Hi,

In need of more advice re cleaning products please. Can't aford to make the car any faster at the moment so i might as well make it look cleaner

I want to clean up my wheel arches, suspension struts etc. basically what you can see through the wheels. I want to give the engine bay a good clean too. Oh, and where i removed the splash guards some sticky fixing residue has been left, any ideas?

cheers

Matt.

 

Be prepared to be baffled by the Bufty One

I asked this question at The Lodge once, 2 hours later he was still giving me advice!!! If you want a clean car, Frazier's ya main man

 

yup. frayz has come up with the products before. i need to borrow a couple of those spare frayz's in dave's pic too i think.

car is filthy at the moment. might take the friday off before the btcc, so i get get the car ready.

 

Will reply to this later, no time right now

 

no probs mate. just give me a shout when you get chance.

 

Answer to all of the above mate is Poorboys all purpose cleaner..

Can be diluted or used neat and will clean and degrease, great on the arches and engine bay. Can also be used on interiors and fabrics too, even around the house.

Its quite strong but works really well. Give the arches and good clean with a pressure washer, spray with APC and give them a good scrub, use a stiff brush too.

If youre really struggling with a particular grimey area then id recomend Tetrosyl, engine degreaser. This comes in a tin and is not to be used on tarmac as it will destroy it.. but does work very wll on the engine bay area and the chassis area.

Once youre happy with your cleaning, rinse and dry. Then dress with either..

Autoglym Vinyl & rubber care
Poorboys Trim restorer
Poorboys Bold & Bright.

Arches id recomend Trim restorer and for the engine id use the Autoglym.

Clean the engine, spray on your dressing librally, plastics, hoses, vinyl etc... it will look cak at first but shut the bonnet and go for a 15 min drive.. then open up and enjoy. :

Anythin else i can help you with ?

 

Cheers Frayz. Can you sort the poorboys apc out for me please. Let me know how much and will get the money to you if that's ok? Engine bay's not too bad just not "nice and clean" so will try the apc first. I've still got some autoglym and the poorboys trim restorer so that bits ok.

I'm using meguires gold glass wax / polish at the moment. good enough? happier with that than the autoglym i'd been using as that left a chalky residue.

 

APC not a problem mate.

Its best off me talking to you face to face regarding polishes waxes etc and then i can also see you car and find out what you want to achieve.

Try and get to a meet soon if poss

 

hoping to get along on thursday. all work permitting though.

 

I too dunno if im gonna be able to get to this, we'll see

 

busy at the minute again then?

 

Yeah, Germany has been the only days ive had off in the last 14 weeks mate. Gotta pay for the toys though aint i

 

oh yes!!!

 

My car may possibly be coming off the road soon for a few bits i wanna do.

Hopefully still get to meets in the bullet,

4 speed 950cc F1,esta.........

 

is it a mk1 fiesta? always wanted one of those. still got a set of supersport 4 pokes in my garage waiting to go on one.

 

Nah mate shes a Mk3,, i too would love a Mk1 supersport..

LOL

 

mk3 is ok as well. got an 1800 zetec waiting to be rebuilt and put in the right fiesta. it's the focus 130 engine. would have a nice power to weight ratio in a mk1