by "Svend" (svend)
Published 10/18/2017 at 13:07
by "Svend" (svend)
Published 10/18/2017 at 13:07
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You may of seen news about yellow skies or red skies over parts of the U.K. in the lead up to Storm Ophelia.
The storm had gathered some Saharan sand particles that in large amounts gives a post apocalyptic image of the world.
This sand dust coats everything and can be very abrasive to car paint.
So out came the snow foam lance to prewash and cars and then give them a good wash and protection.
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
10/18/2017 at 13:10, STARS: 1
You’re quite possibly the only person I’ve ever heard of that washes his or her car before a storm, knowing that a storm is coming.
"Svend" (svend)
10/18/2017 at 13:13, STARS: 0
Lol. Erm, it was after the storm. The storm was Monday into Monday night/early Tuesday morning where I am.
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
10/18/2017 at 13:13, STARS: 0
Oh, sorry. I missed that bit.
"Svend" (svend)
10/18/2017 at 13:15, STARS: 1
Lol. I have been known to do it though. Hell I’ve been known to clean a car during a storm
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
10/18/2017 at 13:15, STARS: 1
That is awesome! I love the social media Ireland had of the storm. So freaking hilarious!
"Svend" (svend)
10/18/2017 at 13:21, STARS: 1
Ireland took the brunt of it about half a day before it hit us. It hit Ireland going up into Northern Ireland and then the north west coast of England and then into Scotland.
I think generally media coverage of storms is stupid.
All those media outlets going,
“hey, there’s a storm on it’s way. Get a camera crew, fly them out to stand in front of the storm in hurricane winds and driving rain and flood waters”.
Why?
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
10/18/2017 at 13:30, STARS: 0
Oh sorry, I meant social media. It was so funny
"Svend" (svend)
10/18/2017 at 13:44, STARS: 1
Sorry my bad. I missed that.
I didn’t see anything on social media.
"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7)
10/18/2017 at 13:45, STARS: 1
I knew the cars would have to get Svended after the storm!
Do your neighbours get friendly rates?
"Svend" (svend)
10/18/2017 at 13:50, STARS: 1
Lol. I don’t charge. There is a standing agreement with my neighbours that if you park 10-20 metres either side of my front door and your car is dirty, there may be a point in the day that I knock on your door and ask for you car keys.
I was talking with the guy who owns the EOS and organising what cr his daughter was getting and what will need doing when it arrives.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
10/18/2017 at 14:03, STARS: 1
I saw a whole article on it, it was great.
"Svend" (svend)
10/18/2017 at 14:11, STARS: 1
There was a guy called Flaherty who was 72 who likes to swim in the sea on the news. When asked about why he was swimming in the sea. He replied, ‘I like swimming in the sea, it’s safe as long as you don’t panic...’, he then went on to say panic about five or six times over the next minute or so.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
10/18/2017 at 14:22, STARS: 0
Why was that news?
"Svend" (svend)
10/18/2017 at 14:28, STARS: 0
U.K. news tends to go and speak to local people to give the viewers an idea of the feeling of local people. Some are funny, some tearful and some are just ‘who dresses you’ sort of people.
He was busy talking with several news outlets.
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"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
10/18/2017 at 14:44, STARS: 0
Weird
"Svend" (svend)
10/18/2017 at 14:47, STARS: 0
Weird is when they talk to Americans, the insane stuff you guys and gals say is a mixture of ‘WTF’, ‘oh my god, how high are they?’, ‘wow, that’s over dramatic’, etc...
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
10/18/2017 at 14:51, STARS: 1
Do you have an example? Because that swimming thing just seemed unnecessary, like the news anchors could have just told everyone there was a red flag warning and gone about their day with news.
"Svend" (svend)
10/18/2017 at 15:10, STARS: 0
In the U.K. and Ireland we have the same sort of sense of humour that many other countries don’t get.
There is always someone who is a little different either quirky to blatantly odd.
I can’t think of any specific ones off the top of my head. Russell Howard used to show several on his show Russell Howard’s Good News. Of American news anchors speaking with bystanders.
BRB: Gone to watch some YouTube clips of Russell Howard’s Good News.
"garagemonkee" (monke)
10/18/2017 at 15:27, STARS: 0
Hey Svend, do you have any experience with the hard ceramic paint treatments, or are you strictly a detailing kind of guy? I recently purchased an RS and am looking into how to keep the shiny gray paint staying shiny and gray.
"Svend" (svend)
10/18/2017 at 15:41, STARS: 0
I’ve experience of various coatings yes.
Unfortunately not having anywhere indoors to work means coatings are very precarious and don’t really do them anymore as the weather and lack of indoor work area means too many variables for it to go wrong.
What sort of protection are you looking for? The likes of Gtechniq C1+ and CSL (Crystal Serum light) both offer a good degree of scratch protection and chemical resistance, highly durable and can be topped with other products.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
10/18/2017 at 15:53, STARS: 0
I like British humor more than most US humor. It is dry and not usually just stupid crap.
"Svend" (svend)
10/18/2017 at 16:34, STARS: 1
We have a strange humour, unless your on our wavelength it can take a bit to catch up. We make fun out of tragedy or rather the cause of the tragedy because if you can laugh at it, you can’t be scared of it, which someone not used to our sense of humour could find offensive or insulting. We like to make fun of others and ourselves because we know we aren’t the best at everything, we know we aren’t the greatest and acknowledge out flaws. We will sometimes introduce our friends to others as dickheads, ‘hey have to met my friend Tony? he’s a pure dickhead sometimes but you get used to him’.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
10/18/2017 at 18:55, STARS: 1
Well I do all of that already....
"garagemonkee" (monke)
10/18/2017 at 20:27, STARS: 0
Was looking at CQuartz. Figured I’d have to get a popup car shelter to put it on, especially not that it’s fall. trees are shedding, lol.
"Svend" (svend)
10/19/2017 at 06:06, STARS: 0
If you can blag a friend to letting you use their garage or similar space for a couple of days it will pay dividends.
Make sure you know exactly how to apply the coating and curing times before you start.