Flash gun

[robwilkinsafc]

Someone in another thread mentioned this, anyone know what it is or where to get one prices etc?

It was in a thread about water marks, and it was mentioned that this thing had amazing auto dry which means you dont need to use a chammmy leather to get ur car lookin great, im a lazy fecker when it comes to cleaning so id be well interested if anyone can help!

Cheers

[imonlyme]

They sell em in halfords, not bad either my hubby does both our cars with 1

[Martin_C]

i honestly couldnt trust something designed by people that make detergent for washing your dishes.

[Doris]

its actually used by (before release to public and still) WRC teams to clean the cars up for start of stages etc after ****e has bin pressure washed off :thumbs:

[Martin_C]

aye but WRC teams dont have long, i do :lol:

[deano_sxi]

west coast customs use them :|

[Martin_C]

proves my point hehe.

[Phil_G]

so you wouldnt trust someone who has vast experience of making detergents to, um, make a detergent?


each to their own I suppose..

ITs like not trusting shell petrol as they make oil too and if you put their oil in your petrol tank, it would **** the car up...


Phil


Phil

[Martin_C]

so you wouldnt trust someone who has vast experience of making detergents to, um, make a detergent?


each to their own I suppose..

ITs like not trusting shell petrol as they make oil too and if you put their oil in your petrol tank, it would **** the car up...


Phil


Phil

look at the thing, its a cheap piece of plastic tat with some fairy liquid in it, i'll stick to my meguiars products thanks very much.

[ka$h]

look at the thing, its a cheap piece of plastic tat with some fairy liquid in it, i'll stick to my meguiars products thanks very much.

Here, Here

[imonlyme]

well i have no problem with it, think it works well

[Andy_SRi]

Its not that I couldnt trust it, as im sure there are slight legal implications of releasing something that damages stuff.

Just I prefer my glym stuff :)

[Martin_C]

not saying it damages stuff, just saying it all that its cracked up to be.

[Phil_G]

Its not fairy liquid tho is it? Can a company only make one product successfully? If you think so then I think you need to seriously re evaluate your opinion on things. My point was, that the company who have invented this product, and the chemicals it uses, are experienced in the manufacture of household cleaning products, and have seen fit to diversify from cleaning floors (I am actually yet to see flash washing up liquid) into cleaning other things. Its a logical progression, and one that I am sure they will carry out with great competence.

Im not saying I would have one myself either as I derive great satisfaction from running the chamois over a wing and drying it off. I will personally stick to autoglym, as i have a stock of it running back 5 or so years from being at donny show etc :D

Do also bear in mind that some people arent as physically fit as yourself, and may struggle to carry a 15-20litre bucket of water from the tap to the car, bend about etc washing it, and then same again drying it off. For those people its a fantastic product. £20 tho is, IMO , hardly cheap.

Just beacause you dont like it and it doesnt suit your needs doesnt mean its not any good.

Phil

[Martin_C]

Its not fairy liquid tho is it? Can a company only make one product successfully? If you think so then I think you need to seriously re evaluate your opinion on things. My point was, that the company who have invented this product, and the chemicals it uses, are experienced in the manufacture of household cleaning products, and have seen fit to diversify from cleaning floors (I am actually yet to see flash washing up liquid) into cleaning other things. Its a logical progression, and one that I am sure they will carry out with great competence.

Im not saying I would have one myself either as I derive great satisfaction from running the chamois over a wing and drying it off. I will personally stick to autoglym, as i have a stock of it running back 5 or so years from being at donny show etc :D

Do also bear in mind that some people arent as physically fit as yourself, and may struggle to carry a 15-20litre bucket of water from the tap to the car, bend about etc washing it, and then same again drying it off. For those people its a fantastic product. £20 tho is, IMO , hardly cheap.

Just beacause you dont like it and it doesnt suit your needs doesnt mean its not any good.

Phil

what i meant is that they dont specialise in car cleaning equipment. to me it seems a gimmick to get all the mums to buy it in tescos.

and i dont care what anyone says, you cannot clean a car correctly by spraying stuff onto it and rising it off, just dont happen, unless you use an extremely powerful pressure washer, but i prefer my paint on the car and not the tarmac.

anyway, who cares, wont be buying one!

[deano_sxi]

and it supposedly drys itself which i think will look **** id rather do the extra work n know it will look spot on

[Doris]

i only use it if i cnt be arsed doin a full clean - takes me 2days to clean my car :o

[imonlyme]

It doesnt dry its self but it does dry without water marks

[Phil_G]

They do however specialise in the detergent marketplace in another area. Ive never said they are absolutely spot on, just trying to point out that there must be something to them and they must do a halfway reasonable job, or quite simply the product wouldnt exist as people wouldnt buy them once the reputation of a poor result gets around

For a member of the general public, who is after a quick wash over without the arseache of lugging half a dozen bottles out a cupboard, 20 litres of water across the kitchen, etc etc, then theyre great. Just beause they are after a quicker and less "perfect" result than you are, doesnt mean they need to be looked at in such a derisory fashion.

LIke i said too, I will stick with autoglym as thats produced nowt but great results for me over the last six years.

Also, please do not patronise me with lessons in washing a car. Ive been doing that for longer than you have been driving (and to show standard too!), so i have a fair idea on how to get the right result. I am also well aware of the effect of a jet washer has when used incorrectly and do not need reminding of this.

I would also suggest that you research the system a little further as you do also use a sponge to agitate and remove the dirt

http://www.freshliving.com/flashcarwash/howtouse.htm

[deano_sxi]

i only use it if i cnt be arsed doin a full clean - takes me 2days to clean my car :o

you still drivin that double decker bus ?

[Doris]

^^^^^ :P

i've got one of those double decker bendy buses now :cheers:

[Phil_G]

you still drivin that double decker bus ?

sounds like it!

lol

[imonlyme]

:lol:

[Doris]

stop takin the bus out of my bus :cry: :P

[Doris]

i mean piss out of my bus (look how upset I am - i cnt even say things right) :( :shock:

[Doris]

i mean stop taking the piss out of my bus not piss out of my bus :banghead: wtf is goin on 2nite

[imonlyme]

Lmfao

[Phil_G]

having fun there pal?

lmfao

[Doris]

no :( no1 likes my poor bus

[imonlyme]

Im sure your bus is lovely, but how do you spend 2 days cleaning it, longest i spend on my c is 4 hours

[Doris]

except for this nice woman :shock:

http://www.npjd.com/FamilyPhotos/LondonJan05/MomOnTheDoubleDeckerBus.jpg

[imonlyme]

:lol:

[Doris]

i fink i spend 4 hours on outside then fall asleep then do the inside = rounded up = 2 days :roll: that and i clean my dad's at same time :lol:

[Doris]

i think i told a porky and dnt actually spend 2days cleanin my car - i'm so ashamed evrybody :cry:

[imonlyme]

ah the mans way of cleaning a car, would explain why it takes 2 days :lol:

[Doris]

^^^ :lol: i knew it made sense somehow

[deano_sxi]

ah the mans way of cleaning a car, would explain why it takes 2 days :lol:

clean here have a can clean there have another then stop n look at the good work

[Doris]

if u can still see wot it luks like after a few :look:

[Phil_G]

if u can still see wot it luks like after a few :look:

Or if youve done the job properly, can you even stand for long enough to contemplate focusing on anything?:cheers: