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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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24th Aug 03 at 15:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how often do you do it? personally i never wash it at a car wash unless my mates are doing it as well. usually its just once a week when i go to my grans house where she has a huge driveway

usually one week just a quicky with soapy water and a hose, then the next week proper all over waxing but... what wax is the best to use? my mate swears by auto glym, imma go to halfords soon so tell me what to get
CORSA NUT
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Every sunday
CORSA NUT
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Oh and Autoglym super resin
Wolfy
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pritty much every friday.
thats wash, wax, buff polish, buff again, super resin, clean alloys and engine bay, polish the inside of the car and hoover.

takes about 5 hours.
Marc
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24th Aug 03 at 15:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Every week, and i use Auto Glym.
kz
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i like your style autoglym and sundays, every sunday here as well, just did thats why i posted didnt do a very good job tbh though

no alloys to clean yet... lol, but coming in two weeks! and as for the inside of the car, well... its a fucking tip i need to get a hoover that you can plug into the fag lighter thingy
Wolfy
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IntaCepta
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24th Aug 03 at 15:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
shouldn't u wax after u polish?
i gotta do mine soon, but once a week is a ball ache, i do mine every month,
m-dot
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Registered: 17th Aug 03
Location: Warrington
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24th Aug 03 at 16:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
waxin is the most annoyin thing ever :@
kz
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calibra2zero: shame you room aint clean
corsa-sxi
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getting wax off ur bumpers is a bitch!..any ideas how to get rid easily? apart from not putting it on lol
kz
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24th Aug 03 at 16:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
buy a new bumper
Dinokid
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Registered: 25th Dec 02
Location: Winnington, Cheshire Drives: Honda Civic Marlin
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if its black plastic bumper then u can get back2black 2 get it off.
Kris TD
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do it alot more in the summer, hardly bother in the winter cos it only gets dirty after 10 mins anyway, hose it off everyday if there is salt on the roads though.
Dav
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24th Aug 03 at 17:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I only wash my car when it needs it. Could be twice a week sometimes, could be once a month other times.
But I try to do a full complete clean, polish, back to black, hoover, etc. at least once every month.

I use Turtle Wax and Auto Glym stuff...
Turtle Wax wash & wax car shampoo, alloy wheel cleaner and foaming tyre cleaner
Auto Glym super resin polish, extra gloss protection, glass polish and bumper care.
Craig6682
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Every Monday night i've been doing mine. Done it four times now since i got it, wash and wax. This week i'm going to wash it and polish it. Anyone got any ideas what polish is best to use? Used T-Cut once or twice to get rid of a few scratches but this is meant to take a layer of paint off???
Craig6682
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24th Aug 03 at 17:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Calibra2zero


are those socks to wax your car? Hehehe
Dav
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24th Aug 03 at 17:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Boyrac3r
Anyone got any ideas what polish is best to use?
Auto Glym or Mer is supposed to be good stuff.
dannycorsa c
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Registered: 8th Mar 03
Location: manchester (astley/tyldesley)
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24th Aug 03 at 17:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
meguires gold class is top stuff polish with auto glym n the wax it with glod class n u wont belive the shine u get its like glass!!

 
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