[JohnMars]

Gave leafy a well needed wash today, and while cleaning the wheels I decided to have a feel about to make sure there was no hidden dirt.

The rear arches have an inside lip that was chock full of years of mud, salt and silt!

Do check yours as I thought I had done a good job cleaning, but this needs a finger in to get it all out! Just be careful, mine had no sharp edges but you never know.

 

[Barfly]

@JohnMars said " this needs a finger in to get it all out!"

Maybe a rephrase is in order or am I as bad as @Scorzon ??

 

[Scorzon]

@JohnMars said " this needs a finger in to get it all out!"

Maybe a rephrase is in order or am I as bad as @Scorzon ??

Absolute filth!

 

[JohnMars]

Absolute filth!

You all say that but I bet your both going to stick yours in at the next opportune moment!

 

[Scorzon]

Maybe, but not at the same time

 

[JohnMars]

Never say never

 

[dk6780]

You all say that but I bet your both going to stick yours in at the next opportune moment!

They are waiting for the cover of darkness.

 

[ElectricBeagle]

Gave leafy a well needed wash today, and while cleaning the wheels I decided to have a feel about to make sure there was no hidden dirt.

The rear arches have an inside lip that was chock full of years of mud, salt and silt!

Do check yours as I thought I had done a good job cleaning, but this needs a finger in to get it all out! Just be careful, mine had no sharp edges but you never know.

I assume you don't get many sheep, panicked by sheepdogs, on the roads down south.

 

[JohnMars]

oh I have been covered in every human bodily fluid, some you wouldn’t believe existed!

sheep poo is nothing!

 

[dk6780]

No doubt John was wearing his best NHS marigolds.

 

[JohnMars]

Many times I wished I was, alas it was too late.

 

[ElectricBeagle]

oh I have been covered in every human bodily fluid, some you wouldn’t believe existed!

sheep poo is nothing!

Not as cool as being drenched in liquid nitrogen from head to foot and doing a quick striptease before bits start to crack and fall off..

 

[JohnMars]

Ohhhhhh that would be lovely in this weather!

Did you hear a “thud”?

 

[Tandy0]

I've used one of these sets on my hose for years. I recommend them:

Hozelock Car Cleaning with Soapsticks - Pack of 2: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike

Hozelock Car Cleaning with Soapsticks - Pack of 2: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike

www.amazon.co.uk

 

[dk6780]

Did you hear a “thud”?

Only a little one.

 

[JohnMars]

Only a little one.

Lol! You stole my punchline! 😂 😂 😂🙀😻

great minds......

 

[ElectricBeagle]

Ohhhhhh that would be lovely in this weather!

Did you hear a “thud”?

I think it would have been more of a tinkle if things went badly.

 

[dk6780]

great minds......

and fools seldom differ! 😋

 

[Mr Edd]

oh I have been covered in every human bodily fluid, some you wouldn’t believe existed!

Had some weekends like that before I was married ... ahh, memories.. It is a good idea to blast the arches and underside of your car with clean water though, salt impregnated mud is an incredibly effective oxidation promoter on mild steel.
Once you get the area clean and dry, good old fashioned waxoyl is highly effective at keeping the tin worm away on exposed sections of bodywork.
I've found the white factory paint on our 2014 leaf to be pretty thin and it's chipped off on several areas subject to stone and grit abrasion

 

[i-s]

Mudflaps - design flaw

Our Leaf Tekna is fitted with mudflaps. The car is currently undergoing a major detailing, and as part of that I removed the mudflaps (three screws each - less effort than masking them off!). All 4 are designed slightly reminiscent of a baby's bib, with a large trough in which to catch...

www.speakev.com

Check your flaps too.