What to use to clean SAMCOS????
07-06-2005, 05:10 PM
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What to use to clean SAMCOS????
my samcos are a tad mucky so wanna freshen em up, any advise
on what to use to get them gleaming...
Thanks
07-06-2005, 05:11 PM
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hot water and fairy, or if stubbon use a bit of jiff, come out like new
07-06-2005, 05:12 PM
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i use stuff like back to black on my samcos, they come up a treat
07-06-2005, 05:13 PM
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cheers, last time i did i used WD40 but did not work very well
07-06-2005, 05:15 PM
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07-06-2005, 05:21 PM
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i use armoral cant go wrong ranj your car aint seen a cloth for a long time has it
07-06-2005, 05:23 PM
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i use armoral cant go wrong ranj your car aint seen a cloth for a long time has it
nope, but the engine has
07-06-2005, 05:23 PM
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plus i hardy never wash car anyway, i pay the locals to do a stunning job, wheels of etc etc
07-06-2005, 05:25 PM
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wd40 also attracts dust
that is what i found, i was going try gunk but did not know if it
would be too harsh or not.
07-06-2005, 05:26 PM
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gunk sometimes leaves a residue behind
07-06-2005, 05:35 PM
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If you can be arsed to take them of the engine, then bung'em in a dishwasher
07-06-2005, 05:35 PM
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Dishwasher does seem to be the trend
07-06-2005, 05:54 PM
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Autoglym - bumper care - it rocks!!!
07-06-2005, 05:55 PM
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brake cleaner.
i clean everything with brake cleaner.
except my teeth.
07-06-2005, 06:09 PM
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yeah, cheers heard brake cleaner was good, will try it
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Tim - bang some on ebay quick
07-06-2005, 06:13 PM
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hi, have been wondering how 2 clean my pipes
07-06-2005, 06:17 PM
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dish washer works very well
07-06-2005, 06:24 PM
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brake cleaner.
i clean everything with brake cleaner.
except my teeth.
hows your dick after that?
07-06-2005, 06:36 PM
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i use carb cleaner gets all the shit off
07-06-2005, 06:37 PM
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07-06-2005, 07:04 PM
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gone are the days of a bit of elbow grease and hard polishing. people sticking car fluid pipes in the dishwasher.
07-06-2005, 07:35 PM
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i just wiped mine over with white spirit dont know if thats a good idea or not but oops too late lol
07-06-2005, 07:48 PM
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tony,few places left for abingdon,should i venture down in my new car?
got it then
Suppost to be a good event - worth it if you can and like flat airfield stuff etc
07-06-2005, 07:57 PM
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Baby wipes
they clean so many things, even trainers!!
07-06-2005, 08:03 PM
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Baby wipes
they clean so many things, even trainers!!
LOL, I use em on my trainers too
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