Just cleaned my car....bloody pigeons!

DervFan · 01-29-2008, 03:27 AM

Spent most of Sunday detailing my car and giving it a good clean inside and out (first one of 2008!). I came out of the house this morning to this greeting from our feathered friends

Looks like the "Pigeon Season" has opened early !

Pigeons 1 - 0 E91

I might have to open up the scores a bit at the weekend

tommac · 01-29-2008, 03:33 AM

they are a pain in the backside- not as bad as seagulls mind you!

creepy coupe · 01-29-2008, 04:01 AM

Down here on the coast the bloody shitehawks wait for me to finish

tommac · 01-29-2008, 05:39 AM

likewise!

beemerbird · 01-29-2008, 07:55 AM

Yeah, bloody shitehawks are the worst by far - major splatter!

How long did it take to detail the car BTW and was the hard work worth the end results? Looks good apart from the pidgeon poo!

DervFan · 01-29-2008, 08:23 AM

Pics are with my camera phone, so don't do it justice. It took me about 7.5hrs

It was looking good until I did 100 mile round trip yesterday.

Now it just looks like it did before I started.

God! I hate this time of year! roll on summer

Think I'll leave it another month before I bother again - so no it wasn't worth it

- Paul - · 01-29-2008, 10:51 AM

Yak - think I'll leave my clean until the day before the next meet!!

SoYank · 01-29-2008, 12:13 PM

Are you certain the cow didn't jump over the moon again?

DervFan · 01-29-2008, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SoYank

Are you certain the cow didn't jump over the moon again?

It certainly looked like cream cheese !

SoYank · 01-29-2008, 12:31 PM

From what year, 1985?

DervFan · 01-29-2008, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SoYank

From what year, 1985?

I'm afraid I'm not a connaisseur so I wouldn't know

Looked more like

to me

squeezebm · 01-29-2008, 12:51 PM

Feck me it looks like at least a cow pat

Bumps · 01-29-2008, 01:12 PM

I have a friend who deals with pigeons, he's called Mr Beretta....

mjh93sa · 01-29-2008, 01:13 PM

Hehe.

I spent longer than that detailing over the weekend. Washed mine on Saturday, then on Sunday fully detailed my Sister's 1, re-washed and detailed mine, then detailed my Dad's Focus.

So today, whilst the dealer had the car to replace a runflat they washed it as well. I'll never understand them. It was pristine before they started so why bother?

I even tried claying for the first time as my Sister's car was so filthy.

I still ache though.

beemerbird · 01-29-2008, 01:44 PM

You don't do 'guvvies' do you Matt?

mjh93sa · 01-29-2008, 01:53 PM

I have a strict policy of having to be insured on and have use of the vehicle before it gets this sort of attention.

DervFan · 01-29-2008, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mjh93sa

So today, whilst the dealer had the car to replace a runflat they washed it as well. I'll never understand them.

And no doubt they've done a bad job. A quick bucket over and a nice gritty chamois to leather it off

beemerbird · 01-29-2008, 01:59 PM

There's always a catch

Could be worse, I dreamnt I had a M3 the other night and an unlimited supply of free petrol!

mjh93sa · 01-29-2008, 02:10 PM

To be fair they do a pretty good job, it's basically a pressure wash and then they put it through an automated car wash, but they only use the drier section to blow dry the car.

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