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Post by racingteatray on Jul 23, 2017 17:37:56 GMT
...I last washed my car by hand. In fact I think this is the first time since getting it 7 months ago that I have ever washed this car at home with a bucket and sponge. Gratifying to not spot any new dings or dents that I wasn't aware of. £15 well saved! Equally, I must say I am still surprised that BMW describes this as a black rather than a blue. Glad I saved myself £850ish by going for this rather than Individual Tanzanite Blue. There is a difference but not enough to merit the cost difference unless you have cash to burn.  online print screen |
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Post by LandieMark on Jul 23, 2017 17:47:20 GMT
TVR got a proper wash when it came back from Le Mans and the Defender the last time I went green laning a couple of weeks ago.
There is a hand wash at Tesco, but I have never used them.
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Post by michael on Jul 23, 2017 18:10:29 GMT
That picture shows off the colour well and it's a great looking car. It's satisfying to wash your car but I find some are more satisfying than others. The Volvo is horrible to clean the best car I had for that was my 156.
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Post by LandieMark on Jul 23, 2017 18:29:41 GMT
The problem with washing the Defender by hand is all the exposed sharp bits. I invariably end up with bruised knuckles and damaged fingers! I now use a brush - swirl marks are minor in comparison to green lane scratches and dents.
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Post by ChrisM on Jul 23, 2017 20:42:28 GMT
That picture shows off the colour well and it's a great looking car. It's satisfying to wash your car +1; the Kuga got an all-over wash this afternoon |
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Post by PG on Jul 24, 2017 7:52:05 GMT
The problem with washing the Defender by hand is all the exposed sharp bits. I invariably end up with bruised knuckles and damaged fingers! I now use a brush - swirl marks are minor in comparison to green lane scratches and dents. Agreed. Washing our Defender used to result in at least on or two knocks or cuts. I took to using a wash mitt, but even that didn't stop sharp edge getting through. |
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Post by racingteatray on Jul 24, 2017 10:32:23 GMT
Yes, it's definitely satisfying. I wouldn't have washed the car myself if it had been really dirty or mud-caked, but it was more that I wanted to get the anti-fox cover back on it after the weekend, and it was just a bit grubby after a trip down to Dorset and a week parked without its normal cover, so needed to clean it first.
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Post by racingteatray on Jul 24, 2017 18:39:49 GMT
The problem with washing the Defender by hand is all the exposed sharp bits. I invariably end up with bruised knuckles and damaged fingers! I now use a brush - swirl marks are minor in comparison to green lane scratches and dents. Agreed. Washing our Defender used to result in at least on or two knocks or cuts. I took to using a wash mitt, but even that didn't stop sharp edge getting through. Yes, I used a wash mitt for the first time - my wife had given me a "Car Cleaning Kit" a couple of months ago that contained it, and it was she who suggested I might want to wash the car myself using it. Works quite well compared to a sponge. |
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