NRW Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 VW Seem to be doing All they Can to deter/ prevent folk getting behind the wheel of a Mk8.🙄 Booth11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHG Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 29/09/2022 at 01:25, AHG said: I use the auto-P for parallel parking sometime it keeps your wheels 8-10 inches from the curb actually does a great job Less so when parking between cars (like in a lot) there it tends to get too close on the passenger side Weird thing happened today I used it in my own home parking, where it usually parks me too much to the right and too close to our Tiguan and I need to correct it and move it back left. But funny thing happened, I tried it at home and this time it actually parked me where I usually park it myself, on the left side of the parking spot. My son said maybe it learns my parking habits and adjust it's logic to it. If this is the case, that is big time amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booth11 Posted October 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Back on topic…….🙂 A wash of sorts at last! Well, just the wheels and glass today. The car last saw a mitt and shampoo back in early July and then the hosepipe ban came in and remains still. This week the sorry state of the wheels got to me. So I gathered many buckets (who knew I had so many) and did a hand bucket wash just filling up from the outside tap (still using DI water) but no hose or pressure washer. First I sprayed tyres, wheels and wheel wells with a generous coating of Bilt Hamber Surfex - a strong 10% solution pumped via IK Foamer - left to dwell for a few mins, then washed with more Surfex (bucket solution made up at same strength) using the usual Dooka wool wheel pads and wheel woolies, rinsing mitts etc in between in bucket of fresh water; and throughly rinsed using buckets of fresh DI water. BH Atom Mac sprayed on brake discs, a coat of Gtechniq C2V3 on wheels to seal and dressed tyres with Gyeon Tire. Also cleaned the both windscreens and the windows, outside and inside, using Gtechniq G6 Perfect Glass. Nice to be able to see properly again! Might be only half the car so far, and they still need a full decontamination (that’ll have to wait until hosepipe ban is over) but definitely better having got a lot of grime off the wheels and back to a semblance of cleanliness. Rest of car to be bucket washed tomorrow. orb ytl, Bodyboarder81 and AHG 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHG Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 What a transition looks like a change of optical filter from yellow to blue 🙂 I need to wash mine as well (for the first time) Just being lazy and scared of what I’ll see 😳 After I do, I will be able to put up a post to report on my battery-operated bucket-pumping washer (seems like it may be useful for those hose bans pumping water from a bucket with a washer) Booth11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booth11 Posted October 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 23 minutes ago, AHG said: What a transition looks like a change of optical filter from yellow to blue 🙂 I need to wash mine as well (for the first time) Just being lazy and scared of what I’ll see 😳 After I do, I will be able to put up a post to report on my battery-operated bucket-pumping washer (seems like it may be useful for those hose bans pumping water from a bucket with a washer) Yes it does look like a filter switch between the before and after pics, but that’s what several weeks layers of dirt and brake dust can do on a part black wheel (all photos taken with same phone and no actual filters used). The front wheels were solid brown. Rears obviously not so bad but still coated in dirt. You do need to lose your car wash virginity @AHG Be brave! Be good to hear how the battery operated bucket pump works. Hopefully it’ll aid the washing. I might have been tempted by one myself but I actually found the results using just the foam sprayer and buckets (no hose or pressure washer) pretty good and much better than I expected, but then fir each wheel I did use a fresh shampoo solution (third of a bucket each time) and a fresh 1/3 bucket of clean water (for rinsing mitts and brushes in during the wash), which I wouldn’t ordinarily do if pressure washing first and during as normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orb ytl Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 not today, but ive only just seen this thread had a good polish and ceremic coating a few weeks ago courtesy of carl at detail thugga JonnyG, Whity74, NRW and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booth11 Posted October 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 @orb ytl What a fantastic result. Bet your very happy with that! orb ytl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHG Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 3 hours ago, Booth11 said: . need to lose your car wash virginity @AHG Be brave! Be good to hear how the battery operated bucket pump works. Hopefully it’ll aid the washing. I might have been tempted by one myself but I actually found the results using just the foam sprayer and buckets (no hose or pressure washer) pretty good and much better than I expected. I know, time to face the music. I’m lousy at it, but have to. Probably will find it’s far from perfect, but it is what it is. Do you use a manual foam sprayer ? I plan to use the one in my HydroShot set but I never foamed a car myself TBH so there’s another virginity about to be lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booth11 Posted October 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 On 26/11/2021 at 22:38, bertie1249 said: Anyone recommend a large drying towel, and any deals on it. Thanks Gyeon Silk Dryer is my go to towel. Usually can get 5% discount at Cleanyourcar with DW05 code. https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/gyeon-q2m-silk-dryer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHG Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 So many GOOD car care product options in UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booth11 Posted October 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 46 minutes ago, AHG said: I know, time to face the music. I’m lousy at it, but have to. Probably will find it’s far from perfect, but it is what it is. Do you use a manual foam sprayer ? I plan to use the one in my HydroShot set but I never foamed a car myself TBH so there’s another virginity about to be lost What is it you are worried about? Take your time and concentrate on getting a good safe wash and dry technique and you’ll be fine. 🙂 Ordinarily (in a non hosepipe ban world) I use pressure washer snow foam lance (Kranzle) for applying pre wash snow foam and citrus pre wash (on the whole car, and wheels), before I move onto the bucket wash stage. But even then I find using a hand pump foamer to apply snow foam or whatever product I’m using, to the wheels, gives added cleansing, so if the wheels are particularly dirty I’ll use the hand foamer first. If not, then usual snow foam via lance. I’m a wash wheels first person. I use this one https://www.iksprayers.com/en/ik-foam-pro-2-81676.html Works very well and just ramps up the cleansing I find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHG Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Than, you, I’ll look into it. A friend recommended this: https://youtube.com/channel/UCKqLrrAtzySDUMSUp2A5JGg But it looks very AliEx to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booth11 Posted October 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, AHG said: So many GOOD car care product options in UK We are fortunate. Of course you know @AHG that if there is something from the UK you particularly want from a company that don’t ship to your location, and you’re ok with postage fees, always happy to get it for you and sent it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booth11 Posted October 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 1 minute ago, AHG said: Than, you, I’ll look into it. A friend recommended this: https://youtube.com/channel/UCKqLrrAtzySDUMSUp2A5JGg But it looks very AliEx to me Hard to tell but on the face of it looks a little flimsy. If this is going to be your only means of apply foam to your car (in the absence of a pressure washer foam lance setup) then I’d choose something very robust and with good user reputation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHG Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Will the IK manual foamer cover a full car ? or is it just for local work ? as per “what I’m afraid of” it’s like you said you don’t really know your car until you hand washed it So this is when I see all the blemishes and imperfections. Thank you again for this kindness. It is very appreciate, and well applied 🙂 (see pics) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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