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Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 7:24 pm
by mr_jon
That does look good, better than any current BMW, Merc or VAG paint.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 8:02 pm
by Mito Man
Also for the people who cba with claying have you tried the ones which just use water as a lubricant? I use AM Details but I think Bilt Hamber may be the same, just wash the car as normal and then clay it whilst the car is wet, have the hose on a light spray to keep the panels wet. I did the whole truck in less than 10 mins. Then dry car as usual.
Usually before you wax you should remove any previous coatings and oils so the new wax adheres better. I use Bilt Hamber cleanser which is just fancy IPA but it removes all the tar and sap which is left. Only way to remove tar quickly is with a solvent but that strips the wax so I only do it if I’m going to wax the car.
I think ceramic coatings claim to be solvent proof but it will reduce their life too but I don’t mess with them at all (that’s the actual ones sold in a tiny bottle for £££)
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 9:30 pm
by Swervin_Mervin
Mito Man wrote: Mon May 04, 2020 8:02 pm
Also for the people who cba with claying have you tried the ones which just use water as a lubricant? I use AM Details but I think Bilt Hamber may be the same, just wash the car as normal and then clay it whilst the car is wet, have the hose on a light spray to keep the panels wet. I did the whole truck in less than 10 mins. Then dry car as usual.
Usually before you wax you should remove any previous coatings and oils so the new wax adheres better. I use Bilt Hamber cleanser which is just fancy IPA but it removes all the tar and sap which is left. Only way to remove tar quickly is with a solvent but that strips the wax so I only do it if I’m going to wax the car.
I think ceramic coatings claim to be solvent proof but it will reduce their life too but I don’t mess with them at all (that’s the actual ones sold in a tiny bottle for £££)
I had a Bilt Hamber bar that you could use with just water. I fecking hated it. Binned and got another brand for use with lube. I don't really like claying tar either, as it just introduces unnecessarily large clumps of crap into the bar.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 9:34 pm
by integrale_evo
I use a clay mit which you just dip in fresh soapy water.
It's not quite as effective as a proper bar, but very quick and easy and gets most of the crap off.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 10:27 pm
by Mito Man
Swervin_Mervin wrote: Mon May 04, 2020 9:30 pm
Mito Man wrote: Mon May 04, 2020 8:02 pm
Also for the people who cba with claying have you tried the ones which just use water as a lubricant? I use AM Details but I think Bilt Hamber may be the same, just wash the car as normal and then clay it whilst the car is wet, have the hose on a light spray to keep the panels wet. I did the whole truck in less than 10 mins. Then dry car as usual.
Usually before you wax you should remove any previous coatings and oils so the new wax adheres better. I use Bilt Hamber cleanser which is just fancy IPA but it removes all the tar and sap which is left. Only way to remove tar quickly is with a solvent but that strips the wax so I only do it if I’m going to wax the car.
I think ceramic coatings claim to be solvent proof but it will reduce their life too but I don’t mess with them at all (that’s the actual ones sold in a tiny bottle for £££)
I had a Bilt Hamber bar that you could use with just water. I fecking hated it. Binned and got another brand for use with lube. I don't really like claying tar either, as it just introduces unnecessarily large clumps of crap into the bar.
Never used the Bilt Hamber one as the AM Details one is so good with hardly any marring, don’t think I’ll try it in the future either following your endorsement
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 10:36 pm
by mik
I thought you could use all clay with just water?
I tend to use water with a tiny smidge of car shampoo in it for lubricationification.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Tue May 05, 2020 3:08 pm
by Foz
911 drop off tomorrow..
Will hopefully get away with it and ge fit back when we get to a bit of normality!
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 9:43 am
by Explosive Newt
As the pandemic means I now have a job I have to commute to, the Boxster is feeling like less of a good buy as an everyday car. Contemplating a Volvo v60 or even another x-type to eat up the motorway miles.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 9:49 am
by mik
I was alerted to this earlier today as it apparently isn’t selling. Sort out the awful roof crap and I could live with that as a cool & quirky mile muncher.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citro-n-C6-4 ... 2cc419e89c
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 9:59 am
by DeskJockey
They're nice. But roof definitely needs sorting. A contractor at a previous customer had one and his only complaint was that the wheels buckled easily. He'd had his straightened several times as potholes took their toll.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 10:21 am
by Mito Man
The advert
Written by a true nutter.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 10:24 am
by NotoriousREV
Mito Man wrote: Wed May 06, 2020 10:21 am
The advert
Written by a true nutter.
I get the feeling he’s the kind of guy that would phone you every week to ask how “his” car is doing. And there’d be semen in the rear silencer.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 10:26 am
by Mito Man
That’s put a lovely image in my mind
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 10:28 am
by DeskJockey
Mito Man wrote: Wed May 06, 2020 10:26 am
That’s put a lovely image in my mind
You're thinking about the picture of the guy with his todger in the tailpipe ofa beige range rover, aren't you?
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 10:29 am
by Rich B
Nutter issues aside, I have to agree with all - sort the roof and it’s cool!
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 10:32 am
by DeskJockey
Rich B wrote: Wed May 06, 2020 10:29 am
Nutter issues aside, I have to agree with all - sort the roof and it’s cool!
And the wheels.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 10:32 am
by NotoriousREV
People with Audi’s, Jaguars and Range Rovers hanging off your back end in admiration.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 10:40 am
by dinny_g
BMW and Merc drivers obviously have a bit of taste...
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 10:43 am
by Jobbo
Why is the interior of the boot better trimmed than the bit you sit in?
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 10:53 am
by GG.
"half of them are now registered off the road in some ones collection"
Yes, a collection of other scrap in a breaker's yard.
"Numberplate stays with the car and is valued at £1000."
Inexplicably worth 4x all the other R8 XXX plates on the DVLA website
https://dvlaregistrations.dvla.gov.uk/s ... r_priceto=
