Sponge, washing up liquid, throw bucket of dirty water over the car. You mean you guys don't still do this?
Sponge, washing up liquid, throw bucket of dirty water over the car. You mean you guys don't still do this?
On the subject has anyone ever filled their screen wash bottle with washing up liquid? I reckon it was probably only 10% water the rest was a mix of green and yellow value brand washing up liquid. That was fun! Bubbles everywhere
Thankfully that was a long time ago, as was the one bucket does the whole wash technique
Yep. One bucket - which was also often used for dog ****, grass cuttings, weeds and carrying small amounts of gravel around the garden. Never used fairy liquid, but usually Triplewax car shampoo. But it was washed with a sponge and sometimes a brush on the end of a pole. it was a soft brush, so that's ok then. :) I even dried the car with regular towels once. Scratches everywhere!!!
My first car was a Vauxhall Nova 1.0L. Bright red colour, really nice, but it had no clear coat so it was quite faded by the time I got it. I gave it a couple of coats of basic wax from Halfords and it looked spankin!
Then I had our Diamondbrite stage, used to swear by that for a while.
R60 Light White / Red Countryman All 4 John Cooper Works Auto
R57 Chili Red Convertible John Cooper Works Auto
Up until the detailing day I only ever used one bucket with washing up liquid and a sponge if I had time and shock horror a car wash if I didn't, but since the detailing day I've bought an extra bucket and some proper cleaning products. Yes used to use washing up liquid in the washer bottle and also lots of meths in the winter to stop it freezing.
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Originally Posted by mini mad andy
Glad you got some good info out of the day :)
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I had a Rover Metro that I used to respray in Hammerite white rather than washI don't think I washed a car until I got my clio in 2002, and that was only because it was brand new and felt guilty. Luckily I hated that car after 3 year so I never washed anything until I chucked it in for the my BRG R50
I've actually never used Fairy ........ ever
No honestly .......... not even 'manky me' ......... done everything else mind
R50 Cooper ..... Mini Plant Oxford
19 years of MINIfascination
Yeah thanks.
I'm in Rome just now I think you could come and teach nearly everybody how to clean there cars.
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