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Best way to dry out a car
Todays' top tip:
When you take your 'new' 75 [1] to the car wash, don't be surprised if it ships about 4 pints of sosapy water. Any suggestions as to the best way to dry it out? Footwells already lined with paper / card [1] You know. The one that's not been used since 99, and you got cos it's only done 31k miles, and you checked the scuttle to make sure that it hadn't rusted cos the drain pipes were left blocked [2] [2] Yes. *those* drain pipes. I forgot to unblock the damn things. Blower box full of water ATM, dripping merrily into the front footwells..... -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 2.0 TS Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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> When you take your 'new' 75 [1] to the car wash, don't be surprised if it
> ships about 4 pints of sosapy water. > > Any suggestions as to the best way to dry it out? Footwells already lined > with paper / card Unblock all the blocked things, then go to the place that re-sprayed your 116 - they'll have a 'low bake' oven to cure the paint on the cars that they respray. Put your car into the oven having made sure you've jacked all 4 tyres off the ground. Switch oven to 'hot' and walk away for a number of hours. Once it is dry, don't drive it for a few hours as the heat retained in the car will really get to you. Simple really! (brother had to do this after leaving his sunroof open all night......) Adam H |
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On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 13:41:07 GMT, Catman
> wrote: -snip- Soak it in ACF-50 |
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Neil G wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 13:41:07 GMT, Catman > > wrote: > -snip- > > Soak it in ACF-50 ? -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 2.0 TS Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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Ex Alfa Adam wrote:
>> When you take your 'new' 75 [1] to the car wash, don't be surprised if it >> ships about 4 pints of sosapy water. >> >> Any suggestions as to the best way to dry it out? Footwells already >> lined with paper / card > > Unblock all the blocked things, then go to the place that re-sprayed your > 116 - they'll have a 'low bake' oven to cure the paint on the cars that > they > respray. Put your car into the oven having made sure you've jacked all 4 > tyres off the ground. Switch oven to 'hot' and walk away for a number of > hours. Once it is dry, don't drive it for a few hours as the heat > retained in the car will really get to you. Damn good idea that. Too far to go though -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 2.0 TS Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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Catman > wrote:
> [1] You know. The one that's not been used since 99, and you got cos it's > only done 31k miles, OK, OK, you can stop rubbing it in. -- Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 VW Golf GL Cabrio - Alfa 75 TS - Alfa 155 TS Lusso - COSOC KOTL BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # |
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SteveH wrote:
> Catman > wrote: > >> [1] You know. The one that's not been used since 99, and you got cos it's >> only done 31k miles, > > OK, OK, you can stop rubbing it in. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 2.0 TS Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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My 156 used to ship water...
I used to use some spillage soak up mats we have at work.......sorry about the long link... http://www.newpig.co.uk/en_US/main.j...TGWCTGIQVCFEQK MZCCWJVC?page=browse%2Fbrowse.jhtml&selectedGroup= PIG%AE+4+in+1%AE+Universal +Mat&itemId=1LPIG%AE+4+in+1%AE+Universal+Mat&selec tedPlatform=Absorbents&ppa nalysis=SEO&_DARGS=%2Fen_US%2Fbrowse%2Fplatform.jh tml_A&_DAV=PIG%AE+4+in+1%A E+Universal+Mat If you have an engineering supplies place near you they make have something similar.... SS |
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In article >,
"simon" > wrote: > My 156 used to ship water... > I used to use some spillage soak up mats we have at work.......sorry about > the long link... > http://www.newpig.co.uk/en_US/main.j...TGWCTGIQVCFEQK > MZCCWJVC?page=browse%2Fbrowse.jhtml&selectedGroup= PIG%AE+4+in+1%AE+Universal > +Mat&itemId=1LPIG%AE+4+in+1%AE+Universal+Mat&selec tedPlatform=Absorbents&ppa > nalysis=SEO&_DARGS=%2Fen_US%2Fbrowse%2Fplatform.jh tml_A&_DAV=PIG%AE+4+in+1%A > E+Universal+Mat > *cough* http://tinyurl.com *splutter* -- -Take out Ron to reply- Votre mère était un hamster et votre père a senti des baies de sureau |
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Dr. Boggis wrote:
> In article >, > "simon" > wrote: > >> My 156 used to ship water... >> I used to use some spillage soak up mats we have at work.......sorry >> about the long link... >> http://www.newpig.co.uk/en_US/main.j...TGWCTGIQVCFEQK >> MZCCWJVC?page=browse%2Fbrowse.jhtml&selectedGroup= PIG%AE+4+in+1%AE+Universal >> +Mat&itemId=1LPIG%AE+4+in+1%AE+Universal+Mat&selec tedPlatform=Absorbents&ppa >> nalysis=SEO&_DARGS=%2Fen_US%2Fbrowse%2Fplatform.jh tml_A&_DAV=PIG%AE+4+in+1%A >> E+Universal+Mat >> > > *cough* http://tinyurl.com *splutter* > <g> I would have a look, but NTL have decided that tonight I don't need web access......... Cheers -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 2.0 TS Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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