Soldato
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*** The Car Cleaning Thread ***
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Just taken it off now and have curved it and shall leave it for a day or two. (its one of the ones that you recommended in another thread) Fingers crossed it'll make contact with that part, as no wiper blade i've tried has yet. (windscreen is so curved at the edges that richbrook style taxdisc holders need too many spacers to stay stuck)Leave your pas wiper blade curled over night inside the house, it should rest nice and flush on the windscreen after that
Looks good though, nice and spotless.
Hopeflly it will be fine 
I've had these blades ages in various brand styles and some are more curved than others - My current pair fit snugly around the windscreen out of the box but previous ones needed some curling.
Looking at your windscreen though if curling doesn't work then your screen is just too curved
I've had these blades ages in various brand styles and some are more curved than others - My current pair fit snugly around the windscreen out of the box but previous ones needed some curling.Looking at your windscreen though if curling doesn't work then your screen is just too curved
this thread is awesome, it has taken me the best part of a week to read through it and pick up some great tips.
Can anyone give advice on dealing with hairline scratches on a black car.
I have a black chipstick and black turtlewax from a previous car but i dont recall this being too successful.
Is a touch up paint stick and t-cut the way to go? If so should I clay first and not clay for a few months?
Can anyone give advice on dealing with hairline scratches on a black car.
I have a black chipstick and black turtlewax from a previous car but i dont recall this being too successful.
Is a touch up paint stick and t-cut the way to go? If so should I clay first and not clay for a few months?
Did you clay the car after washing it?! The dirt on that clay bar is pretty bad if it was done post-wash
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Did you clay the car after washing it?! The dirt on that clay bar is pretty bad if it was done post-wash
Yes lol that was from the bottom of the car near the front wheels, was really bad down there, the rest of the car felt and came out alright.
Did you clay the car after washing it?! The dirt on that clay bar is pretty bad if it was done post-wash
+1 i was about to say did ya bother washing your car before u clayed it
Helps to apply it to a wet car as it acts as a drying agent. Use a cloth or applicator pad to spread it evenly, leave it to cure for 20 mins or so then buff it off. Should look nice and shiny and should give you decent beading. Mine lasted about a month and a half before i decided to rewax it.
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Have been using Triplewax "wax it wet" recently - a little lazy, but leaves a great shine and the water beads on it well, so it can't be too bad. Also have been using Triplewax Car Polish, which, while called a polish actually seems to be made up entirely of waxes and seems to have the same effect. Will be moving back to autoglym once these products have been used up.
This weekend, weather permitting, I'm going to attack the Corsa - full 'detail'.
My plan is as follows but if you would do things in a different order please let me know how/why.
Saturday
Sunday
Am I making more work for myself by doing the wheels and then washing the exterior or would it be worse to do all of the exterior cleaning and then try and clean the mucky arches etc.
Cheers for any advice, I'll take photos along the way and do a full writeup when the time comes.
My plan is as follows but if you would do things in a different order please let me know how/why.
Saturday
- Take to local garage to jet-wash exterior (don't have access to an outside tap)
- Clean interior surfaces with APC / dust everything
- Clean interior glass with Fast Glass
- Hoover
- Dress interior surfaces
- Carpet shampoo with Vax
- Leave to dry
- Clean and dress engine bay
- Remove wheels and clean arches
- Clean and wax wheels whilst they're off the car
Sunday
- Full exterior wash with 2BM
- Clay
- Wash again
- Polish with rotary
- Wash again
- Dress with appropriate sealant/glaze/wax
- Dress tyres
- Profit
Am I making more work for myself by doing the wheels and then washing the exterior or would it be worse to do all of the exterior cleaning and then try and clean the mucky arches etc.
Cheers for any advice, I'll take photos along the way and do a full writeup when the time comes.
Just had a delivery of some fresh cleaning supplies
I was going to wash the car at the weekend... but then the pressure washer broke.
It just lost all pressure and water started leaking from the inside! This is the 3rd one in 4 years to break.
What pressure washers do people recommend/use? The three mentioned were all Karchers.
I was going to wash the car at the weekend... but then the pressure washer broke.
It just lost all pressure and water started leaking from the inside! This is the 3rd one in 4 years to break.What pressure washers do people recommend/use? The three mentioned were all Karchers.
Why don't you come to the RR instead it is like 45mins away?
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Just had a delivery of some fresh cleaning supplies
I was going to wash the car at the weekend... but then the pressure washer broke.
What pressure washers do people recommend/use? The three mentioned were all Karchers.
Nilfisk seems to be the weapon of choice at the minute, mainly due to them having metal pump internals as opposed to karchers, which have plastic internals (in general).
Cheers, I'll do some research.
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