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Used Autoglym polar seal over the weekend, quite impressed. So much easier than manually applying wax and the results are practically the same.
 
Conscript said:
I find metheylated spirit makes a great glass cleaner. Mix it 1:1 with clean water in a spray bottle and it's cheaper than most dedicated glass cleaners. Shifts dirt and grease well, and evaporates quickly so doesn't leave a lot of streaks.
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And smells awesome. Wait...erm...
 
My Auto Glym Interior plastic cleaner has run out, so I'm looking to get something else to try. Any recommendations? I used it for all of the plastics/dash/trim on the inside.

Also, the seats have got some stains on from the previous owners. They're not massively noticeable but I'd like them gone. Is my only real option to get hold of a wet Vax machine, or are there some good products I can try first?

Thanks.
 
APC works well on interiors, dress the plastics with CarPro PERL or Aerospace 303 (which are two favourites of most people).

Seat stains are easiest to remove entirely using extraction or wet vac, but you can get somewhat reasonable results by scrubbing with a stuff brush and an upholstery cleaner, before drying with a microfibre. This can leave tide marks from product residue, which you can reduce the probability of by repeating the above process with water.
 
ShiWarrior said:
Cleaned my dash, but there are still stains , mainly around gear box , any ideas how to do a deeper clean? I used demons cleaner
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What kind of stains?

A bit OTT but I find steam cleaners really good for cloth and leather interiors.

Karcher sometimes sell them in their outlet.
 
Magic Eraser is great for ingrained dirt. Makeup, or greasy stains like moisturisers or sunscreen will need a stronger cleaning solution, like a less dilute APC for example.
 
So, I have baked in dust on one of my front wheels following a sticking brake running down to the bare metal.

This has led to baked on, orange roughness on the face of the alloy. Would an acidic wheel cleaner improve this or am I looking at a wheel refurb? A mate mentioned using a clay bar but, not sure where to start really.
 
Multiple hits with fallout remover as a first step. If that doesn't work try clay. If you still get nowhere near removing it, try the acidic wheel cleaner. They can be pretty aggressive, especially on corroded paint or on diamond cut alloys, so always a last resort.
 
Can someone explain what snow foam is, I normally just bucket wash my car with a decent shampoo and soft microfibre sponge.

I have a Karcher pressure washer, so wondering if I can use that for doing this snow foam thing, but what do I need to do it and what are the benefits?

Thanks
 
Cookeh said:
Multiple hits with fallout remover as a first step. If that doesn't work try clay. If you still get nowhere near removing it, try the acidic wheel cleaner. They can be pretty aggressive, especially on corroded paint or on diamond cut alloys, so always a last resort.
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Thanking you!

Any particular fallout remover that is recommended? Can I use that across the car or just for the wheels (never used a fallout remover)
 
beachBOYken said:
Can someone explain what snow foam is, I normally just bucket wash my car with a decent shampoo and soft microfibre sponge.

I have a Karcher pressure washer, so wondering if I can use that for doing this snow foam thing, but what do I need to do it and what are the benefits?

Thanks
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It's a pre-clean to loosen and remove dirt basically. Before going at it with wash mitt and bucket method. Lessens chances of swirls / scratches.

You'll need a snow foam (Bilt Hamber Auto Foam) and a foam lance from ebay (£16 - no point spending any more than that).
 
MM-Seat said:
So, I have baked in dust on one of my front wheels following a sticking brake running down to the bare metal.

This has led to baked on, orange roughness on the face of the alloy. Would an acidic wheel cleaner improve this or am I looking at a wheel refurb? A mate mentioned using a clay bar but, not sure where to start really.
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Oven cleaner works and doesn't seem to damage the alloy
 
rhysduck said:
It's a pre-clean to loosen and remove dirt basically. Before going at it with wash mitt and bucket method. Lessens chances of swirls / scratches.

You'll need a snow foam (Bilt Hamber Auto Foam) and a foam lance from ebay (£16 - no point spending any more than that).
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Thanks for the info.
 
I have a few scratches on my car, quite light but noticeable as its a black car, I'm thinking about getting a machine polisher to make easy work of this stuff hopefully.

I have seen the DAS 6 machine polisher, is it a case of then just purchasing the correct polishing pad and polish to get the scratch out, was looking at Meguires scratch X
 
MM-Seat said:
Thanking you!

Any particular fallout remover that is recommended? Can I use that across the car or just for the wheels (never used a fallout remover)
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Bilt Hamber Korrosol is good value for money and very effective. Yes, can use across the entire car.

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I have a few scratches on my car, quite light but noticeable as its a black car, I'm thinking about getting a machine polisher to make easy work of this stuff hopefully.

I have seen the DAS 6 machine polisher, is it a case of then just purchasing the correct polishing pad and polish to get the scratch out, was looking at Meguires scratch X
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ScratchX is mediocre. Try Ultimate Compound on a light cut or polishing pad, or Scholl S20+ on a Purple Spider pad. You can also try using a glaze or filler polish (like Autoglym SRP) to mask the scratches
 
Cookeh said:
ScratchX is mediocre. Try Ultimate Compound on a light cut or polishing pad, or Scholl S20+ on a Purple Spider pad. You can also try using a glaze or filler polish (like Autoglym SRP) to mask the scratches
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So would you say the Das 6 machine polisher is ok to use to do this? Ive never used a machine polisher so just unsure where to start. Cheers

@Cookeh

This is what i'm looking at, and it mentions the product you suggestedhttps://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/das-6-pro-dual-action-polisher-meguiars-hex-logic-kit
 
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