Re the hose for the compressor. Why not get one of those portable (5/10 gallon?) tanks to fill it up from the compressor and just carry it around the car. They aren't heavy or expensive and they're good to have around.

 

Better yet, get a MINI compact spare from a Cooper, and use that as your air source. =) Just hope you don't get a flat tire when you're all done blowing the water out.

 

yet you use semi-man made toilet paper for your buttocks, no?

not sure about linty... never had linty papertowels. i just use Bounty and
make sure it's wetted.

 

I just cleaned bird poop off of my loaner 328i. The poop was on there when they gave me the car at Enterprise.

I used paper towels and water because I didn't have any QD on hand. Is there something wrong with me? I miss Geoffrey.

 

no, you did the loaner a huge favor!

placed my order to Griot's for the SprayOn Car Wash kit, 9 position hose
nozzle with the carwash dispenser built-in, and the male brass fittings for
the water hose.

the sprayon car wash kit is going to be used only on my hobby cars when
i have to spot clean kick ups.

as far as the 9position nozzle....
after doing the initial rinse, im going to hit it with the shampoo mixture
through the hose and cover the car completely with car shampoo.

then going to hit it with my washmitt while rinsing the mitt in the wash
bucket time to time to clean out the grit.

then rinse off using the 'flood' mode on the nozzle.

this should cut down my washing from 12min to 7-8min per car.

this will be for cloudy days or early morning washes.

 

For $7 (excluding shipping) more you could have gotten the Mr Clean system that does the same plus filters the water. I use it when washing in the sun and risk spotting. The filter eliminates that plus you can put any shampoo in it if you're into that whole sudsing thing.

 

But that's so "retail".... Ken only does "boutique" for detailing equipment...

 

hahaha.

actually we get lake michigan water here and the water does not
spot unless you really screw it up and spray the car at the very end.

i dont want to buy filters all the time.

 

Okay I just picked up Geoffrey from the dealership and as I got on the freeway I noticed fingerprint smudges on my inside pillar. I've tried wiping them down with Meguiar's Interior Detailing wipes and it's not working. Help!

I know I should've gone back and complained to the dealership but I just wanted to get back home...

 

You might try some mild soapy water in a small area to test.

My wife's car had some grease monkey's handprints in the interior as well and I got most of it off with soapy water.

 

those meg wipes are inferior to what the Griot's InteriorCleaner can do.
try it.

or soapy water...

 

so i got home and washed my FitS. went motoring in it on Sunday
cause the weather was crap. went through some forests where lots of
crap were on the ground and it just stuck to the side sills.

most of it blasted off with water.

now it's very clean.

 

gonna be pulling out my MCS is a little while. might even need to
turn on the a/c soon.

 

a new mdx handed my MCS's **** to me...


btw, how much does Inspection1 cost given that there are no
problems? im still 3.5k miles away. (mine's a 03)

 

Ken's getting lonely. I'll keep him company.

 

thanks, ofioliti. so wat are you working on today?

 

Kid-sitting. But might be able to wash the MINI later.

 

nice. i have 2 little ones myself. the older one's almost 4 and
he has a little sandbox in the garage where he plays with his dump truck
and loader in. i taught him so he doesn't make a mess in the garage.

so far so good...

 

My daughter has put two dings in the MINI already. The first has been fixed, the second is still there.

But it is just a car, right, Ken?

(* waiting for reaction *)

 

I'm going to cut the grass, then wash the MINIs.

Mark

 

Don't know how much Inspection I costs, but I was quoted $1100 for Inspection II (for justacooper) when I picked up Geoffrey yesterday. The SA didn't say what was involved, just that it was a "Full Service Inspection."

 

That's sounding very much like my afternoon ...

 

You have 2 MINIs now too

Between the rain and the heat, I have to cut the grass twice a week

Mark

 

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!~~! ! RR rrrr

 

wowzers.


getting raped by mdx, getting raped by dealer...