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Hi all.
Would like to know that products you use to clean your cars.
May sound like a silly question but now i have a car with decent bodywork i would like to keep it at its best for as long as possible.
I have cleaned plenty of cars over the years mine and customers at work but apart from washing, a bit of polish, a hoover and some dash cleaner thats about as far as my knowledge goes.
Anyone got an idiots guide of best products to use and how best to use then?
Thanks.
i use autoglym for paint and wheels...on the black plastics,i use smooth peanut butter,gives a than other products i tried...good original appearance and the oils in it make it last longer
Ive been using meguiars for years and swear by it.. and they have a very helpful forum
I have a guide on BRV
http://www.bigredvolvos.co.uk/galler...y_2006_CYC.htm
I also use Snow foam prewash instead of an initial rinse.
Best thing to start with is to buy 2 buckets! 2 bucket method is a must in order to avoid further damage to your clearcoat. Grit guards in the buckets are optional but recommended.
you could do worse reading the advice on here too...
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...re-advice.html
+1 for meQuote:
Originally Posted by shepbomb
For a combination of quality, cost and ease of use i think they have excellent products.
Two bucket method when cleaning a dirty car is a MUST in my eyes.
I use
Meguiars NXT Generation car wash
Sheepskin wash mit for the body and a synthetic wash mit for the wheels.
Three buckets used, 1 for the wheels inner arches and sills, 1 for the body and glass and the other is fresh water used in conjuction with the bucket I use for the body.
Autoglyn Ultra deep shine is a very good polish great for hiding minor scratches etc.
Poorboys blue wax
Poorboys body sealant
Autosol for the exhaust
Autoglym glass cleaner and Rainex for the windows.
Zymol polish for the wheels
They're the usual culprits for me...although I use others if I'm going for a valet.
+2 can't fault meguires...................very good products and easy to use............i wash my car once a month using meguires wash n wax and it always gets comments at essex meet about how clean my car isQuote:
Originally Posted by LiamT4
seems the general consensus this meguires......never seen or heard of it!
is this mail order?? it sounds good by what you fella's say..........
or is my local motor factors s***!!!!!
LOL you have never heard of it they are the future autoglym, there proper detailing range is quite good but you wont get it in halfrauds, you will get there standard stuff though. I use there hyper wash for my snow foam lance, multi purpose cleaner, all season dressing, last touch and degreaser. Detailing gets very expensive if you get into it so be warned ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by 850-shane
I use quite a lot of Chemical Guys (CG) stuff from Cleanyourcar
Personal favs/highly rated products
prewash - Snowfoam & Megs Hyperwash - Karcher foam lance
Wash - Waschmitt foam wash mitt - CG Citrus Wash & gloss
Clay - Sonus grey or green
Wheels - Bilberry wheel wash (diluted 1 in 5)
Iron X Soap for very bad wheels
Carlach68 special cleanerl ( degreaser) great for engine bays
Aerospace 303 protectant as a dressing
Fav wax - CG Petes 53 signature paste wax.
CG waterless carwash/QD
There are many other bits for machine polishing that I use but to be fair I wouldnt bore you with them all.
What can you use with the clay bar if you run out of spray solution. Also I read you can use the clay bar for your windscreen too. That right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wobbly Dave
Buy more, soapy water but i wouldn't recommend that. Get megs last touch. Yes u can do windowsQuote:
Originally Posted by Haizum74
I have a gallon of Megs last touch - which you can dilute 1 in 4 which is plenty good enough for claying.
Only got small pockets. There must be something else you can use.Quote:
Originally Posted by volvokid
i use majinly auto glym, never cared much for the meggys shampoo.
I use the meggys glass cleaner and tyre shine though... they are pretty good
Megs endurance tyre thing when I remember is good stuff. I have gold class shampoo - but only for when I accidentally run out of CG stuff.
Hi I use Zymol on my V70 its not cheap but if you get the starter pack it comes with a pre cleanse and a jar full of wax and cleaning cloths. Easy to use and a fantastic deep shine. this wax is used on show cars and has won many awards
Welcome to the forum : I also use Zymol (the cleaner wax with banana and stuff in it. smells lovely lol) simoniz shampoo (can't remember which but it's thick and bright yellow) hard shell wax and autoglym Gold, but not necessarily in that order lol.
Why not pop over to the "introduce yourself" forum and say "Hi", tell us a bit about yourself ;) I see you've been a member since 2009 and not had any posts - silent type? lol.
Thinking of organising a detailing day for anyone from newbs, keen amateurs, OCD to professionals alike? What do people think?
As always with me mate, depends where ;)
I would certainly be interested too, I have tried and tried with many and looked back and thought "The kosovan could have done it three hours quicker and my hand would still be intact".Quote:
Originally Posted by Wobbly Dave
The east europeans are hard working but lack any real skill.
Put me down as an also very interested.....depending on location.