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shietpilot · 21-07-2016 03:17PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

That's a litre bottle

Got scammed on the IronX so

:D:D

Noccy_Mondy · 21-07-2016 03:18PM

shietpilot wrote: »

Got scammed on the IronX so :D:D

Frauds :pac:

shietpilot · 21-07-2016 03:18PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Frauds :pac:

Can't trust nobody around here

:D:D

Curran · 21-07-2016 04:21PM

shietpilot wrote: »

Curran, is there any possibility of showing the container sizes on Detailing Shed to see how many litres/millilitres you're getting? I'm looking at Korrosol now and I'm wondering - is it a 1 litre or 500 ml bottle?

It was something we looked at a while back, but looks like one of us didnt take the ownership to look after the Bilt Hamber products!
Have updated Bilt Hamber - but a re-audit in order!

Hal1 · 21-07-2016 05:51PM

It's not mine but I admire a well labelled shelving system with everything in one place.

job seeker · 21-07-2016 11:09PM

Yesterday the boss showed me a trick. He got some power steering oil and rubbed it on the drivers side wing on my car, to my amazement it lift the paint very shiny. It also gets rid of hand/finger prints on the paint. Was also beads pretty well. Does anyone here use this life hack? Or is this sort of thing frowned upon?

vectra · 22-07-2016 12:33AM

Best of luck with that.

MetzgerMeister · 22-07-2016 12:56AM

job seeker wrote: »

Yesterday the boss showed me a trick. He got some power steering oil and rubbed it on the drivers side wing on my car, to my amazement it lift the paint very shiny. It also gets rid of hand/finger prints on the paint. Was also beads pretty well. Does anyone here use this life hack? Or is this sort of thing frowned upon?

Sounds ideal! I'm using windscreen wash as toothpaste these days. It foams up very well and changes colour like that new colgate toothpaste :pac:

Noccy_Mondy · 22-07-2016 01:46AM

^^ I think that's their way of saying it's a stupid idea

job seeker wrote:

Yesterday the boss showed me a trick. He got some power steering oil and rubbed it on the drivers side wing on my car, to my amazement it lift the paint very shiny. It also gets rid of hand/finger prints on the paint. Was also beads pretty well. Does anyone here use this life hack? Or is this sort of thing frowned upon?

shietpilot · 22-07-2016 08:40AM

Your boss put power steering fluid on your driver's side wing, that deserves a slap right there :pac:

ronnie3585 · 22-07-2016 09:12AM

Did you do something to p*ss off your boss?

Curran · 22-07-2016 10:22AM

If you run out of the Steering Fluid, there's always the baby oil, vaseline, vegetable oil options....people have been doing it for years! Used engine oil on black; damn, that shine!!

job seeker · 22-07-2016 10:42AM

Hmm I'm sensing you all are not impressed, however nobody suggested that it may cause damage to the car in anyway. So if it shines the paint and doesn't do any harm, why not use it? Genuine question..

shietpilot · 22-07-2016 10:47AM

Curran wrote: »

If you run out of the Steering Fluid, there's always the baby oil, vaseline, vegetable oil options....people have been doing it for years! Used engine oil on black; damn, that shine!!

Don't forget a bit of WD-40 on the plastics in the engine bay. Dealer's trick of the trade

Curran · 22-07-2016 11:06AM

job seeker wrote: »

Hmm I'm sensing you all are not impressed, however nobody suggested that it may cause damage to the car in anyway. So if it shines the paint and doesn't do any harm, why not use it? Genuine question..

Without actually knowing for sure, but over time, I would imagine it wouldnt be the best for the paintwork - perhaps softening it!

vectra · 22-07-2016 03:35PM

shietpilot wrote: »

Don't forget a bit of WD-40 on the plastics in the engine bay. Dealer's trick of the trade

Don't knock it.
I did it years ago on my mondeo.
Bit if a whiff when it got hot for a day or two. After that it held up well.
Must find a pic of that actually.
I think that was around 2007/2008 :cool:

edburg · 22-07-2016 08:04PM

vectra wrote: »

Don't knock it.
I did it years ago on my mondeo.
Bit if a whiff when it got hot for a day or two. After that it held up well.
Must find a pic of that actually.
I think that was around 2007/2008 :cool:

In my experience wd-40 or oil of any sorts just collects muck for fun, even more so in dry hot weather when more dust in air.

A mate of mine has started working for a dealer last week and sent me a pic of there high tech cleaning garage equipement for new cars.

Curran · 22-07-2016 08:11PM

Thats probably 95% of dealerships nationwide!

vectra · 22-07-2016 08:17PM

job seeker wrote: »

Hmm I'm sensing you all are not impressed, however nobody suggested that it may cause damage to the car in anyway. So if it shines the paint and doesn't do any harm, why not use it? Genuine question..

If you run out of steering fluid, just grab a bottle of brake fluid.
Wont take long before you have a delorean lookalike

ianobrien · 22-07-2016 08:20PM

Curran wrote: »

Thats probably 95% of dealerships nationwide!

That's why I specifically ask NOT for them to wash the car, even when it's included as part of the service.

vectra · 22-07-2016 08:24PM

edburg wrote: »

In my experience wd-40 or oil of any sorts just collects muck for fun, even more so in dry hot weather when more dust in air.

Im teling you.,
She was fairly clean for a car that I never really "Detailed"
She was almost 6 years old in these pics

General polishing
wd40 on engine plastics
Son of a gun on the interior plastice.
Can't remember what I used to use on the tyres.

Noccy_Mondy · 22-07-2016 08:25PM

ianobrien wrote:

That's why I specifically ask NOT for them to wash the car, even when it's included as part of the service.

Do they give you a weird look when you say that?

vectra · 22-07-2016 08:27PM

ianobrien wrote: »

That's why I specifically ask NOT for them to wash the car, even when it's included as part of the service.

I get it printed and written on my job sheet when I bookk my car in for a service.

heroics · 23-07-2016 02:58AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Do they give you a weird look when you say that?

Yep every time. Saw the guy with a brush on the end of a hose and some blue paper towels drying them. Nearly cried. He even asked was I sure I didn't want it cleaned. ðŸ˜¡ It had only been washed 2 days earlier damn black car

ianobrien · 23-07-2016 07:01AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Do they give you a weird look when you say that?

At this point, they know I'm an odd ba$tard. Surely the rest of you figured that out.

shietpilot · 23-07-2016 09:39AM

Going to tackle the Volvo XC90 today if it doesn't start to rain. RIP arms and legs :pac:

Hal1 · 23-07-2016 10:26AM

I finished mine at 9am, get yer finger out! :cool:.

edburg · 23-07-2016 12:31PM

vectra wrote: »

She was almost 6 years old in these pics

Wait what you owned a 6 year old car :eek: :eek: :eek:

That's shocking behavior with your love of new number plates lol

Does look smart I agree, just I always found dirt was attracted to any left over oil residue like Bee's to pollen only I wasn't left with honey under my bonnets.

vectra · 23-07-2016 01:10PM

edburg wrote: »

Wait what you owned a 6 year old car :eek: :eek: :eek:

That's shocking behavior with your love of new number plates lol

Does look smart I agree, just I always found dirt was attracted to any left over oil residue like Bee's to pollen only I wasn't left with honey under my bonnets.

Yes.
I bought that when it was 3 year old with 32k miles on it.
That was as my last used one.
Since then it has been

08
10
12
132
152

shietpilot · 23-07-2016 05:27PM

Decided to rip the 4 alloys off the Focus, clean them all inside and out and coat Collinite 845 on them.

I washed them, de-tar and de-ironed them and applied 3 layers of 845. It really gave them a nice shine in the sun and you can see nice sparkling paint. I messed the clean look up after I applied the tyre shine from a spray bottle. Some of the tyre shine went on the edge of the alloy and then I had to leave the house after the wash so I didn't allow the tyre shine to dry fully which meant lots of dirt got stuck onto the alloy. Hopefully it will wash off easily though and the finish will stick. I need to get some tire shine that I can maybe rub on with a brush, if such exists?

Did my first 2BM wash after sealing her a week ago. It felt very weird washing it. The shampoo didn't seem to be foaming at all like it usually does but the car was very clean after a week, it almost didn't need a wash to be honest! The alloys are what made me do it in the first place. Hopefully it stays this easy to clean

Decided not to do the XC90 because I flushed the coolant yesterday and told the parents to take it for a drive so it bleeds the air out of the system and I can top it up. Maybe tomorrow... maybe...

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