Ed
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i really love it  ive spent all afternoon detailing my car, washing, waxing, vinyl and rubber treatment, wheel and tyre treatment, leather cream for the seats, hoovering, glass cleaning, engine detailing, etc etc..... and then taking pics of it in a sunset location.... am i weird? ;D am i a dying breed? |
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Last Edit: Oct 8, 2006 17:01:48 GMT by Ed
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no your not the only one with this perversion i get a stange kick out of this as well
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i was going to do this to both the w123 and w124, but when the plan for fitting the pentas on the 124 went tits up i got p1553d 0ff and came on here.   ;D |
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mrj
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I started to do the Scirocco a couple of weeks ago :  i had this first result :  and then suddenly stopped everything... why can't i go on ? I don't know, but in spring it will hopefully like a new car.... |
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Hirst
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This avatar is inaccurate, I've never shaved that closely
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Every Sunday without fail! Quite depressing really!
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I used to clean my car religiously every sunday morning......
nowadays kids, dogs, diy etc mean I never have enough time to do the job to what I consider a satisfactory level. So a quick whizz up to the Kosovan Kar Wash, £6 and 15 mins later.... ta-daaa!! A result that would have taken me 2 hours.
Lazy, but worth it ;D
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tigran
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In rust we trust. Amen.
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Yeah same here just pop up to the local east bloc inc (hand) car wash.
Anyway in the words of PPC stop polishing it and get out there and drive it.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
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As i am driving a white car, i wash my car almost every day.. And by washing i don't mean just splashing some water on it  Come to think of it, she needs some back to black on the bumpers... |
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i prefer drining a clean car,its a pride thing and i think it says something about the owner,although saying that my volvo is disgusting but i just haven't had a chance to do it,been busy househunting and selling.
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I polished my car once. Never again  |
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Used to clean my car religiously on a sunday too. Now the kids take up more of my time as their getting older.
When I do get to clean the car I can almost gaurantee the 'little darlings' will put their sticky little mits on the windows and paintwork within seconds of finishing.
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I've NEVER waxed a car... EVER !  In seven years of ownership i've washed my golf about 3 times..... I just can't be assed with it, freaks me out when i see people washing their cars actually, i want to go and advise them that theres more important things to do ! |
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phatphord
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I do succumb to the eerily clean shiny finish..in fact if I have time I like to use 3M hand glaze before polishing just to make sure that it shines even more. When I feel particularly anal I even lift the lowrider up and polish all the painted surfaces underneath too...fuel tank,trailing arms etc...I get told off by the missus for taking too long to clean her car,but as I remind her, it's not she's gonna do it...
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1994 Ford Scorpio Lowrider
um...and some bikes...
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Snoozin
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I love to have the Sud looking clean, gets washed maybe once a month, sitting in the shed it gets this lovely film of dust over it....
A good clean normally extends to the engine bay, suspension bits and pieces, and a thorough interior clean as well, or just a dust off if I haven't driven the car in some time. Which it seems I don't.
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Rob
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You know, for kids!
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i used to really look after the koop... but UNFORTUNATELY the pickup is satin and really doesnt lend itself to polish ! GET IN !
talking of polish...(sorry)
an eastern european man does the alfa - at a place called MR HANDJOB... what's funny?
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I really enjoy doing it too.
I spent a good 6hrs just washing and polishing my dad's Scimitar the other month.
I don't just polish though. I polished the paintwork on the Simson, and then spent 2 months getting it as dirty as possible ;D hehe!
I've yet to clean in an engine bay though...
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Never done a propper clean and poish affair, ever! the Sapphs the neatest thing but even thats only ever got a 'tripple wax'. Gave the MR2 a right good 'Cif'ing! I will go polish mad n the future on one specially if i get a paint job...
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bstardchild
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I polished my car once. Never again I leant my GSE to a mate Macka when he blew his GSi24V up - didn't see it for 6 months but it came back washed polished and spic and span inside......... That was 4 years ago - I've never waxed it since Go and drive it for two hours Spend two hours polishing it Absolutely no contest - wheres the keys |
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Bioshock
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It aint hip to be square.
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In my opinion,a layer of dirt protects the paintwork much more effectively than 3 hours worth of wax.......  |
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Almera GTI = ugly bird who turns out to be great in the sack = Win
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;D
Come to think of it, she needs some back to black on the bumpers...
