What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[peterws1957]

Had a thoroughly miserable day in my convertibubble...

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Yep - know what you mean. I've had a terrible week in mine too. Supping fuel at 10mpg as well. Just awful....

 

[Blobcat]

Terrible day again, might need suncream if this continues.

 

[rorywquin]

Washed it and used my new spot free water filter to rinse it - wish I'd bought one years ago!

Polish and seal tomorrow!

 

[RhodieBill]

Was a bit bored so decided to give the old barge a bit of a clean.... And couldn't resist taking a snap or three.

Yes, boring I know - tell me about it...!!

That Autoglym UHD Shampoo works a treat! Just a wash and dry.

 

[jp williams]

Just arrived in Andalucia, via Normandie, Paris, Orleans, Clermont Ferrand, Garabit, Millau, Barcelona,Valencia and Granada.
36 hours driving over 1839 miles, 4 days @51mph and 53mpg and now reading 236505 miles.
No problems with the old W210 and no incidents to report.

 

[th3h1ghlander]

Washed it and used my new spot free water filter to rinse it - wish I'd bought one years ago!

Polish and seal tomorrow!

Sounds good, got a link to the filter you have?


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[Wighty]

Just arrived in Andalucia, via Normandie, Paris, Orleans, Clermont Ferrand, Garabit, Millau, Barcelona,Valencia and Granada.
36 hours driving over 1839 miles, 4 days @51mph and 53mpg and now reading 236505 miles.
No problems with the old W210 and no incidents to report.

Well played Sir , I'm guessing the 51mph means not using autoroutes ? Even Mrs Wighty who loves a road trip was jealous , especially as she recognises most of those place names from previous trips .

 

[Wighty]

Was a bit bored so decided to give the old barge a bit of a clean.... And couldn't resist taking a snap or three.

Yes, boring I know - tell me about it...!!

That Autoglym UHD Shampoo works a treat! Just a wash and dry.

That has come up really well buddy , good job !

 

[RhodieBill]

That has come up really well buddy , good job !

Thank you sir......

 

[jp williams]

Well played Sir , I'm guessing the 51mph means not using autoroutes ? Even Mrs Wighty who loves a road trip was jealous , especially as she recognises most of those place names from previous trips .

I did use mainly Autoroutes on which I cruised at 75mph,but the slow traffic on the other roads and miles of roadworks took their toll I`m afraid.

 

[rorywquin]

Sounds good, got a link to the filter you have?


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It is the unit from Raceglaze

 

[th3h1ghlander]

It is the unit from Raceglaze
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Nice! Will check it out, Zero PPM is one hell of a claim. Sadly the bodywork on my w203 was too far gone when I bought it to warrant such extravagance but can consider for my next upgrade which will have better bodywork.


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[rorywquin]

Nice! Will check it out, Zero PPM is one hell of a claim. Sadly the bodywork on my w203 was too far gone when I bought it to warrant such extravagance but can consider for my next upgrade which will have better bodywork.


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Yep zero PPM is not a problem with the correct resin. They are fairly popular (I have a tester as well cost a few quid) - bit of an extravagance. I hated chasing my tail trying to get the car washed and dried so that there were no watermarks.....It is more about convenience for me but, if you are not feeling the love for the appearance then buying a filter is no point.

I've just had a look at the glass on my car and there are no marks at all.

 

[rorywquin]

Was a bit bored so decided to give the old barge a bit of a clean.... And couldn't resist taking a snap or three.

Yes, boring I know - tell me about it...!!

That Autoglym UHD Shampoo works a treat! Just a wash and dry.

Looks good. I use Carlack (68 and then 'long life')- bit more work (than yours) but in 2 years I've only done it about 3 x & it does seem to last.

 

[th3h1ghlander]

...It is more about convenience for me but, if you are not feeling the love for the appearance then buying a filter is no point.
I've just had a look at the glass on my car and there are no marks at all.

Oh contraire, I completely agree with you and it is worth the convenience and result, and I do have the love for the appearance but I was just of the mind that to get the body work (and wheels) and interior up to the standard I would like would be far more than the car is worth and certainly not worth trying to maintain the a very high level. I bought a bit of a pup (some rust spots/bubbling and badly repaired collision damage), it is my first merc so I did buy it with rose tinted glasses on. I am still debating whether it is worth doing some of the body work as I want it to look the part, but I would need to replace the alloys too.


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[CrustyClam]

It is the unit from Raceglaze
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Used to keep reef tanks and make RO water, loads of DI resin as last stage filtration. Great for cleaning windows, if I was still doing it now I'd use it for cleaning the car. Used to make 100 litres of water for a few quid. Would be great in summer, darn those water spots

 

[th3h1ghlander]

Used to keep reef tanks and make RO water, loads of DI resin as last stage filtration. Great for cleaning windows, if I was still doing it now I'd use it for cleaning the car. Used to make 100 litres of water for a few quid. Would be great in summer, darn those water spots

*Jealous* At this point I might get one just for the wine and Whisky glasses


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[Jimbo1959]

Was a bit bored so decided to give the old barge a bit of a clean.... And couldn't resist taking a snap or three.

Yes, boring I know - tell me about it...!!

That Autoglym UHD Shampoo works a treat! Just a wash and dry.

I love the wheels on your car sir. Especially the rear ones the deep dish is so sexy!

 

[rorywquin]

Used to keep reef tanks and make RO water, loads of DI resin as last stage filtration. Great for cleaning windows, if I was still doing it now I'd use it for cleaning the car. Used to make 100 litres of water for a few quid. Would be great in summer, darn those water spots

Not as cheap nowadays. Depends on water hardness (Yorkshire water only measure calcites and claims 110ppm my meter says 350ppm). Time will tell.

 

[peterws1957]

Was a bit bored so decided to give the old barge a bit of a clean.... And couldn't resist taking a snap or three.

Yes, boring I know - tell me about it...!!

That Autoglym UHD Shampoo works a treat! Just a wash and dry.

Shiny! I love that colour.