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Would you ever use an automatic car wash?

Yes, quite happy to do so

15%

[5]

No, I'd never do that

84%

[27]

Total Votes: 32

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JOCK55

Member Since: 01 Sep 2015
Location: INVERNESS
Posts: 415

2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Firenze Red

Delete! 2018 (MY19) Jaguar F-Pace R-Sport 300PS Petrol in Caesium Blue with many bells and whistles.
2015 RRS HSE SDV6 Firenze Red with Santorini Panoramic Glass Roof, gone but not forgotten.

Last edited by JOCK55 on Fri Oct 09 2015 10:35am. Edited 1 time in total

Fri Oct 09 2015 10:32am

JOCK55

Member Since: 01 Sep 2015
Location: INVERNESS
Posts: 415

"I have mine booked in at the detailers every 2 weeks for a wash"

Your car or your children TDV8Mat?

Old Jock 2018 (MY19) Jaguar F-Pace R-Sport 300PS Petrol in Caesium Blue with many bells and whistles.
2015 RRS HSE SDV6 Firenze Red with Santorini Panoramic Glass Roof, gone but not forgotten.

Fri Oct 09 2015 10:34am

Violetpiano

Member Since: 03 Jun 2014
Location: London
Posts: 561

My cleaning ritual.....

Every 2 weeks (or more frequently if required)
- clean wheels with Meguiars wheel cleaner and wheel clean brush and rinse off
- wash body with Swissvax car shampoo and rinse off
- dry with drying towel
- wipe off any water marks left with a polishing cloth
- clean glass and all lights with Meguiars glass cleaner
- wipe wheels of any residue water marks

Every 6 to 8 weeks in addition to the above
- clean the interior glass
- clean all plastic and seats - the whole interior
- remove mats and vacuum and vacuum the carpet - including the boot
- polish exhaust tailpipes
- apply Swissvax Nano Express Wax
- apply Meguiars tyre dressing
- wax wheels with Auto Glym Wheel Seal

I keep my car in a garage but it still gathers dust and sometimes it doesn't get used for 2 to 3 weeks. I got fed up with having to clean it without having used it. I have now invested in a very neat fitting car cover so the cleaning rituals should be less frequent

Jas Current RRS: MY18 SVR
Previous RRS: MY15 RRS 5.0L Autobiography

Fri Oct 09 2015 12:38pm

D6EML

Member Since: 30 Jul 2015
Location: West lothian
Posts: 124

2009 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Stornoway Grey

Where did you get your cover from mate ?

Dean 2009 TDV8 RRS Stornoway grey

Check out my Autobiography conversion

http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/topic41605.html

Fri Oct 09 2015 1:31pm

Violetpiano

Member Since: 03 Jun 2014
Location: London
Posts: 561

Hi Dean

From Covercraft. I will put up a pic on here over the weekend

Jas Current RRS: MY18 SVR
Previous RRS: MY15 RRS 5.0L Autobiography

Fri Oct 09 2015 1:51pm

TDV8Mat

Member Since: 17 Dec 2013
Location: East Yorkshire
Posts: 139

2013 Range Rover Sport Supercharged HSE Santorini Black

JOCK55 wrote:
"I have mine booked in at the detailers every 2 weeks for a wash"

Your car or your children TDV8Mat?

Old Jock

Haha, should probably have both but just the Sport

Sat Oct 10 2015 2:39pm

Andyjay123

Member Since: 22 Aug 2014
Location: London
Posts: 698

Posh boys at th top of my road every 2 days. Car is scratched to f**k but who cares. Anyone who sees my car LOVES it. They don't start inspecting the quality of the paintwork 2006 RRS Supercharged 4.2 HST muthuaflecka!

Sat Oct 10 2015 5:34pm

Camelrock

Member Since: 31 Aug 2013
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 1003

2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Tangiers Orange

Bucket and sponge with auto gym shampoo, then wipe off with wash leather. 2008 G4 RRSport TDV8 current
2009 TDCi 90 current
2018 Discovery 5 HSE lux current
1994 Dakar current

Sat Oct 10 2015 9:04pm

idrabble

Member Since: 25 Oct 2013
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 61

nozz wrote:
I jet wash first then snow foam, then two bucket method to wash,rinse off ,then microfiber towel to finish

You should use the snow foam on a dry car as it's all about dwell time. Snow foam bubbles up and this is what lifts the surface dirt, by applying to a wet car you are reducing the amount of time the foam is in contact with the car and therefore reducing the amount of dirt lifted.

Sun Oct 25 2015 1:05am

Violetpiano

Member Since: 03 Jun 2014
Location: London
Posts: 561

D6EML wrote:
Where did you get your cover from mate ?

Dean

Dean, sorry for not getting around to this sooner. Just added a picture and details to the topic titled "Car Cover" http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/post479893.html#479893

Jas Current RRS: MY18 SVR
Previous RRS: MY15 RRS 5.0L Autobiography

Sun Nov 15 2015 11:00am

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