My mistress Gransport is in for some touching up of her makeup!

[swiftmotorsport]

Some of you may know I bought my Med blue GS from Paul aka Panicracing.
When I collected her Paul said that all it needs when washing is a hose off, 2 bucket wash and hose off again as it's been coated in one of those super ceramic paint coatings.
Anyway move forward a few weeks and after a sedate drive around the Cotswolds with some fellow members I got home and she needed a wash.
Low pressure jet wash, snow foam which dwelled for 10 mins, low pressure the foam off, but there was a couple of stubborn bugs which didn't come off in the foam, one to the right of the badge on the front bumper and a couple on the roof by the drivers door/A pillar (I didn't have my glasses on), so I upped the pressure and started on the bumper, yay got the bugger off, next the roof which took a bit more doing as the bugs seemed to be bigger than I thought through my poor close up eyesight, I put the lance down and went to fetch my glasses from the garage and returned to the car.

AHHHHHHHH that feeling of dread came over me , it may have been bugs at first but now it turns out the pressure washer had lifted the lacquer in both places, the size of a 10p by the badge on the bumper, but on the roof it looked like an inverted Magic tree air freshener
Anyway to cut (an already) long story short, she gone in to have the entire bumper painted and re lacquered, windscreen out and have the entire roof redone also.
A very expensive lesson to learn!
I didn't get a photo of the roof, but the bumper damage can be seen on the crease level with the badge

 

[Wattie]

Geez that’s a nightmare as the car looks immaculate.
Hope it all gets resolved.

 

[MrPea]

Bu99er! At least you started your life with a mistress with a bit of tough loving before buying her some make-up. She'll keep giving you thrills now.

 

[hashluck]

Ooh yes how annoying and yes hard to live with and has to be fixed right as you are doing. Car looks great though.

 

[safrane]

Let me know how it turns out esp the bumper fitting and removal as I need mine done soon.

 

[Vampyrebat]

That happened to me on the reversing sensor on my back bumper.........it's a bu**er!
The chap that bought my last S4 cabriolet told me when he got home after the long journey, he decided to power wash it forgetting that he hadn't attached the nozzle properly. He pulled the trigger and shot the nozzle off into the bonnet causing a massive dent!!!............Hope that makes you feel a bit better!!

 

[Zep]

That happened to me on the reversing sensor on my back bumper.........it's a bu**er!
The chap that bought my last S4 cabriolet told me when he got home after the long journey, he decided to power wash it forgetting that he hadn't attached the nozzle properly. He pulled the trigger and shot the nozzle off into the bonnet causing a massive dent!!!............Hope that makes you feel a bit better!!

Oh god. I’m going to have a nightmare about this now!

 

[Zep]

Some of you may know I bought my Med blue GS from Paul aka Panicracing.
When I collected her Paul said that all it needs when washing is a hose off, 2 bucket wash and hose off again as it's been coated in one of those super ceramic paint coatings.
Anyway move forward a few weeks and after a sedate drive around the Cotswolds with some fellow members I got home and she needed a wash.
Low pressure jet wash, snow foam which dwelled for 10 mins, low pressure the foam off, but there was a couple of stubborn bugs which didn't come off in the foam, one to the right of the badge on the front bumper and a couple on the roof by the drivers door/A pillar (I didn't have my glasses on), so I upped the pressure and started on the bumper, yay got the bugger off, next the roof which took a bit more doing as the bugs seemed to be bigger than I thought through my poor close up eyesight, I put the lance down and went to fetch my glasses from the garage and returned to the car.

AHHHHHHHH that feeling of dread came over me , it may have been bugs at first but now it turns out the pressure washer had lifted the lacquer in both places, the size of a 10p by the badge on the bumper, but on the roof it looked like an inverted Magic tree air freshener
Anyway to cut (an already) long story short, she gone in to have the entire bumper painted and re lacquered, windscreen out and have the entire roof redone also.
A very expensive lesson to learn!
I didn't get a photo of the roof, but the bumper damage can be seen on the crease level with the badgeView attachment 53699

What a pain, I would be as gutted as you!

A lesson for all of us with our pressure washers...

 

[swiftmotorsport]

Let me know how it turns out esp the bumper fitting and removal as I need mine done soon.

It's being done by the local VAG body shop in Gloucester, they did a cracking job on my Octavia VRS which I sold to buy the GS.
The Manager was saying he wants them (body shop) to get into the more prestigious and up market cars such as ours, Bentleys, Ferrari's and the like.
I'll see how she looks when it's back and if it's top notch I'll put a contact up for them.

I did think about getting a smart repairer to do it, but the cars in too gooder condition to do a cheap job.

 

[philw696]

Get some new glasses mate you old bugger x

 

[Oneball]

It's being done by the local VAG body shop in Gloucester, they did a cracking job on my Octavia VRS which I sold to buy the GS.
The Manager was saying he wants them (body shop) to get into the more prestigious and up market cars such as ours, Bentleys, Ferrari's and the like.
I'll see how she looks when it's back and if it's top notch I'll put a contact up for them.

I did think about getting a smart repairer to do it, but the cars in too gooder condition to do a cheap job.View attachment 53708

It’d be good to know if you find a good one. My guy in Worcester retired 4 years ago and I’ve not found anyone decent since.

 

[Scaf]

I am surprised a jet wash took clearcoat off...... I am quite aggressive with mine and never damaged anything although it is only 140psi

But new paint is always lovey so worth doing properly

 

[Oneball]

I am surprised a jet wash took clearcoat off...... I am quite aggressive with mine and never damaged anything although it is only 140psi

But new paint is always lovey so worth doing properly

I’d guess it was iffy to start with and that’s what the “bugs” were.

 

[swiftmotorsport]

I am surprised a jet wash took clearcoat off...... I am quite aggressive with mine and never damaged anything although it is only 140psi

But new paint is always lovey so worth doing properly

I wish mine was, it's 1000psi.
I know Paul had the bumper, bonnet and wings refreshed due to stone chips.

I'm going to stick to a standard hose and a bucket in future!

 

[Scaf]

I wish mine was, it's 1000psi.!

That’s not a jetwash, that’s a media blaster ........ sounds lethal !

 

[redsonnylee]

I don’t use a pressure washer, I have a snow foam lance on the pressure washer only, then after leaving for a few mins I spray off with a hose then hand wash. I’m always worried about the power of these. Anyway that’s a great car and what a colour, the best in my opinion.

 

[Wanderer]

I get the local hand wash crew to do mine, £5 but I give them £10 and they do a great job, Albanians but good lads. Cheapest non-automatic clean I got in Dublin was €30, robbing gets.....

 

[CatmanV2]

Our local 'hand wash' is £25 and rubbish. I have a compy come and do it once a month. £30 and brilliant.

C

 

[Scaf]

I get the local hand wash crew to do mine, £5 but I give them £10 and they do a great job, Albanians but good lads. Cheapest non-automatic clean I got in Dublin was €30, robbing gets.....

Mine is £7 but when I arrive in either the Jag or the GTS they get new mitts out and obviously take more care, I chuck them a tenner and blip the throttle (GTS) and everyone is happy

 

[Wanderer]

Mine is £7 but when I arrive in either the Jag or the GTS they get new mitts out and obviously take more care, I chuck them a tenner and blip the throttle (GTS) and everyone is happy

Yeah, they always get me to open the bonnet and look at the engine, I keep telling them you can't see much with it being so wide and covered with plastic bits...

Thinking about it apart from the car wash visits I've only opened the bonnet about twice, once to look myself and once cos the Customs stopped me at Holyhead on the way to Dublin.

That's over in a year, not bad for unreliable Italian cars eh? (fingers crossed in case I jinx it). Garage will have more tho obvs, don't think you can change the oil without opening the bonnet.....