How to get a Proper Shine on it.

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

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Re: How to get a Proper Shine on it.

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Two and a half I'll have you know!
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supafrisk wrote:Yes, I'd expect you'd have to beat about the bush before you can give it a damn good spraying
But if you spray too much it gets very sticky :lol:
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supafrisk wrote:That's why a firm hold spray is the best
But you run the risk of the vessel exploding without careful control :wink:

Edit: Apologies to everyone else, this thread's gone down the toilet!
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[Swiss Tony] You know, posting threads on a forum is a bit like making love to a beautifull woman - you've got to.... stroke the mouse, press all the right buttons, choose a few smiley's, quickly preview before you've finished, fire the submit button, then stand back, light your pipe and admire your handy work [/SwissTony]
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Welton wrote:[Swiss Tony] You know, posting threads on a forum is a bit like making love to a beautifull woman - you've got to.... stroke the mouse, press all the right buttons, choose a few smiley's, quickly preview before you've finished, fire the submit button, then stand back, light your pipe and admire your handy work [/SwissTony]
Well done Welly, I couldn't think of anything! :lol:
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:arrowu: Have you two ever actually met? :twisted:
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Supafrisk wrote:Why did you ask, anyway?
Oh just curious having read all your banter! :lol:
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supafrisk wrote:That's so gross. <insert vomit emoticon here>

That would be like masticating on my older brother... eeeewwwwwww :shock:
How about this one ?????? :lol:

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Looks as though that guy with the blue VXR has swapped it for a Nurburgring edition VXR.

Got a spare hour? Read this 3 month cleaning spree thread.

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/s ... hp?t=81391 (takes a while to load up)

I like the reason why he was going to reject the car :shock: :?
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Edited. Try again :cheesy:
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I preferred it like it was, there's something like 400 large colour pics on there and killed my poor old laptop :(
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In light of "needing to get out more" I was impressed for some reason about the original thread's "Snow Foam" product which he applied with the jet washer as a "pre-wash".

Looking into the stuff, they do a Lance which will fit my Karcher and you can buy 5 litros of the gloopy gobbo soapo for about £12.00 and it will last 36 years etc. :) the trouble is the Lance is £50 notes :frown: and kinda makes it a bit silly.

The idea is that you "snow foam" the car and then the thick foam starts to bubble up and lift the dirt to the surface and drip off the bottom :|

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Re: How to get a Proper Shine on it.

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Or you could use my cleaning method - just hit the headlamp washers while doing 70+ in the rain...

:lol:

I really can't be bothered dragging buckets of water through the house and half way down the road to where I've been able to grab a parking spot...
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hehehe - this thread title states "How to get a proper shine on it" and the google ads bar is promoting "sexy polish girls" :lol: :lol:

anyway, mjb - my headlamp washers have never worked :( do you know what could be wrong? I know they work on water pressure and I've seen the big hoses to them. Is it a separate pump? maybe it's seized? separate fuse?
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