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Old 03 January 2003, 03:37 PM
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i think swissol have a quick clean or sumin or other that sounds similar? Calling Mark Underwood
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Old 03 January 2003, 10:07 PM
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I know, i only did ""it"" a couple of times when it was 'kin freezin to get the salt off ,(i know ,iknow...sacrilege. No..really)i'll wax it...honest .
Lociclee, ,thanks ,will avoid them like the plague i did'nt know they were THAT bad mate.

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...the water run straight off the car as it is sprayed on as i'd love to get some for when i've washed the car?
Old 26 February 2003, 09:40 AM
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Speak to Mark Underwood at Wax Wizard/Swissol to get your kit!

There are various group buys to look out for, its not the cheapest wax/kit but it is extremely good and i use it myself
Old 26 February 2003, 10:54 AM
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Matty have a look at the group buy i am arranging for Swissol products.

http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/threa...hreadid=181571

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Old 26 February 2003, 05:38 PM
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Cheers BL,i think what i'm after must be a water addative wax ,i.e. just add to cold water and chuck over the car once it's washed ,the water then runs off as it would do on a freshly polished car...
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anyone?
Old 01 March 2003, 03:08 PM
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Autoglym do a gloss rinse all you do is spray it on(after you have cleaned the car) rinse the car, the water will form in to dropletts then leather dry
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cheers mate
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Matty,

I know some people can't was the car at home but a friend of mine used to work at a car wash on a main dealer site.

At the end of the day he used to hose down and clean the brushes. He said he ended up with a pile of grit and muck underneath each brush.

He also said that most car washes (UK at least) recycle a large proportion of the water to save costs. So your car is washed with mucky water with brushes that spin over your paintwork full of grit.

I have never used one since he showed me and thats over tenyears ago.

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Auto car washes & scooby paintwork DONT DO IT!!!!!!!!!! it's much better takin a little time 2 do by hand with a quality wax cleaning thing etc. Can take a while which i guess dotn suit u hence the instant shine type question but hey i have nowt better 2 do init lol
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Argggh, noooo!

"Fighting car washs since 1983"
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Halfords used to do "rinse aid" to add to water and pour over car from a watering can. 90% of the water was removed so leathering was a very quick job. From what i can tell they don't do it any more as i haven't seen it in any outlets for ages.
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