Any car cleaning experts?

[MarkJ]

My car still has the grime and rubber from Goodwood stuck to it from October...does that make me a bad man? 

[swift911]

11 minutes ago, MarkJ said:

My car still has the grime and rubber from Goodwood stuck to it from October...does that make me a bad man? 

Dirty boy.

[johndglynn]

Not all TFR is aggressive. I buy non-caustic TFR in 25L drums: it lasts many years and does no harm to finishes. Been using it since working as a showroom/exhibition valeter in the 1980s. 

[EJH911]

1 hour ago, johndglynn said:

Not all TFR is aggressive. I buy non-caustic TFR in 25L drums: it lasts many years and does no harm to finishes. Been using it since working as a showroom/exhibition valeter in the 1980s. 

25L...?  It takes me years to get through the 4 and a bit litre US gallon thingies.

By years, I mean a decade (and 4 house moves), and there's still half of some of them left.

[johndglynn]

Buy a few motorbikes and see how long 4 litres takes you, even diluted 25:1 as it is normally used. It is good stuff and not too mad price wise. Don't get undiluted TFR on your skin though...

[EJH911]

I have avoided bikes thus far; as a wise man once said, were I do do so, I would need a rather large bike to avoid the look of, "gorilla in congress with dachshund."

[ruffef]

ah, now we've found some interest in this topic (@john g - what constitutes a few?)..

I have a daily ride, plus my ducat, an old suzuki 2-stroke and a green lane / moto-x bike...