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[Wildefalcon]

What is this "washing cars" thing you speak of?

 

[pedrobedro]

I read about Meguiars ceramic wax polish the other day, it looks a lot easier than the old wax on wax off process you just wet the car spray it on then rinse it off. Several videos of different ways to apply it but it does look easy, not cheap though..

 

[AVI_8]

Can’t beat a going over with Bill Hamber double speed wax a couple of times per year, easy to apply and remove and makes washing easier

 

[JMS1972]

What is this "washing cars" thing you speak of?

I am equally confused

 

[brightspark]

Isn't TFR quite strongly alkaline? I'm wary of it and never used it. I usually spray the car with detergent solution from a garden sprayer, leave for a few minutes and then go at it with my brush on the hose-pipe with the little stick of soap inside it. This no longer seems to be a widely used method, but I like it.

dont put it in a dish neat and wash parts with it without gloves on the next day all your skin will peel off same as dont brush it on oily paint under the bonnet and on engine and wash it off it softenes the paint

 

[Pete.]

Dissolved a radiator top hose using neat TFR in the engine bay of my daughter's first car. It did feel a little bit squishy beforehand but the TFR turned the surface a bit gooey to the touch. About a week after washing it went boom.

 

[Nomad]

What is this "washing cars" thing you speak of?

It's a traditional ritual for car ownership that should be done at least twice for every car - it's often done on a Sunday.
Do it once when you buy a car and again just before you take photos to sell it, some folk do it between the 2 main washes but that's optional

Pro tip: make sure you move the car from where you washed it before you take the photos - a clean car on a sunny day standing in a pool of water makes it obvious you've just washed it for the photos !

 

[barracuda816]

Dissolved a radiator top hose using neat TFR in the engine bay of my daughter's first car. It did feel a little bit squishy beforehand but the TFR turned the surface a bit gooey to the touch. About a week after washing it went boom.

Harsh stuff for sure. Many moons ago I used to work at a dealer where each car would get a wash before being given back to the customer. TFR was always used but not allowed on the red cars at it could turn them pink.

I like the idea of having a nice clean car, but unfortunately im in the once or twice a year camp. Not sure if it's because I tend to only drive old bangers, I would like to think if I had a "nice" car I would wash it more.

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

What is this "washing cars" thing you speak of?

No point washing car in London....the front would already be dirty by the time I've worked my way to the back!

 

[Mark 5]

After telling one of my daughters how to remove a really stubborn stain off a carpet using shaving foam, she now uses a lidl gel foam to clean around bathroom and difficult areas, says it works just great.

 

[Erie Fred]

It's a traditional ritual for car ownership that should be done at least twice for every car - it's often done on a Sunday.
Do it once when you buy a car and again just before you take photos to sell it, some folk do it between the 2 main washes but that's optional

Pro tip: make sure you move the car from where you washed it before you take the photos - a clean car on a sunny day standing in a pool of water makes it obvious you've just washed it for the photos !

I though "car washing" was the modern adaptation of the Indian "Rain Dance".....

 

[Wildefalcon]

I though "car washing" was the modern adaptation of the Indian "Rain Dance".....

Well don't look at me, I ain't doing it.

 

[Farside]

What is this "washing cars" thing you speak of?

I know, it's not April yet.

 

[AVI_8]

I though "car washing" was the modern adaptation of the Indian "Rain Dance".....

Never a truer word spoken!

 

[Wildefalcon]

I thought washing cars is a thing that main dealers do. And as I usually keep mine until they fall apart, I rarely buy anything from a main dealer.

 

[AVI_8]

I thought washing cars is a thing that main dealers do. And as I usually keep mine until they fall apart, I rarely buy anything from a main dealer.

Some of us are a bit weird it seems

 

[Ross365]

I read about Meguiars ceramic wax polish the other day, it looks a lot easier than the old wax on wax off process you just wet the car spray it on then rinse it off. Several videos of different ways to apply it but it does look easy, not cheap though..

Check out the AutoExpress review on ceramics. I can't remember which came top but not Meguiars (if you have any trust in such reviews ).
My neighbour told me he'd just used a ceramic for the first time and was really impressed by it, so I bought the one recommended by AE, but have not used it yet. Sadly, I've reached an age at which car washing is much less frequent than it used to be.