oolubs 0 Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 Sunday morning at around mid-day im about to spend around 3-4hrs polishing and cleaning every part of my car, on another note got to my car this morning Found a huge dent and paint missing in my rear door will post some pic's during and after, I'm so annoyed!!!!!The best way to spend a sunday personally. Link to post Share on other sites
franchise 1 Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 Well I'm a ghetto guy so te most I have spent is 2 hours, including hoovering the interior.i do plan on getting a proper Meguiars kit and doing the full 3 step thing so she looks great. Link to post Share on other sites
Jk* 0 Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 about 3 hours i reckon, not including the engine. Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 I used to spend about 8-10 hours on the syncro the day before a show! This one I can have spotless in 2-3 Link to post Share on other sites
jaysVR6 2 Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 10ish hours I suppose. Including, interior leather dressing, popping off the manifold and rocker cover for a quick mop off and dressing engine bay. All wheels off for arch, brake and suspension dressing, exhaust polishing and obviously a good polish and wax and other bits and pieces. Never enough hours in a weekend for me. So much easier now the cars off the road during the week though. Link to post Share on other sites
kalv 0 Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 Every saturday about an hour (inside/out).. every month about 3-4 hours.. wash, clay, autoglym resin then meguiars! Just need the balls to attack some bits of the car with wet n dry! Link to post Share on other sites
franchise 1 Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Jay....you're a mentallist.Love the new rims in a slightly wrong way, you mind if I lick your split rims next meet? Link to post Share on other sites
saichy 1 Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 i spend bout 6hours on a sunday giving mine a really good clean and polish, sometimes give it a quick wash in the week and spend bout 2hours then. Link to post Share on other sites
jaysVR6 2 Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Jay....you're a mentallist.Love the new rims in a slightly wrong way' date=' you mind if I lick your split rims next meet?[/quote']Whatever floats your boat mate! If you need five mins on your own with it, i'll park it round the back of the carpark so you can both have 'Quite time' together. Please just wipe off any spillage when you've finished Seriously though, they would be a bloody nightmare to live with on a daily drive basis. Link to post Share on other sites
xyber 1 Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 I usually do 5-6 hrs once a month, i rinse it with my orbital jet pressure washer(its the daddy), shampoo with gilmour, rinse, chamois, clay, super resin, interior, polish off super resin, extra gloss, polish alloys, polish off extra gloss, polish glass, pack up, pray for a dry night, up early, p21s, stand back and admire, load high powered rifle, climb on roof, look out for pikeys and birds shitting from a great height, quick blast and chamois in the week if neededLittle very anal tip that I an ashamed to say ive done, it maybe a step to far, but as you cant polish in the sun, argos sell gazebo tents for £10 that are the perfect size to keep ur car in the shade and polishablePs if you find lifeshine kits cheap buy them and stock pile them, but hide them, my mates want a car as shiney as mine, but wont put in the £££ and time, so they try and blag my stuff most weekends! Link to post Share on other sites
VR6gaz 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 When i do a "proper wash" usually twice a month (if ive used it) its a full day job. Start with TFR on the wheels in the arches then wash using the 2 bucket method with a Lambs wool mitt (No Spunges!) then leather off, polish/wax/gloss protection, glass cleaner n glass polish, back to black gel on all plastics, autosol on exhaust/battery cover/mani etc...... Polish inside of glass, wipe headlining with solvent based cleaner ("borrowed" from Audi Valet bay its good stuff too) wipe dash n door cards with damp leather, Clean/treat the Leather Seats and hoover carpets and finally wipe over with lambs wool "static" glove to get rid of any dust left by the polish I own up to bein a bit of SAD TWAT when i comes to keepin my clean i think i mite have OCD lol i try to at least wash n leather it if ive used it before it goes back in hiding in the garageMy escort on the over hand hasnt been cleaned while ive had it, oh sorry its been rained on a couple of times Link to post Share on other sites
stusnook 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 My wife and kids keep me busy on the weekend, so I only spend about 20-30mins cleaning it every couple of months!This thread is motivating me to give it a good wash / polish / wax. Link to post Share on other sites
Ciaran 4 Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 My wife and kids keep me busy on the weekend' date=' so I only spend about 20-30mins cleaning it every couple of months!This thread is motivating me to give it a good wash / polish / wax. [/quote']I have no wife or kids and usually get the boys at my local garage to give it a wash take 5 mins and only when she is dirty. She is away to get painted shortly so i will more of an effort after that. Link to post Share on other sites
Phat VR6 3 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Same hear. I tended to go for the rally style coved in dirt for months look. tbh im quite shocked after reading this tread.I only dont bother because minutes after ive spend a few hours cleaning it ill go out hit a muddy puddle and im back to quare one Link to post Share on other sites
jay 0 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 6 -7 hours every saturday outside and in sometimes all day depends what mood im in Link to post Share on other sites
jesterwalker69 0 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 I'd say about 6ish hours, including engine bay sprucing, on a weekend, weather permitting. Then obviously longer if i'm doing interior as well.She usually gets a pre-wash pressure wash at work on through the week sometime.Living in the middle of nowhere really f*Cks me off, as soon as my wheels move she is filthy again Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 normal about 4 - 5 hours but if goin to a show then more like 6 -7 and then another couple at the show gettin her just rite and shinny lol Link to post Share on other sites
vr6power 1 Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 hi all i spend about 4-5 hours cleaning everything inside and out every saturday when my girlfried works Link to post Share on other sites
cav 0 Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 not even detailed mine yet... but when i do... (prob just before the first 08 show) it will be a 2 day affair Link to post Share on other sites
Dave_ciw 507 Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 I probably spend about 6 - 8 hours on the weekend. I also have a wife and kids who keep me busy but they love the golfs as much as me and the kids do join in at the initial wash. When it comes to polish and clay its daddy's alone time with the car. ha Link to post Share on other sites
Jk* 0 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Must be all of, um 10-15mins this time of year! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nero1701 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 What? you actually clean them? Link to post Share on other sites
rodney 17 Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 in this weather once a month and I splash out on a wash wich is brush free and uses jets under the car.... For those in London it used to be on chiswick roundabout. Not been yet this year so not sure if it is still there.... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nero1701 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 i spent 8 hours with a toothbrush, 10 jay cloths and a bottle of autoglym engine bay cleaner on saturday. that was just the engine bay!!! Link to post Share on other sites
leebruce9161 0 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 your crazy mate, get the local mr shines to do it....lol Link to post Share on other sites
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