Anyone wash their car today? ?

[securespark]

There's only one way.
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That's one way to get your headlights clean.

 

[Black estate]

Nope , I'm in Bradford my MG5 is in Southampton and my Enyaq is at home in Gosport
Plus it's to blooming

 

[T1 Terry]

My choice of washing method, keep it natural

 

[Archev]

The actual salt (sodium chloride) content of w-u-l is small, but many will steer away from it. SLS - Sodium Lauryl Sulphate - (or other foaming compounds) are used in many car shampoos, but can be a skin irritant.

Like shampoos and soaps for human use, they remove oil and leave the skin dry and itchy.

Further, there are environmental concerns over the production of SLS, so some manufacturers are moving away from it and swapping to more eco- and human-friendly options, both for car care products and soaps and shampoos for us.

That was my initial worry about those two young lassies washing that car. I was concerned they were using irritants on their young delicate skin - rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

[securespark]

Time for some soothing body lotion...

 

[salty]

Washing up liquid is a definite no no.
Think about it, it's made to remove grease etc from shitty plates, pans etc. So will strip your car of any Wax. As for Pressure Washers, perfectly safe on your car. Obviously use a bit of common sense, and don't jet wash, very close to the body work, and don't blast the brakes closely.
Not sure how it would affect the electrics. But as already said, each to their own. Whatever works for you....

 

[tsedge]

Wax? Is that some kind of hair product?

 

[T1 Terry]

Wax? Is that some kind of hair product?

Used to keep your moustache controllable so you can make different shapes with it ..... been known to be used for hair removal .... somewhat safer than Veet for Men (Worth looking up on the interweb for a good laugh) but best left to the ladies

T1 Terry

 

[Wizard of Oz]

Agreed - but. Who parked that stupid car there ?

Yep, and failed to park within the lines.

 

[T1 Terry]

I must admit, I didn't actually check if it was a BMW ..... it would be parked using the BMW method of car park etiquette if that was the case

T1 Terry

 

[Panther]

First wash since ownership, not my best work, but at least it's clean.

 

[MG Clive]

Looking good @Panther, I think I'd reverse in for charging, that looks very tempting for little vandals.

 

[T1 Terry]

It hasn't rained this yr, so the MG4 is about as clean as it was at the end on last yr .... If I wash and polish it, some lowlife will open a door into it or run a key up the side or something .... when it looks unloved, they give me plenty of room in the shopping centre car park .......

T1 Terry

 

[MG Clive]

It hasn't rained this yr, so the MG4 is about as clean as it was at the end on last yr .... If I wash and polish it, some lowlife will open a door into it or run a key up the side or something .... when it looks unloved, they give me plenty of room in the shopping centre car park .......

I can see there's much thought gone into your strategy there @T1 Terry

 

[securespark]

Sadly, there is logic there.

My few day old extra shiny valeted Octavia got keyed by a cyclist as I waited at lights. I was, understandably, king furious.

 

[T1 Terry]

It threatened to do a nature wash and rinse early on, but it ended up as a baked paint and blow dry for the rain that never happened ..... approaching 12 mths ownership ..... maybe I could take it back to the dealer and ask for a complimentary full vehicle detail for its 1 yr birthday celebrations, another photo with the blue ribbon maybe ..... do you think I should ring and book it in advance?

T1 Terry

 

[MG Clive]

maybe I could take it back to the dealer and ask for a complimentary full vehicle detail for its 1 yr birthday celebrations, another photo with the blue ribbon maybe ..... do you think I should ring and book it in advance?

They might do it for you at it's first service if you're a good lad.

 

[T1 Terry]

After 2 yrs, they might need a scotch-brite pad to get the first layer off ..... or should I then put in a claim about the $2,000 paint protection, they conned the wife into getting, not being up to the task .......
Hmmm...... Something to think about, over the odd beer or three

T1 Terry

 

[securespark]

Went for it today.

Still limited to a hose and more limited today because I found the jet spray was damaged and only on half pressure. I'll get a new one and eventually I will overcome my increasing levels of procrastination and choose a pressure washer.
It would certainly help to clean the window rubbers. They seem to attract green growth very quickly. I try to clean them with my collection of boars hair brushes (Oooh, get you!), but they are not very effective. Great round badges and stuff, but not so much with the window rubbers.

This is the situation after the first pass to get rid of most of the green. A few more and most of the gunk had gone, but there's still a fair bit down there that a PW would get shot of in a jiffy.

Anyway, this is the finished article. I say finished, I only did the outside. The inside is for another day.

 

[securespark]

The purists (pedants) will say that the repair is not within the "allowable" area (width) of the tyre for doing a repair. Us pragmatists will tell them to take a running jump, as this sort of repair tends to work really well.

Knowing no better, and being safety-minded, I've always replaced tyres when told it's too close to the edge.

So, officially, a tyre can be repaired anywhere on the tread area?

Have you seen those screw-in plugs? Are they any good?