Anyone managed to polish their motors this month?

Koncordski · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:16

Just wondering if anyone has bothered to try and polish/wax their cars yet. Mine needs a decent buff but the weather has been too bloomin cold. The polish just won't buff out and i've had to wash it all off twice. Anyone know of any low temp polishes etc, oh and no i don't have a garage.

kaiowas · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:21

Managed to wax mine a couple of weeks back but it was a little bit warmer then.

merlin · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:30

Nope, not done it since October, just concentrated on keeping the salt off it really.

Got half a day off Monday to do some jobs around the house then wash it and polish it.

Firestar_3x · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:33

Got one of those polishing machines october last year so gave it a good going over with the Meguiars etc.

Washed it twice since then with Meguiars car wash and it comes up fantastic each time.

cymatty · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:40

Took mine to a hand car wash where they put wax on it, looks good. I will give it a proper wax in the Spring.

Freefaller · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:44

My car's looking a right state

I really must give her a hose down, soap down over the weekend.. She's filthy.

Lowe · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:47

It's being washed, but not waxed - it's too cold for the wax to do a proper job really

lordrobs · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:55

I just use a spray on wax like wax it wet or something similar during the winter months.

Infact if I think about it thats all I ever use, just give it a single polish in the summer then top up with a quick spray of wax every wash.

Looks pretty damn good too if I do say so myself

Muncher · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:59

There's no point in even washing it, will be filthy again the next day. If you leave it long enough the grime falls off in flakes

iv-tecman · 2 Feb 2006 at 16:03

Yeah,

The winter months do play havoc on trying to keep your motor clean. I've not cleaned mine since October. She's a right mess... Gonna take me a whole day to get her back into shape. I don’t know of a polish /wax that works at the temps were are getting at the moment, but I won’t clean my car until I get a warmish day. It’s just too cold.

What is terrible is that I see folks with BRAND new cars going through those awful car washes at petrol stations.. Makes me cringe every time..

Nozzer · 2 Feb 2006 at 16:05

I gave mine a good shampoo'ing (essence of coconut and banana, only the best for my car, even the girlfriend gets Tesco Value stuff) on Sunday before driving it 150 miles the next day. It still looked shinier than the DB9 that parked next to me at the hotel yesterday though. :cool:

Will wax it in spring.

Baron G · 2 Feb 2006 at 16:39

I've had no problem waxing mine:

clicky

Koncordski · 2 Feb 2006 at 16:48

Baron G said:
I've had no problem waxing mine:

clicky

I hate you so very very much!

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thebrasso · 2 Feb 2006 at 17:13

I've just given it a jet wash and some of the spray on way at the jet wash once every couple of weeks. No point doing much more this time of year...

chopchop · 2 Feb 2006 at 17:20

wash and wax gets mine sparkling, was going to polish it but cba in the end, it was too cold

LoadsaMoney · 2 Feb 2006 at 17:25

Is this a joke lol.

Morba · 2 Feb 2006 at 17:33

doing my best to keep washing the salt off with the jetwash, but thats about it

lukechad · 2 Feb 2006 at 17:43

I dont bother this time of year to keep things spotless, absolutely no point at all. I just keep the salt and grit at bay and just pray for the summer!

Enfield · 2 Feb 2006 at 17:51

I washed and polished my sisters car about a week ago.

Never again will I wash a black car!

Gaijin · 2 Feb 2006 at 17:52

Being the lamer-more-time-on-my-hands-than-sense-student that i am, i did mine yesterday. Hadnt done it for a couple of months beforehand. Wash, paint clean and polish.

Still had the same smudging problem with Meguiars NXT as usual but no more so because of the temperature.