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by irlmin » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:33 pm
I am not a happy camper :evil: :evil: , I dropped My MINI in today for a quick valet and wax , collected it this Evening and arrived home to find the Id**t had wax all over the arch trims :x , I have spent the last hour with My daughter Sinead removing the residue BUT still a white wax residue is visible , I have heard thet 'peanut oil ' will remove this has anyone tried it or is there anything else that works . :evil: :evil:
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by AidenL » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:59 pm
The peanut oil is the only thing I ever heard works
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by 1lightningd » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:03 pm
irlmin wrote:I am not a happy camper :evil: :evil: , I dropped My MINI in today for a quick valet and wax , collected it this Evening and arrived home to find the Id**t had wax all over the arch trims :x , I have spent the last hour with My daughter Sinead removing the residue BUT still a white wax residue is visible , I have heard thet 'peanut oil ' will remove this has anyone tried it or is there anything else that works . :evil: :evil:
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What did I tell you about that guy?????D'ont you know I,m always right. :wink:
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by irlmin » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:04 pm
1lightningd wrote:irlmin wrote:I am not a happy camper :evil: :evil: , I dropped My MINI in today for a quick valet and wax , collected it this Evening and arrived home to find the Id**t had wax all over the arch trims :x , I have spent the last hour with My daughter Sinead removing the residue BUT still a white wax residue is visible , I have heard thet 'peanut oil ' will remove this has anyone tried it or is there anything else that works . :evil: :evil:
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What did I tell you about that guy?????D'ont you know I,m always right. :wink:
Even when you are wrong . a legend in Your own mind
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by irlmin » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:05 pm
Where do I go looking for Peanut oil
and don't say a 'peanut oil shop ' Alvin
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by AidenL » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:08 pm
Peanut butter
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by 1lightningd » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:09 pm
irlmin wrote:Where do I go looking for Peanut oil
and don't say a 'peanut oil shop ' Alvin
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by AidenL » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:35 pm
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by irlmin » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:32 pm
Thanks Aiden , I will go shopping Tomorrow for Peanut oil .
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by 1lightningd » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:36 pm
irlmin wrote:Thanks Aiden , I will go shopping Tomorrow for Peanut oil .
Can I come?,sounds like fun :roll: :roll: :roll:
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by MiniMpi » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:29 pm
irlmin wrote:I am not a happy camper :evil: :evil: , I dropped My MINI in today for a quick valet and wax , collected it this Evening and arrived home to find the Id**t had wax all over the arch trims :x , I have spent the last hour with My daughter Sinead removing the residue BUT still a white wax residue is visible , I have heard thet 'peanut oil ' will remove this has anyone tried it or is there anything else that works . :evil: :evil:
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You should have got the "expert" to do it then :wink:
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by MiniMpi » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:30 pm
I'd say you would get it in Tesco by olive oil,cooking oil etc.
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by 1lightningd » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:31 pm
I told him that Ferg....... :!:
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by irlmin » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:44 pm
OK OK , Ye are right of course , but when you can't get the f**king expert to do it you take extreme measures , not always the right ones . lesson learnt .
the end !
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by MiniMpi » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:51 pm
irlmin wrote:OK OK , Ye are right of course , but when you can't get the f**king expert to do it you take extreme measures , not always the right ones . lesson learnt .
the end !
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:oops: I did't know you wanted it done.
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