by "Svend" (svend)
Published 10/25/2017 at 20:35
by "Svend" (svend)
Published 10/25/2017 at 20:35
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STARS: 4
Storm Ophelia deposited quite a bit of Saharan Dust in the rainfall the other week so today I went up north of the border and did a safe wash to remove the very abrasive dust safely.
Post degrease, rinse, snow foam, rinse, two bucket wash.
Nicely dried with Gyeon Cure after snow foam sealed with CarPro HydroFoam.
Tyres, trim, wheel arches dressed and glass wiped down.
Interior vacuumed and driver’s seat shampoo’d.
All nicely finished off.
Even after several no touch washes this is what came off a two bucket wash.
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
10/25/2017 at 11:11, STARS: 1
Can you fly out to Tennessee and clean my cars...
"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
10/25/2017 at 11:12, STARS: 1
amazing work, as always.
you should encourage the owner to debadge the rear fully. that one last “civic” badge looks so out of place with nothing on the right to balance it, and it’d look so tidy without it
"Svend" (svend)
10/25/2017 at 11:19, STARS: 1
Lol. I’d love o be able to jet off doing cars around the world.
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
10/25/2017 at 11:20, STARS: 0
I’ve seen some guys that do exactly hat. Just start charging!
"Svend" (svend)
10/25/2017 at 11:20, STARS: 0
Thanks.
It only had one badge and she’s not bothered about debadging it.
"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
10/25/2017 at 11:24, STARS: 1
the small things make all the difference :D
"Svend" (svend)
10/25/2017 at 11:25, STARS: 0
I wouldn’t dream of charging.
Money complicates things.
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
10/25/2017 at 11:28, STARS: 0
Just charge for cost of product and travel.
"Svend" (svend)
10/25/2017 at 11:30, STARS: 1
True. It was hard enough to get her to let me take the car dealership sticker out the rear window.
"Svend" (svend)
10/25/2017 at 11:32, STARS: 0
I don’t like bringing money into it.
I enjoy doing it.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
10/25/2017 at 11:33, STARS: 4
Does the Civic have the Fit’s magic seats as well? That was always one of my favorite features of the Fit.
Car looks good, as always. The black hides a lot of the ugliness of the current gen Civic.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
10/25/2017 at 11:33, STARS: 3
Would you say the UK is sick of North African dust particles showing up and coating your cars in filth, then expecting locals to clean up after them? If so, sign my petition!!!
#AlternativeForEngland /s
"Svend" (svend)
10/25/2017 at 11:41, STARS: 1
They are on this the ninth gen Civic but not on the earlier eighth gen Civic.
I love those seats, especially how the leg locks the seat in the up position and how the seat drops down to the floor when the rear back is folded down.
"Svend" (svend)
10/25/2017 at 11:42, STARS: 1
Lol.
It’s quite common, mostly in the summer though.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
10/25/2017 at 12:21, STARS: 1
Damn, that is nasty
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
10/25/2017 at 20:52, STARS: 0
interesting - we got several good dustings of forest fire ash this year, (quite rare out here - usually the wind blows it the other way...) I ended up just hosing it off before washing anything to reduce any scratching...
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
10/25/2017 at 20:53, STARS: 0
I thought brexit was supposed to solve all that...
"DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" (daft-ryosuke)
10/25/2017 at 20:53, STARS: 0
Any tips for shampooing the interior? The Outback needs some desperate love.
"Svend" (svend)
10/25/2017 at 21:07, STARS: 0
First. If you can get, either buy or borrow, a wet’dry vacuum cleaner, do so.
Get a good interior shampoo and a stiff nylon brush.
"Svend" (svend)
10/25/2017 at 21:11, STARS: 1
Saharan sand in very coarse and abrasive, the just mixes with the rain giving the sand some adhesion to the car’s surface.
The snow foam allows the sand to loosen from the surface.
It’s particularly aggressive (or rather, more noticeable) on dark coloured surfaces which show swirls more.
"David Baker" (mark7lsc1)
10/25/2017 at 21:13, STARS: 0
Do you have any opinions on ceramic coatings?
"Svend" (svend)
10/25/2017 at 21:17, STARS: 0
Yes.
They are good.
Lol.
The right coating can benefit the car’s paintwork and make your life easier keeping it clean and from swirls (which are mostly inflicted during the ash process which is why a good washing technique is important to keeping the down).
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
10/25/2017 at 21:53, STARS: 1
Whenever my BIL is in town, he always gets up early to wash and wax our cars and take them to fill the tanks. I think you two might get along.
"Svend" (svend)
10/25/2017 at 21:56, STARS: 0
Lol. We probably would.
Though I’d probably still be cleaning the cars into early afternoon.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
10/25/2017 at 22:42, STARS: 0
Come to think of it, he’d like your dietary preferences, too.
"Svend" (svend)
10/25/2017 at 22:53, STARS: 0
How is he on beer?
He’s not a, yuck, can’t believe I’m going to say these, Coors, American Budweiser, Bud Light (or any ‘light’ beer), etc... drinker is he?
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
10/25/2017 at 22:56, STARS: 1
He likes a good beer, but he doesn’t drink much to keep his weight and cholesterol down. But if you hand him a good cold bottle...I mean, he’s not stupid.
"Svend" (svend)
10/25/2017 at 23:01, STARS: 1
Oh well. He could be a designated driver I guess. Lol.
"RacinBob" (racinbob)
10/25/2017 at 23:06, STARS: 0
I looked at the bucket, do you detail your car with Theakstons?
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
10/25/2017 at 23:22, STARS: 1
That works.
"Svend" (svend)
10/25/2017 at 23:25, STARS: 0
I wouldn’t waste a Theakstons like that.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
10/26/2017 at 09:23, STARS: 0
I’m sure a lot of voters thought so, too.
As God as my witness , I didn ’ t know dust could fly!