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15-02-2005, 06:49 PM
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Interceptin'
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
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What stuff are you using to clean your e-series machine for All Ford Day?
Here's what I'm using atm, but we should make a list of the best of the best with cleaning products and car care! - Bucket of warm water / detergent - Big blue sponge - Kenco synthetic chamois - Turtle Wax Ultra Gloss - Mothers Back-to-Black - Kitten Tyre Shine (works ok, not great) - Yuk Off Tyre and Bumper Sheen (haven't used yet, but recommended by Yagz)
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'95 EF II Falcon, 'INTERCEPTOR' '72 XA Fairmont Coupe, 'XA Muscle' |
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15-02-2005, 06:52 PM
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FPV GT-P 335!
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I'm gonna try SprintED's advise......Mequires Scratch X. See if it will change my bonnet from orange to red.....bloody monza red...lol
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15-02-2005, 07:02 PM
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Interceptin'
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15-02-2005, 07:10 PM
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i might get some scratch X for my bonnet as well, my paints gone funny.
i need to somehow fix the back bumper.... best get onto that friday |
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15-02-2005, 07:11 PM
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Number 5 is alive!
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Instead of Scratch X try Meguires paint Cleaner, works a treat.
WHat are you all using on the interior?
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15-02-2005, 07:24 PM
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Interceptin'
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15-02-2005, 07:38 PM
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my beast has just had its leather interior shined up
interior will be finished off tomorrow arvo engine bay done friday night hopefully it will get a full underbody steam clean too rest of exterior to be washed polished saturday then ill add a secret ingredient to cover up all the dodgee scratched paintworkfirst thing b4 i leave sunday morning. |
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15-02-2005, 07:46 PM
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Cuban... nothing like it
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EF Machine, what time can I rock up to get my car cleaned?
:hihi: :hihi:  : :hihi: :hihi:
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15-02-2005, 07:52 PM
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Location: Melbourne
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We have to wash our cars for AFD?
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15-02-2005, 08:04 PM
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Interceptin'
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 (what have I gotten myself into :P)
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15-02-2005, 08:13 PM
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Shoot.
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Hey, does anyone know where you can still purchase "Paint Doctor"? It comes in a big toothpaste-like tube. It's the best product I've used, but the Super Crap Auto near me doesn't seem to stock it anymore :(
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15-02-2005, 08:15 PM
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15-02-2005, 08:21 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Everyone except Dan :hihi: It'll be interesting to see if he actually does wash it lol  :Providing I get enough time on Saturday, I'll be washing mine first, then going over it with Autoglym Fine cut cleaner and a rotary buff. Hopefully it'll get all the tree sap stains out. Then after that, put a bit of Meguiars yellow wax on it.....mmmmm shiny. Oh and Autosol the wheels. Lookin' forward to that one.........NOT. |
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15-02-2005, 08:59 PM
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Number 5 is alive!
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I used the paint cleaner on my6 car before the Albury Wodonga AFD and it came up like new. I only use Scratch X for bad blemish's
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Kerry Tickford wings are for Tickford cars! "Experimental Racer" #6 1994 Gunmetal XG XR6 1997-1999 [B][COLOR=Red] 1994 Le Mans Red ED 2008 MA XR5 Mondeo 2015 VOLVO V60 T6 R-DESIGN-POLESTAR Enhanced
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15-02-2005, 09:06 PM
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you can tell they are different products by the different fruity scent!!!
love how meguiars stuff smells like fruit! |
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15-02-2005, 09:19 PM
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Number 5 is alive!
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Not just fruit mate.
The paint cleaner is the only one of their products ive used that doesnt smell like food. it has a slight chemical smell.
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15-02-2005, 09:21 PM
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the slight chemical smell describes it well
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15-02-2005, 10:54 PM
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I just washed it with $6 Armor All Wash and Wax and used a $3 chamois to wipe it down. Came up a treat, could have something to do with the new paint
: I also put on some $3 K-mart brand tyre shine. Did all that last night and hopefully tomorrow I'll finish putting the interior back together and fix up the head unit.Engine bay? Hahahaha ....nup. Send that shit down to forensics. Sundeep |
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15-02-2005, 11:13 PM
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autosol is great...
i got some meguiars tech wax to try... see how that goes.. Remember everybody... DONT TYRE SHINE TILL YOU GET THERE! or there will be splatter shit down the side of your car by the time you get there..
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15-02-2005, 11:38 PM
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Also, last year I washed the car the night before (it rained that night but that's beside the point), the thing was covered in bugs by the time I got to Geelong. Might be worth blasting them off when you get down there and quickly chamoising it off.
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15-02-2005, 11:54 PM
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Team Urinal Cake Racing
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ahhh not if you get silicone tyre shine santo no matter how hard i try the shit doesnt spit off!! good luck trying to find some though my detailer mate gave me a sample
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16-02-2005, 08:58 AM
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Soul baby
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You can get a silicon spray from bunnings that does the same trick, makes tyres shine better than new. $5 a can from memory.
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16-02-2005, 09:05 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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 : Im still tossing up wether to bother or not. Im definately going to clean the engine bay but maybe not the outside. Ive got the orange indicators back on and the stockies will be fitted too. Im over my car this week, its being a bitch.
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16-02-2005, 11:29 AM
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Last warning
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i'll be cleaning my car with petrol and a match.
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16-02-2005, 11:52 AM
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I can get that silicone stuff that detailers use. I think it's about $40 for 5 litres or so. If anyone wants some let me know, or otherwise maybe I could buy it and then anyone who wants to use it pitches in a couple of dollars each??
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16-02-2005, 12:05 PM
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Location: Melbourne
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This is my Washing techniques on the EA
* hose off entire car * High Pressure under car * High Pressure / Degrease Engine bay with "3 in 1 Degreaser" (If you havent used that stuff, DO SO ITS GREAT!) * wash car with Polyglaze Wash n Wax twice * Hose off * Shamois entire car * Polish car with TURTLEWAX COLOUR CURE (LOL if anyone has seen my paint its well.. faded a little) * Polish entire car with Polyglaze Wax * Steam Clean Interior * Clean interior with Polyglaze Interior cleaner * Tyre Shine tyres with Polyglaze Tyre Foam (that stuff says on for about 2 weeks) * Windex windows that normaly leaves the car clean and nice for couple of weeks unless I get stuck parking in the Dirt carpark at work (Damn primary schools)
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16-02-2005, 12:17 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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My method. -Park car -hose car Done
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Turbo AU ute ~ Nice legs, shame about the face. 282rwkw at 15psi. |
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16-02-2005, 12:23 PM
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Low and Loud
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Wanna know the sadest thing? I do this aleast once a week
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1993 Ford Fairlane NC3 Silver - LTD mockup, Worked V8 & Auto, Fully Optioned, Half of my Audio department at work installed in the car 1993 Ford Falcon XR6 Poly Green Stationwagon - 4.0 I6, Auto, 3:45LSD, All the usual XR6 Stuff but in a wagon :
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16-02-2005, 01:23 PM
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The one and only
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You do to much.
You wash the wax of then put more ontop...
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Redhead extraordinaire...
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Cleaning your machine for AFD 05!!!
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