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Old 18-05-2008, 10:42 AM   #1
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Default I've just used my Bowdens bucket

Yesterday I did the XW and this morning I did the AU.

When we bought it I was a little cynical. Like everyone, I've used lots of different products. However, I'm agreeably surprised.

I'd forgotten what the actual shade of white the XW actually is - it had "yellowed" a little. The AU is much better, with the paint returned to the glass look.

I'll write more for the Club newsletter, but suffice to say I'm very impressed.

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Old 18-05-2008, 07:13 PM   #2
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good to hear, i know allan was thinking of getting one of the bucket packs at some stage, once the housing situation is all sorted i'd like to give their produsts a go too. what products did you try out- just the wash or wash and polish?
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Old 18-05-2008, 08:36 PM   #3
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Wash, paint cleanser, wax, wheel cloth, glass cleaning cloth, washing mitt etc.

Just the spray detail to go.

I wrote my review today, but will send it to you once I've used the detail spray (Body Detailer).

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Old 18-05-2008, 09:00 PM   #4
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how awesome i will now be buying the mother bucket !
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Old 19-05-2008, 07:34 AM   #5
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how awesome i will now be buying the mother bucket !
I whole-heartedly recommend the products. I was cynical, but I'm a believer!

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Old 19-05-2008, 03:41 PM   #6
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well i cant wait to see your car on friday !
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Old 19-05-2008, 07:41 PM   #7
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mybe we should look at doing a demonstration for club members sometime? if enough people are interested then we could do a group buy, save on postage and members can save up for when the order gets placed?

i'm sure someone would gladly volunteer their car to be a test subject (i could think of one yellow beetle which is always happy for a free wash) - i'm sure many members would be interested i seeing how good these products are to use.
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Old 19-05-2008, 07:56 PM   #8
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i will be interested forsure especailly when silver is a hard colour to get that nice glossy finish ! every time i wax my car i always very dissapointed with the finish ! is it me or the products iam very keen to use the bowdens stuff and do what you suggested do a group buy and me may even score another trip to bowdens you well never know if we ask ;-)
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Old 19-05-2008, 08:05 PM   #9
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i will be interested forsure especailly when silver is a hard colour to get that nice glossy finish ! every time i wax my car i always very dissapointed with the finish ! is it me or the products iam very keen to use the bowdens stuff and do what you suggested do a group buy and me may even score another trip to bowdens you well never know if we ask ;-)
Actually, Helen's AU came up a treat and it's silver - different shade of course.

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Old 19-05-2008, 08:07 PM   #10
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hmm ! i always find it hard to get a really nice shine on it ! what colour is the silver au called mine is alaskan frost code number J8
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Old 19-05-2008, 08:15 PM   #11
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http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11221194 michale is selling the xb !!! or a trade for a later model ford ! i wonder what is the go !
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http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11221194 michale is selling the xb !!! or a trade for a later model ford ! i wonder what is the go !
Holy moly.

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Old 19-05-2008, 08:56 PM   #13
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so am i, i thought he loved the xb
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Old 20-05-2008, 07:13 PM   #14
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the au will probably be liquid silver, if that helps. i swear micheal buys and sells more cars that most of the car yards in the area, waity's used cars- got a nice ring to it.
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Old 20-05-2008, 08:52 PM   #15
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i wa thinking gregs fairmont my be the same colour as mine as mine is the last of the el's and gregs au is a series1 i was thinking that ford may have caried the colours over to the au's ??
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Old 20-05-2008, 09:17 PM   #16
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I just bought the super size bucket from Bowdens for both my GT's as well.
$200 couriered to my front door the next day.
Dan Bowden is a champion, and quite an entheusiast. I chatted to him for nearly an hour about their collection.
I have only tried all the stuff on my new GT, everything bar the detail spray as well.
I will say I didn't enjoy doing the clense or wax, but the results are magic.
Even the car wash alone made the car shine.

I did a test run with the car wash only on one of my other cars thats been out in the weather for the last few months, and it looked dull and washed out. It even brought that one out and shiny. Looked like it had been washed and scrubbed and polished, and that was just the wash, wash mit, chamois, tyre cloth and glass cloth..

To say I am impressed would be an understatement. It turned my Silouette GT into somthing resembling liquid gloss.....

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Old 20-05-2008, 09:31 PM   #17
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that is awesome looks better than new ???
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Old 21-05-2008, 07:36 AM   #18
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Wow - nice GTP.

But, you already knew that!

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nice shine on the gt-p....it's a shame black cars take so much work to keep like that though.
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hello i purchased my mother bucket today anyone interested to show me how to use it ! as i dont want to contaminate my car with focus germs any more ! LOL i guess better then sharing red lion germs
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WOW all iam can say is that iam estatic in how the falcon looked today after i washed with the bowdens stuff ! i think i will buy another bucket lol by the way greg nice black stripes on the ute we WANT PICS !!! WE WANT PICS !!! lol
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Old 02-07-2008, 10:52 PM   #22
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Actually, after the stripes went on I used the Bowdens products on the ute.

I'm still impressed.
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