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Old 30 June 2008, 08:51 AM
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Default New Car cleaning guide website up and running

After working on this little project
https://www.scoobynet.com/car-care-3...n-working.html

I decided that a proper website would be better and so here you are

Polished Swiss

This site basically has all the information that was in the Cleaning Guides as well as links to all the suppliers and the Buying Guides. There are download links at the end of each page.

Please report any duff links or errors to me and I can make the changes.

Thanks

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I don't know what to say, but that is proper sweet and really nicely done. I hope PB have been kept in the loop with your ideas etc...

But well done. Good on you.


I which I could do things like that. But I have no hope at this moment in time.
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Originally Posted by SC008Y_MAD
I don't know what to say, but that is proper sweet and really nicely done. I hope PB have been kept in the loop with your ideas etc...

But well done. Good on you.


I which I could do things like that. But I have no hope at this moment in time.
Rich has been emailed and informed all along what I was doing. TBH it is not meant to be a competitive site as I do not do this for a business. It was purely as an information site and should be viewed as a 'complimentary' site if anything. Also all acknowledgements to various people have been included on the site.

I hope the site helps a lot of people, experienced and complete novices in working out some decent methods on care care and the downloadable guides should be useful for people to print off and keep as a handy tool.

If there is anything that people would like included, feel free to make some comments
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I just knew you would not do things by halfs

I have only skim read the site/pdf's and they are rather good and informative.
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Originally Posted by SC008Y_MAD
I just knew you would not do things by halfs

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you know me
Old 30 June 2008, 09:09 PM
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Looks good, that's some hard graft you've put in - creating and maintaining a website isn't easy, and seems to take up so much time. Hat's off, a great contribution to the detailing community.
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Originally Posted by Polished Bliss
Looks good, that's some hard graft you've put in - creating and maintaining a website isn't easy, and seems to take up so much time. Hat's off, a great contribution to the detailing community.
Thank you Rich for those words As you will see credit to you for use of some of your wording and pics has been included

Glad you like it. The website wasnt hard to do, it is something I sometimes do in my spare time so no big deal, though spare time is a commodity these days.

Must get it as a sticky in the car-care section, I think just under the POLISHED BLISS guides...that should confuse people
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I used Swiss's guide to clean my engine bay at the weekend
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Originally Posted by Neanderthal
I used Swiss's guide to clean my engine bay at the weekend
Did it work
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Originally Posted by SwissTony
Did it work
I'll tell you when I get it back from the workshop once they've replaced the engine
Worked a treat
Will have to do it again though cause I didn't have anything to detail it (used my Swissol Peu and WD40 ).
I was so worried about the electrics but cause you showed exactly what to cover then it was perfectly fine
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Good man,glad the guide helped you.

Get the workshop to leave it on the engine hoist and go down there with your stuff and clean it. That way you will have the blooming cleanest engine on SN
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Cool site, well done!
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Big up to you Swiss, have also used the guide for my engine bay, looks mighty fine now, once again cheers.
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Originally Posted by lovinmescoob
Big up to you Swiss, have also used the guide for my engine bay, looks mighty fine now, once again cheers.
You are welcome

Any pics of before and after ?
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Sorry mate not this time but there will be next week when my new dslr arrives. :-)

Originally did it a couple of weeks ago so it's getting ready again !!!
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Website has a proper domain name

Polished Swiss
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Very Good Swiss.....


When can we expect sections on Polishing and Waxing?

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mmmmm tricky that one.

Two reasons

1) I am no expert on all the differing waxes, finishes etc and so the guide would be very short and only use the products I have tried myself

2) I dont have many pics of me doing the waxing so would again rely on other people's pics, which I am not too keen on

But I shall try.


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