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Wash 'n' Wax for Winter, 02/10/11

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#1 ·
Event : WASH 'N' WAX FOR WINTER

Date : SUNDAY, 2ND OCTOBER 2011

Start Time : 09.30 for 10.00

Location : EASTERN WESTERN MOTOR GROUP ACCIDENT REPAIR & PDI CENTRE, EAST MAINS IND EST, BROXBURN
http://www.ewarc.co.uk/index.php , http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&s...5.936751,-3.448677&spn=0.008521,0.032938&z=16


An opportunity to get your bella ready for winter, whether it be to get that extra layer of wax on ahead of the ravages of the coming season or to prepare it for garaging until the sun appears again.

Eastern Western Motor Group, in the form of John Forret (johnnytheboy on here) their Bodyshop Manager, have very kindly extended an invitation to us to have the use of their facilities in the PDI centre - car washing, indoor valeting and vehicle hoists - for a social get-together with a practical twist. Bacon butties, a brew and a brain teaser or two will be included, with staff on hand to answer (hopefully) any queries you might have. A demonstator from motor and marine trade supplier Farecla will also be present to show their 4 stage paint protection product, G3, which has just been newly launched on the retail market. http://www.farecla.co.uk/#

I saw round the facilities last year when I was unfortunately a customer of their repair shop (twice) and was very impressed with the set-up. The Porsche Owners Club and the Ferrari Owners Club amongst others must be of a similar mind as they have a similar event as a regular fixture in their calendars.

So no matter whether you have an OCD like me (and M7ACD) and think nothing of spending a whole day buffing your bella, or simply want to throw a bucket of water in its general direction and spend the rest of the day leaning on the coffee machine engaged in Alfa-talk (or anywhere in between these two extremes), then this is the event for you. Eastern Western are very keen to promote stronger links with the Alfa community so let's try and respond with a good turn-out on the day.
 
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#3 ·
Waw, for your first event David, you've come up with a cracker. Well done that man :thumbs:
I agree, nice one David! :thumbs:

I have way way too much car cleaning stuff and keep buying more mostly online, its usually from detailing websites reading about products I cant resist buying, but dont get enough chance to use.
One problem is the weather is either too hot or too wet to have a chance to really spend time doing a polish or wax etc......only having a driveway and no shelter.
Having a chance to use a big indoor space would be great before the winter. :)
 
#22 ·
Sorry I couldn't make it David.
Sarahs birthday today so couldn't spare enough time to head over this morning.
Shame as it a great new type of event for AOS..... and my cars needing a good polish! :(
 
#25 · (Edited)
A big thank you to John and his 'team' at Eastern Western Motor Group's Accident Repair Centre for throwing their doors open to us and making us feel so welcome - oh, and the bacon butties were ace! :thumbs:

Thanks must also go to Western Alfa for generously sponsoring the little brain teaser by supplying a selection of Alfa merchandise for the prizes. Well done to Thomas (tjc), Ricky (rickyw) and Rod (tanto) for claiming the spoils in the 'nearest the estimate' challenge - hope you enjoyed examining that triumph of automotive design and engineering that is the Mercedes Vaneo minibus, :lol:.

......and last but by no means least, thank you to all who turned up and made it all worthwhile. It was great to see all those shiney bellas rolling out the door this afternoon - just a pity Mother Nature couldn't have turned off the taps just for a bit, :rolleyes:. I think another session in the Spring will now definitely be on the cards and let's see if we can stack the place out next time, :D.
 
#35 ·
On behalf of the body shop here at Eastern Western it turned out a fantastic day, it was great to have a good turn out and to see some very beautifully looked after cars! I took some pictures on the day I will e-mail over to David for the forum.

Thanks to Western Alfa in Edinburgh for sponsoring the “Guess the Estimate” event and providing some great prizes.

Once again thanks very much for a great day!!
 
#37 ·
Sorry I couldn't be there, but will try to make it along for the next one. Car related pursuits are not domestically acceptable ways to spend ones leisure time chez G66 apparently . . . . . . . .
 
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