General weather and stuff

[RnRollie]

yesterdaymorning the hard top finally came off, the weather was more then fine enough to go topless, a bit chilly, but good enough

So, in the afternoon it was also time to give the B a quick wash... not the whole nine yards, not enough time for that before the sun sets.

Although, one of these days i'll have to go the whole way, from wash down through deep-clean, claying, over sealing and glazing upto generous amounts of Carnauba wax... really, cuz now the paintwork feels like sharks' skin

Anyways, a quick washdown to get the grime off and to see if there are any special attention areas... the verdict is: 't is fairly ok, a few spots will need extra elbow grease to sort out the shark skin and the blemishes


.. but why is it that within the hour after i washed the car, it started to rain? :bang:


is the movement of the arms/body that causes disturbances in the air that in analogy with that darn butterfly thousands miles away and thsu affects the weather? :bang::bang:

 

[Motorchampion]

hahahaha sorry for the rain thing! Good heather here to! woops g2g take the hardtop off the car <finally>

 

[norbert]

We call it Sod's law, or Murphys law.

Anything that can go wrong, will. And will do so at the most inopportune moment.

 

[Mad Matt]

Could be the moving arms bit as I was washing mine too!

 

[Robot]

Your what?

 

[Zem]

If it isn't rain after you washed the b, it's the feathered friends leaving gifts from the sky.

 

[Xen]

thats not just bs though... came out this morning to find what must have been the biggest bird sh!te in the world splatted on my puntos door and dribbled down the window god knows what he ate last night....

 

[Alan.D]

I wonder if Robot was moving his arms again......:tosser:

 

[Robot]

Yup, I need both arms

 

[Alan.D]

 

[RnRollie]

lol


something related to weather and car cleaning and polish and wax...

I have found that a lot of detailers/valletting services nowadays use a teflon coating as finish... so the question -in a nutshell- is:

what is "better" ? a teflon coat finish or a carnauba based wax ?


see also : https://www.fiatforum.com/car-care/135425-do-new-cars-need-polished-waxed.html?p=1419595

 

[Alan.D]

All these new wax products :chin: I'm a bit sceptical, they just don't seem to last as well as the old turtlewax in a tub?

 

[LittleRedB]

All these new wax products :chin: I'm a bit sceptical, they just don't seem to last as well as the old turtlewax in a tub?

Turtlewax in a tub, there's a blast from the past!!! I used to use that all the time but its a total bu66er to get on and off!

I use Maguires gold, goes on well and comes off quite easily leaving a good, deep shine!

 

[Alan.D]

I've useed Maguires lots in the past But, easy on...easy off there may lie the problem. Yep the tub is a bugger to get on and off (Unless in perfect weather conditions) but it just keeps it's shine for so much longer...

 

[LittleRedB]

Totally agree, trouble is I find it takes me a day to clean, polish and wax mine using Maguires - if I used Turtle Wax it would take me all weekend!!

 

[Alan.D]

Yep used to spend a full summers weekend.....

1. Good wash and shammy then leave a couple of hours to really dry off.
2. T-cut entire car
3. Tub of wax out and wax entire car

Had to ensure you t-cut & wax the same day cause if you t-cut without waxing after you could mess up the paint if it rained

 

[LittleRedB]

Yep used to spend a full summers weekend.....

1. Good wash and shammy then leave a couple of hours to really dry off.
2. T-cut entire car
3. Tub of wax out and wax entire car

Had to ensure you t-cut & wax the same day cause if you t-cut without waxing after you could mess up the paint if it rained

Yup, did that on a red BMW 318 coupe, spent hours T-cutting the pink out of the red, didn't get a chance to wax it so left it overnight, dew came down - blotchy pink/red paintwork was waiting for me the following morning so, I had to start again! :bang:

 

[RnRollie]

All these new wax products :chin: I'm a bit sceptical, they just don't seem to last as well as the old turtlewax in a tub?

turtlewax??? nonono... Simoniz in a can !

In Belgium, in a lot of dialects, the "old slang" word to describe the action of waxing the car is "simonizeren" ... that is how BIG Simoniz used to be

It takes a lot of kudos to reach the level of "i write with a BIC / Parker" (not with ballpoint" or "i'll google it" (iso i do an search on the internet)
You can still use "simoniseren" as a search word in the Belgian Golden Pages if you are looking for Car Wash or Valletting services.

Simoniz was really big, untill they lost the plot and started doing those liquid waxes and polish that are only 1/10th as good as the original.

I remember their carnauba wax coming rock-hard in a tin can, you had to soften it up before using it .... hard work, but well worth the efford.

 

[Alan.D]

Simoniz was really big, untill they lost the plot and started doing those liquid waxes and polish that are only 1/10th as good as the original.

I remember their carnauba wax coming rock-hard in a tin can, you had to soften it up before using it .... hard work, but well worth the efford.

My point exactly....