what did you do to your car today?

[VSYoot]

gave the stato a wash then a bird decided to s*it on it 5 minutes later. ffs

Exact same thing happened to me today. Magpie. Driver's door.

 

[hademall]

gave the stato a wash then a bird decided to s*it on it 5 minutes later. ffs

Lol. Welcome to my world.

 

[HMASWKLS1]

Exact same thing happened to me today. Magpie. Driver's door.

mine was the bonnet. fkn made me wanna cry

 

[Immortality]

Not my car but a mates. Been chasing a cold start issue that we've never sorted but now the car is back on the road we decided to tackle it again as it's getting cold and he wants to be able to get in and drive it in the morning rather than waiting for it to warm up and settle before he can get underway.

Problem is, the car is cammed and it doesn't like the really rich AFR on a cold start, it chugs and has a rolling idle till it warms a bit. We have managed to make it better by tuning around the problem but have never figured out how to fix the primary cause.

Spent hours looking over tables in the tune to try and alter the cold start AFR but it's not labelled (or labelled correctly). Mate has been over to my place 3 or 4 times in the last week, twice in the last 3 days updating and trying different things.

Problem is, testing cold start **** can really only be done once a day.

Hoping my hunch is right, the maths shows I might have figured it out but now I'm waiting till his next cold start too hear back.

Been most frustrating.

 

[VSYoot]

mine was the bonnet. fkn made me wanna cry

Here's my effort, all gorn now, this meguire's waterless cleaner is bloody awesome!

 

[ephect]

Thought I'd test out the iron decontamination spray on my original rims. Never cleaned the barrels because I haven't pulled them off the car. This is maybe 5ish years of build up.

Embarrassed on the state of them.

Power wash, then hot soapy sponge

Gyeon Iron hit, dwell for 4mins and after this photo, hit with bristle brush

Rinse off

Hit again with spray, brushed and rinsed.

Done for today, will need wax and tar remover to get the final spots off, but really happy with the result.

This stuff really works well, and will definitely add this to my cleaning colection.

 

[Lex]

Thought I'd test out the iron decontamination spray on my original rims. Never cleaned the barrels because I haven't pulled them off the car. This is maybe 5ish years of build up.

Embarrassed on the state of them.
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Power wash, then hot soapy sponge
View attachment 268546

Gyeon Iron hit, dwell for 4mins and after this photo, hit with bristle brush
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Rinse off
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Hit again with spray, brushed and rinsed.
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Done for today, will need wax and tar remover to get the final spots off, but really happy with the result.
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This stuff really works well, and will definitely add this to my cleaning colection.

You going to polish this set too?

 

[Immortality]

Nice.

What product did you use? (or did I miss it somewhere)

 

[VSYoot]

Thought I'd test out the iron decontamination spray on my original rims. Never cleaned the barrels because I haven't pulled them off the car. This is maybe 5ish years of build up.

Embarrassed on the state of them.
View attachment 268545

Power wash, then hot soapy sponge
View attachment 268546

Gyeon Iron hit, dwell for 4mins and after this photo, hit with bristle brush
View attachment 268547

Rinse off
View attachment 268548

Hit again with spray, brushed and rinsed.
View attachment 268549

Done for today, will need wax and tar remover to get the final spots off, but really happy with the result.
View attachment 268550

View attachment 268551

This stuff really works well, and will definitely add this to my cleaning colection.

Damn, that came up bloody brilliant!

 

[ephect]

You going to polish this set too?

Lol nope, these will be my winter set, and the polished summer lovin. Although I will run them once done for a bit because I'm dying to see them on the car.

Nice.

What product did you use? (or did I miss it somewhere)

Thanks mate, Gyeon Q2M Iron
https://www.repco.com.au/car-care-panel/car-care/car-washes/gyeon-q%C2%B2m-iron-decontaminator-500ml-116033/p/A5684916

Damn, that came up bloody brilliant!

Thankyou, glad I tried it out. They needed it