Had one of those really annoying detailing days today.
I decided today was the day the Megane would be rolled out and polished and re-waxed for the summer. Set up the gazebo and set to work.
Interior wiped down with Autoglym Rubber & Vinyl Care and looking good.
Next step was a thorough rinse, followed by a careful wash with a microfibre wash mitt and Dodo Juice Born to be mild. All was going fine until it came to rinsing, all of the sudden my Karcher just starts going, 'whirrr, whirrr, whirr' which it had done intermittently every 30 seconds but this time was constant.
Go to rinse the car and the pressure from it is right down. Enough to rinse the car without a problem but not enough to pre-rinse next time! :evil: F*cking thing.
Anyway, I dry the car, under the bonnet, all the shuts etc and get to work going over it with Dodo Juice Need for Speed. I wipe each panel with a microfibre just to make sure there's no dust on the panels and apply.
After applying and buffing each panel, I'm ready to wax. So crack on with applying Dodo Juice Orange Crush. Again wiping each panel but this time leaving the wax to cure a little before buffing.
But then, what's this??? A few spots of rain, fecking brilliant!! Not only has my Karcher died the bloody weather is coming to poo in my pot of wax. Luckily, the gazebo covers most of the car except from the bonnet forward so I just had to wipe the rain spots off.
In the end I decided to call it a day and rolled the car back into the garage. Haven't bothered covering it as I'll get it back out this week after work to give it another layer or wax.
One good thing was finding a new Karcher pressure washer, better spec than the old one. Found it on Tesco direct which I can collect in store on Tuesday. The Mrs had a shed load of vouchers so got it for £50!!
Excuse the long post :lol:
I decided today was the day the Megane would be rolled out and polished and re-waxed for the summer. Set up the gazebo and set to work.
Interior wiped down with Autoglym Rubber & Vinyl Care and looking good.
Next step was a thorough rinse, followed by a careful wash with a microfibre wash mitt and Dodo Juice Born to be mild. All was going fine until it came to rinsing, all of the sudden my Karcher just starts going, 'whirrr, whirrr, whirr' which it had done intermittently every 30 seconds but this time was constant.
Go to rinse the car and the pressure from it is right down. Enough to rinse the car without a problem but not enough to pre-rinse next time! :evil: F*cking thing.
Anyway, I dry the car, under the bonnet, all the shuts etc and get to work going over it with Dodo Juice Need for Speed. I wipe each panel with a microfibre just to make sure there's no dust on the panels and apply.
After applying and buffing each panel, I'm ready to wax. So crack on with applying Dodo Juice Orange Crush. Again wiping each panel but this time leaving the wax to cure a little before buffing.
But then, what's this??? A few spots of rain, fecking brilliant!! Not only has my Karcher died the bloody weather is coming to poo in my pot of wax. Luckily, the gazebo covers most of the car except from the bonnet forward so I just had to wipe the rain spots off.
In the end I decided to call it a day and rolled the car back into the garage. Haven't bothered covering it as I'll get it back out this week after work to give it another layer or wax.
One good thing was finding a new Karcher pressure washer, better spec than the old one. Found it on Tesco direct which I can collect in store on Tuesday. The Mrs had a shed load of vouchers so got it for £50!!
Excuse the long post :lol:
