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Winter car care
« on: 12 November 2013, 11:52:51 »
Hey guys,

Really want to do what i can to look after the car this winter cos if all goes to plan will be getting rust sorted and possibly a respray next year.

Sadly our garage won't accept the omega due to its' length. and width  ::) are car covers any good? if so what sort are good? :)
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Re: Winter car care
« Reply #1 on: 12 November 2013, 11:57:45 »
I wouldn't bother with a car cover. They are more likely to hold moisture under them rather than allow the car to breathe and keep dry naturally in the air. They can also chafe against the paintwork in high winds.
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Re: Winter car care
« Reply #2 on: 12 November 2013, 12:02:29 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 12 November 2013, 11:57:45
I wouldn't bother with a car cover. They are more likely to hold moisture under them rather than allow the car to breathe and keep dry naturally in the air. They can also chafe against the paintwork in high winds.

Thats a really good point. Is there anything i can do to look after it though?  :-\
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Re: Winter car care
« Reply #3 on: 12 November 2013, 12:40:53 »
Wax it.  :)
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Re: Winter car care
« Reply #4 on: 12 November 2013, 12:49:49 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger on 12 November 2013, 12:40:53
Wax it.  :)

I'm not up to scratch on cleaning cars  :-[ will this help keep more rust at bay?
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Re: Winter car care
« Reply #5 on: 12 November 2013, 13:21:54 »
Get a good dry day and give the underside a good coat of waxoyl and clean and polish the paint work,thats about all you can do realistically  :y
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Re: Winter car care
« Reply #6 on: 12 November 2013, 13:36:11 »
Quote from: henryd on 12 November 2013, 13:21:54
Get a good dry day

So .. next spring, then ;) ;D
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Re: Winter car care
« Reply #7 on: 12 November 2013, 13:44:30 »
Quote from: henryd on 12 November 2013, 13:21:54
Get a good dry day and give the underside a good coat of waxoyl and clean and polish the paint work,thats about all you can do realistically  :y

Do that and keep driving it. Just leaving it standing will make it worse very quickly.
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Re: Winter car care
« Reply #8 on: 12 November 2013, 14:18:52 »
So polish and wax the body... then get some undercar paint? :)
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Re: Winter car care
« Reply #9 on: 12 November 2013, 14:37:23 »
We should get a meet together and do the migs as a group!!
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Re: Winter car care
« Reply #10 on: 12 November 2013, 14:38:58 »
I'm up for that. Got infinite underseal and valeting stuff !!
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Re: Winter car care
« Reply #11 on: 12 November 2013, 14:40:08 »
Quote from: Dan282 on 12 November 2013, 14:38:58
I'm up for that. Got infinite underseal and valeting stuff !!

Book me in!!   We just need a roof and some ramps  :y
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Re: Winter car care
« Reply #12 on: 12 November 2013, 14:55:28 »
Angle grinder . Just what i did today . Then curerust , wait to dry a few days then red oxide ..finish it off it the spring  :)
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Re: Winter car care
« Reply #13 on: 12 November 2013, 15:20:45 »
Hmmmm. Thats an interesting thought.

Would people actually be up for hooking up and sorting rust and cleaning and polishing etc?  ???
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Re: Winter car care
« Reply #14 on: 12 November 2013, 15:22:37 »
Quote from: Webby the Bear on 12 November 2013, 15:20:45
Hmmmm. Thats an interesting thought.

Would people actually be up for hooking up and sorting rust and cleaning and polishing etc?  ???

De-rust party  :D ;D Be handy if there was a garage handy though  :)
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