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Shuggy68

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Afternoon guys can any one tell me wats the best cleaning gear out there to get of dead flys and that and to polish the mh cheers
 
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A bucket of hot water, fairy liquid a set of steps and THE WIFE. BUSBY::bigsmile:

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Cleaning the van

For washing I use whichever car shampoo I have to hand and same for polishing, but after a few years of using expensive black streak removers, we dropped on one just as good but tons cheaper. We buy it from the 99p chain of stores. Guess how much it costs?

::bigsmile:
 

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Oooh its not just the salt content you need worry about. Washing up liquid contains a cocktail of things which make it undesirable as a screenwash additive or for washing the car.

Salt - Aids corrosion of bare metal

Surfactants - Wetting agent will help water capilliary behind seals and could penetrate poor paint finishes taking the salt with it.

Formaldehyde - Perishes rubber

Sodium Laury Sulphate - Makes it 'thick' and feel slick - Made from animal fat that will biodegrade and cause offensive odour.
 
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As posted in the past AutoSmart G101, dilute about a cm in a litre bottle of water spray on prior to washing (don't let it dry) dissolves bugs & flies plus has so many other uses, I'm valeting cars & motorhomes everyday and go throu gallons of the stuff, it is not a TFR type product

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PS, Washing up liquid also breaks down that nice wax that took all day to apply.
 

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For washing I use whichever car shampoo I have to hand and same for polishing, but after a few years of using expensive black streak removers, we dropped on one just as good but tons cheaper. We buy it from the 99p chain of stores. Guess how much it costs?

::bigsmile:
£8.43:ROFLMAO:

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A bucket of hot water, fairy liquid a set of steps and THE WIFE. BUSBY::bigsmile:


Oh dear, I hope I don't meet up with you both at a meet:roflmto::roflmto::roflmto:

I've got a better idea, a bucket of hot soapy water, a step ladder and a husband with a pair of rubber gloves:winky:

Margaret::bigsmile:

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tonka

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Oooh its not just the salt content you need worry about. Washing up liquid contains a cocktail of things which make it undesirable as a screenwash additive or for washing the car.

Salt - Aids corrosion of bare metal

Surfactants - Wetting agent will help water capilliary behind seals and could penetrate poor paint finishes taking the salt with it.

Formaldehyde - Perishes rubber

Sodium Laury Sulphate - Makes it 'thick' and feel slick - Made from animal fat that will biodegrade and cause offensive odour.

Who cares.. I will have sold mine before any of that is an issue. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
Watch out for Motorhomes that look "fairy clean".. :Eeek:

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If you can get hold of the "Simonize" Wax Polish, the one that is beeswax based, it will put a deep long lasting shine on, bloody hard work, but well worth it when you sit back and look at the finished product.
Another good one is "President" I used to use it on my show cars when I entered them in Concours de Elegance Shows.
 
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hope your the perfect gentleman and hold the steps for her

To be honest i take it up my local Eastern European car wash and for £25 get it washed,wax polished and all black trim blacked. BUSBY::bigsmile:

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scousebird

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OH (he does the cleaning) swears by Elbow Grease or cheap car shampoo from the discount shop in town

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sdc77

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However you wash or clean the van is always going to be worth putting some decent wax on it. Not only will it protect the paintwork and look great it will prevent the van getting too dirty and allow it to be cleaned and shined easier the next time.
Personally I use dodo juice.. Others swear by lots of other manufacturers such as zymol, autoglym swissol meguiars etc
 

DuxDeluxe

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We get one of the servants to wash and clean the MH whilst we sip pimms in the back garden........

OK dream over. Autoglym products same as on the cars. Have even been known to get on the roof and give that a quick wash

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