Spent a fortune on Meguiars stuff this weekend and decided to give the car a good go over.
I had the interior cleaning wipes which came free with my Evo subscription.
Gold Class Rich Leather Wipes, All Purpose Cleaner Wipes and Protectant Wipes.
These all worked really well, the leather ones took so much grub of the seats that to look at you wouldnt think was there, left them a bit slippy though!
Then for the car i bought the Smooth Surface Clay Kit, Scratch X, NXT All Metal Polysh, Hot Rims All Wheel Cleaner, Foam Applicator Pad (twin pack) Supreme Shine Microfibre cloth and Water Magnet Drying Towel.
Washed the car with turtlewax shampoo and wax which ive got a gallon of in the shed. I used the water magnet drying towel on the car which soaked the water up quickly and i didnt even need to wring or dry it for the whole car.
Used the claybar as described and was amazed about how much crud which i couldnt see but you could feel, that the claybar brought off the bodywork, especially the roof and rear spoiler.
The claybar couldnt remove one mark which seemed to be tar or something that needed some tougher work on it. But it worked as described and made my paintwork smooth all over.
I experimented using the scratch X with the foam applicator pads, seemed to work on very small scratches OK but not on larger ones, the pad also seemed to soak up a lot of the scratch X compound when trying to apply it.
I then used the Supreme Shine Microfibre cloths to buff off any scratch X and then applied the cleaner wax again using an applicator pad. This worked better than the scratch X seemed to with the pad and I applied it all over and buffed off again with the microfibre cloth.
Used Autoglym Fast Glass on the windows and mirrors, have been using this for a year or so, gives good results with just one or two quick wipes.
Used the NXT metal polish on my airbox and exhaust, worked very well but took a while to take all the dirt off the parts, applied it to the cloth and it kept coming back black after rubbing! Came up nice and shiny when i was done though.
This has given me a finish which im happy with, the cars 12 years old so has its fair share of small dings and plenty of chips to the bumper/bonnet/windscreen from motorway miles.
What i am more interested in than the finish is how well it now keeps the dirt off the car, if its easier to clean next time i do the car.
I had the interior cleaning wipes which came free with my Evo subscription.
Gold Class Rich Leather Wipes, All Purpose Cleaner Wipes and Protectant Wipes.
These all worked really well, the leather ones took so much grub of the seats that to look at you wouldnt think was there, left them a bit slippy though!
Then for the car i bought the Smooth Surface Clay Kit, Scratch X, NXT All Metal Polysh, Hot Rims All Wheel Cleaner, Foam Applicator Pad (twin pack) Supreme Shine Microfibre cloth and Water Magnet Drying Towel.
Washed the car with turtlewax shampoo and wax which ive got a gallon of in the shed. I used the water magnet drying towel on the car which soaked the water up quickly and i didnt even need to wring or dry it for the whole car.
Used the claybar as described and was amazed about how much crud which i couldnt see but you could feel, that the claybar brought off the bodywork, especially the roof and rear spoiler.
The claybar couldnt remove one mark which seemed to be tar or something that needed some tougher work on it. But it worked as described and made my paintwork smooth all over.
I experimented using the scratch X with the foam applicator pads, seemed to work on very small scratches OK but not on larger ones, the pad also seemed to soak up a lot of the scratch X compound when trying to apply it.
I then used the Supreme Shine Microfibre cloths to buff off any scratch X and then applied the cleaner wax again using an applicator pad. This worked better than the scratch X seemed to with the pad and I applied it all over and buffed off again with the microfibre cloth.
Used Autoglym Fast Glass on the windows and mirrors, have been using this for a year or so, gives good results with just one or two quick wipes.
Used the NXT metal polish on my airbox and exhaust, worked very well but took a while to take all the dirt off the parts, applied it to the cloth and it kept coming back black after rubbing! Came up nice and shiny when i was done though.
This has given me a finish which im happy with, the cars 12 years old so has its fair share of small dings and plenty of chips to the bumper/bonnet/windscreen from motorway miles.
What i am more interested in than the finish is how well it now keeps the dirt off the car, if its easier to clean next time i do the car.
