I figured that riding road, I'd be able at least be able to go 10 or 12 mph so I'd have a breeze going the whole time I was riding versus riding mountain bike in the woods going 3 mph with no breeze.
I love taking pictures while I am out on rides, I like old derelict buildings best of all.
I took this panoramic picture of corn east of Hellam......there is a shitload of corn growing in York County.....if you get off the main roads-you'll see it.
I ended up riding about 1 1/2 hours and did about 22 miles....sure, I didn't set a world record for time or distance, the way I look at it- any bike ride where you don't end up in the hospital is a good bike ride.
I took a few hours after my ride to detail my car........I usally wash it once every week or so in the summer and I do a more detailed cleaning maybe once a month.
Here's most of the cleaners, polishes, etc I use to clean our cars.
When I do a complete detail, it takes 4 or 5 hours....starting with the inside.
-Vacuum carpet and floormats, then scrub carpet with carpet cleaner
-Clean all interior plastics
-Clean dashboard vents and cubbyholes with Q-tips
-Vacuum head liner and seats and clean if needed
-Apply low gloss protectent to all interior plastics and vinyl
-Do a final vacuum
-Clean glass
Sounds like this would take a long time....I can get the interior done in about 1/2 hour or so because it never really gets that dirty.
The outside takes a little longer if I am doing a wash and wax....the first thing I do is rinse the underside, then....
-Apply Simple Green to the wheel wells, wheels and tires. I let this sit for a minute and then scrub the wheels, tires and wheelwells. I empty the water bucket I am using and put in fresh soap for the rest of the vehicle.
-Rinse all loose dirt off the car, then starting from the top, wash the entire vehicle with car soap.
-Use a clay bar to remove any surface contaminants.
-Dry car including hood,trunk and door jambs.
-Apply car wax with my DA polisher.....I also hand wax all the door jambs. I've tried lots of waxes....this one seems to last for at least 4 months (any wax that says it last for a year is bullshit) and looks awesome especially with darker colors.
Once a year, I will polish the car with my DA buffer and a mild polishing compound. Polishing is different than waxing, when you are done polishing your car- it has absolutely nothing protecting the paint/clearcoat....that's when you apply wax to protect the paint.
-While the wax is drying, I apply this stuff to all my exterior vinyl trim. Yeah, it's expensive as hell, but this tiny bottle will do the trim on an average car at least 4 times and it lasts 6 months if you follow the directions and let it cure properly.
-After the wax has set for an hour or so, I'll put a microfiber pad on my DA polisher and take off all the wax residue and do a final wipedown with a microfiber towel and this paint detailer.
-Last thing I do is the glass and I always use wadded up newspaper (no lint) and Invisible Glass.
Yeah, I'm just a tad anal about how my car looks, since I'm gonna have it for at least 10 to 12 years- I want it to look brand new as long as possible.
Some links.............
What an awesome daughter. I'm sure he was an awesome father as well....
Service dog....or not a service dog?
Charlie Sheen...drunk at Taco Bell. Who woulda thunk it?
California is running out of water.
I'm not gonna explain how to Bit Torrent foreign TV shows on this blog...(this is a good site to get foreign TV torrents ....wink,wink, nudge,nudge)...you'll have to figure out how to unrar them and what software to use to watch them) but Masterchef Australia is 10 times better then Masterchef US.
I'd like to see this shit go down.....
Anti-Virus.........I've had to explain this concept to more than one person.....
till later.
1 comment:
It's nice to see your riding regularly again. I contract out my car detailing and usually go for a long bike ride while it's being done. The two bird theory.
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