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Joined: Aug 2011
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Talk Morgan Guru
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Talk Morgan Guru
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Clean it or drive it. Both  Must admit to taking a slight pleasure from arriving at Roscoff with a filhy dirty car after our holiday in France. It certainly looked as though it had done a few miles.
Bud 4/4 "Stanley"
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Moderate or good, occasionally poor Talk Morgan Addict
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Moderate or good, occasionally poor Talk Morgan Addict
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I give mine a good wash and a Turtle wax before the M.O.T.; I usually find that's sufficient for the year.
~iw
2011 Morgan 4/4 1932 Austin 7 Chummy
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Tricky Dicky Member of the Inner Circle
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Tricky Dicky Member of the Inner Circle
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Drive it and wash it regularly mostly underneath but I leave the polishing to Dave he does enough for us all and knows what he's doing
2009 4/4 Henrietta 1999 Indigo Blue +8 2009 4/4 Sport Green prev 1993 Connaught Green +8 prev
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Scruffy Oik Member of the Inner Circle
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Scruffy Oik Member of the Inner Circle
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Clean it by all means, but when keeping it clean gets in the way of using it, you're doing it wrong in my view.
Tim H. 1986 4/4 VVTi Sport, 2002 LR Defender, 2022 Mini Cooper SE
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Well at least whilst Dave may polish his Morgans to perfection, he does drive them as they should be.
Jays Former Morgan owner. Gone but hopefully not forgotten!
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Wave & smile... It's a Morgan Member of the Inner Circle
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Went for a drive last night and tonight after giving the Mog a good clean and wax yesterday afternoon and it looks super shiny under the street lights.
So I guess my contribution is to clean during the day then drive out in evening
I love driving the Mog when it's dark - hood down, gloves on, open road, music on full blast Sub woofer turned up to 11 (spinal tap ref)
2008 XXVII Platform, Bugatti Blue Roadster 4 Seater
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Talk Morgan Enthusiast
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Talk Morgan Enthusiast
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My technique for my s/s wires is never to brush them. I use a bottle of Muc-off (mountain bike cleaner), and just spray it on then hose off. Brake dust etc just floats off, clean again! OK it probably wouldn't pass a concours judge...
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Drive on the Wild Side Part of the Furniture
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Drive on the Wild Side Part of the Furniture
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I'm a drive and clean as we go, not literally. So as dead bodies appear on the front they are wiped off before putting the car into the garage, and bottom is cleaned when necessary. Polishing is done when I want to be quiet with my own thoughts.
Adrian
Buggered Off, to a modern none leaky car, heart's still ticking
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I'm a drive and clean as we go, not literally. So as dead bodies appear on the front they are wiped off before putting the car into the garage, and bottom is cleaned when necessary. Polishing is done when I want to be quiet with my own thoughts. This is pretty much what I do although I also use one of the quick wax sprays after wiping clean.
Martin (Deano)
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Tricky Dicky Member of the Inner Circle
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Tricky Dicky Member of the Inner Circle
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It's due I think....  My old car after a furious early January trip, Devon, London, Cambridge, Kings Hill, Hatfield, London, Devon - all topless apart from London village where it pi88ed down, luckily underground parking at £5 at the Union Jack Club with an ex Ghurka taking care of it overnight. Light pressure wash underneath and seams followed by the magic aerosol, job done.
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2009 4/4 Henrietta 1999 Indigo Blue +8 2009 4/4 Sport Green prev 1993 Connaught Green +8 prev
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