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Gareth

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Honda's
A quick Ultrafoam and Gleam to wash off the Sahara sand

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Gareth

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Honda's
Articulate > rinse > Ultrafoam > rinse > Sonax (will switch to Gleam when this runs out) > Sonax BSD (is there an Anachem alternative?)

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Will

Hybrid is the QD which works fantastic. It's pretty much all I've put on the CRV after I ran the machine polisher over the car almost a year ago and it beads like a MF

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_James_

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Larne
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V50/M135i
@Big Pimp , has the formula changed for your Snowfoam?
I used the remains of my old bottle to do my car then used the new bottle to do hers and found that it didn’t foam as well as the old bottle, which was always very gloopy and stuck well to the car. I only thought it may have changed as the colour was very different between the two liquids.

This may be an issue with my powerhose/snowfoam gun as I only used it the once.

@Big Pimp , my pressure washer just have been having an off day. Used the new snow foam again on Monday and it was back on point and gloopy as always!(y)
 

Big Pimp

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Big Pimp
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Downpatrick
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like im late

quattro Rick

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quattro / M796
What I like to see, only hybrid used today, as there was hybrid and ultra last week and it's not moved much. Still impressed
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300trophy

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Belfast
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Megane 275 Cup-S
Two jobs ticked off the list which I wanted to do for quite a while...one being getting the Speedlines aka summer wheels on and the other getting the arches cleaned, degreased and dressed.

Products used; Articulate, Ultra Foam, Laser, Purge, Tarminator, Trim and Hybrid on the calipers.

I keep the arches as clean as I can as I hit them with Articulate and the pressure washer with each wash but the where still pretty grubby;

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Sprayed with Articulate and allowed to dwell before using some Ultra Foam to help remove and loosen up some of the dirt;

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Used a brush to agitate around the some areas;

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I used a microfibre wash pad to thoroughly clean around the arches, then rinsed and hit with some Lazer. Rinsed again then used some Tarminator for good measure;

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This is after a thorough rinse and dry;

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I then used Trim to dress the arches. First application is sprayed directly onto the arches and left to dwell for a few minutes and then I removed the excess with a microfibre. I then got a second microfibre, sprayed Trim directly on the microfibre and applied. Finished

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All calipers and suspension components where also cleaned. I used all of the above on the calipers but also used Purge for good measure and then finished off with some Hybrid;

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Some may see these as being a bit OTT with the car being a daily but it’s a rewarding job 😁.

Once again, very impressed with all the products used - each product has a job to do and they all perform extremely well.
 
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NickR

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A6/E39 530i
Stuck in another order for a few bits and pieces. Decided to give Hydraclean a try. @Big Pimp if you have any of the key rings and do not wash hangers left let me know bud.
 
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