*** The Car Cleaning Thread ***

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InvaderGIR said:
Given you've admitted to knowing naff all about cleaning cars, how about you stop 'helping' others by giving them bad ill informed opinions and let people that do actually know what they are talking about help others instead.

I feel bad for anyone that follows your advice in any motors thread to be quite honest. :(
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Feel free to correct me where I am wrong here.

Is that DAS polisher a bad buy?
Is the Meguiar one twice as good for £160?
Do you have any suggestion as to your opinion in offering an option to the alternative?

Also, it is my opinion, and you have your opinion. I never said anything conclusive, I merely said "this is what I do" others have corrected me on various points and I listen.

I have not suggested to wash with a sponge and one bucket. Nor have I said anything to anyone that could damage their car.

Please, I would be grateful if you could point it out to me, apart from the wax thing (which isn't "wrong" at most it is a waste of time) that what I've done isn't what others do every day.

Please.
 
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Raymond Lin said:
Feel free to correct me where I am wrong here.

Is that DAS polisher a bad buy?
Is the Meguiar one twice as good for £160?
Do you have any suggestion as to your opinion in offering an option to the alternative?
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You don't even know any of that yourself. I appreciate that you're trying to be helpful but I can't see how you can tailor any advice to suit seeing as you have no experience in the subject yourself?

What is the difference between the pro and non pro versions of the DA you posted and why would you spend the extra for the pro?
 
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I'd assume the guy was asking which one to buy so he can get opinions from people who have used a few

If you have thoroughly researched them then fair enough but atleast give some reasoning . Eg why you will be going for the pro version
 
Afternoon all,

Yesterday I was fairly bored so dug out the bits of car cleaning stuff I've got and went about attempting to make my 11 year old fiestas black paint look better.

I have Meguiars shampoo, paint cleaner, polish and some turtle wax. I had a couple of applicator pads about and a micro fibre cloth.

I just started with the bonnet to see what improvements it would make. It made it look clean but the whole car is covered in swirl marks.

I got the t-cut out next and what seemed like a lot of effort removed all of the swirl marks a treat. However I now had blobs of I don't know what all over my car and no amount of scrubbing would fetch them out. It's probably a mixture of tar, bugs etc.

What's the best / easiest and not too costly way of getting them out?

Also the 'black' trim on the car is more of a grey, any products good for restoring those? I tried a basic back to black paste from Halfords a while back but it only lasted a month or so.

Cheers
 
Janesy B said:
You don't even know any of that yourself. I appreciate that you're trying to be helpful but I can't see how you can tailor any advice to suit seeing as you have no experience in the subject yourself?
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It was an option, he asked for a DA polisher, I linked one.

I've started another thread on the same topic, Rotty himself planned to buy the same one.

Now, may I blame him for this? Or are you going to say to him he is wrong?
 
Raymond Lin said:
It was an option, he asked for a DA polisher, I linked one.

I've started another thread on the same topic, Rotty himself planned to buy the same one.

Now, may I blame him for this? Or are you going to say to him he is wrong?
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He asked if there's a preferred one and you stated he should buy X product, therefore you are stating that X product is the best/preferred. How do you know this given you've never been near a DA in your life?
 
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I've never been impressed with RainX, it doesn't last very long as it goes away after a good drive with wipers on in heavy rain anyway.

Much prefer the use of decent wiper blades at high speeds. I've used FainX and other brands of similar products over the years and have never felt the cost was worth it.
 
Janesy B said:
He asked if there's a preferred one and you stated he should buy X product, therefore you are stating that X product is the best/preferred. How do you know this give you've never been near a DA in your life?
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Rotty, they are saying your answer to me is wrong!!! You don't have a DA polisher either!

I said that's what I will get, never force anyone to get anything, (what is your answr to his question anyway, besides always picking holes in mine) and if you search the other thread, others have points out the Meguiar one is just the same but branded, or perhaps they are wrong too because they never tried all the DA polisher on the market.

I am merely giving an option from my research on this board.
 
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You've not really given any reason why someone should buy that DA, other than 'someone else said they were buying it'.
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I said "one of the DAS one"

I never said "get this one" and then link direct, my link is to a page with all the polisher on, not any specific one.
 
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Janesy B said:
You've not really given any reason why someone should buy that DA, other than 'someone else said they were buying it'.
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Give it a rest will you. You have not once recommended a DA polisher in this thread, so why do you feel the need to nit pick at someone who is offering an example of a DA polisher.

The DAS-6 PRO is an excellent cheap/beginner Dual Action polisher in fact. It's highly recommended by many on the DW forum, and there is a group buy on at the moment so you can get it for £99.95 delivered.

Please JanesyB tell the OCUK cleaning world what YOU would recommend rather than nit picking other peoples recommendations...
 
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Oh so your answer to someone asking for a specific product was a link to a website with a whole range of DA machines with no reasoning. Helpful ++

Which lens for my camera should I buy? Oh I dunno, buy a Tamron lens
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http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22186048&postcount=24

Why don't you ask Rotty why he has linked DIRECTLY to a polisher kit, with no explanation of why he chose that one, and he has never mention he has any experience with a DA polisher?
 
Raymond Lin said:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22186048&postcount=24

Why don't you ask Rotty why he has linked DIRECTLY to a polisher kit, with no explanation of why he chose that one, and he has never mention he has any experience with a DA polisher?
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That's Rilot not Rotty... He's also said it's what he's buying, it's not in response to someone asking for a recommendation. Anyway I could spend all day arguing over semantics but I won't, I think you should just step back and let someone with experience of the products make suggestions. Given you've got SRP and car wax smeared over your windscreen and three different waxes smudged over your paintwork, you can hardly blame me for picking holes.
 
Steameh said:
I got the t-cut out next and what seemed like a lot of effort removed all of the swirl marks a treat. However I now had blobs of I don't know what all over my car and no amount of scrubbing would fetch them out. It's probably a mixture of tar, bugs etc.

What's the best / easiest and not too costly way of getting them out?
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Best is to use a multitude of products to completely detail your paintwork. But I fear this is not what you are after.

Get some form of Tar Removal, and Iron Removal. Wash and rinse in-between using both products as you don't want to mix them together.

Steameh said:
Also the 'black' trim on the car is more of a grey, any products good for restoring those? I tried a basic back to black paste from Halfords a while back but it only lasted a month or so.
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CarPro PERL
 
rossk26 said:
Best is to use a multitude of products to completely detail your paintwork. But I fear this is not what you are after.

Get some form of Tar Removal, and Iron Removal. Wash and rinse in-between using both products as you don't want to mix them together.

CarPro PERL
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Just googled this Iron removal thing and found IronX Paste.... Looks amazing! But it must be pretty lethal no?! My wheels are covered with black bits so may have to invest in some of this stuff.

mrk said:
So much anger from such little people!
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LOL so true :D
 
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