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Originally Posted By Boshly
Thanks U2C1 that's a great 'idiots' guide which suits me down to the ground thumbs especially as it appears bugs are 'attracted' to white cars laugh


+1 - Excellent advice and I'll move it to the Maintenance Section as it is a great easy reference guide.

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Some good advice there, U2C1

Much of the advice can be used for boats too!

One of the reasons for not using dish washing soaps is because it contains salt, right?


Yes, it contains lots of salt. It's also far too strong for cleaning a car with. It will strip a car of any wax it might have on it. Use it a few times and your paint will be dull and cloudy and in need of professional help.

I always say "metallic paintwork is really quite different from the inside of your kitchen pots!"


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Originally Posted By Simon
Originally Posted By Boshly
Thanks U2C1 that's a great 'idiots' guide which suits me down to the ground thumbs especially as it appears bugs are 'attracted' to white cars laugh


+1 - Excellent advice and I'll move it to the Maintenance Section as it is a great easy reference guide.


Cool! I'm such a cleaning/detailing geek that I am more than happy to write up a more comprehensive guide in mind-numbing detail???

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It will get lots of readers thumbs


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Originally Posted By Graham, G4FUJ
It will get lots of readers thumbs


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Originally Posted By Graham, G4FUJ
It will get lots of readers thumbs


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Originally Posted By used2clean1
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Originally Posted By Boshly
Thanks U2C1 that's a great 'idiots' guide which suits me down to the ground thumbs especially as it appears bugs are 'attracted' to white cars laugh


+1 - Excellent advice and I'll move it to the Maintenance Section as it is a great easy reference guide.


Cool! I'm such a cleaning/detailing geek that I am more than happy to write up a more comprehensive guide in mind-numbing detail???


That would be superb.

My suggestion would be to either do it on a Word Doc, mail it to me and I can post it on your behalf, or start a new thread and I'll make it sticky.
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Excellent, thank you, exactly the kind of advice I am looking for.

Any recommendations of products? Like I say I use Autoglym at the moment but shampoos are quite cheap. Dodo Juice seems to be popular amongst detailers?

A good, reasonably priced wax for a dark silver car?

And, lastly, when should you polish and when should you wax?

Thank you!

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Graham,
my old man stopped cleaning his cars after somone stole a hub cap off his Mayflower he had just cleaned it . He from then on left it to me , come to think of it I never got paid .

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