Help - I think I am sick....

Jamie · 22nd May 2007, 18:46

Doctor doctor....Help me....I keep polishing things....I have even started stripping my brakes down and fitting new discs, polishing the inside of my rims to within and inch of their life...for no apparent reason other than to make them look good.

Doctor says I am suffering a severe case of 'luvusmymgrroverustoomuchotitus'

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Tim · 22nd May 2007, 18:53

Its a biker thing. I used to spend hours cleaning my bike. do the same to the car.

Jamie · 22nd May 2007, 18:55

Ahhh... a fellow sufferer!

empsburna · 22nd May 2007, 19:06

I have my wheels off every month to clean inside them....

but I have got a touch of OCD when it comes to detailing.....

try a few coats of wax on the inside of them to keep them looking fresh.

GreyGhost · 22nd May 2007, 19:09

Just spent 5 hours washing and waxing my baby today. Didn't do the inside of the wheels, ran out of steam.

Simon · 22nd May 2007, 20:38

5 hours? That all....

Pah.... I had an 8-hour marathon session the other month. Complete wash, wax, top coat, wheels, interior, windows (inside and out) engine bay, suspension, exhaust, inside of glovebox and cuby holes, spare-wheel well and surrounding area.

I've even been known to remove my bumpers to clean the "inside" face of them.....

Call me an OCD man, but I do lurve a my car being clean. Which reminds me, some bird pooped on my bonnet today...

Mike · 22nd May 2007, 20:54

Think? What's this word think Jamie?

GreyGhost · 22nd May 2007, 21:02

Simon, you are completely off your trolley.

Whereas I am only partly mad.

Simon · 22nd May 2007, 21:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grey Ghost

Simon, you are completely off your trolley.

Whereas I am only partly mad.

Mate, the trolley has long since bolted the stables.....

nairda · 22nd May 2007, 21:52

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Originally Posted by Simon D

Pah.... I had an 8-hour marathon session

That all....??!

First 'proper' clean I started at 10:30am and called it a day at 19:30pm. But then that did include rinse, shampoo, clay, shampoo, polish, seal and finally wax. Also shampooed and polished the alloys and cleaned all door shuts, under bonnet panels, boot, etc.

And I did the interior the following day...complete Gliptone treatment...

And a top tip for those hard to shift scuff marks on light leather seat backs...JML Magic Eraser...four quid from Woolies...works like a charm...

22nd May 2007, 18:46	#1
Jamie Posted a thing or two In Limbo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1,685 Thanks: 4 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Help - I think I am sick.... Doctor doctor....Help me....I keep polishing things....I have even started stripping my brakes down and fitting new discs, polishing the inside of my rims to within and inch of their life...for no apparent reason other than to make them look good. Doctor says I am suffering a severe case of 'luvusmymgrroverustoomuchotitus' Attachment 979 Attachment 980 Attachment 981 Attachment 982 Attachment 983 __________________ Finally given up trying to buy the last new rover V8 from Bristol, 2 years of haggling got me nowhere!

22nd May 2007, 18:53	#2
Tim Feel the size of my Quads MG ZT 440SE, MG HS PHEV & MG3 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Addlestone Posts: 1,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 128 Times in 85 Posts	Its a biker thing. I used to spend hours cleaning my bike. do the same to the car. __________________ Member 23 or 63 depending on what you look at. https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc26...0rum/forum.php http://two-sixties-blog.com/ http://www.youtube.com/user/TheTwoSi.../1/1wPt2rhd_Ps

22nd May 2007, 18:55	#3
Jamie Posted a thing or two In Limbo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1,685 Thanks: 4 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Ahhh... a fellow sufferer! __________________ Finally given up trying to buy the last new rover V8 from Bristol, 2 years of haggling got me nowhere!

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Mike This is my second home Rover 75 V8 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,448 Thanks: 0 Thanked 206 Times in 32 Posts	Think? What's this word think Jamie? __________________ Mike [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

22nd May 2007, 19:06	#4
empsburna Gets stuck in Other Manufacturer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Black Country Posts: 716 Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 3 Posts	I have my wheels off every month to clean inside them.... but I have got a touch of OCD when it comes to detailing..... try a few coats of wax on the inside of them to keep them looking fresh.

22nd May 2007, 19:09	#5
GreyGhost Banned 180+ Sport Auto Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bedford Middle Level Posts: 17,787 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 5 Posts	Just spent 5 hours washing and waxing my baby today. Didn't do the inside of the wheels, ran out of steam.

22nd May 2007, 20:38	#6
Simon Banned - Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: - Posts: 10,318 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	5 hours? That all.... Pah.... I had an 8-hour marathon session the other month. Complete wash, wax, top coat, wheels, interior, windows (inside and out) engine bay, suspension, exhaust, inside of glovebox and cuby holes, spare-wheel well and surrounding area. I've even been known to remove my bumpers to clean the "inside" face of them..... Call me an OCD man, but I do lurve a my car being clean. Which reminds me, some bird pooped on my bonnet today...

22nd May 2007, 21:02	#8
GreyGhost Banned 180+ Sport Auto Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bedford Middle Level Posts: 17,787 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 5 Posts	Simon, you are completely off your trolley. Whereas I am only partly mad.