Cro Flower Power Lifetime Members 6,114 Member For: 22y 7m 17d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 06/08/03 06:50 AM Share Posted 06/08/03 06:50 AM Everytime I go behind a truck I cringe....Always hearing a rain of stones on my windscreen and I can only imagine what they do to my bonnet...I have like 4 stone chips in the bonnet now....need to get some touch up paint.. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5197-sick-of-constant-cleaning/page/4/#findComment-41133 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEN 24T Gandalf the Grey, Maiar of Manwë and Varda, Team HgAg/Sneaky Member 7,371 Member For: 21y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: The Shire, Middle Earth Posted 06/08/03 06:51 AM Share Posted 06/08/03 06:51 AM I've just finished cleaning mine after the trip and I've discovered a couple of little chips and marks ... nothing too dramatic and I knew it would happen, so I was prepared. :( The spats certainly keep the sides of the car cleaner than they would have been, but I didn't expect them to prevent stone damage from other cars, etc.I would be interested to repeat the trip without the ming paint protection, just to see if it did actually prevent many chips? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5197-sick-of-constant-cleaning/page/4/#findComment-41134 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antisocial Weird Member Member 1,347 Member For: 22y 3m 24d Location: ACT Posted 06/08/03 07:54 AM Share Posted 06/08/03 07:54 AM Yes mud Spats are all well and good untill you get a bit of that Meguiars wet look pollish type stuff on them, then its an entirely different story..... As they look all grey and crappy (a bit like Mercury silver cars do all over.. I want to see if I can start a testosterone filled battle to make the Auto/Manual debate look tame...I can see it now, coloured gang wars).But seriously, does anyone know the best way to get pollish off them? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5197-sick-of-constant-cleaning/page/4/#findComment-41147 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEN 24T Gandalf the Grey, Maiar of Manwë and Varda, Team HgAg/Sneaky Member 7,371 Member For: 21y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: The Shire, Middle Earth Posted 06/08/03 08:16 AM Share Posted 06/08/03 08:16 AM Yes mud Spats are all well and good untill you get a bit of that Meguiars wet look pollish type stuff on them, then its an entirely different story..... As they look all grey and crappy (a bit like Mercury silver cars do all over.. I want to see if I can start a testosterone filled battle to make the Auto/Manual debate look tame...I can see it now, coloured gang wars).But seriously, does anyone know the best way to get pollish off them? What did he say about the best colour going around, Mercury Silver! He has a white one, so what would he know ... my precious ... Don't know about the polish thing, ming paint protection, so no polish for me. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5197-sick-of-constant-cleaning/page/4/#findComment-41150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Isher Guests Posted 06/08/03 09:18 AM Share Posted 06/08/03 09:18 AM Yes mud Spats are all well and good untill you get a bit of that Meguiars wet look pollish type stuff on them, then its an entirely different story..... .......But seriously, does anyone know the best way to get pollish off them? YCL,Try the Meguiars Vinyl Cleaner. I used it on my mud spats and it fixed the dredded "wet look" marks...Isher Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5197-sick-of-constant-cleaning/page/4/#findComment-41165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cro Flower Power Lifetime Members 6,114 Member For: 22y 7m 17d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 06/08/03 10:36 AM Share Posted 06/08/03 10:36 AM Ditto.Made them look like new again :D Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5197-sick-of-constant-cleaning/page/4/#findComment-41191 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antisocial Weird Member Member 1,347 Member For: 22y 3m 24d Location: ACT Posted 06/08/03 02:02 PM Share Posted 06/08/03 02:02 PM I think I'm getting conned here.Pay good money for wet look polish...Pay even more money for polish remover...Hmmmm. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5197-sick-of-constant-cleaning/page/4/#findComment-41236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEN 24T Gandalf the Grey, Maiar of Manwë and Varda, Team HgAg/Sneaky Member 7,371 Member For: 21y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: The Shire, Middle Earth Posted 06/08/03 10:10 PM Share Posted 06/08/03 10:10 PM I think I'm getting conned here.Pay good money for wet look polish...Pay even more money for polish remover...Hmmmm. ... or, don't get wet look polish all over the place ... :lol: Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5197-sick-of-constant-cleaning/page/4/#findComment-41262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tango Guests Posted 10/08/03 10:12 AM Share Posted 10/08/03 10:12 AM Hi. I've got the mudspats and think they're great. I also have had the polish on them, but it is easily removed using the Meguiar's Natural Shine Vinyl & Rubber Protectant. Now here's a question...the back spats seem to fit perfectly and mould to the shape of the vehicle, but the front spats don't seem to contour anywhere near as good. When I had the 3000km checkup I mentioned it to the service manager who's reply was something like 'it's in the mouldings and can't be fixed' :( . Does anyone else have this problem? :D I've now done 4500km and am having no troubles with my vehicle! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5197-sick-of-constant-cleaning/page/4/#findComment-42132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tango Guests Posted 12/08/03 12:02 PM Share Posted 12/08/03 12:02 PM Has anyone else had the problem of the front spats not fitting correctly, or am I the only one? It looks like they have shrunk and no longer fit...if no-one else has experienced this, I guess I'll have to do some heavy duty whinging to Ford!Also, where my member profile is, I've noticed that I have 'Member Warning Level' written...what is that? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5197-sick-of-constant-cleaning/page/4/#findComment-42714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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