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Re: Washing your van

Postby bambi mk 1 » Tue Nov 28, 2017 9:14 pm

bigjohnthomas wrote:
loot wrote:My paint is fine but still has fine remnants of the hilti sticky stuff on, when it gets dirty it shows up but when i sponge it it goes clear again so looks ok.
It still shows the letters when the water rolls off it.

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I don't think where the signwrittings been ever comes off
You think it has then a year later it pops back up again :x

You need to get the popping up problem looked at rather quickly :shock:
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Re: Washing your van

Postby jue » Sun Dec 17, 2017 12:09 pm

Punto443 wrote:Recently I’ve been getting right into proper detailing gear. Once you get a decent wax on it etc, it makes it dead easy to keep it clean.

Bucket wash and jet wash rinse. :D



I have got in to the detailing as I bought a black van :shock: Costing me a small fortune :shock: but not a bad hobbie to have :) :lol:
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Re: Washing your van

Postby loot » Sun Dec 17, 2017 12:55 pm

Haven't washed mine few weeks, parked outside the chip shop to get some tea, women inside said, wow have you washed your van? I said no, she said well it's well shiny through the window. 8)

Lots of ppl remark on how they like my shiny red van. :-)

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Re: Washing your van

Postby Shaun306 » Thu Dec 21, 2017 9:21 am

jue wrote:
Punto443 wrote:Recently I’ve been getting right into proper detailing gear. Once you get a decent wax on it etc, it makes it dead easy to keep it clean.

Bucket wash and jet wash rinse. :D



I have got in to the detailing as I bought a black van :shock: Costing me a small fortune :shock: but not a bad hobbie to have :) :lol:


I’d hate to own a black van.....we have a black mini and it’s awful.....swirls and marks everywhere, for a small car it’s hard work so a van.....jeez I’d not sleep......my mate has a red van , 3 Year’s old and not a mark, takes it to a jet wash every day when finished work to rinse it off, barely has to touch it with a sponge or wash mit.....waxes 3 times a year. But it’s paid off......mines white......or used to be. Looks like a turd right now.
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Re: Washing your van

Postby Mike » Thu Dec 21, 2017 10:10 am

Shaun306 wrote:we have a black mini and it’s awful.....swirls and marks everywhere.........mines white......or used to be. Looks like a turd right now.


So in conclusion, you don’t know how to look after vehicle paintwork.
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Re: Washing your van

Postby bigjohnthomas » Thu Dec 21, 2017 10:30 am

But how can black be any different?
Is it really black ? If you were a fly or a donkey it wouldn't look black then would it?
Relying on human eyeball photo-receptivity black to you might be green to me

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Re: Washing your van

Postby Shaun306 » Thu Dec 21, 2017 10:18 pm

Mike wrote:
Shaun306 wrote:we have a black mini and it’s awful.....swirls and marks everywhere.........mines white......or used to be. Looks like a turd right now.


So in conclusion, you don’t know how to look after vehicle paintwork.


Actually I do.....I just don’t bother.
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Re: Washing your van

Postby bigjohnthomas » Thu Dec 21, 2017 10:43 pm

There are no good colours there are no bad colours just colours
Shrimps
Us simple humans just have 3 types of colour receptors in our eyeballs
But a shrimp.has 16 types of colour receptor cones :shock:
Omg wtf but what would panther black look like to a shrimp ?
sh*t probably :P
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Re: Washing your van

Postby Camper steve » Fri Dec 22, 2017 10:18 am

I have a panther black Tourneo Custom. gets a wash every time it rains.
I keep telling the Mrs not to worry and that God washes it for me :-)
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Re: Washing your van

Postby bigjohnthomas » Fri Dec 22, 2017 10:28 am

:lol: :lol: where is your god now :?:
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Re: Washing your van

Postby bambi mk 1 » Fri Dec 22, 2017 1:15 pm

bigjohnthomas wrote::lol: :lol: where is your god now :?:

Don't worry Mike will be along soon :lol:
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Re: Washing your van

Postby ned » Fri Dec 22, 2017 1:55 pm

I understand its his sons birthday on Monday but come on it wont clean itself :wink: You all need blue vans, they look clean even when there dirty,
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See my theory works, no more dirt has stuck to my van in the last month. N
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Re: Washing your van

Postby Mike » Fri Dec 22, 2017 4:38 pm

Shaun306 wrote:Actually I do.....I just don’t bother.

That’s a poor attitude, typical of people these days though. You probably voted brexit too :lol:
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Re: Washing your van

Postby Shaun306 » Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:11 pm

Mike wrote:
Shaun306 wrote:Actually I do.....I just don’t bother.

That’s a poor attitude, typical of people these days though. You probably voted brexit too :lol:


I bet you’re a right laugh at Xmas parties.....
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Re: Washing your van

Postby bambi mk 1 » Fri Dec 22, 2017 6:42 pm

Shaun306 wrote:
Mike wrote:
Shaun306 wrote:Actually I do.....I just don’t bother.

That’s a poor attitude, typical of people these days though. You probably voted brexit too :lol:


I bet you’re a right laugh at Xmas parties.....

He wont be laughing after Brexit ,the party will be over :lol:
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