Car Cleaning Bargains

dar83 · 04-05-2012 12:11pm

Vexorg wrote: »

@dar83 - Did your sponges arrive yet? still waiting for mine.

They are at the Post office depot waiting for me to collect them. (Well I suspect it's them, the Postman left one of those failed delivery notices in my door on Tuesday).

Today is the first chance I've had of making it down there to them before they close, so I'll find out later.

Vexorg · 04-05-2012 3:41pm

Northern Monkey wrote: »

Mine arrived yesterday, I ordered them on the 16th April.

Thx, ordered mine on the 11th.

dar83 wrote: »

They are at the Post office depot waiting for me to collect them. (Well I suspect it's them, the Postman left one of those failed delivery notices in my door on Tuesday).

Today is the first chance I've had of making it down there to them before they close, so I'll find out later.

Hope its a nice surprise whatever it is:)

TBH I would not be wondering only for the fact the some received theirs last week, these freepost orders often take 4 or more weeks to arrive in my experience.

Vexorg · 08-05-2012 8:48pm

Picked these up in Aldi this evening. The two round brushes will make nice detailing brushes and @ €2.99 for the 5 they work out very inexpensive.

I'm not sure if the metal ring will be an issue as it is a good 20mm from the end of the bristles, so may look at cutting this off.

There were a few sets left in Santry.

Fiskar · 17-05-2012 10:37pm

Fiskar wrote: »

Well sucumbed and bought the foam pads, micro fiber wash mitts and micro fiber dring cloths. Have a bike and 2 cars to clean so these will go a way towards that. Will let you know how the micro fiber stuff works out but each item at a pound isn't too bad.

Well me packages arrived this week, judgement is out on the foam pads but the micro fibre mitts and the cloths are the real deal.

TestTransmission · 19-05-2012 5:05pm

Tesco selling 2 litre bottles of Demon Shine for €1.22

eringobragh · 19-05-2012 5:12pm

TestTransmission wrote: »

Tesco selling 2 litre bottles of Demon Shine for €1.22

Dont post that in Bargain Alerts...every bargain hunter in the country is on that thread and they buy up all the good deals

I paid a fiver for this from Tesco a month ago.

L-M · 19-05-2012 5:15pm

Got a few bottles of that, was gonna wash the car and try it, but fear i may ruined my lovely polish, lol.

eringobragh · 19-05-2012 5:55pm

Limerick man wrote: »

Got a few bottles of that, was gonna wash the car and try it, but fear i may ruined my lovely polish, lol.

I'm told it ruins the LSP polish...it does make great clay lube which is why I got it.

MetzgerMeister · 19-05-2012 6:27pm

eringobragh wrote: »

I'm told it ruins the LSP polish.

What polish on this earth gives any protection at all??

MarkR · 21-05-2012 7:29am

Found this
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in the clearance section of B&Q. Not labled, but checked and it was €2. And it was 3 for 2 on car cleaning products. I got three for €4. The guy who checked the prices took the last one for himself.

alexlyons · 21-05-2012 8:38am

€1 a litre.. if only you could run the car on it instead of cleaning it!

L-M · 21-05-2012 1:32pm

alexlyons wrote: »

€1 a litre.. if only you could run the car on it instead of cleaning it!

O.o

4/3 = 1? Lol

Has anyone used the Demon shine before?

MarkR · 22-05-2012 7:29am

alexlyons wrote: »

€1 a litre.. if only you could run the car on it instead of cleaning it!

3 x 4L = 12L for €4. Should keep me motoring for a while.:)

Limerick man wrote: »

O.o

4/3 = 1? Lol

Has anyone used the Demon shine before?

I bought some on offer recently. It's pretty good as a finishing product, in between waxes. Leaves a nice shine, but doesn't last long, and doesn't offer any protection. If you use it on a wet car, it helps prevents water spots.

eringobragh · 24-05-2012 1:16pm

Its back! For all your wrapping, bumper/plastic trim revival needs!

This Monday: 28-May-2012

2000W Heat Gun - €12.99

Two levels for temperature and airflow
For removing paint, varnish and adhesive
Also suitable for loosening carpet coverings, foils or stickers
Also ideal for starting barbecues - without kindling or adding firelighters
4m cable
Includes 4 nozzle attachments: reducer, scraper, area and barbecue
2 Temperature Settings And Air Flow
Was €14.99 now €12.99 save €2

McP2011 · 25-05-2012 5:20pm

I had a parkside heat gun done very little work until it broke. Earlex one's are only 25 in argos.

eringobragh · 26-05-2012 9:28am

McP2011 wrote: »

I had a parkside heat gun done very little work until it broke. Earlex one's are only 25 in argos.

Can't comment on the quality of this as I've the aldi version of the heat gun

eringobragh · 13-06-2012 9:11pm

Back again in Aldi this time for those who missed it:

Thursday 14th June

http://aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_22132.htm

2000W Hot Air Gun
each €14.99

Ideal for removing paint, bending plastic pipes and a multitude of other domestic uses.

Rated input power: 2000W with thermal overload protection
2 heat settings:1000W/350oC and 2000W/550oC
Durable enough for even the most demanding of professionals

Paint Stripping Tips

Hot air stripping

Hold gun 50mm (2") from paint surface
Slowly move back and forth until paint bubbles
Heat the paint just ahead of the scraper
Immediately remove paint with a scraper
Never put your hand in front of the nozzle

-Corkie- · 01-07-2012 1:27pm

Bump...

http://m.ibood.com/ie/en/

L-M · 01-07-2012 9:33pm

Lads, 12 decent sixed microfibres in Home Store and more for 4.99

L-M · 09-07-2012 11:20am

Two bottles of Gliptone conditioner yesterday for €10 in Terenure.

Win win

andyseadog · 09-07-2012 11:53am

i know it isn't top of the range stuff, but...

lately tesco's have had a blue simoniz car care bucket in for €7.

a sponge
a pack of glass wipes
a bottle of wash and wax
an aerosol of tyre shine
a packet of dashboard wipes
and an air freshner

any one of those items off the shelf (bar the sponge and air freshner) in tesco costs more than €7 so to get all that stuff and change from a tenner is great i think, if your just starting out or on a recessionary car care budget.

the 2L bottles of demon shine and carplan wash and wax are also still €1.22

L-M · 09-07-2012 11:59am

andyseadog wrote: »

i know it isn't top of the range stuff, but...

lately tesco's have had a blue simoniz car care bucket in for €7.

a sponge
a pack of glass wipes
a bottle of wash and wax
an aerosol of tyre shine
a packet of dashboard wipes
and an air freshner

any one of those items off the shelf (bar the sponge and air freshner) in tesco costs more than €7 so to get all that stuff and change from a tenner is great i think, if your just starting out or on a recessionary car care budget.

the 2L bottles of demon shine and carplan wash and wax are also still €1.22

Have anyone used the Demon shine? I've bottles of it out in the shed and I'm tempted to try it as the car needs a wax now anyway, so I wouldn't be doing any harm.

andyseadog · 09-07-2012 12:07pm

Limerick man wrote: »

Have anyone used the Demon shine? I've bottles of it out in the shed and I'm tempted to try it as the car needs a wax now anyway, so I wouldn't be doing any harm.

oh your talking to demon shines number one fan here, literally have about ten liters of it in the garage from when the price dropped

its just a glorified detailing spray really.

but, if your using it after a wash theres 2 main ways -

when the car is still wet, just mist it over the whole car, then just get the open end of the hose and run it over the car again and the water just "sheets" right off it, theres a bit of a trick to it though, you probably wont get it perfect first time.

otherwise, mist it onto the still wet car and then dry it with a microfiber towel (has to be pretty big, and keep wringing it out) probably gives better results but is a bit more tedious.

also great for dusting the car when it doesn't need a full wash etc.

jaysus i'm addicted to it, i nearly drink it. :pac:

challengemaster · 10-07-2012 12:07am

Buckets in Aldi at the moment - 1.99 each

Also have hand mitts for 2.99 for a 2 pack

Also a lot of unrelated useful stuff in stock at the minute too

eringobragh · 11-07-2012 3:54pm

Where can I get the demonshine for €1.22 theres none in my local tesco..I done a quick wash of the car and stuck the demonshine in the wash bottle in the nilfisk powerwasher..impressed although if youve any LSP im told it interfers with it..

Also if you but the demonshine on the windows it acts like rainx!

challengemaster wrote: »

Buckets in Aldi at the moment - 1.99 each

Also have hand mitts for 2.99 for a 2 pack

Also a lot of unrelated useful stuff in stock at the minute too

The mits are very good I have about 6 of them

baldshin · 12-07-2012 3:39pm

500ml Autoglym Super Resin Polish promo packs with a free microfibre towel are only €12.55 in B&Q, and there's also a 3 for 2 promo on so 3 bottles and 3 towels can be gotten for only €25.10!

eringobragh · 13-07-2012 1:03pm

The worklamp I used fo... detailing is now half price in Aldi Coolock

Its a bargain at €6...should hae picked up a second one...might go back and grab one.

challengemaster · 13-07-2012 3:24pm

eringobragh wrote: »

The worklamp I used fo... detailing is now half price in Aldi Coolock

Its a bargain at €6...should hae picked up a second one...might go back and grab one.

I picked up one during the week. F**k me it's bright!

eringobragh · 15-07-2012 12:01am

Trim Removal Tools

not a detailing bargain as such but thought i'd throw this in here as it is a cracking set for the money...used it a few times and quite impressed..

change from €3.50

colm_mcm · 15-07-2012 12:07am

Picked up the mitts in aldi tonight, also they have an alloy cleaning kit. Will try it in the morning and see what it's like.

It comes with 2 brushes, so for €3.49 even if it's rubbish the brushes are worth that.

http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_16067.htm

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