*** Car Wash / Valet / Detailing Thread ***

[MrRockliffe]

Also removed the glass coating today on the ID.7


I’d used the Angelwax one.


In the video you can see that it’s still repelling water but it’s just not as zippy as Ultra Glaco or Gtechniq.


Half removed with Bilt Hamber Review first. It’s really really good stuff - didn’t find the glaco roll on removes existing coatings that well but the Bilt Hamber stuff munches anything on the glass.


Completely hydrophilic compared to the half which still has Angelwax on it.

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[FBi7]

It’ll mar the paint. Whether you notice is another matter, but as a rule of thumb I always advise to never clay a car if you’re not intending to polish.

Ah, gotcha! Thanks.

 

[ShiWarrior]

Bought some stuff - come at me!

not heard of them before, let us know how you get on

do a see a compressed can instead of a spray bottle ?

 

[MarkeR]

@MarkeR I bought Auto Glym Polar Blast - read some good reviews on it. £16.49 on Amazon.

GOt myself some Polar Blast from the tik tok shop of all places, £5.89 inc postage lol, it's from a shop in Leicester, so hopefully won't get scammed

 

[MrRockliffe]

not heard of them before, let us know how you get on

do a see a compressed can instead of a spray bottle ?

It’s Lidl’s own brand

 

[ShiWarrior]

It’s Lidl’s own brand

Oh , I never go there so I wouldn't know

 

[MrRockliffe]

Oh , I never go there so I wouldn't know

Yeah okay Mr Waitrose we get it

 

[barmyllama]

Bought some stuff - come at me!

Just watched a YT review, appears to be decent stuff.

 

[Robbo]

I was looking at the Parkside robot mower... must resist

 

[hartgeh3]

That insect remover looks decent, specially in this bloody heat after a spirited drive around the country roads!

 

[Armageus]

Just watched a YT review, appears to be decent stuff.

That insect remover looks decent, specially in this bloody heat after a spirited drive around the country roads!

A very quick review (I'll post some pictures etc when I'm back near a pc) but used these yesterday as part of a very quick wash.

Snow foam - didn't foam that much and dwell time wasn't great, however seemed to work pretty well, smelt good and was bright green.

Insect remover - better than AG's version that I normally use, spray bottle design is also very good (much better than AG that leak if you are too vigorous). Will likely go back and grab another couple of bottles.

Wheel cleaner - ironx style colour changing - ok but not anything special but cheap enough that it's probably better value than almost anything.

Tar and resin remover - excellent stuff. Always struggle with black dirty deposits on the bumper and bootlid above the exhaust on my white mini - a quick spray of this and wiped straight off with a microfibre cloth. Used hardly any as it's an aerosol rather than a liquid spray. Definitely recommend.

Bearing in mind these are all 2 for £6 in Lidl at the minute so some great value to be had.


(Be interesting to know which company actually made these for Lidl, as pretty good on the whole)

 

[hartgeh3]

Might have to get down there and pick some bottles up, the spray trigger reminds me of Sonax..... Both German made....their owned by Einhell

 

[katy81]

Previous owner used to smoke in one of my cars.

Cleaned the ash tray with boiling water multiple times but it still looks a bit ashy (grey)

Any ideas? It's just a black plastic ash tray.

 

[ShiWarrior]

Previous owner used to smoke in one of my cars.

Cleaned the ash tray with boiling water multiple times but it still looks a bit ashy (grey)

Any ideas? It's just a black plastic ash tray.

Have you considered about replacing the ash tray ?

look on YT to see how its done, it could be easy to do

 

[GravyMonster]

Previous owner used to smoke in one of my cars.

Cleaned the ash tray with boiling water multiple times but it still looks a bit ashy (grey)

Any ideas? It's just a black plastic ash tray.

Buy a new one. You'll never get it back to original condition, or smell.

 

[Sparky]

Might have to get down there and pick some bottles up, the spray trigger reminds me of Sonax..... Both German made....their owned by Einhell

Sonax make some great products, got a shed full of it from when they were one of our sponsors.

 

[Mekrel]

@Armageus the Parkside tar remover, does it have that god awful hydrocarbon smell that most tar removers have?

 

[Armageus]

@Armageus the Parkside tar remover, does it have that god awful hydrocarbon smell that most tar removers have?

Had to go out to the shed and check, but I would say yes

 

[jpaul]

replacement sprayer for touchless & weeds/moss/fence - ultimate finish touchless was £7/L in bigger ultimate finish order need to spec out economic places to buy it.

 

[GravyMonster]

I know you'll probably be fine, but there'd always be a thought in the back of my head when re-using a sprayer for paintwork after having harsh garden chemicals in it. I'd use separate ones.