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Title: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 21 January 2010, 16:16:22
As above,done mine this afternoon and it took me almost 2 hours to clean it out with the kids,i think they must have tipped the biscuit barrel all over the place in the back >:(.Am i the only one that takes this long,or can anyone else beat it. ;)
Title: Re: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: waspy on 21 January 2010, 16:21:23
They aint like the living room carpets, 10-20 mins to do a good job. Cars are fiddly & have many nooks & crannies.
I take around the same to do a good job :y
Title: Re: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: sparkyw666. on 21 January 2010, 16:21:27
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As above,done mine this afternoon and it took me almost 2 hours to clean it out with the kids,i think they must have tipped the biscuit barrel all over the place in the back >:(.Am i the only one that takes this long,or can anyone else beat it. ;)
know how you feel mate. I have 3 kids and the back of my car is a nightmare to clean takes me about the same sticky sweets are the worst and hand prints on the windows :y
Title: Re: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 21 January 2010, 16:23:05
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As above,done mine this afternoon and it took me almost 2 hours to clean it out with the kids,i think they must have tipped the biscuit barrel all over the place in the back >:(.Am i the only one that takes this long,or can anyone else beat it. ;)
know how you feel mate. I have 3 kids and the back of my car is a nightmare to clean takes me about the same sticky sweets are the worst and hand prints on the windows :y
And dont forget the snot on the back of the front seats. ;D ::)
Title: Re: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: sparkyw666. on 21 January 2010, 16:29:34
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As above,done mine this afternoon and it took me almost 2 hours to clean it out with the kids,i think they must have tipped the biscuit barrel all over the place in the back >:(.Am i the only one that takes this long,or can anyone else beat it. ;)
know how you feel mate. I have 3 kids and the back of my car is a nightmare to clean takes me about the same sticky sweets are the worst and hand prints on the windows :y
And dont forget the snot on the back of the front seats. ;D ::)
very true .doing the front takes me about 10 mins tops and the rest of the time to do the back .
Title: Re: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: SP_3.2 on 21 January 2010, 16:32:27
Same with me looks at 1st to be a 10 min job then i look in the back seat where my son.s seat is and that it 1 hour . Just keep finding more to clean up after him.
Title: Re: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: PhilRich on 21 January 2010, 16:34:08
On top of the tons of waste sweetie paper, biscuit remains, various DNA samples etc. from my two granddaughters, i've now got the added delight of cleaning up after 2 jack russell pups :D :D SWMBO could knit a jumper after every trip with the dog hairs!!!!! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 21 January 2010, 16:43:44
Everytime i clean the car out,i have a moan to the missus,and all i get back is dont have the oppsing kids then if you dont want the mess,then again cant really expect anything different from a female. ;D ::)
Title: Re: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: Blackie_No1 on 22 January 2010, 10:58:16
Mine has leather in it, so ten mins is the longest it has taken me!  and that was after two months of not cleaning!!  Though I have a strict no eating in the car rule for the kids.....
Title: Re: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 22 January 2010, 11:02:35
Whats a vacuum  ::)  I honestly cannot remember the last time my car saw one. :-/
Title: Re: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 22 January 2010, 14:38:44
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Whats a vacuum  ::)  I honestly cannot remember the last time my car saw one. :-/
Probably been about three months for me though. ::)
Title: Re: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: cruisetopoland on 22 January 2010, 14:52:42
Usually takes me three days++ to do an all round valet; the inside takes at least a day of hoovering with the micro-toolkit and soft paintbrush for the vents and dials, soft brush for the headlining, stiff brush for (velour) seats and carpets, headrests out, mats washed and dried, door pockets etc emptied and hoovered, rear shelf hoovered and de-pilled, all plastics wiped down, glass degreased and polished, binnacle cleaned etc etc, boot then takes a few hours.

I like it to be done properly, but recently have been working on mechanics too much, so a quick shake of the mats is all it gets...
Title: Re: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: TheBoy on 22 January 2010, 14:53:42
4 Kosovans, 4 industrial vacuums, around 3 or 4 mins, whilst another 2 polishing the glass.  A sight to behold.


Shame they always hang a bloody air freshener from the mirror
Title: Re: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: cruisetopoland on 22 January 2010, 14:59:31
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4 Kosovans, 4 industrial vacuums, around 3 or 4 mins, whilst another 2 polishing the glass.  A sight to behold.


Shame they always hang a bloody air freshener from the mirror

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: davethediver on 22 January 2010, 18:32:26
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Usually takes me three days++ to do an all round valet; the inside takes at least a day of hoovering with the micro-toolkit and soft paintbrush for the vents and dials, soft brush for the headlining, stiff brush for (velour) seats and carpets, headrests out, mats washed and dried, door pockets etc emptied and hoovered, rear shelf hoovered and de-pilled, all plastics wiped down, glass degreased and polished, binnacle cleaned etc etc, boot then takes a few hours.

I like it to be done properly, but recently have been working on mechanics too much, so a quick shake of the mats is all it gets...

Do the letters OCD mean anything geoff  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: cruisetopoland on 22 January 2010, 20:05:36
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Usually takes me three days++ to do an all round valet; the inside takes at least a day of hoovering with the micro-toolkit and soft paintbrush for the vents and dials, soft brush for the headlining, stiff brush for (velour) seats and carpets, headrests out, mats washed and dried, door pockets etc emptied and hoovered, rear shelf hoovered and de-pilled, all plastics wiped down, glass degreased and polished, binnacle cleaned etc etc, boot then takes a few hours.

I like it to be done properly, but recently have been working on mechanics too much, so a quick shake of the mats is all it gets...

Do the letters OCD mean anything geoff  ;D ;D ;D

Omega
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Diligently

 ;D
Title: Re: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: PhilRich on 22 January 2010, 21:50:59
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4 Kosovans, 4 industrial vacuums, around 3 or 4 mins, whilst another 2 polishing the glass.  A sight to behold.


Shame they always hang a bloody air freshener from the mirror


Don't know whether to PMSL or hold my water? ::)
Title: Re: How long to vacuum car?
Post by: belldarr on 23 January 2010, 17:23:39
Took me 30 seconds to vacuum mine earlier - only ever me that gets in it so I done the drivers mat, the footwell under the mat and then the center console gets a bit dusty.

Now the family MPV that the kids get ferried around in - that's a totally different ball game  ;D

Darren