Christmas comes early at Welton Towers..

Discuss the 406's Bodywork stuff in here (what parts fit what, what can be interchanged with what etc etc).

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Christmas comes early at Welton Towers..

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I've been debating getting this stuff for ages but finaly thought "f*ck it" I deserve a treat for Christmas so I got on-line and ordered this..........


The lance+bottle thing - not the Karcher, had that for years now:
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And some of this...
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One of these; 100% Australian Merino Sheepskin with internal rubber glove so your hands don't get wet...
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One of these Extra Large waffle weave micro fibre drying towels:
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And then, after adding just 25ml to the 500ml bottle and some warm water..
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The Snow Foam clings and then kind of drags/loosen dirt onto the ground (whilst you drink your Tea):
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The car was *filthy* (spot the wheels) but after a blast-down with the high pressure and a nice wash with the Mitt it was sparkly again..
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That drying towel is amazing (and weird) I dried the whole car in a few minutes and it didn't need wringing out :? in fact it wouldn't wring out as it wasn't wet enough yet :o The chamois will now be put away for good! The drying towel sometimes left a 'mist' on the paintwork but when you turn back to look again it's gone! and that's in December when nothing ever dries.

I reckon in the summer when the car's just dusty you'd get away with 'Snowing' the car and then just blasting it off after.

Thanks for reading :wink:
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Interesting. Is the bottle and lance thing better than using the usual one and putting the stuff in the internal bottle or doesn't your Kurcher have one of those? My car's disgusting right now (it's "spread sh!t all over the road with your tractor" time again :x ), if I soaked it with the snow then used the glove, would I not be grinding the grit into the paintwork? Wonder if I can get the drying towels here... (hello ebay)
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The lance/bottle is needed and works on low pressure (like when you remove the normal lance) it forces water past an orifice that picks up the snow foam from a dip tube in the bottle. It has variable dosage (the red thing) and it's got like a Bird's Beak on the end to vary the spray pattern.

My machine is an old 620m with a built-in detergent tank (and brass cylinder head) it's 11 years old now! it can't deliver this stuff as it won't get the mix right (I haven't tried it but my research showed it won't work).

Some people 'foam' the car and then go over it with the mitt but I wanted to blast it all off first.

When I blasted the car down it look very clean indeed even before I started with the mitt.
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Call me old-fashioned but I'd still prefer to use running water and a brush.

A quick search of the Kurcher site yealds... nothing :( They don't call it that then.
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I've stll got my white softy water brushy endy bit that came with it! I kept catching the bodywork with the hard parts of the brush and found it too slow so left it alone.

You want some snow foam - it puts a smile on yer face :cheesy:
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I thought the brush that came with my Koucher was too stiff so I'm still using the old blue thing I bought 100 years ago. I use the Kitcher one for cleaning windows.

Have found Monza Car Care on ebay, might be giving them a try for the drying towels (and shed loads of other stuff I can't find here). Actually, I do find some of the stuff I know here but T-cut seems to be a coloured wax and Dinatrol is spray paint :shock:

Snow? Soon be getting enough of the real thing (if it ever stops bluddy raining :( )
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Wibble wibble didn't come in that colour wibble bumpers missing anorak

I've got a sponge just like that. No way it goes near the car though, I use it for grouting.
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did you hide the car round the corner in case your son got hold of the jetwash again and helped by cleaning the driveway :cry: :lol: :lol: :lol:


have you still got that pic cos that was sooooooooooooooooooooooo funny 8) 8)


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:arrowu: :cheesy: Yeah I remember that...... :arrowu: :oops:

So how much did you shell out for all that new stuff Welly if you don't mind me asking?
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Looks impressive Welly.
I showed my lad, (in case he needed suggestions for Old Far Dad for Christmas).
He spotted it was dark in the first pic of the trusty Welton steed, but full daylight in susequent views.
"If it takes that long, you can wash it yerself"
Seriously, it does look convincing, how much for the various bits :?:
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Lance/bottle = £44.49
Snow Foam = £12.67
Drying Towel = £9.49
Sheepskin Mitt = £8.99

Total *cough* £75.64

Manufacturers recommend hiding most of it from wife and/or 'filtering' the stuff into the household in stages to avoid capture.

Doggy - The snowy pic was taken in daylight but I think the white colour did something to the exposure?
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Welton wrote:Lance/bottle = £44.49
Snow Foam = £12.67
Drying Towel = £9.49
Sheepskin Mitt = £8.99

Total *cough* £75.64

Manufacturers recommend hiding most of it from wife and/or 'filtering' the stuff into the household in stages to avoid capture.

Doggy - The snowy pic was taken in daylight but I think the white colour did something to the exposure?
Thanks for straightening that out - I had assumed washing the car at midnight was a logical extension of the, er, 'filtering' process
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