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Offline simonp

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Re: Who cleans undercarriage?
« Reply #15 on: April 26, 2013, 08:45:18 pm »
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Re: Who cleans undercarriage?
« Reply #16 on: April 26, 2013, 09:11:27 pm »
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Why's that then? For taking care of my car? Detailing is a hobby of mine aswell as a part time job being a firefighter full time so I get a fair amount of time off. Just out of interest what are you hobbies?


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Re: Who cleans undercarriage?
« Reply #17 on: April 26, 2013, 09:53:46 pm »
I have the same AB UB lance as Fish. Only really use it in winter. Road salt leads to rust so good enough reason to rinse the car down regularly in winter.

I remember one guy who had a pit created in his garage so he could rinse down his car after every drive. It was a restored E-type though.

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Re: Who cleans undercarriage?
« Reply #18 on: April 28, 2013, 05:21:36 pm »
You're stupid if you don't occasionally clean the underside of your car in the winter in this country, the amount of grit they chuck at the roads will over time rot away at anything metal, plastic or rubber etc.

I've spent a lot of time holidaying & living in the Alps over the years and in the car washes there most have a full-on underbody jetwash lance to use if you need it, and most do.

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Re: Who cleans undercarriage?
« Reply #19 on: May 13, 2013, 08:31:13 pm »
I do mine after every winter , just at the local jetwash - get a few funny looks off people who wonder why I'm only washing the underneath and not the top!!
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