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Ok I've now settled on a good tyre dressing, Autoglym Instant Tyre Dressing. I waited to post this because I wanted to see how long each dressing lasts.
It comes out like Milk and looks like milk too but if you rub it into the tyre wall it will keep the tyre looking freshly washed until the next time you wash your car pretty much! in fact clean looking tyres and alloys make the car look cleaner even if the car itself has not been washed in 2 weeks!
It's £6.49 a spraybottle but well worth it, you don't need to use it every other day like the cheaper ones thus using more and you end up spending a similar amount on several spray cans of cheaper product.
Result right after applying:
Your post is fail post of the year. What relation does that have with looking after your leather car seats? I look after my car and would rather not have my seats in the same condition as 80% of the general public who don't give a rat's ass about what condition their car is in.
Not overly impressed with that MRK, the megs endurance stuff is way better and is about the same price.
I dont blame you keeping stuff in the car, as you say, you can clean the mess up quickly, I keep glass cleaner and polish in the car aswell, with the miles i do in the summer, the flies just weld theirselves to the screen if i dont clean them off after my journey.
Oh and those wheels are horrid
Be very careful with rotaries, different cars have different levels of paint hardness, but I do agree you have to be a bit of a tard to screw your paint up big time, most people tend to impart holograms first time around, but thats easy to correct.
I bought a silverline 'orange' and lots of 3m pads, it all came to about £70, well worth it as I can do 2 cars easily in a weekend, and it really saves your back and arms.
As an aside, i dunno why you silver owners bother, I did my moms Merc, the full shebang, ****ing thing looks no better than before I bloody started
I bought a silverline 'orange' and lots of 3m pads, it all came to about £70, well worth it as I can do 2 cars easily in a weekend, and it really saves your back and arms.
As an aside, i dunno why you silver owners bother, I did my moms Merc, the full shebang, ****ing thing looks no better than before I bloody started
Keep it running when you clean it, spray some Gunk or APC on it and scrub or wipe it all off, did mine once before I sold it, its easier with newer cars with all their plastic crap everywhere, older cars were a mare.
Its one of those areas where its a lot of effort but does make you feel good once you have done it, and then it dawns on you......what a waste of time
Its one of those areas where its a lot of effort but does make you feel good once you have done it, and then it dawns on you......what a waste of time
TBH, Toker, that doesnt look anything special to me, thats the problem with white, just like silver, It doesnt really 'stand out' when you put loads of effort in.Its probabaly the pictures, but I'd have no problems in getting that finish with a £15 combo of AG SRP and EGP.
I havent got access to a white car
Might ask one of the local taxi blokes
To me the reason why that looks so good is that the base condition of the paint is so good, rather than any 'depth' the sealant is adding to my untrained eye.As I say its probabaly the quality of the photo which is decieving me.
Might ask one of the local taxi blokes
To me the reason why that looks so good is that the base condition of the paint is so good, rather than any 'depth' the sealant is adding to my untrained eye.As I say its probabaly the quality of the photo which is decieving me.
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Grrr why the **** is it still raining, for the 1st time in months i have a weekend free to sort the car out, and it hasnt stopped raining since Friday Lunchtime.
Ive even got some Menzerna samples to try out.
While im at it, Ive got a Milano Red Honda on order, its a brand new car so no doubt its gonna need some correction 1st But after that, can anyone reccomend a sealant or durable wax for it, Ive still got my tub of Colly 915 here, but the general concensus is that its only good for dark metallic finishes.
Ive even got some Menzerna samples to try out.
While im at it, Ive got a Milano Red Honda on order, its a brand new car so no doubt its gonna need some correction 1st
But after that, can anyone reccomend a sealant or durable wax for it, Ive still got my tub of Colly 915 here, but the general concensus is that its only good for dark metallic finishes.Used some Menzerna IP yesterday, what a fantastic polish, took out some many imperfections out of my bonnet, highly reccomended
Pity my bonnet has more ****ing stonechips than there are stones in the whole world, so that was a waste of an expensive polish
Pity my bonnet has more ****ing stonechips than there are stones in the whole world, so that was a waste of an expensive polish
I washed mine after a month (not due to lack of love, just life getting in the way) and shockingly all those bits i thought were fly remnants, are actually stone chips, the bumper is peppered.
The upside of this is work have agreed to let me get the front end painted, along with all minor dents/dings/scratches fixed.Downside is that I will only have the car for 3 weeks, and then its onto dull Diesel-ville.
And Mrk, you take anal to the next level
) and shockingly all those bits i thought were fly remnants, are actually stone chips, the bumper is peppered.The upside of this is work have agreed to let me get the front end painted, along with all minor dents/dings/scratches fixed.Downside is that I will only have the car for 3 weeks, and then its onto dull Diesel-ville.
And Mrk, you take anal to the next level
I use Carters for pads, they often do special offers, my pads have stood very well with 2 years of abuse
http://www.cartersconsumables.co.uk/polishing-pads-heads-heads-accessories-c-94_105_162.html
http://www.cartersconsumables.co.uk/polishing-pads-heads-heads-accessories-c-94_105_162.html
I gave my 6 month old Honda its first clean of the year, I dont know if its me but new car paints seem to be getting worse, mines stone cipped to hell, the paint seem really sift and thin,it looks nice and shiney after some SRP and 915, but in reality it will need some machine correction
I washed 3 other cars aswell, jeez bring back winter I've still got the MX5 to clay/polish and wax tomorrow, I seriously hope it rains!
I washed 3 other cars aswell, jeez bring back winter
I've still got the MX5 to clay/polish and wax tomorrow, I seriously hope it rains!I got my silverline rotary out yesterday, and coupled with Menz IP its really bought out the best in my white 15 year old mazda, I really should have taken some before and afters, but im shocked at how much deeper it looks now (Menz IP/SRP/915).
I will say you really need something like a rotary to get the best out of Menz, nice thing is, a little goes a long way, and you just add a mist of water and you can keep working it into the panel.
I will say you really need something like a rotary to get the best out of Menz, nice thing is, a little goes a long way, and you just add a mist of water and you can keep working it into the panel.
Man, Honda Milano red is rediculously soft, the car isnt 10 months old yet and its a swirly mess.
Im on day 3 of attacking the paint with clay/Menz ff/Coli 915, just got the roof and skirts to do, and wahay im done, gotta say Menz has been a joy to use with the rotary, even in this hot weather, just keep your pad moist and mist the bodywork everynow and then, and it really works well.Im glad I moved over to the Rotary tho, Ive managed to get rid of some of the scratches left by inconsiderate muppets at car parks.
Question to you pro's, im running out of collinite now, It hasnt really been lasting that long for me, well recently anyway, ive got enough for another coat now, how long before I can apply the 2nd coat? Has anyone got any recomendations for another hard wearing wax, upto about £25.
Im on day 3 of attacking the paint with clay/Menz ff/Coli 915, just got the roof and skirts to do, and wahay im done, gotta say Menz has been a joy to use with the rotary, even in this hot weather, just keep your pad moist and mist the bodywork everynow and then, and it really works well.Im glad I moved over to the Rotary tho, Ive managed to get rid of some of the scratches left by inconsiderate muppets at car parks.
Question to you pro's, im running out of collinite now, It hasnt really been lasting that long for me, well recently anyway, ive got enough for another coat now, how long before I can apply the 2nd coat? Has anyone got any recomendations for another hard wearing wax, upto about £25.
Autoglym tar remover works really well, as does WD40! You could take the tar off wiht some clay.
As for the leather Q earlier, I can highly reccomend Gliptone products.Ive used the cleaner on some real dirty seats, and it works really well.You dont really need conditioner on newish seats.Ive even used their scuff master kit to renovate seats, again really makes a massive difference on all but the major scrapes.
As for the leather Q earlier, I can highly reccomend Gliptone products.Ive used the cleaner on some real dirty seats, and it works really well.You dont really need conditioner on newish seats.Ive even used their scuff master kit to renovate seats, again really makes a massive difference on all but the major scrapes.
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