Silver Fox
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Neither do I really I was being uncharacteristically facetious
SJR202
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I havent but do know the guy who appears on every media feed I have!Has anyone else tried a Sam's detailing drying towel - it's a revelation and dries a whole car without wringing and quick.
Drying Towel®
THE TIKTOK DRYING TOWEL Our 28" x 36" Drying Towel utilises the latest twist loop technology, allowing it to soak up water more efficiently over traditional microfibre towels. Instructions 1. Use with Sam's Exterior Detailer for extra pop when drying. 2. Use Sam's Microfibre Wash to prolong the...www.samsdetailing.co.uk
Good endorcement thanks.
I bought one of these for my car towels/mits which is also pretty effective especially when finished the cleaning and want the items to be 'almost' dry before storing
(and got it reconditioned so was about £70) https://www.whiteknightdryers.com/product/english-electric-gravity-drain-spin-dryer-28009wp-5-2kg/Bathroom_Security
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First wash since leaving Japan. 700 miles in.
Filthy. Asked the stealership not to wash it or remove any packaging.
Used a combination of gtechniq gwash and Gyeon restart, dried, Gyeon Iron remover, clay. Was still fairly dirty, plenty of marks where the white protection film was.
Then half a day spent polishing with a Flex vrg, Lake Country blue finishing and Menzerna 3500 super finish which was enough to clean up the paint quickly, no serious defects to deal with.
Topped with 2 coats of MOHS and 2 coats of Gyeon Can Coat with an hour between.
Wheels got a full decon and Gyeon Rim.
Glass Gyeon whatever its called, and rain racer on the side windows. I've found the inside of the glass extremely difficult to get clean with Autofinesse Crystal, I might use some glass polish on the insides.
Looking forward to seeing the beading.
Edit to add beading... the whole car does this. Gas cap. Wiper blades. Headlights. You name it it beads
Filthy. Asked the stealership not to wash it or remove any packaging.
Used a combination of gtechniq gwash and Gyeon restart, dried, Gyeon Iron remover, clay. Was still fairly dirty, plenty of marks where the white protection film was.
Then half a day spent polishing with a Flex vrg, Lake Country blue finishing and Menzerna 3500 super finish which was enough to clean up the paint quickly, no serious defects to deal with.
Topped with 2 coats of MOHS and 2 coats of Gyeon Can Coat with an hour between.
Wheels got a full decon and Gyeon Rim.
Glass Gyeon whatever its called, and rain racer on the side windows. I've found the inside of the glass extremely difficult to get clean with Autofinesse Crystal, I might use some glass polish on the insides.
Looking forward to seeing the beading.
Edit to add beading... the whole car does this. Gas cap. Wiper blades. Headlights. You name it it beads
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Silver Fox
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Accepted wisdom: You'll never get a really good glossy shine with a silver car.
@Bathroom_Security : Hold my bottle of Gyeon...
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First time I used a drying aid today. Best product I've used in a long time 
and a nice new big towel from Monello, so satisfying to work with.
There's been a lot of sahara sand flying around lately, but on the GR it seems to be visible even more. On the last car I treated with this hybrid ceramic stuff I noticed the same. Could beading cause these sand spots to be visible more, by grouping the sand?
and a nice new big towel from Monello, so satisfying to work with.There's been a lot of sahara sand flying around lately, but on the GR it seems to be visible even more. On the last car I treated with this hybrid ceramic stuff I noticed the same. Could beading cause these sand spots to be visible more, by grouping the sand?
Bathroom_Security
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Yeah whatever is on there is or was beading
Not a problem atall.
Not a problem atall.
The inside of the rear window can be a complete pain to clean, or apply any sort of product too, so to be honest, I'd avoid touching it if at all possible.
Do you use your air con all the time? My rear screen is often foggy first thing, but I can't say I've had trouble with it during long trips.
My advice would be never turn it off, even in winter. It should solve your problem by keeping the car dry inside. It probably doesnt really impact fuel economy that much, and it helps keep the AC system in good working order; it's infrequent use which leads to leaks and the need to regas the system occasionally (which probably wipes out any fuel economy savings). I never turned off the AC in my old car, and it was still blowing ice cold with no maintenance after 9 years.
Good tip about lying in the boot though. I've opted for sitting-in-rear-seats-with-arms-above-head-and-neck-craned-back method. At least there's not a stupid brake light in the way this time
Good tip about lying in the boot though. I've opted for sitting-in-rear-seats-with-arms-above-head-and-neck-craned-back method. At least there's not a stupid brake light in the way this time
Bathroom_Security
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Stick one of those dehumidifier bags in somewhere
Silver Fox
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Yeah I had this, I decided to cut down on the dogging
Yeh was also looking at these.. also unfavourable reviews .
Wondered where you’d gone.
Bathroom_Security
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I have the Paulus ones, I can confirm they work
I noticed the other day the back window had condensation on it, I hadn't even been in the car but the sun had been on it and warmed the interior and when it got cold after the sun had passed over it created the condensation, my MINI suffers with the same problem when the sun has been on it too. One solution I found for the MINI was to open the windows a few mm and allow the air to circulate and then close the windows around sunset. Obviously only viable if the car is within eye line and you can keep an eye on it.
