Cleaning and polishing in the summer

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Thinking of using one of these garden gazebos to put over the car in summer when cleaning and polishing, so difficult to plan with our weather.
 

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Thinking of using one of these garden gazebos to put over the car in summer when cleaning and polishing, so difficult to plan with our weather.

At the moment it doesn't seem like we will get a repeat of last year, thank god ! :rolleyes:
 

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To keep the rain off the car when you are polishing it :rolleyes:
 

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Thinking of using one of these garden gazebos to put over the car in summer when cleaning and polishing, so difficult to plan with our weather.

They are a PITA to put up - you need 4 people to do it quickly - 1 / leg. Then you need weights on the legs (or peg them down) so that a sudden gust doesn't smash it onto your car - .....etc
 
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They are a PITA to put up - you need 4 people to do it quickly - 1 / leg. Then you need weights on the legs (or peg them down) so that a sudden gust doesn't smash it onto your car - .....etc
Ah ok, that wouldn't really work. I'll just wait for a not so sunny dry day.
 
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Or do it early morning when there's less heat.
I made on early start last summer, but because I was doing a detail, I was still polishing into the early afternoon. Unless it's ok to polish when it sunny?
 

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When I’m going to do a Big detail, I usually do it over 3/4 days :D
 

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Ditto - I'm lucky in that mine lives in the garage.....:):D

To do everything properly, ie..

De contamination
2 bucket wash
Clay
Repeat 2 bucket wash
Wheels
Windows
Bright work
Polish
Wax
I’ve probably missed some.
It’s really hard work, so if you can split it up over a few days all the better.
You might have to chuck another wash in there somewhere, weather depending.
 

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You can pick them up for about £30-40, but if the weather is that nice, I'd be doing something else...
 

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Been busy doing my detailing today using Demon shine:p no clay bar, no DA sanders, no 3m or what ever rip off
maguires products and it looks great:) and it took me all of 30minutes result! Too much spare time on your hands
you lot:)
 
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Been busy doing my detailing today using Demon shine:p no clay bar, no DA sanders, no 3m or what ever rip off
maguires products and it looks great:) and it took me all of 30minutes result! Too much spare time on your hands
you lot:)
You haven't been detailing then o_O. You need to waste at least a full sunny day, and be knackered at the end to make it count!
 

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You haven't been detailing then o_O. You need to waste at least a full sunny day, and be knackered at the end to make it count!
You won't be polishing today buddy , full sun and hot . I'm just going to move the car over the road into the shade and slap a quick coat of wax on the CLK because I washed it yesterday :D
 

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Been busy doing my detailing today using Demon shine:p no clay bar, no DA sanders, no 3m or what ever rip off
maguires products and it looks great:) and it took me all of 30minutes result! Too much spare time on your hands
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In the past I would have agreed with you, but once you've used a clay bar you are lost. :(:(:(:(
 

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Anyone cheering up an older car with perhaps a few genuine Mercedes rust streaks can clean them off with " Bar Keepers Friend" which contains oxalic acid which is to added to many rust treatment products.

Oxalic acid is used for many things and this is just an easy way of accessing it;

https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-uses-for-oxalic-acid

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Been busy doing my detailing today using Demon shine:p no clay bar, no DA sanders, no 3m or what ever rip off
maguires products and it looks great:) and it took me all of 30minutes result! Too much spare time on your hands
you lot:)

This must be some kind of Record !!
Is Norris Mcwhirter still about :D
It takes me at least 30 minutes to do my wheels.
 

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