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26th June 2011, 18:12
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Small clean for a small drive out . . .
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26th June 2011, 18:17
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nooooo not a sponge! 
get a decent wash mitt, sponges hate paint
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26th June 2011, 18:21
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Where and how much is a descent one then mate ?
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26th June 2011, 18:22
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Uh oh sponge fail.
You really will be ruining your paint, get yourself onto cleanyourcar and buy yourself a wash mitt.
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26th June 2011, 18:30
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Well, id never been told its a bad thing using a sponge, after all they clean the cars with a brush at work ! And thats vauxhll for you, but ive just been on and im lookng at getting one as soon as ive been paid this month  criticism so far . . . but thanks lol
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26th June 2011, 18:43
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark_W
Well, id never been told its a bad thing using a sponge, after all they clean the cars with a brush at work ! And thats vauxhll for you, but ive just been on and im lookng at getting one as soon as ive been paid this month criticism so far . . . but thanks lol |
on a positive note it looks shiny but isnt doing your paint any favours.
Well thats main dealers for you they have no clue, have a read on here therr is plenty of useful information about the right way to clean a car.
Plus you have a black car so easy to get awesome results.
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26th June 2011, 18:56
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+1 Black cars FTW 
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26th June 2011, 18:56
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Lol ta and yeah i will have a look about at some threads
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26th June 2011, 18:56
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lol +2 Snake i seeyouve one 
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27th June 2011, 09:29
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Re: the spoonge. A good way for someone to find out what a sponge does to your paint is to use the sponge in the shower. See how that feels, then you will see how abbrasive it is on the paint.
Also the sponge is a flat surface which traps the dirt between the sponge and the car and drags it along the paint causing swirl marks etc. The wash mitt uses magic and doesn't 
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27th June 2011, 09:59
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Did you say they use brushes to clean cars at a garage??
Eurgh I could walk into any car garage with my products and leave the "detailers" looking baffled. Tempted to go in one day, clean a car for them properly and ask for a job.
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27th June 2011, 13:29
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Did you say they use brushes to clean cars at a garage??
Eurgh I could walk into any car garage with my products and leave the "detailers" looking baffled. Tempted to go in one day, clean a car for them properly and ask for a job.
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then theyd compare your prices to the car cleaners and tell you your services were unrequired lol.
Ultimately thats what it comes down to - 99% of people will be happy with their car getting a power wash and sponge down, so theres no point in the dealer paying someone to "detail" every car.
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27th June 2011, 14:43
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Yeah but its vauxhall and they use pretty much a garden brush to clean customers cars, we have nurburgs coming in vxr8s etc and they all get the same treatment, its not right really but they do worry about price and cost far too much
Thanks again for the comments on the tyres and views 
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27th June 2011, 14:52
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A proper detail takes too much time for a main dealer. Well, when I say too much time, I mean they will CLAIM it takes too much time... I know for a fact I would have much preferred picking up the fiesta a few hours later so that I didn't end up collecting a new car with a scratch on it... 
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Beastiallity... They're always blowing seals. Ba-dum-tssh!
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27th June 2011, 16:07
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Dealership prep sucks serious helm!!
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27th June 2011, 16:45
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lol couldnt agree more with the last two posts
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29th June 2011, 22:04
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looks well for a quick wash i use the megs gold class shampoo it is gud shine after it and then topped off with slick!!
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30th June 2011, 15:57
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Anyone have a link to a wash mitt?
ebay or similar yes im lazy 
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30th June 2011, 17:07
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1st July 2011, 11:38
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£9 for a piece of wool bit expensive dont ya think
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