Last night I drove home from Edinburgh Airport and imagine my horror this morning to see sitting on my drive a car that had only been detailed 10 days ago looking like it has not been washed for a whole snowy winter........... makes me wonder what the council is putting on the roads in the summer!

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they also put salt down in summer if it gets too hot to help stop tarmac going too soft,,

still looks awesome!

But V8 we haven't had any such high temperatures up here like you have had in the south............ but the muck does look just like dried on winter salt. Hopefully the heavy rain we have at the moment will be rinsing some of it back off! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

I suppose since you've had it waxed etc, the crap should come off easier when you wash it?  

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Agreed on the wax, seeing as Grey doesn't show the dirt as much would hate to see what a black car would look like after that drive.

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Guess that I will be car washing today to get it back to it's former glory! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Think I'll be doing mine today, looking very neglected at the moment, car's not looking too clever either.

I'm no expert on cleaning products, and only use the Autoglym range at the moment, are the more specialised products like dodo juice (think that's right), etc, much better?

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Give it a good rinse with the PW first before putting a mitt over it

You'll find most of it, if not all will just wash off without having to use a bucket and mitt Need detailing or cleaning products, drop me a pm for forum discount prices.

If you dont want to clean it yourself, give me a shout for a quote on your detailing requirements. From a simple valet to machine polishing to remove bramble rash and swirl marks.

John, I left the car parked out on the street in the rain for 24 hours (you may have noticed we have had rather a lot in the last few days!) which got a lot of the crud off then washed it with mains pressure cold water then another all round gently with a soft car wash brush attached to the hose followed by a hand wash with Macguires Gold in hand hot water. I was surprised how easily the car cleaned up, especially the wheels which required no effort to get sparkling again. I don't own a washing mit and have a garage full of car wash stuff..................... maybe time to have a garage sale and use the proceeds to buy a mit! Still have a free sample Zaino kit with goodness knows how many bottles of magic carcleaning potions in them to use sometime and a bottle of Demon Shine given away free from their website 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

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Too late, it's been washed by hand. It's never been through a mechanical car wash VA, it has enough paintwork scratches not to need any more! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

I like your carbon footprint tag, is that your attitude to the environment?

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2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

I took it as a denial of the more usual meaning of 'carbon footprint,' no?