ilogikal1

That was done by some scum just walking past with something sharp in his hand.. Dont think anybody fell on it with a zip or button.... :scare: You seem to know an awful lot about how this occurred, Will.... just where were you at the time of the incident? Just playing devil's advocate a bit (more) here, that appears to be roughly at handbag-on-elbow height...

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/pb-soft-paint-polishing-kit-cat1.html Can't go wrong with that, any of the machines listed are fairly foolproof - got the DAS-6 myself.

Heat (not too much otherwise you'll burn the paint), Tardis and a lot of patience!

They appear to bare a remarkable resemblance to my nuts. They look like 350Z wheel nuts too...

http://www.paints4u.com/ if you give them the paint code, you can have it in just about form that paint comes in.

Yeah, I spotted that one back when he started it... I've been resisting the urge to try Bouncer's for a while now, at least until I've used some of the other waxes I've got first. It's interesting that he's been using Car-Chem Luxury shampoo to wash, I'll be moving over to Car-Chem Bespoke to see if that any similar effects on either BSD or Reload as G-Wash did with a view to using that for the duration of the test when I restart it. Although as I type that I'm now thinking of a new test - shampoos that claim to add protection....

I see so many on the roads! Must not be forum members Or just too embarrassed to admit it.

Kind of defeated by having the High Court Seal on both front doors though.

It rained. So that must mean it's time for some beading pics; WetCoat; HyrdO2 And Bathe+ on the roof The pictures of the doors didn't come out very well - one door has got WetCoat on, the other has HydrO2 on - so here's the best I can do for a side-by-side comparison between the two (WetCoat at the top, HydrO2 at the bottom); And this is just Bathe+ on the roof. The glass has Bathe+ topped with WetCoat on the right and Bathe+ topped with HydrO2 on the left; And just some general shots. A bit of flake pop anyone? Now you might notice the lack of C2/Reload/BSD shots... that'll be because I'm not happy that they are behaving normally after the last (first!) wash, so when I get chance I'm going to re-apply them and start again from scratch, so that one's on hold for the time being.

The secret wax is... ... not so secret. The manufacturer posted a picture on Instagram of them pouring out the wax. Waxybox then posted the very same picture themselves. It is

Reload lives! No idea what did it, nor what caused it in the first place yet (and I don't have any more G-Wash to find out) but all I've done to it since the G-Wash was pat dry with a microfibre waffle weave towel, left it untouched over night and just flood rinsed it today and both Reload and BSD are now behaving normally (C2 and FK already were) so the test continues. I'll see what happens next time I wash the car with a different shampoo. In the mean time, is it wrong that I want it to rain during the week so that I can get a HydrO2, WetCoat, Bathe+, BSD, Reload, C2v3 and FK2685 beading picture (or two)?

The car wasn't checked as such, rather the data supplied (in this case) by an FIA sensor. One that had, by all accounts, been giving "inconsistent" readings all weekend (apparently "up and down the pits" not just Red Bull's), barring Saturday when Red Bull ran their own sensor before the stewards told them to change it back. It was a known issue during the race though and the stewards apparently mentioned it to Red Bull who chose not to do anything about it. As for tinkering with the cars afterwards, that's what parc ferme is there to prevent.

South facing drive + hard water area = ilogikal1 hates washing his car in this weather. So I just sat and drank beer in the sun today instead.

Provisional results (currently).

Yes, a very interesting start to the season. Some very promising performances by the newbies too.

I agree, that's why I'm hoping it's an Australian thing so that it stops there.

That doesn't change what he meant.

I'm not sure it wasn't more to do with the Multi 21 incident and Ricciardo being the local out qualifying him more than because he's been winning everything since forever. I'm hoping it was just a Australian thing, to be honest.

Seeing as someone else brought it up first. No you don't. You meant 'where does she see you?'.

I was quite surprised that G-Wash had any effect on the LSP at all to be honest. The whole point of choosing that was that it's supposed to be LSP safe and has no wax or gloss enhancers, so I'm at a loss to explain it.

That is very low, but it's still enough to leave water marks. The good news is, if that's an accurate reading and if you do get a filter, it should last a long time. You can get calibration fluid for TDS meters for about £5 which are a certain known ppm, or you could try this (no idea if that actually works though!).

Well it took me three hours to wash all 4 wheels, foam, APC (three times. Bloody stubborn that FK wax!), wash the front end with one shampoo, wash the rest with another, apply the HydrO2 to one side, WetCoat to the other, just Bathe+ on the rear end and then dry. Admittedly that included a fair amount of fannying about with changing shampoos and replenishing the APC and whatnot (seriously, whose idea was it to do the Reload, BSD, C2 test on the same car?! ) and at least half an hour watching the water behaviour afterwards! To be honest I can't see any difference in finish or water behaviour between any of the different products (yet at least). But even Bathe+ was just so quick and easy to use it's unbelievable! And I've sealed the paint, the glass, the plastic trim and the wheels in minutes (once I stopped fannying about). Just need to see how durable they actually are now. Just to get back on topic for a moment though, I have an update on the bonnet test. When rinsing the bonnet after the snow foam (BH Auto Foam), BSD was still beading the best, Reload was still sheeting the best, C2 not far behind on the sheeting side of things. BSD was actually out-sheeted (I know that's not a word, but I'm running with it) by the FK wax, even on the horizontal sections of the wings. I then washed the bonnet & wings using G-Wash, mixed roughly 500:1, using a spray bottle and a foaming spray head as my "wash bucket" (and an actual bucket as usual for the rinse bucket), sprayed it into the bonnet then washed with a wet sponge (yeah, that's right I said sponge*. Deal with it.), rinsed out occasionally as usual and then the G-Wash mix sprayed onto the sponge before going back to the panel. The entire front end was washed using this method before being rinsed off with the pressure washer. At this point I noticed something odd. Now when rinsing after using G-Wash, C2 was sheeting better than before (about the same as when it was freshly applied), FK was still sheeting about the same but both Reload and BSD had lost almost all of their sheeting ability. I left the front end alone whilst I played with HydrO2, WetCoat and Bathe+ on the rest of the car and came back to it afterwards and then rinsed it down with the hose instead of the pressure washer. By this point, BSD's beading had returned but sheeting was still struggling and Reload was still not playing at all. Whilst it's of no surprise that it is compatible with C2, it seems odd that G-Wash, which is supposed to leave nothing behind, would adversely affect both Reload and BSD but not the wax. Anyway, I'll fire the hose at it again later and maybe even give it another wash (using 2 buckets and everything) with a different shampoo tomorrow to see if that changes anything. If not, I may reapply all three, or I may call it a day for now and re-start this test from scratch another time. It was clear that Reload was still working before using G-Wash, but I'm hoping that because BSD came back that Reload will too. I've run out of G-Wash now anyway so at least that won't cause an issue any more regardless. So, lessons learnt from today; G-Wash doesn't play well with Reload or BSD. BSD is terrible at sheeting. Spray-on-rinse-off products and hose are a nice way to keep me occupied for a good long while. I frickin' love spray-on-rinse-off products today! *and, if you've made it this far, by sponge I mean this.

The 99 and 900 (I think only some of them though) along with the Alfasud and most Citroens of a certain age had the handbrake applied on the front wheels. No idea why though. Curses, beaten to it.

I believe lithium grease is required, although WD40 do that too (clicky). I won't pretend to know where to apply it though.

There is one option not yet mentioned. Apply one of these to the roof until you fit Or you could contact Alex (or one of the guys currently breaking a Z) to see if they've got a set of rails you can modify, but let's be honest that's just the boring solution of the two.