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Re: Polishing advice

Post by smoo25 » Thu Dec 04, 2014 12:33 am

Jings, I just used turtle wax 2 in 1 wash and wax. £4.99 for super concentrated bottle. And that's only because I got told off for using Aldi's own washing up liquid! :leave
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Re: Polishing advice

Post by mwmackenzie » Thu Dec 04, 2014 2:26 pm

smoo25 wrote:Jings, I just used turtle wax 2 in 1 wash and wax. £4.99 for super concentrated bottle. And that's only because I got told off for using Aldi's own washing up liquid! :leave
Yeah but you drive a VX so anything goes.... :flame
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Re: Polishing advice

Post by smoo25 » Fri Dec 05, 2014 1:49 am

mwmackenzie wrote:
smoo25 wrote:Jings, I just used turtle wax 2 in 1 wash and wax. £4.99 for super concentrated bottle. And that's only because I got told off for using Aldi's own washing up liquid! :leave
Yeah but you drive a VX so anything goes.... :flame
Because it looks so much better even when it's manky? :beer
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Re: Polishing advice

Post by Dominic » Fri Dec 05, 2014 2:13 pm

Uh, don't listen to them Ali, they are just being VX snobs.

BTW, my sister says she washes my nephews' lego in the cutlery section of the dishwasher, so I guess fairy liquid will be just fine for it. :thumbsup :mrgreen:
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Re: Polishing advice

Post by mwmackenzie » Fri Dec 05, 2014 3:20 pm

smoo25 wrote:
mwmackenzie wrote:
smoo25 wrote:Jings, I just used turtle wax 2 in 1 wash and wax. £4.99 for super concentrated bottle. And that's only because I got told off for using Aldi's own washing up liquid! :leave
Yeah but you drive a VX so anything goes.... :flame
Because it looks so much better even when it's manky? :beer

I'd actuall love a VX, better than this Diesel Passat I'm running about in! I'm just jealous :thumbsup
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Re: Polishing advice

Post by ClarkyBoy » Sun Dec 07, 2014 8:39 pm

Dominic wrote:Uh, don't listen to them Ali, they are just being VX snobs.

BTW, my sister says she washes my nephews' lego in the cutlery section of the dishwasher, so I guess fairy liquid will be just fine for it. :thumbsup :mrgreen:
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Re: Polishing advice

Post by Kinger » Sun Dec 07, 2014 10:20 pm

smoo25 wrote:Jings, I just used turtle wax 2 in 1 wash and wax. £4.99 for super concentrated bottle. And that's only because I got told off for using Aldi's own washing up liquid! :leave
Back in the 90's I washed a company Cavalier in fairy liquid on a weekly basis, it really f---ked up the paint work, apparently washing up liquid softens the paint work. It sure made a right mess on mine, ended up with a matt finish.

Hope you didn't use it for too long !!!

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Re: Polishing advice

Post by smoo25 » Sun Jan 04, 2015 2:59 am

Kinger wrote:
smoo25 wrote:Jings, I just used turtle wax 2 in 1 wash and wax. £4.99 for super concentrated bottle. And that's only because I got told off for using Aldi's own washing up liquid! :leave
Back in the 90's I washed a company Cavalier in fairy liquid on a weekly basis, it really f---ked up the paint work, apparently washing up liquid softens the paint work. It sure made a right mess on mine, ended up with a matt finish.

Hope you didn't use it for too long !!!

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Re: Polishing advice

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Re: Polishing advice

Post by martins » Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:24 pm

See below polishing advice received from one of this forums more active older drivers..

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A. fitted with winter tyres
B. front wheel drive

had to answer in the negative....

had to also reverse out of the car park to get home...

Grand day out at short notice..

suffice to say had to wash the car on return home....

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Re: Polishing advice

Post by Kinger » Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:52 pm

What, you've washed it already !!!. ( OK my hose was frozen)

Can I bring the Exige over so you can show me how that "Clay mitt" thingy works.

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Re: Polishing advice

Post by tut » Mon Jan 05, 2015 8:06 pm

knobheads, you could have told me, it may have been my last run.

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Re: Polishing advice

Post by Kinger » Mon Jan 05, 2015 8:27 pm

Hi Tut,

It was a real spur of the minute thing, I was still in bed having a long lye in on my last day before going back to work when I got a text from Martin and he said he was heading out. I asked if he wanted company so it was a case of out of bed and straight into car to meet him in Westhill. We were only out for a few hours as we both had to be home for our other halves.

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Re: Polishing advice

Post by martins » Mon Jan 05, 2015 8:36 pm

Tut. We thought of you once we got to the Lecht...It really was a last minute job...and a strait run to the Lecht and back after a feast of sausage egg and chips....good luck re the pending situation...m
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