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The "Today I did something to my car" thread

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    #3212
    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,513 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Top Dog wrote: »
    I've used the Auto Glym stuff in the past and it works fairly ok too. Was considering using the Vectra concoction of white spirits & petrol this time ... will see. Can't remember the last time I de-tarred it :o

    I still find Tardis hard to beat though


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    #3213
    Fiona
    Registered Users Posts: 2,352 ✭✭✭Fiona


    sean1141 wrote: »
    dont try wash it in the washing machine like I did!:o
    vectra wrote: »
    I still find Tardis hard to beat though

    Tardis is yer only man. And yes defo do not put it in the washing machine. I did that once by accident. After 3 washes my clothes still smelt like cars!


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    #3214
    Johntegr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 326 ✭✭Johntegr


    Top Dog wrote: »
    Not done anything with it yet, but picked up my first ever clay bar kit today to use up a Christmas voucher.

    Can anyone tell me - do you use them for removal of tar spots too, or is it recommended to de-tar first?
    Detar. Rinse areas with water. Wash as you normally would. Clay bar. Polish. Wax. Step back and admire. Done.
    mrs crilly wrote: »
    Tardis is yer only man. And yes defo do not put it in the washing machine. I did that once by accident. After 3 washes my clothes still smelt like cars!
    Ah. That's why the mother went mental when I threw the lovely white cotton cloth I used for the detar in the wash. :pac:


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    #3215
    Top Dog
    Registered Users Posts: 4,160 ✭✭✭Top Dog


    Johntegr wrote: »
    Detar. Rinse areas with water. Wash as you normally would. Clay bar. Polish. Wax. Step back and admire. Done.
    Probably take me 2 days with the size of my yoke :o

    Wonder what the odds are of actually getting 2 consecutive dry days in this country?! :rolleyes:


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    #3216
    sean1141
    Registered Users Posts: 4,088 ✭✭✭sean1141


    Johntegr wrote: »
    Detar. Rinse areas with water. Wash as you normally would. Clay bar. Polish. Wax. Step back and admire. Done.

    I would wash, detar, wash again if there was a lot of tar remover left over but there shouldnt be if you wiped it down(clay bar will remove tar remover residue and any small stubbern tar spots), claybar, wash and dry, polish and 2 coats of wax.


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    #3217
    Jesus Shaves
    Registered Users Posts: 2,959 ✭✭✭Jesus Shaves


    no1beemerfan wrote: »
    Did the same thing to my Laguna....does make a difference alright, plus you don't have to worry about the missus leaving the light on after reading something/doing the makeup!

    Where you get all the bulbs/fittings?


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    #3218
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    Top Dog wrote: »
    Probably take me 2 days with the size of my yoke :o

    Wonder what the odds are of actually getting 2 consecutive dry days in this country?! :rolleyes:

    Its being dry for the last few days though in fairness. I normally wash it after claying it actually but all this takes time...

    Off down to Centra and get the brekkie roll to fill ya up with energy...


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    #3219
    sean1141
    Registered Users Posts: 4,088 ✭✭✭sean1141


    vectra wrote: »
    I still find Tardis hard to beat though

    i got a sample of tardis before and didnt find it anything special to be honest. its not bad but its no way better than the holts stuff i normally use. plus the holts is easier to get, can be got in smaller tins (tardis is 5L tin only??) and is cheap enough


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    #3220
    Top Dog
    Registered Users Posts: 4,160 ✭✭✭Top Dog


    -Corkie- wrote: »
    Off down to Centra and get the brekkie roll to fill ya up with energy...
    I'm up since 3am ... it'll take more than a brekkie roll :D


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    #3221
    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,513 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Top Dog wrote: »
    Probably take me 2 days with the size of my yoke :o

    Wonder what the odds are of actually getting 2 consecutive dry days in this country?! :rolleyes:

    Apparently the weather is good until Tuesday


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    #3222
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    sean1141 wrote: »
    vectra wrote: »
    I still find Tardis hard to beat though

    i got a sample of tardis before and didnt find it anything special to be honest. its not bad but its no way better than the holts stuff i normally use. plus the holts is easier to get, can be got in smaller tins (tardis is 5L tin only??) and is cheap enough

    Tardis can be gotten in a 500ml bottle too :)


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    #3223
    cena
    Registered Users Posts: 9,974 ✭✭✭cena


    Is petrol alright for removing tar lads. Thinking of detaring my mothers car today. She wants it washed


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    #3224
    Johntegr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 326 ✭✭Johntegr


    cena wrote: »
    Is petrol alright for removing tar lads. Thinking of detaring my mothers car today. She wants it washed
    It'd work alright but I wouldn't recommend it now.


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    #3225
    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,513 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    cena wrote: »
    Is petrol alright for removing tar lads. Thinking of detaring my mothers car today. She wants it washed

    As long as your paint is not fresh it should be ok. I have never had a problem with it

    Was car

    De-tar with the petrol

    Wash car.

    Dry

    Polish/wax


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    #3226
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    Today me and my car moved to a new home.

    Hello kiltipper !

    Also going through my stuff i have a mountain of stuff to sell !


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    #3227
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Johntegr wrote: »
    It'd work alright but I wouldn't recommend it now.

    Why not?


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    #3228
    sean1141
    Registered Users Posts: 4,088 ✭✭✭sean1141


    BDJW wrote: »
    Tardis can be gotten in a 500ml bottle too :)

    is tha the clean car samples or can it be got in the motorfactors?


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    #3229
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,635 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    cena wrote: »
    Is petrol alright for removing tar lads. Thinking of detaring my mothers car today. She wants it washed

    Lots of tar where I live and I've tried many things.
    Butter (only if you want to put salami and cheese on your car and eat it as a giant sandwich), petrol (OK, but not great), paint thinner (you will have hands like someone whos been dead for three days), WD40 (no great shake) and white spirit.
    White spirit did the trick best for me, just wipes it off, no bother.


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    #3230
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,635 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    New oil, oil filter and sparkers for the old girl. 12 years and 113k miles, engine still running like new.

    195923.jpg


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    #3231
    MugMugs
    Registered Users Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    White spirits is okay on the paint work?


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    #3232
    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,513 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    MugMugs wrote: »
    White spirits is okay on the paint work?

    Yes


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    #3233
    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,513 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    sean1141 wrote: »
    is tha the clean car samples or can it be got in the motorfactors?

    Not samples. Just 500ml sizes
    dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »
    Lots of tar where I live and I've tried many things.
    Butter (only if you want to put salami and cheese on your car and eat it as a giant sandwich), petrol (OK, but not great), paint thinner (you will have hands like someone whos been dead for three days) and white spirit.
    White spirit did the trick best for me, just wipes it off, no bother.

    Not in my wildest dreams would I use Paint thinner on my car :eek:


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    #3234
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,635 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    vectra wrote: »
    Not samples. Just 500ml sizes



    Not in my wildest dreams would I use Paint thinner on my car :eek:

    Well it was an experiment and the car was a wreck anyway.
    It did the paint no harm, it will only eat away fresh paint.
    But, no you're right, not recommended.


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    #3235
    MugMugs
    Registered Users Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    Gave Betty a good going over today. Power hosed, brush washed, rinsed, mitt washed, rinsed, dried, waxed. Wish I had of known white spirits would have sorted the tar, its beginning to build up. Scoured the alloys too and dressed the tyres and a good Hoover to top it off. Will stick a few pics up tomorrow. :)


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    #3236
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users Posts: 9,316 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    MugMugs wrote: »
    Gave Betty a good going over today. Power hosed, brush washed, rinsed, mitt washed, rinsed, dried, waxed. Wish I had of known white spirits would have sorted the tar, its beginning to build up. Scoured the alloys too and dressed the tyres and a good Hoover to top it off. Will stick a few pics up tomorrow. :)

    Petrol works for removing tar too.


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    #3237
    Johntegr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 326 ✭✭Johntegr


    Limerick man wrote: »
    Why not?
    Smells. Burns skin. Waste.

    Then again, a litre of petrol is cheaper than a litre of Detar!


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    #3238
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    Thanks to the lovely weather I spent from 12 today (with a few breaks) working on the car and I'm only finished now.

    Washed the wheels, the car, dried it, de-tarred it, clayed it, washed it, dried it, polished it and waxed it with Megs gold class wax then with megs NXT wax.

    I then dressed the tyres and went at the wiper arms with G-Techniq trim restorer (I love that stuff!). Then I started cleaning the trim at the bottom of the windscreen fully intending to restore it but quickly realized that it would be a trim-off job. Leaving that for another day.

    Tomorrow I have the following planned: polish the glass inside and out, hoover the interior and mats, clean the leather and treat it.

    This weather really gets me in the mood for doing all this stuff :o


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    #3239
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,635 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    BX 19 wrote: »
    Petrol works for removing tar too.

    It does, but it's twice the scrubbing compared to white spirit. And even with white spirit it's always going to be a hoor of a job.


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    #3240
    Drummerboy08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,102 ✭✭✭✭Drummerboy08


    Got my check light issue sorted out, then got her mapped by Joe Power. Completely different animal, well worth the few quid for it!

    Had to celebrate this by driving to Limerick to inspect Limerick Girl's (aka Limerick man) Golf.


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    #3241
    JerCotter7
    Registered Users Posts: 814 ✭✭✭JerCotter7


    Got the back speakers of my HK sound system set up. Hopefully I will have it fully back together tomorrow.


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