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All confused by this jargon...
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rivarama
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LOL - thanks guys.
Just to (re)set the record straight, I live in a terrace house w no front garden to speak of, and the car will be parked 5min walk away in a private underground parking under a private condominium residence.
So clearly no way of storing 1000L of pure water, or lifting the car to remove wheels
I dont have access to a water point else than my back garden spigot to carry water can or buckets of water.
I dont even have access to a power supply to plug the car on a trickle battery charger... I will have to use the kill switch every time I am done using it to avoid the battery getting drained...
Hence my requirement to keep the car wash/cleaning simple and efficient
As my (supporting) wife told me before I bought this car," if you can get over the 17 hurdles of owning a Ferrari (as a second car) in London, then it's a brilliant idea"...
Who said owning a Ferrari was easy??
geoffpfc
New member
So clearly no way of storing 1000L of pure water, or lifting the car to remove wheels
. I will have to use the kill switch every time I am done using it to avoid the battery getting drained...
1000 litres takes up 1 sq. Metre and you can get a light weight low level trolley jack, but as Mike says you're best advised to get a pair of wheel hangers, Dave at Sticky RX (sponsor) has some very nice ones.
If you use the battery isolator then you may need to reset the parameters by driving the first couple of miles in a certain fashion, perhaps you could use a slave battery or better still take it for a run once a week.
IMHO I would get it washed by a valeting company, it won't need washing very often, well not if it gets the use that most Ferrari's get:laugh:
. I will have to use the kill switch every time I am done using it to avoid the battery getting drained...
1000 litres takes up 1 sq. Metre and you can get a light weight low level trolley jack, but as Mike says you're best advised to get a pair of wheel hangers, Dave at Sticky RX (sponsor) has some very nice ones.
If you use the battery isolator then you may need to reset the parameters by driving the first couple of miles in a certain fashion, perhaps you could use a slave battery or better still take it for a run once a week.
IMHO I would get it washed by a valeting company, it won't need washing very often, well not if it gets the use that most Ferrari's get:laugh:
MalcH
Active member
I use a single bucket method.
I wash the car with my power washer, though I must point out that I connect it to the water supply and use water exited at pressure and pointed at the car and on occasion if it arises *next door's cat (there's good reason for that).
I also have a foamer thing to do that snow foam ****, however I took that to my mum's a few weeks ago to clean her car and have lost it between her house and mine bringing it back home :-/, so I don't have one any more :cry3:
I then use the bucket to wash the car with. Though I must point out that I don't actually wash the car with the bucket, I fill with water, car shampoo and use a mitt.
I rinse with the pressure washer, the car that is and not me baldy napper. I must point out that I use water in the power...
*I then dry it with that cat I soaked earlier. The soaking was to remove any **** of it first. Finish with microfiber towels and then *push an old silver cross pram around the car with my dehumidifier in and pointed at the car.
* That's just a big fat lie.
It is such a faff to wash a car now. I used to fill a bucket with water and whatever washing liquid my mum had, wash with a sponge and then rinse with the hose, though I must point out I attached it to the tap first.... A synthetic leather *(on a good day a real leather) to dry it off with. I also had a squeegee blade thing to remove excess water.
Not today, none of that any more. I have even bought myself a DA polisher, though I'm not really sure what to do with it :hmmm: and like the foamer forgotten where I have put it.
I have an Autoglym clay kit in the garage that I have had for about 4 years (I can find this). It all looks hard work to use and I suspect at some point I will get a professional detailer to just do it all for me.
I'm not that bothered with car washing but because my 360 is covered in the garage I have to make an effort.
I wash the car with my power washer, though I must point out that I connect it to the water supply and use water exited at pressure and pointed at the car and on occasion if it arises *next door's cat (there's good reason for that).
I also have a foamer thing to do that snow foam ****, however I took that to my mum's a few weeks ago to clean her car and have lost it between her house and mine bringing it back home :-/, so I don't have one any more :cry3:
I then use the bucket to wash the car with. Though I must point out that I don't actually wash the car with the bucket, I fill with water, car shampoo and use a mitt.
I rinse with the pressure washer, the car that is and not me baldy napper. I must point out that I use water in the power...
*I then dry it with that cat I soaked earlier. The soaking was to remove any **** of it first. Finish with microfiber towels and then *push an old silver cross pram around the car with my dehumidifier in and pointed at the car.
* That's just a big fat lie.
It is such a faff to wash a car now. I used to fill a bucket with water and whatever washing liquid my mum had, wash with a sponge and then rinse with the hose, though I must point out I attached it to the tap first.... A synthetic leather *(on a good day a real leather) to dry it off with. I also had a squeegee blade thing to remove excess water.
Not today, none of that any more. I have even bought myself a DA polisher, though I'm not really sure what to do with it :hmmm: and like the foamer forgotten where I have put it.
I have an Autoglym clay kit in the garage that I have had for about 4 years (I can find this). It all looks hard work to use and I suspect at some point I will get a professional detailer to just do it all for me.
I'm not that bothered with car washing but because my 360 is covered in the garage I have to make an effort.
My car gets a "good going over" ( wash / wax / leather etc ) once a year by a nice bloke who lives just down the road from me.
Fortunately he was used vehicle preparation guy for Lancaster Ferrari for quite a few years so he knows how to make it sparkle ..... costs me £90 :thumbsup:
Fortunately he was used vehicle preparation guy for Lancaster Ferrari for quite a few years so he knows how to make it sparkle ..... costs me £90 :thumbsup:
MoreThanPolish
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Just spotted the tread so will add my two-pennorth if I may...
Once clean, and it doesn't really matter too much IF you never use it again, what you use, I'd seal your wheels with a specialist wheel sealant, the Race Glaze Nano Wheel Sealant is well regarded. My £9.99 bottle is 3+ years old, half full and looks after 4 cars. Then wash with old mitt, brushes and water/shampoo if really dirty (drive car after to clear brakes, a few hundred yards with foot on brake will do) but given your circumstances, a selection of your mankiest microfibres and cheap quick detailer will dry clean them perfectly.
Sponge is big no no.
The idea of glaze using a filler-based product is excellent, any impact you can have by hand on swirls will be good but filler and 2 coats of good wax like the £68 RG55 mentioned earlier will have a magical effect. My well used (Hillclimb) 360 was on the FOC stand at the NEC 3 years back and wasn't machine polished, I used this same combo and no-one said anything.. Such a tub of wax will coat your car 30-35 times, lasts longer, shines better and fills better than cheaper stuff. It is worth the money IMHO.
Wash car from top first, as water running down will help soften dirt and mitt wont get caked from the start. Consider using old mitt for under sills. If using high quality wax (see above) then your shampoo suggestion will reduce the life of it and hasten the return of the dreaded swirls. You really must use something ph neutral to delay coating degradation.
A wash over and dry with soft drying towel (£6.99 - get 2) will do you on a regular basis, avoiding wheels. Wash MF cloths on their own without fabric softener which coats the fibres and wrecks them.
[posting now, will return when I can remember the rest of the thread...]
You'll need to re-wash the car after the claying process to remove the residue before you actually wax it.
If you want to use a wheel cleaner, then an iron-removing product like Kenotek Wheel Cleaner Ultra is great - you'll be able to see what you missed, and I can confirm from personal experience that even if it dries it washes off easily without staining alloys. But you'll need a fair amount of water to wash any wheel cleaner off, so I'd go with the sealant and QD cleaning route in your situation. If you can apply it when you pick up the car (if not at home yet) then that's the perfect time to do so. You'll not need to wet the wheels again.
Once clean, and it doesn't really matter too much IF you never use it again, what you use, I'd seal your wheels with a specialist wheel sealant, the Race Glaze Nano Wheel Sealant is well regarded. My £9.99 bottle is 3+ years old, half full and looks after 4 cars. Then wash with old mitt, brushes and water/shampoo if really dirty (drive car after to clear brakes, a few hundred yards with foot on brake will do) but given your circumstances, a selection of your mankiest microfibres and cheap quick detailer will dry clean them perfectly.
Sponge is big no no.
The idea of glaze using a filler-based product is excellent, any impact you can have by hand on swirls will be good but filler and 2 coats of good wax like the £68 RG55 mentioned earlier will have a magical effect. My well used (Hillclimb) 360 was on the FOC stand at the NEC 3 years back and wasn't machine polished, I used this same combo and no-one said anything.. Such a tub of wax will coat your car 30-35 times, lasts longer, shines better and fills better than cheaper stuff. It is worth the money IMHO.
Wash car from top first, as water running down will help soften dirt and mitt wont get caked from the start. Consider using old mitt for under sills. If using high quality wax (see above) then your shampoo suggestion will reduce the life of it and hasten the return of the dreaded swirls. You really must use something ph neutral to delay coating degradation.
A wash over and dry with soft drying towel (£6.99 - get 2) will do you on a regular basis, avoiding wheels. Wash MF cloths on their own without fabric softener which coats the fibres and wrecks them.
[posting now, will return when I can remember the rest of the thread...]
You'll need to re-wash the car after the claying process to remove the residue before you actually wax it.
If you want to use a wheel cleaner, then an iron-removing product like Kenotek Wheel Cleaner Ultra is great - you'll be able to see what you missed, and I can confirm from personal experience that even if it dries it washes off easily without staining alloys. But you'll need a fair amount of water to wash any wheel cleaner off, so I'd go with the sealant and QD cleaning route in your situation. If you can apply it when you pick up the car (if not at home yet) then that's the perfect time to do so. You'll not need to wet the wheels again.
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