*** The Car Cleaning Thread ***
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I washed the wheels on Thursday, wash, clay, polish and waxed the car on Friday, and Saturday finished buffing off and did the windows. I think it took over 6 hours in total.
I don't like the Simoniz shampoo though, feels very cheap so think I will return it and go back to Megs.
Now I can see all the dents and scratches the car has picked up by family use and car parks.
I don't like the Simoniz shampoo though, feels very cheap so think I will return it and go back to Megs.
Now I can see all the dents and scratches the car has picked up by family use and car parks.
i ordered a 'EZ detail' wheel cleaning brush which got delivered today and it is much bigger than i expected... these are the wheels i've got:
do you think it'll work on these wheels, or do you think i should exchange for the 'mini' EZ detail brush instead?
do you think it'll work on these wheels, or do you think i should exchange for the 'mini' EZ detail brush instead?
Try Halfords Value Car Wash should strip off the wax
agree with this
the stuff is awesome at stripping the wax offother ways are adding some APC into you shampoo bucket or using a stronger dose of shampoo then normal.
Anybody want to let me borrow their orbital polisher for some monies or beer?
please
Anytime mate - I've a Porter Cable and you are only down the road - send me an email.
My First Detail
All done by hand and a lot of back put into it.
The car is a MY01 Boxster S in Lapis Blue hood and paint
First-
Rinse with pressure washer
Shampoo with Autoglym Shampoo, 2 bucket method
Clean wheels with Autoglym wheel cleaner
Autosol exhaust, this took ages, 9 years of crud on it!
Rinse with pressure washer
Megs quick clay the whole car
Rinse with pressure washer
Dry with my Screwfix MF cloths
Polish with Autoglym SRP, applied with Megs foam applicator
MF off
Seal with Autoglym EPG, applied with Megs foam applicator
MF off
Two days later-
Shampoo with Autoglym Shampoo, 2 bucket method
Rinse with bucket
Dry using MF cloths
Seal with Autoglym EPG, applied with Megs foam applicator
Interior-
Hoover the whole car
Clean dash and seats with Autoglym leather cleaner
Use paint brush on the all that 9 year old dust out
Bang out and Hoover mats
Results-
Conclusion-
Look very shiny, claying makes the pain like glass. Little correction achieved but then I’m using product with little to no cut. SRP didn’t fill many of the swirls either. Certainly looks good, it’s only when you get very close in the right light can you see any of the imperfections.
If anyone has any tips for cleaning mats or interiors in general that would be good.
Next-
Get a DA machine cleaner!
What do you think?
All done by hand and a lot of back put into it.
The car is a MY01 Boxster S in Lapis Blue hood and paint
First-
Rinse with pressure washer
Shampoo with Autoglym Shampoo, 2 bucket method
Clean wheels with Autoglym wheel cleaner
Autosol exhaust, this took ages, 9 years of crud on it!
Rinse with pressure washer
Megs quick clay the whole car
Rinse with pressure washer
Dry with my Screwfix MF cloths
Polish with Autoglym SRP, applied with Megs foam applicator
MF off
Seal with Autoglym EPG, applied with Megs foam applicator
MF off
Two days later-
Shampoo with Autoglym Shampoo, 2 bucket method
Rinse with bucket
Dry using MF cloths
Seal with Autoglym EPG, applied with Megs foam applicator
Interior-
Hoover the whole car
Clean dash and seats with Autoglym leather cleaner
Use paint brush on the all that 9 year old dust out
Bang out and Hoover mats
Results-
Conclusion-
Look very shiny, claying makes the pain like glass. Little correction achieved but then I’m using product with little to no cut. SRP didn’t fill many of the swirls either. Certainly looks good, it’s only when you get very close in the right light can you see any of the imperfections.
If anyone has any tips for cleaning mats or interiors in general that would be good.
Next-
Get a DA machine cleaner!
What do you think?
This is what I've read on detailing world, so in a nut shell I need to polish it three times.
Polish
Remove with MF
Polish
Remove with MF
Polish
Remove with MF
Is the AG EGP the right thing to be using after or should I use a wax instead or even as well as?
Thanks
Wax will last longer.
Get yourself some Colinite 476 and enjoy protection for months.
I need something (two products if necessary) for my dash board as well as exterior plastics.
I recently did the external plastics with some bumper and vinyl cleaner gel, but this has left an almost greasy residue and a gloss to the external plastics, which not only looks a bit tacky IMO, but it picks up fingerprints and dust really easily.
For the internal and dash plastics, I don't want anything glossy, or anything that is going to leave too much of a residue, just something that will clean and restore depth to the plastics.
I recently did the external plastics with some bumper and vinyl cleaner gel, but this has left an almost greasy residue and a gloss to the external plastics, which not only looks a bit tacky IMO, but it picks up fingerprints and dust really easily.
For the internal and dash plastics, I don't want anything glossy, or anything that is going to leave too much of a residue, just something that will clean and restore depth to the plastics.
I don't suppose anyone near the Oxford/Abingdon area has a DA machine polisher I could use? I do want to buy one, but I want to see if some of the marks on my paint are worth tackling before paying for one. I don't think they are too deep, but it's hard to tell
You will be compensated with money and beers of your choice
You will be compensated with money and beers of your choice
I don't suppose anyone near the Oxford/Abingdon area has a DA machine polisher I could use? I do want to buy one, but I want to see if some of the marks on my paint are worth tackling before paying for one. I don't think they are too deep, but it's hard to tell
You will be compensated with money and beers of your choice
Unless you can feel them with your fingernail, they'll come out with a DA.
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