Just looking for a quick consensus of how people wash their cars. Mines totally filthy at the moment and was wondering what the best way of cleaning it is. Its difficult to tell what colour the car is from the rear and as for reading the number plate…
Anyway, do people use sponge, mit, cloth, brush? Im aware the advice is to not pressure wash the car but why is this? Something to do with the adhesion of the paint on the fibreglass perhaps? (Most fibreglass bodied cars advice against pressure washing for some reason?!) Obviously wanting to avoid swirl marks and scratches etc, which might be tricky considering the car is filthy. Any thoughts much appreciated. Thanks y’all.
I know it’s frowned upon but I jet wash mine, carefully avoiding the obvious orifices. Then hand wash and dry . . . and polish, sometimes.
Wheels off for a clean occasionally, which reminds me I’ve been meaning to get the wheels off for a while.
TOP TIP
For the bucket & sponge bit, use two buckets, one with the hot soapy water & the second with hot clean water to rinse the sponge off the car before putting in the soapy bucket again.
That way you’ll not spread dirty water all over the car
Don’t use a sponge, use a wool washmitt - using a spinge leaves the dirt on the surface of the sponge, a wool mitt allows the dirt to be lifted away from the paint.
My god lads, next your going to be telling me you clean our alloys with cotton buds, I mean come on, honestly� .
In fairness though, if I had one of these cars I would probably spend the days caressing it with a pashmina glove before putting it to sleep on a bed of peacock feathers and duck down, but, it had to be said, you guys do sound like a bunch of pansies .
My god lads, next your going to be telling me you clean our alloys with cotton buds, I mean come on, honestly� .
you guys do sound like a bunch of pansies .
David
Oi, young man
Maybe if i let mine get all filthy n scratched etc you’ll be happy to buy it for the same price as a clean 'un
The best policy is to clean it like you own it & then drive it as the maker intended
That second, removed picture certainly brightened my day up at work, although I don’t know if the elderly lady standing behind me when I scrolled down appreciated it as much.
Are there any pictures of your car in its new colour yet? I’m struggling to work out what colour to paint mine.
That second, removed picture certainly brightened mt day up at work, although I don’t know if the elderly lady standing behind me when I scrolled down apprecited it as much.
Are there any pictures of your car in its new colour yet? I’m struggling to work out what colour to paint mine.
B@llocks, I leave the computer for a few minutes to make a cup of coffee and miss the second picture…nice chest though, Snap On tool chest I mean!
Have a few more like that for the pervs out there!!!
Russ and Pesky, I await your PM’s
And where are these pics?!
P.S. Honestly I start a nice clean(!!) thread (sorry for the horrific pun) and things like that happen. I dont know…(again, where are these other pics?!)
B@llocks, I leave the computer for a few minutes to make a cup of coffee and miss the second picture…nice chest though, Snap On tool chest I mean! [/quote]
Well you really missed out. The removed picture actually showed in detail how that special glass dipstick should be used to check the fluid levels. It did however look like she was stuggling to get it in far enough to get a good reading.
My god lads, next your going to be telling me you clean our alloys with cotton buds, I mean come on, honestly� .
you guys do sound like a bunch of pansies .
David
Oi, young man
Maybe if i let mine get all filthy n scratched etc you’ll be happy to buy it for the same price as a clean 'un
The best policy is to clean it like you own it & then drive it as the maker intended
Just got back from Xmas with the family in Warks. A few early mornings slithering around muddy lanes spitting flames at the locals has made sure the car is proper dirty
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