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Old 29 December 2009, 11:15 AM
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Question Does anyone know what cleaning fluids the Polish guys wash our cars with?

I was curious because whatever they use seems to melt the dirt off. They spray it on and the pressure hose thing takes it all off in one go. I dont think its the pressure of the water as that would take stickers off etc.

I was wondering if whatever they use could be harmful to the paintwork eventually
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TFR most likely.
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Fairy liquid.

Or if they do it properly; truck wash concentrate.

Both are pretty aggressive cleaning agents and if you know whats good for the paintworks longevity, the car at the very least should be re-waxed afterwards as it does strip off any wax on there.
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Originally Posted by ALi-B
Fairy liquid.

Or if they do it properly; truck wash concentrate.

Both are pretty aggressive cleaning agents and if you know whats good for the paintworks longevity, the car at the very least should be re-waxed afterwards as it does strip off any wax on there.

Oh, i have been getting mine done weekly for ages now



I asked what they used and just got a funny look
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Bangski, and the dirt is gone......... oh dear so's the paint!
Old 29 December 2009, 11:46 AM
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polish spit probably,i use them sometimes they do a fantastic job and the women are very nice too
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ZUBROWKA Vodka
Old 29 December 2009, 11:49 AM
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Definitely TFR, I got 5 litres of the stuff and even when diluted right properly its still very aggressive. After using it to clean up a set of alloys i was prepping, I'm not so sure i want to use the stuff on my paintwork again.
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The stuff seems to have a pinky brown tint to it in the container.

I could always spray my own stuff on and let them wash it for me and give them a £1 less
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