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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I know that plenty of you lazy bastards are happy to pay a bunch of 'illegals'  £5 to run a gritty sponge over your car. I'm not.

So in true Dunkirk spirit I braved the cold and did it myself.

I enjoyed a well deserved bottle of San Miguel for my trouble.

[Mr Gav]

I know that plenty of you lazy bastards are happy to pay a bunch of 'illegals'  £5 to run a gritty sponge over your car. I'm not.

So in true Dunkirk spirit I braved the cold and did it myself.

I enjoyed a well deserved bottle of San Miguel for my trouble.

I was going to the Datsun today but it`s a bit bloody cold for that 

Like you I do my own 

[Sir Tigger KC]

I know that plenty of you lazy bastards are happy to pay a bunch of 'illegals'  £5 to run a gritty sponge over your car. I'm not.

So in true Dunkirk spirit I braved the cold and did it myself.

I enjoyed a well deserved bottle of San Miguel for my trouble.

I know the days are still short M'lud, but I don't believe that the sun has gone over yardarm yet.   

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

It's not rocket science.

Pressure wash the whole car to get rid of any 'welded on' crud. I then mix some Meguiar's car wash with water in a bucket.

Pressure wash the car again and then dry with an assortment of soft scratch free cloths.

No waxing.........no polishing.......and as for bars of clay forget it.

Done and dusted in less time than it takes STMO to walk the whippet and then watch fascinated while it takes a 'runny dump'  

[STEMO]

It's not rocket science.

Pressure wash the whole car to get rid of any 'welded on' crud. I then mix some Meguiar's car wash with water in a bucket.

Pressure wash the car again and then dry with an assortment of soft scratch free cloths.

No waxing.........no polishing.......and as for bars of clay forget it.

Done and dusted in less time than it takes STMO to walk the whippet and then watch fascinated while it takes a 'runny dump'

Wrong! It’s me that takes a runny dump.

After our respective cars have been washed, no one could tell the difference between your glorified rinse and my proper wash and dry and polish (£5 at all good Eastern European car washes). The reward you will get for doing it yourself is a 50% depreciation in what you paid for it in x years, the same as mine. 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

You should use two buckets One with the warm soapy water in, another with warm water to rinse the dirty water of your sponge / microfiber cloth, before you dip it back in the first bucket to wash the next panel. 
I'm hoping to give the Omega a wash tomorrow or Tuesday as its the filthiest it has ever been since I bought it. 

[Nick W]

You should use two buckets One with the warm soapy water in, another with warm water to rinse the dirty water of your sponge / microfiber cloth, before you dip it back in the first bucket to wash the next panel. 

Only one bucket is needed: empty its contents over the car. Refill, and do it again. Wipe down the soapy/dirty water mix with your rag. Rinse with a couple of buckets worth of clean water applied in the same manner. That takes less than five minutes.
Open a beer.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

You should use two buckets One with the warm soapy water in, another with warm water to rinse the dirty water of your sponge / microfiber cloth, before you dip it back in the first bucket to wash the next panel. 
I'm hoping to give the Omega a wash tomorrow or Tuesday as its the filthiest it has ever been since I bought it. 

Seems sensible. I'll try to remember this.

Although being far from sensible I may well forget.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

You should use two buckets One with the warm soapy water in, another with warm water to rinse the dirty water of your sponge / microfiber cloth, before you dip it back in the first bucket to wash the next panel. 

Only one bucket is needed: empty its contents over the car. Refill, and do it again. Wipe down the soapy/dirty water mix with your rag. Rinse with a couple of buckets worth of clean water applied in the same manner. That takes less than five minutes.
Open a beer.

This is no way to treat your new Veyron.

[Nick W]

You should use two buckets One with the warm soapy water in, another with warm water to rinse the dirty water of your sponge / microfiber cloth, before you dip it back in the first bucket to wash the next panel. 

Only one bucket is needed: empty its contents over the car. Refill, and do it again. Wipe down the soapy/dirty water mix with your rag. Rinse with a couple of buckets worth of clean water applied in the same manner. That takes less than five minutes.
Open a beer.

This is no way to treat your new Veyron.

I do polish my car. It gets a couple of coats when I'm on holiday, before I reward myself with a well-earned afternoon beer. Or two. With some cheese

[Varche]

I know that plenty of you lazy bastards are happy to pay a bunch of 'illegals'  £5 to run a gritty sponge over your car. I'm not.

So in true Dunkirk spirit I braved the cold and did it myself.

I enjoyed a well deserved bottle of San Miguel for my trouble.

It was all going well till you mentioned San Miguel. Tourists beer! The Spanish drink Cruzcampo. I do agree it is cold and apparently going to get colder next week. Nowt between Lincolnshire and the Arctic.........

[tunnie]

I really should wash the mum bus, it’s not been washed since I purchased it 

[Doctor Gollum]

I know that plenty of you lazy bastards are happy to pay a bunch of 'illegals'  £5 to run a gritty sponge over your car. I'm not.

So in true Dunkirk spirit I braved the cold and did it myself.

I enjoyed a well deserved bottle of San Miguel for my trouble.

It was all going well till you mentioned San Miguel. Tourists beer! The Spanish drink Cruzcampo. I do agree it is cold and apparently going to get colder next week. Nowt between Lincolnshire and the Arctic.........

Don't you start...

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

The colour of the car is Italian Racing Red.

However, I have noticed the car can appear a slightly different colour dependent on the light. It's a very subtle difference, but it may be noticeable to those of you with keen eyes.

[Sir Tigger KC]

That's 'dangle berries'!  You've really got 3 Jags! 

Maybe 7, one for each day of the week?