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[symes]

trouble is mate-you spend all that time/money and yep car looks great-then you drive it 1/3 miles and back to square 1 so if its a trailer queen-fine but miggys are meant to be used IMHO p.s why rover is semi matt black-no need to polish-just 5mins hose down and job done However respect to anyone who can be asked to do all that-some of my mates do concours events
with their astons/studebakers/packard cars

[dbug]

trouble is mate-you spend all that time/money and yep car looks great-then you drive it 1/3 miles and back to square 1 so if its a trailer queen-fine but miggys are meant to be used IMHO p.s why rover is semi matt black-no need to polish-just 5mins hose down and job done However respect to anyone who can be asked to do all that-some of my mates do concours events
with their astons/studebakers/packard cars

Yep agree with you mate - one of my company cars which I had to hand back when I changed jobs was just under twelve months old, and had never been washed in its life

[jonny2112]

anyone know whats the best way to remove the green plant life build up in the area where the boot lid struts live? random thought but would carb cleaner be ok?

Get some 'Daisy' from the kitchen isle in the supermarket. It's about a £1 and is a general purpose cleaner. Dilute it down in a spray bottle and agitate rough bits with an old paintbrush.
Not expensive, but very effective 

[Webby the Bear]

anyone know whats the best way to remove the green plant life build up in the area where the boot lid struts live? random thought but would carb cleaner be ok?

Get some 'Daisy' from the kitchen isle in the supermarket. It's about a £1 and is a general purpose cleaner. Dilute it down in a spray bottle and agitate rough bits with an old paintbrush.
Not expensive, but very effective 

cheers mate, ill check that out 

[jonny2112]

Be careful though with this detailing lark ...... you'll get hooked 

[Bixy1]

Maguires Clay Bar and asssociated stuff. Very good but hard work. Chap at the same place I work uses it. The results are awesome. 

[martin42]

not as much as hard work as some stuff out there,i mainly use maguires clay bar kit,paint cleaner,polish and wax,takes a good day to do it properly

[jonny2112]

Claying a car gives awesome results. I was sceptical until I tried it for myself.
A member here suggested some time ago that blu tack could be used instead of clay. I have tried this too, and whilst much cheaper and quite effective tbh, it does break down quite quickly.

[martin42]

ive clayed both the mv6 and the cabbie,both with good results,cabbie does need doing again tho,when i have a free weekend to spend on it