I can't be the only one on here that must be feeling a bit down with the weather, and unable to do something with their cars, is this routine of gales, rain, frost etc etc ever gonna end. Wouldn't it be good if we could have atleast a couple of good weekends.
Well just been out and given my wife (and probably some neighbours as well) a good laugh this morning - started to clean her car and then down came the snow and hail in a blizzard - along with thunder.
Needless to say I wasn't stopping and she has a clean car now, oh and tears running down her face from laughing at me so much :lol::lol::lol:
Very lucky here in Southend as brilliant bright blue sky this morning and sun.
Few clouds now but dry.
Got out at 9.15 and got the car cleaned.
Lucky down here with weather. :wave:
Been 3 weeks since I’ve cleaned mine due to work then 2 weeks ill, and I’ve just been outside to put rubbish in the bins and looked at the car parked up covered in filth. But I just can’t summon up the energy at the minute.
Got the Karcher out and washed both cars. For some reason, my wife had driven her C Class through a muddy car park (and we have an SUV)???
Foam wash x2
Wheels done with bilberry juice
Some hail stones
Her car washed and dried using microfibre towel.
more hail!!!
Repeated the process on X3
Two hours later it snowed a bit!
Got the Karcher out and washed both cars. For some reason, my wife had driven her C Class through a muddy car park (and we have an SUV)???
Foam wash x2
Wheels done with bilberry juice
Some hail stones
Her car washed and dried using microfibre towel.
more hail!!!
Repeated the process on X3
Two hours later it snowed a bit!
So looking forward to this week, been watching the weather forecasts avidly and been consistently promised a dry week, so had it all planned out, full machine polish and protection on the Focus, wheels off and calipers painted, maybe even ceramic coat the wheels because I could leave them in the garage for 24 hours without have no to go anywhere. Also allowed a day to give the lads new Punto a full decon and clean, maybe even a bit of correction. Then got offered a full inside out valet on a neighbors car, fair trade for some work on my roof that needs doing.
So plans were made and even got to get ahead by doing an interior clean on the Focus ready for Gtechniq coatzing, and a good wash to get rid of the worst muck before starting to machine it, so a great start. Then I wake this morning to solid drizzle, knew it was going to Efrain last night so was expecting to do a normal pre-polish wash, but it’s just that stupid soak you through non-rain that won’t let up. Can’t even do the i1 coating because it’ll wet the seats as I’m spraying.
Not when the winter sun is on a dark coloured car!
When I was washing my car yesterday I had rinse water freezing on the ground on one side of the car (in the shade), but the bodywork on the other side of the car (in direct sun) was so hot the rinse water was steaming off the car!
Must be honest I am getting hacked off waiting for an improvement with the salt crud and moisture on the roads the surfaces breaking up and the number of stone chips increasing.
A few false starts like this weekend where it was sunny and mild enough to actually work on a car but knowing we are in for blizzards,,,,, I mean, really?? what gives,,,,,,,
I’m in the same boat, was going to clean mine at the weekend only to learn that we have a week of blizzards heading our way, I sacked that idea off quick and I’ll do them once the snow is gone!
I haven't been into detailing for a while after I sold my BMW Z3 exactly a year ago. However, we finally got a replacement for it and my OH's car this week; a tidy 7 year old red Mercedes SLK.
Of course it's been sat on the drive covered in snow since my OH collected it. I'm itching to get out and give it a bit of a going over, especially the interior as the dealer did little other than vacuum it before collection by the looks of it. It's going to be a while though I reckon.
I haven't been into detailing for a while after I sold my BMW Z3 exactly a year ago. However, we finally got a replacement for it and my OH's car this week; a tidy 7 year old red Mercedes SLK.
Of course it's been sat on the drive covered in snow since my OH collected it. I'm itching to get out and give it a bit of a going over, especially the interior as the dealer did little other than vacuum it before collection by the looks of it. It's going to be a while though I reckon.
Haven't washed mine for 6 weeks, the parking in front of my house is on an incline that the public have right of access, the liability is obvious should water freeze so sod the car, it's covered in magic potions so it can wait
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