 28 December 2003, 18:58 »
after you've washed the car you need to shammy all the water off so it's really clean. but after you've washed all the soap off there's loads of 'standing' water all over the car. more on the roof and bonnet. It'll take you aggggggggges to shammy all that off so here's the tip.

remove one of your wipers and wipe all the water off the car. be careful not to scratch your paintwork though. once you've done this it'll have hardly any water on it. shammy away!

you can actually buy something like this, but this is the cheapass way. ;D
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Re:Cleaning TIP
« Reply #1 on: 28 December 2003, 19:42 »
gpt one it s like a clear rubber 'curtain' type thing with a wiper type strip on it!!!, sheds ;D water no probs!!!!

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Re:Cleaning TIP
« Reply #2 on: 28 December 2003, 20:08 »
wow what a cunning plan.. see what i do is go for a burn till the cars dry ;) lol
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Re:Cleaning TIP
« Reply #3 on: 28 December 2003, 20:09 »
i use a large window squeegy

Offline richandhazel

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Re:Cleaning TIP
« Reply #4 on: 28 December 2003, 20:13 »
Bit risky using the wiper blade.
Good idea though and you can buy the proper squeegy for around a tenner

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Re:Cleaning TIP
« Reply #5 on: 29 December 2003, 01:05 »
I use the chammy for the nooks and crannies and the silicone squigie for the rest. Works a treat.

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Re:Cleaning TIP
« Reply #6 on: 30 December 2003, 02:58 »
autoglym make the blade things
there called hydra flexi blade


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Re:Cleaning TIP
« Reply #7 on: 30 December 2003, 19:44 »
Got one of them blades,?5 from costco or macro.They r great!Take practically all the water off.Going to get a new one atually so if anyone sees any goin for cheap,let us know! ;D

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Re:Cleaning TIP
« Reply #8 on: 30 December 2003, 19:57 »
i want one of them hydro flexi thingy's there fantastic, i should of asked for one for xmas! gonna look on e-bay for one now!

Its all better now very shiny, but now the windows have gone again! and shocks are squeaking like mice!!aarrgghhh