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Post by Pondrew » Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:10 pm

pvr wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:06 pm Now who would have thought that
Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, you know! :P
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.

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Post by Deepseaskateboard » Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:19 pm

jock156 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 5:31 pm Waxed it spring this year. Since then a bucket wash & rinse :thumbsup: E7897817-ED3E-4A9D-8946-E9BBEA1ECC06.png
This is gleaming.

If I was to photograph mine right now, I would be asked to leave the forum.
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Post by Argyll Andy » Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:28 pm

pvr wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:06 pm Now who would have thought that :poke:
Definitely not someone who’s worked in heating/refrigeration industry :wink: :rofl:

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    Post by pvr » Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:58 pm

    Argyll Andy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:28 pm
    pvr wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:06 pm Now who would have thought that :poke:
    Definitely not someone who’s worked in heating/refrigeration industry :wink: :rofl:
    :rofl:
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    Post by Pondrew » Wed Dec 21, 2022 1:01 pm

    Argyll Andy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:28 pm Definitely not someone who’s worked in heating/refrigeration industry
    I know mate, I'm a muppet.. :headbang:
    Patience is not a strong point of mine. It did start to dry eventually, after about an hour! :o
    All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.

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    Post by jock156 » Wed Dec 21, 2022 2:49 pm

    :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

    At least your signature explains a lot! :thumbsup:
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    Post by Nanu » Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:30 pm

    On the instructions it usually says do not use when temperatures are below 10c
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    Post by Pondrew » Wed Dec 21, 2022 9:34 pm

    Nanu wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:30 pm On the instructions
    I'm a bloke, not a bird. :roll:

    :D :D
    All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.

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    Post by jock156 » Wed Dec 21, 2022 10:24 pm

    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😂
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    Post by DMike » Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:28 pm

    As a non-native non-millennial I admit I've some degree of difficulty following all the nuances of these discussions, but I look through the pictures -- jock156's photo looks great! :thumbsup:
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    Post by pvr » Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:41 pm

    Don't think you find a lot of millennials on here :lol:
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    Post by Pondrew » Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:46 pm

    DMike wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:28 pm I admit I've some degree of difficulty following all the nuances of these discussions,
    Ditto. :lol: :lol:
    All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.

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    Post by pvr » Thu Dec 22, 2022 6:01 pm

    Pondrew wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:46 pm
    DMike wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:28 pm I admit I've some degree of difficulty following all the nuances of these discussions,
    Ditto. :lol: :lol:
    In plain terms:

    Old Pondrew cannot read the label as he does not idenitify himself as a woman and is not in Scotland so he can't anyway, but as he is as impatient as a millennial and does not bring his work knowledge home, he is slapping wax on a wet car in freezing rainy conditions and as he is an old man, it took him an hour to get rid of that drop of wax.
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    Post by Pondrew » Thu Dec 22, 2022 10:51 pm

    pvr wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 6:01 pm In plain terms:

    Old Pondrew cannot read the label as he does not idenitify himself as a woman and is not in Scotland so he can't anyway, but as he is as impatient as a millennial and does not bring his work knowledge home, he is slapping wax on a wet car in freezing rainy conditions and as he is an old man, it took him an hour to get rid of that drop of wax.
    So for the doubters, this is the results of my first foray into waxing a car (no it's not the Z4, that's white and I see little point).
    Also note the new lighting in my 'studio'. £36 for four 20 watt floodlights from Screwfix and a couple of hours work. :D
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    All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.

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    E89 20i Now fully dried
    Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
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    Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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    Post by jock156 » Thu Dec 22, 2022 11:53 pm

    👌👌👌

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