Only the one bucket for me - rinse with a pressure washer, once over with a soapy sponge that doesn’t leave my hand, so doesn’t pick up crap from the bottom of the bucket, then rinse again.

Towel drying took very little time due to the heat, infact, I had to be quick about it.

Pro detail before winter - he spends a full day on it and uses all sorts of fancy ceramic stuff. It then spends the winter in a ski resort and the garage under my building doesn’t have a water supply anyway.

Depressing washing it though, as I’ve now found some new scuffs on the wheels and rediscovered those on the paint

How do you do the inner rims without removing the wheels ?

After buying mine a few weeks ago, I did my first wash (which took nearly 3 hours just on the outside paintwork) and was so disappointed in the paint condition - its an SVO colour so I think its worth the effort.

So I sent the FFRR to my detailer who reckons he has spent 50 hours on it to get the paint sorted and ceramic coated. It was with him 10 days in total.
Now I have a new regime of washing ahead - my detailer has recommended Carpro stuff so interested to see how I get on with the new processes to keep it looking right and as swirl free as possible.

Always cleaned my own cars and would never allow anything less than 2 hours on each one - which i still think is a quick clean !

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It's better to ask for forgiveness than ask for permission ......... apparently!
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2017 4.4 SDV8 Range Rover Autobiography
Ligurian Black Exterior / Ivory Interior

2016 3.0 SDV6 Range Rover Sport HSE Dynamic
Firenze Red / Black Pack / Black interior

Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C Type RA 2005

Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI Tommi Makinen Edition

Had the Disco 4 ceramic coated with G-Technic and all it takes now is a snow foam and quick rub with a wash mitt and then a jet wash and dry and she is done.

Takes about 20 mins but a further 20 to set up and put away

The ceramic coatings really do work and make washing really easy  "UNDERSTEER" ----is when you hit the fence with the front of the car.
"OVERSTEER" ------is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car.
"HORSEPOWER" ----is how fast you hit the fence.
"TORQUE" -----------is how far you take the fence with you.

to summarize,

today, clean car, much effort, tomorrow it will get dirty

or

today, leave car dirty, no effort, tomorrow it will still be dirty.......

difficult choice...  ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Japseroony wrote:

G-Technic

That’s the stuff that was used on mine - it does seem to make the car much easier to wash - in particular the flies seem to come off a bit easier.

Sadly by the time I get to the airport on Monday the front end will be plastered again and the car park seems to be a dust magnet, so by the time I’ve driven home again and collected another layer of insects, the shine will be a distant memory......

dolph34 wrote:

Wash mine twice week , snow foam , dried, liquid ceramic coating and tyre dressing. Dry weeks a soft cloth is used everyday between washes to remove dust.

must have a four inch thick ceramic coating on it by now

Wash ours.....oh no hang on.....have not washed our FL2 since buying it a few months ago. The FFRR before that got a wash before we sold it......  David

Please let me know if my comments upset you, I may wish to upset you again.

supershuttle wrote:

SWMBO does a good job, but I have to keep an eye on her whilst sinking a cold one.

Does she have a twin sister?  David

Please let me know if my comments upset you, I may wish to upset you again.

Yes, not a twin actually, but unfortunately she's already married to a lazy slob  Geoff

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dolph34 wrote:

Wash mine twice week , snow foam , dried, liquid ceramic coating and tyre dressing. Dry weeks a soft cloth is used everyday between washes to remove dust.

must have a four inch thick ceramic coating on it by now

Its no more than 26mm but what a shine  2015 4.4 AB
GSXR 1000 K5
R1 1998

Alistair wrote:

How do you do the inner rims without removing the wheels ?

Ours doesn't have turbines Alistair so don't know, the ones we have you can get your hand through the spokes to clean the inner rims:

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Makes sense

Well that’s mine done , looks like rain coming

Not a 405 but iv just spent about 3 or 4 hours starting to get this into shape .
Before and after photos












Plastics needs sorting then just a maintanance wash after that to keep the finish up

I bet you feel good after that....must be like putting a on clean pair of underpants ! Done a great job there