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paddy328
Original Poster
1,256 posts
55 months
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Don't forget to get your pride and joy protected (waxed or sealant) for the coming months. It really will help keep the car in good condition. And no, your bottle of autoglym in the garage isn't good enough.
If you are one of the many who tucks up your car under a blanket until spring, make sure the car is thoroughly cleaned before you do so, especially on the older cars.
If you want to know what to use/do for your winter prep, just drop me an email.
I'm not advertising, but just in case I get banned for trying to help again, then I will see you in a week from the ban starting and I'll talk through one of the many lovely (piss taking) gentleman on here.
Francis
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johng39
1,961 posts
30 months
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can you recommend someone to detail my friends car? His name is Nick.  I think he also wants a recommendation on a gazebo as he has no garage either...... peasant. 
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steveatesh
1,007 posts
34 months
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Mines out doors, I will be giving it the once over soon, what do you recommend to put on top of Race Glaze 55 if anything?
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ds2000
546 posts
62 months
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On this subject of protective winter motoring.... has anyone here got a carcoon? or an opinion on the outdoor variant? Generally when I get my car it will e kept in my parents lovely double garage however, there will be times when I'm in Reading and it'll have to live outside (my drumkit is in the garage with no extra room in the house)
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Neil1300R
2,951 posts
48 months
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ds2000 said: On this subject of protective winter motoring.... has anyone here got a carcoon? or an opinion on the outdoor variant? Generally when I get my car it will e kept in my parents lovely double garage however, there will be times when I'm in Reading and it'll have to live outside (my drumkit is in the garage with no extra room in the house) Must be a bloody expensive drumkit if it worth more than the Aston! 
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ds2000
546 posts
62 months
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 I think the neighbours would have something to say if I set it up on the driveway.... 
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MarkDoc
14 posts
36 months
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An Autoglym paste wax or liquid wax will see you though the winter months no bother. If you apply now it'll still be there come spring time when the weather improves.
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paddy328
Original Poster
1,256 posts
55 months
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I have to disagree with the above post, but if you're happy with that, then who am I to argue.
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drcarrera
427 posts
95 months
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My car's being "valeted and waxed" by Works Service on completion of some bodywork repairs. Will that be good enough for a few months do you think? Or should I get it re-done ...
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paddy328
Original Poster
1,256 posts
55 months
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Ask them what they plan to use and then I can tell you.
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brakedwell
865 posts
69 months
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You can't go wrong with Collonite 845 Insulator Wax, which should protect you paintwork for at least six months IMHO
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F1 NDW
693 posts
16 months
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ds2000 said: On this subject of protective winter motoring.... has anyone here got a carcoon? or an opinion on the outdoor variant? Generally when I get my car it will e kept in my parents lovely double garage however, there will be times when I'm in Reading and it'll have to live outside (my drumkit is in the garage with no extra room in the house) Put the drum kit in the cocoon and the car where it belong's.
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AMDBSNick
2,362 posts
32 months
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Mine will be getting f  k all and living under its usual tree Cos I is a peasant 
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paddy328
Original Poster
1,256 posts
55 months
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If you'd got a nice bug shiny garage, yours would've been done by now, but with any luck, the nice dealership types will let me do the car there. Then at least it will have a fighting chance whilest under the tree and washed with the normal gritty sponge.
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Tony V12V
1,378 posts
22 months
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spillchuck woking will thin Peddy
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Neilc123
196 posts
13 months
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AMDBSNick: So you don't put it lovingly in a garage???
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AMDBSNick
2,362 posts
32 months
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Neilc123 said: AMDBSNick: So you don't put it lovingly in a garage??? Neil as my mate Cockerneeeeeee pointed out I do not have a garage. He knows as he's been here. Hence I is a peasant 
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paddy328
Original Poster
1,256 posts
55 months
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Stupid iPhone!
The great outdoors is the only garage and protection the car has. That and a Rottweiler the size of a pony!
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George H
10,479 posts
34 months
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Can you not get a car cover Nick? That's what I do because although I have a garage, it has stupid tiny doors that I could barely fit my Polo through 
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AMDBSNick
2,362 posts
32 months
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George H said: Can you not get a car cover Nick? That's what I do because although I have a garage, it has stupid tiny doors that I could barely fit my Polo through George, I have a tree 
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