hey, i need lots of help bout gettin cinq immaculate, where are the areas commonly missed, any uggestion to cloths to use once at show, n what to take with me after the drive there. any advice be good thanks xxx
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Get it onto one of those stands at shows where they show their cleaning products off and they clean your car all day long for you! Lol
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lol, nice idea but what if there isnt 1 lol xxx
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I use tack cleaner on PVC/leather - its really good.
Elbow grease is definately needed.
If you want concours style cleaning, then scrub the wheelarches, the whole underside etc. Some people put mirrors underneath to show off the underside and concours judges check under the wheelarches with their fingernails for dirt.
Take plenty of polish and clean soft cloths with you.
HTH
Elbow grease is definately needed.
If you want concours style cleaning, then scrub the wheelarches, the whole underside etc. Some people put mirrors underneath to show off the underside and concours judges check under the wheelarches with their fingernails for dirt.
Take plenty of polish and clean soft cloths with you.
HTH
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dont have any pvc/ leather lol, its gonna be a bit late for mirrors, would a brillio pad on the arches do? what polish like normal car spray wax stuff? lol xxx
alainax said:
Nooooo! A brillo pad is far too abrasive, even if it has plastic arches you don't want to be using one, with metal you will nicely ruin the finish and paint.
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no on the inside and underneath lol!!! its all metal n durt x
Yes and if you use a brillo pad you will remove all the dirt, then the paint, then the outer surface of the metal, a year later you won't have any arch left.
You could considering jet washing the dirt off when possible then using a sponge to removing any remains then suggestions of what polish/rust protection to use.
A brillo pad is way too abrassive, you can use it to remove surface corrosion on aluminium!
You could considering jet washing the dirt off when possible then using a sponge to removing any remains then suggestions of what polish/rust protection to use.
A brillo pad is way too abrassive, you can use it to remove surface corrosion on aluminium!
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gd point, lol, power wash it is then, xxx
But when you're using a powerwasher you also need to be careful, never use it on more than about the 75% maximum setting on a 100bar pressure washer so keep the flow fairly wide, avoid getting close, if something doesn't come off, rely on elbow grease, getting too close will possibly damage the paint/finish. Be careful of clipping the edge of the arch too when you're moving it around - you could end up touching it from 1cm. Since cinq's paint finish is hardly the best, it's best to be careful than sorry.
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oh bloody hell this too difficult, new paint job so wldnt worry bout the paint bein bad, will pay sum1 to do it. n take a cloth for wen i get there
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try a good wash, chamois dry and then polish each section really slowly then. polish the windows leave it half an hour and polish the whole car again.
works a real treat. does not really matter on the type of polish you use. but it will make the car so shiny you can see your pretty face in it
works a real treat. does not really matter on the type of polish you use. but it will make the car so shiny you can see your pretty face in it
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a good wash is a hand wash with erm anything other than plain washing up liquid. a specialist car cleaning soap is best. erm turtle wax or something like dat
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turtle wax or something like daz?
Everyone misses all the black trim and the little area at the top of the windows as they clean them when there up so they miss a couple of mm.
Also for females, car valeting must be under taken in strict dresscode i.e. Hotpants only!
Liam
Also for females, car valeting must be under taken in strict dresscode i.e. Hotpants only!
Liam
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bloomfieldliam said:
is that the law? lol, tend to work beta in bikini or sunfin coz i always tend to get soaked with the power washer lol.
so its gonna take elbow greese and tlc then? what about that flash new thingy is that crap? got turtle wax will i use that before the show? wont take the shine out the glitta will it or am i jst bein blonde now xxx xxx
Just this once I'll make an exception for bikinis since your a fellow Scot!
Yeah, not products can really do it for you, just hard work is what it takes.
Oncxe spent nine yes 9 hours doing a full valet on my Dad's Rover which I was driving at the time, Cinq's can be done in five.
I'd ask the guys that are spraying it for advice on polishes etc, don't want to ruin all there work now.
Liam
Yeah, not products can really do it for you, just hard work is what it takes.
Oncxe spent nine yes 9 hours doing a full valet on my Dad's Rover which I was driving at the time, Cinq's can be done in five.
I'd ask the guys that are spraying it for advice on polishes etc, don't want to ruin all there work now.
Liam
