O well there will be one less unemployed person sooon...


Wanted one person for car washing duties ..

Must be tall as ladder will not be provided :(bloody health and safety gone mad)

Must like water:

wage open to discussion but nothing pass £5

owen car cleaning kit..

will provide a cup of tea after it has been clean(not before)
and any mistake's/Dirt will be pointed out... Iain

Sorry, I already have a job.

Pegleg thanks for that tip.. could get it out the way now as you have bought the subject up,

what is the best polish out there for this colour ?
is there a good car cleaning kit?

I've always used mezt polish on my car think i've spelt that right? Iain

Pegleg wrote:

Mine is Santorini but does'nt appear to be 'lacking' anything

I will edit that now.

chrisr1806 wrote:

I do too, I just can't be arsed to clean it. The local Eastern Europeans seem to do a good job anyway.

We will see if you can still say that in a years time, my guess is it will be covered in swirls

If it is my employe will be fired and a replacement found...  Iain

Mine is Lago Grey, covered in swirls, washed by myself with one bucket when it's above 18 degrees and anything below that by Eastern Europeans.

Looking to have a posh valet done before the summer then I'll start to ruin it all over again.

Lago grey is a great colour! I might get mine valeted before I go to Spain in the summer, and then get it washed when I come back. I might give it a wash during the summer if it isn't a washout like last year. How long have you had your FL2?

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Since new, February 2011.
I love the car looking good and go about it with the best intentions, then I get bored and cut corners

I can confirm that EY's car is indeed covered in swirls

Pappa, how you wash Santorini is the key to begin with. It shows swirls terrible. I even instruct my dealer not to wash it when the car goes for a service. Other colours don't show it as much even though the swirls are there.
For polish, i use Meguiar's Deep Crystal, it works great with Black and for wax i use Meguiar's Carnauba Plus. I did try a 'wrap' but it looked awful on Black.

There are many on this forum who may offer advice
Depends how far you want to go, but have a look at http://detailingworld.co.uk/ Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

Indeed you can Pegleg, one bucket that lasts the whole wash, one brush, hose down and one '5 for a pound' drying cloth.

I taught the Eastern Europeans all they know

.. and I can offer advice for free

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Well, I gave mine a single coat of AG HD Wax the 1st week of October 2012, and apart from a Jetwash once a month and a goodwill valet by Stratstone when it had a Healthcheck in January, I haven't bothered to clean it properly at all. Still scrubs up ok, even after all the recent crappy weather, so testament to the depth of paint more than anything methinks.

Taken on Saturday after Shell Southam's finest £2 Jetwash and a Microfibre towel down. Oh, and a quick squirt of tyre dressing...Who needs Romanians?!?

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Greg just about ready for a De-swirl

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With D/A polisher Tony? Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

Yes Greg, will be using a Meguires DA with Chemical Guys pads will try the the Megs105 polish as it seems to be enough to get rid of the swirls.

car pro mitt as well when washing