Like a prat I offered to wash, polish and wax my mates vRS as he has offered to do me a favour, and save me

Can't you wait until 6/7ish when it starts to cool (then work by floodlight? )

Can't you wait until 6/7ish when it starts to cool (then work by floodlight? )

I'll be too drunk to do it then:rofl:

Should have took it down the jet wash then thrown a bucket of "Demon Shine" over it :P

Should have took it down the jet wash then thrown a bucket of "Demon Shine" over it :P

If I thought I could have got away with it I would have done:D

unfortunately I think it's only had one wash since he bought it 12 months ago, and to cap it all it's black:rolleyes:

you've used a clay bar? :confused:

i have only ever bought one adn i re-use it, am i not doing things right?

you've used a clay bar? :confused:

i have only ever bought one adn i re-use it, am i not doing things right?

The car is an '05' ,and although it has only 11k miles on it, it gets driven 5 miles each way to work and then sits under a tree for 8 hours

2 years of tree sap takes it's toll, believe me. I have no fingerprints left:rofl:

It doesn't help me being particularly anal about having a clean car:rolleyes:

no no no mate i am not questioning the use of a clay bar as i like them its more the way it came across that you had used a clay bar, as in it is spent and must be thrown away

no no no mate i am not questioning the use of a clay bar as i like them its more the way it came across that you had used a clay bar, as in it is spent and must be thrown away

I agree, normally, they can be 'turned' and used until knackered, but the roof used 1/3 and was dead, and the remainder did the car, glass and wheels.

I should have taken pictures really, but I couldn't be arsed. At least now it looks how it should:D

Although I will be advising him to ask for at least 2 new wheels under warranty as they are corroded, and no amount of work can get rid of corrosion, and at least they now look as if they are looked after.

i have had my clay bar for ages and have done 3 cars with it, one of them at least twice. i simply wash the clay bar with clean warm water and keep turning it over on itself and its just as usefull as it was on day one if not the same colour

ive read on detailingworld that one bar will do one car, folding after every panel or area you do. how true this is i dont know and it might just be an excuse to get you to buy more!

ive read on detailingworld that one bar will do one car, folding after every panel or area you do. how true this is i dont know and it might just be an excuse to get you to buy more!

Trust me.

One Clay Bar did just 1 car.

It was in **** state though, but now looks luvverly:D

As Mr G says, it does depend on how bad the car is - if you've got a load of bonded contaminants on there, it can 'use' up the whole claybar.

You'll know when it's time for a new one - it just won't pick up any new stuff any more!

Never heard about washing them Bengie. I just pack away again after I've used them.

Steve

If the sun is out and you must wash a car ....just find a gazebo and put it over the car .....you even get to work in the shade as well

Just keep a couple of watering cans of cold water by the car and wen u start 2c the carts drying wet it again.

Another tip is if u have water butts then use rain water 2 do this as it doesnt mark when it drys (or at least no where near as much)

I dont no what ur using to dry the car but the best bit of kit u can get is a micro-cloth by miguires, well good! best cleaning product iv ever bought, u can wipe the car and it doesnt even need to be dry and it will dry back with no water marks!

I wonder what your mate has done for you to save you

should have got up at 6am mate :lol:

Anyone else recommend rain water ? I was toying with the idea the other day but wasnt sure if it be much good or not?

i got the idea from my girl friends dad who always uses rain water, his cars r always spotless!

how about leaving the soap suds on the car ready for when it rains too ? (this could end up a quick cheap way to wash the car:lol:)

rain water is a lot more pure than tap water, its the chemicals and minerals in tap water that leave marks so the pure H2O of rain has no residue to leave behind

rain water is a lot more pure than tap water, its the chemicals and minerals in tap water that leave marks so the pure H2O of rain has no residue to leave behind

I use a 'Flash' ioniser to rinse off the car.

Flash Car Wash

Spotless!!

my dad has one them and we use that too, very good but really takes two people to use effectivly, one spraying and one wiping doing one panel at a time.

i gave up with the flash thing early on in the year when i could no longer get anymore filters for it, but i might do the rain water one next time i wash the car as the water meter has probably taken a battering this week with the amount of water used washing the car nearly everyday.

So, I leave the car to get filthy, get Mr Grumpy to do the whole McCoy for