Complete Newbie Car Care and Detailing Guide PDF

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So in relation to this, I got fog on most of the windows until I put in the bag of beans under my front passenger seat... now it's minimal at best...

I just have the issue that the outside of my car is dirty lol

We shall have to compare when it's proper cold... I may cheat and add the 2nd bag haha
 

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Double bag? That's cheating!

In other news... I'm currently looking at ways to clean my car without water. :scary:
 

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I'm actually thinking of using this:
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I have that, it does indeed clean the car but I found unless you get it with very minimal soiling it was creating swirls... I only use it for meets etc
 

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As you said in a previous thread, the wetter the better lol

That does sound like something I would say. LOL. I should really add that to my signature. They reckon a bottle does 3-4 cars. We'll see about that!

Saturday I'm hopefully going to: wash n wax the exterior. Leather clean and balm the seats. Interior shampoo the mats. Then degrease the engine bay (looks like fingermouse had a pool party in the oil sump).
 

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That does sound like something I would say. LOL. I should really add that to my signature. They reckon a bottle does 3-4 cars. We'll see about that!

Saturday I'm hopefully going to: wash n wax the exterior. Leather clean and balm the seats. Interior shampoo the mats. Then degrease the engine bay (looks like fingermouse had a pool party in the oil sump).
Yeah it's car cleaning this weekend for me I think, I will do the full Autobrite wax off stuff then clay bar etc I think. Do the major prep work now so the wedding should just be a good top up instead. I must keep a look at the weather... I know I will get rubbish weather up to the wedding lol

I think me and you both will be heavily into cleaning for our photos lol
 

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I think me and you both will be heavily into cleaning for our photos lol

A road trip for me used to be filling up with petrol and an a-z. Now I have a gallon of coolant, a litre of oil, quick detailer, glass cleaner, spray n wax, microfibers, a spare set of fuses I've never used, a torch, a multimeter, tyre tread guage, brake wear guage... I think I have a problem.
 

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A road trip for me used to be filling up with petrol and an a-z. Now I have a gallon of coolant, a litre of oil, quick detailer, glass cleaner, spray n wax, microfibers, a spare set of fuses I've never used, a torch, a multimeter, tyre tread guage, brake wear guage... I think I have a problem.
I've got 1 ltr of oil, 5 microfibres, set of fuses, 300nm torque wrench, funnel, screenwash, first aid kit, digital Breathalyzer, disposeable gloves, blanket, spare bulbs and most importantly my samurai umbrella.
 

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Yeah..a weight problem by the sound of that list

That might be the reason for your low mpg data...or is that just the heavy foot

:lol: hmmm, maybe I could get an extra 10bhp. I'm tempted to dump the spare wheel if I didn't think I'd need it the second I take it out.

300nm torque wrench

Is that in case you pass a truck driver trying to get a wheel back on? :rofl:
 
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Now sat researching ceramic coating products and pondering if it's better doing it myself or getting a pro to do it...

When's this detailing day? :)

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Now sat researching ceramic coating products and pondering if it's better doing it myself or getting a pro to do it...

When's this detailing day? :)

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If you do it you need a sealed space to apply it as you don't want to add a fly to your car for 2 years + haha also you need to 2 stage machine polish before to make sure the paintwork is flawless before sealing...

I'd get a pro to do it lol

Regarding detailing day... That's every day lol
 

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Now sat researching ceramic coating products and pondering if it's better doing it myself or getting a pro to do it...

When's this detailing day? :)

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If you can keep the car inside for 12hours it’s to actually too bad to do....


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