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07-08-2008, 12:27 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Rocky
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Was sitting in the car at the weekend cleaning the inside glass and thought the seatbelt clips have never been cleaned, thought while I have the metal polish out.......then thought that really is going too far, so didnt do it. I do polish the underside of the bonnet and boot lid. Is this too much? How far do other people go with cleaning and polishing?
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07-08-2008, 12:39 PM
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FOXWHO
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Kalgoorlie
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never too far mate, i like your style...
i've polished my car 3 times after i had a professional buff around 2 months ago and it's only been driven once for maybe half an hour. I just love seeing it so clean and smooth in the garage 
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07-08-2008, 12:46 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: VIC
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I hate cleaning my car, the most mundane task ever. I'd rather be at work then wash my car. Honestly
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07-08-2008, 12:49 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cattai, Sydney
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hate it, do it only when im embarassed to drive it, its that dirty
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07-08-2008, 12:59 PM
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Bseries Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sydney
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Thats not too far at all. A good pro detail will do all that and will clean the dust from the felt window seals, detail all the rubber seals and things like that. Its never too clean. My favorite being a nicely detailed race spec interior/boot with no trim and the paint on the floor and inside the boot nicely polished
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07-08-2008, 01:03 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Barossa Valley, South Australia
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Is the fact that I have bits of hay throughout the back seat and boot reflect badly on me?
It needs a clean badly, but is there any point in winter for the daily driver?
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07-08-2008, 01:39 PM
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OMGORDZ
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SE, Melbourne
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i hate cleaning it, but I do it anyway. Don't think i've ever polished or waxed it sober.
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07-08-2008, 01:43 PM
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FOXWHO
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Kalgoorlie
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i'm suprised at how many people hate cleaning their car... i love the feeling after spending a heap of time on it just standing back and just see it sitting there in all its glory
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07-08-2008, 02:46 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Barossa Valley, South Australia
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I must vacuum out the hay though, before sheep take up residence in my car.
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07-08-2008, 02:57 PM
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149 rwkw of Style
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Nth Brisbane
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I agree with satria, I thought most car fanatics(as on this site), would be always cleaning their car! I clean mine weekly, inside and out, windows daily,etc.
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07-08-2008, 03:03 PM
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Have Boost, will use it..
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Location: Brisbane
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Yeah but you never drive your car....... |
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07-08-2008, 03:12 PM
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XFT Tuned
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Perth,W.A
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Love cleaning my ride,inside and out on a weekly basis...love seeing all the corse metallics in the ego paint work.
When shes all clean i tell her how good she looks and that she will always be looked after!! lol Yes i have problems...
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07-08-2008, 03:17 PM
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Have Boost, will use it..
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07-08-2008, 03:22 PM
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BF XR6, oh yeah!!
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Melton, Vic
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Clean your car too much? sorry that phrase is foreign to me, now what was i going to do today? oh thats right polish my wheels
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07-08-2008, 03:24 PM
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XFT Tuned
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07-08-2008, 03:24 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Location: Sydney
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I used to do that. Even cleaned and polished inside the engine bay, brake calipers etc.
Then I got married and had kids. Now I haven't even washed it for over 6 months ;-( |
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07-08-2008, 03:28 PM
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149 rwkw of Style
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Sam!! never drive my car??? only daily.....weirdo....haha
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07-08-2008, 03:47 PM
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FOXWHO
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Kalgoorlie
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i named my car by my girlfriends name so i can still say "i love you jenni" and she doesn't really know i'm talking to the xw
heeheehee
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07-08-2008, 03:53 PM
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Bogan w/ Wheels?
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Bendigo, Vic
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Well I spray my car with hose every night after work due to the fact that my dad roars in the driveway which is dirt so sand on silver paint shows up.
Washed a few times, haven't polished yet love to wash but hate doing inside. But gets annoying when you doing every night.
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07-08-2008, 04:00 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Down the Obi..
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Wash? Car? The concept is unfamiliar to me... I've owned cars for years and NEVER washed them. The FBT used to get done once a fortnight, the current XR6 has been done once. Since January.
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07-08-2008, 04:12 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Cant be too bad here, no ones said theyve shampood the towball. Yet.
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07-08-2008, 04:17 PM
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XY Driv3r
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Melbourne
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Love washing the XY , hate washing the AU..... I would rather spend 8 hours detailing my XY then 8 hours at work thats for sure!!!
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07-08-2008, 04:19 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Tom Price, WA
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Every friday after midday when I'm supposed to be inside studying for my degree.
The XR cops: Wash Chamois Turtle wax ice water spray. engine bay dusted down Windows inside and out interior fully vacuumed and dash/facias/etc cleaned. Boot vacuumed (if I've used it) Wheels polished and then tyres shined Exhaust tip polished with metal polish Clean inside the wheel arches. use tyre shine on all the rubbers. Sometimes I even get a toothbrush and hit the cavitys where the wheel nuts are Anddd that's about it! Something special about seeing you reflection in nicely washed and detailed white car! Ohh did I add I also have about 8 Miller's Chill during the course of this?
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07-08-2008, 05:05 PM
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Im feeling much more normal now
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07-08-2008, 05:09 PM
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BOSS 5.4L Enthusiast
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Love detailing cars (LOL you have to when your dumb enough to buy Black) find it very rewarding and would every weekend if people would stop saying im funny in the head.
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07-08-2008, 05:36 PM
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Cane Farmer
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Location: Tom Price, WA
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Once I even took the wheels off and cleaned the inside lip =)
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07-08-2008, 05:40 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Depends on the car, my old ute / daily drivers - nature ( rain ) and the odd removal of rubbish. The cruiser polished up most of the time.
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07-08-2008, 05:56 PM
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Its Resonating!
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Sydney, NSW
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Ive taken the tray liner out, seals, inside the doors, door jams, moulds. Inside the wheels and caliper, inner wheel well
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07-08-2008, 06:00 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Feb 2008
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i clean my ute nearly every weekend. Then when its entered for show and shines i clean under bonnet shine up radiator hoses, in the tray, behind the wheels everything really
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07-08-2008, 06:02 PM
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Force Fed Fords
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Lysterfield
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Nothing better than rubbing your finger across the roof when it's just been waxed.
It's a terrible time of year at the moment with on and of rain, my car only seems to stay clean for 2-3 days. Every month I'll give it a big detail, spending all day washing,waxing, vacumming every nook and kranny. Then I'll spend the next few hours just stairing at it.
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