Since moving to Cambridge, I have been commuting up & down M11 with all its salt & road spray etc. Consequently, my car looked extremely very totally filthy & I was on the Chat Server as "Very Dirty Car".

A certain Mr Underwood (of Zymol fame) suggested that I get a pressure washer from B&Q, Homebase or the like.

WOW - that is one of the best £100 that I have ever spent. All the *rap & roadsalt, including the really heavy deposits, just flew away, leaving me a pleasant afternoon's work with Autobathe & HD Cleanse. It completely took the really hard elbow, boring & not satisfying tedious bit out of the job. Thoroughly recommended. http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif

Only downside was that I found all the stonechips under the muck http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/frown.gif

Will now be on Chat Server as Nice Clean Car http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif

Traitor http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/wink.gif How could you wash it, that means i have to now http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/wink.gif DOH!!!!!!! Perhaps i should use Very Dirty Car now http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/wink.gif

LOL........just be careful with the pressure against the paintwork! http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif

Very Dirty Car alias Nice Clean Car

Glad to see you took good advise. Well done mate...hope u enjoy doing the rest

Around you stone chips do not hold the lance any closer than say 6". Should be ok to go closer as a hobby pressure washer does not create the same pressures as commercial ones do apart from which u are using cold water.

The really nasty ones are the "steam cl;eaners....stay well away

WOW

Now I'll have to do the other Turbo (Mondeo TD !) & the bike. Just not enough w/ends in the year http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif