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Never! I just have too few cars to use them on.

Sadly for me, other people testing things just gives me ideas. Costs me a fortune on too many products.

Quite possibly one of those two digits, but not both of them.

Well for the benefit of anyone who cares (and to save GMballistic some time/expense of experimenting ), I've been playing again. Firstly, a week or two after the first post I washed the car again and the sheeting behaviour has changed - namely the sections topped with C2 are now sheeting at the same rate as each other again with FK sheeting slightly slower. It dawned on me that the only change in my wash routine was the shampoo used. First time round I used Chemical Guys Mr Pink, which I've since realised does contain gloss enhancers so this could well have been affecting the water behaviour. I've since used G|Technique G Wash and Car Chem Tailor Made (which don't leave anything behind) and the sheeting's much more uniform between the panels topped with C2 and those now topped with FK. Secondly, I've also topped up several panels using diluted C2 (roughly 3:2 - I simply topped up the remaining ~20ml in the Waxybox sample with de-ionised water to make ~50ml) and using it as a QD. That was 5 weeks ago now and two coats give a much slicker finish than just the one, it's also easier to apply the second coat too (not that applying the first is not easy of course) and those panels with two coats of C2 on are staying cleaner and sheet water quicker than those with just the one coat. I've had to resort to doing productive things on a weekend because the car just doesn't need cleaning as much and even when it does, it doesn't take as long any more. Thirdly, I've been playing with waxes on top of C2 on the roof. I tapped off several sections so each section is separated by bare C2 to make it easier to see the difference in water behaviour and finish. I applied Angelwax Desirable, Poorboys Natty's white, FK1000P, and three Waxybox waxes - May's #008, the Anniversary wax and the Halloween wax. The latter three lasted 2, 3 and 3 weeks (give or take a couple of days) respectively before disappearing to nothingness, Desirable and the Natty's are just about hanging in there and FK1000P is still going strong 5 weeks later. Finally, I accidentally left an open pot of Waxybox wax on top of a radiator - I got distracted by something shiny. As soon as the heating was switched on, it did a good job of making the whole room smell of the wax... luckily it was one of the nicer scented waxes (it was the winter wax blend, #006, I think in case you're interested), so I left it there. It's still making the room smell very pleasant indeed, weeks after the other waxes have failed on the paintwork. So to summarise; know your shampoos before blaming the LSP, use 2 coats of C2, C2 plays well with other LSPs and previous Waxybox waxes make better air fresheners than they do waxes.

I'll go along with that.

It depends what you want from it? Looks, durability, ease of use, budget, etc. It's an okay wax, but there are better things out there in my opinion. Colli (as already mentioned) or FK1000P will offer more durability, some sealants will offer more still (and then there's coatings!). Dodo Juice or Poorboys will be easier to apply but will need topping up/reapplying more often. Sealants will give better gloss, waxes will give more warmth and depth (as a generalisation).

The price of petrol's really shot up recently...

You say; I hear; So come on then, what's the plan for this one in terms of mods?

Just the colour and the scent - blue one's bubblegum scented, the red one is strawberry scented. I wanted to try all the colour and scent combinations, but was told to use what I have first.

Mine arrived a few days ago but been to busy to show off my unimaginative shampoo naming (or perhaps just inadvertent name pilfering) skills until now;

Well if grease isn't a good idea, how about covering the face of the disc in super-glue before leaving the car to stand instead?

Excellent, so I'll be able to borrow it for the day as a courtesy car then, right?

I'm glad you took that 350, otherwise my next service with you would have been so much more expensive for me! Are you going to be hiding the new one away for winter, or might I actually get to see this one in the flesh when I come down?

Unless they don't agree with me. Obviously.

Yay, I contributed something useful for a change. Normal service will now be resumed.

It's to reduce fuel vapour emissions (along with carbon canisters). Most vehicles now run the tank at a negative pressure stop fuel vapour venting to atmosphere since the regulations were changed in 1998 (ish... I think).

A few more pictures here, Will http://public.fotki....ismo-z33-gt300/ Oh and you can actually buy it too... http://www.draganddrift.com/?q=node/31

Chris Knott, Sky, Adrian Flux as mentioned, etc from the forum. Keith Michaels is worth a try too.

Possibly a sticky calliper piston (on the right front), effectively applying the brakes to one corner?

No problem mate.

When you look in your shopping cart, it's on the left hand side opposite the checkout button. Check the "Use Coupon Code" and it'll then give you the option to enter the code. It's before you enter any payment details;

Just in case anyone was thinking of this, there's currently a BOGOF offer on this (until 8.30am on Monday 9th), just add two to your cart and enter the code "CHEMXMAS" to get one of them for free. http://car-chem.com/store/car-care-exterior/Car-Wash-Shampoos/tailormade-by-carchem I've just ordered some and then realised, upon opening this thread to post this, that I've been even less imaginative with the name than even I first thought.

Although I admire your dedication to commit insurance fraud over simply trying elsewhere.