*** The Car Cleaning Thread ***

[pepsilol]

 

[chipperhead]

Seen as the weathers turned a bit nicer decided to give it a good going over.

Wash
Autobrite Citrus Cleaner
Megs Clay
Autobrite Cherry Glaze applied by rotary
Autobrite Black Magic Wax
Autobrite Berry Blast Tyre Gel

I find Cherry Glaze to be a fantastic product, it's an all in one so cleanses, polishes and fills and best of all it doesn't stain trim so you don't have to be too careful or even mask up when applying by rotary.

It did a great job restoring the window trim which was slowly turning into an oily purple colour, I've seen this happen on quite a few X5's.

Hopefully it will be long lasting.

The weather was a bit damp but wasn't too much of a problem.

 

[Matt-Page]

Iron X.

Thanks, I'll get some. :

 

[Saint]

Gave it a little clean yesterday

 

[tummelv]

Lovely colour.

 

[ants83]

As I've got a new focus what do you guys recommend for cleaning it?
I don't want to spend hours on it, but want to do a decent job.
Any pointers?

 

[rhysduck]

After moving a carpet and a dismantled computer desk the inside of my Golf now looks like a rubbish tip.
Coupled with not being cleaned for nearly a month (in and out) it now also has about an inch of dirt and sand on the outside

 

[meh?]

Dunno if anyone has seen this but I thought it was a good offer:
http://www.cleanstore.co.uk/products/Product.asp?ID=7646

 

[lmfy2k]

heres mine last week:





washed with duragloss 901, 2bm, washmit etc

since then, had the car clayed, polished and CQuartz (CQUK) sealant applied, Gtechniq G1 on windows. Just waiting for it to cure properly before washing it again (1 week)

some pics just after the cquartz applied:

 

[chipperhead]

Dunno if anyone has seen this but I thought it was a good offer:
http://www.cleanstore.co.uk/products/Product.asp?ID=7646

I've got this power washer, the hose and power cable are a bit messy in storage but for the money it's great.
Don't bother buying the patio and deck cleaner attachment though it's crap.

 

[pepsilol]

My nilfisk hose broke in half, after barely any use.

I then went industrial.

 

[rhysduck]

Need a PW for when I move out and stuck between a karcher and a Nilfisk.. Pity I cant afford a Karcher HD washer!

 

[Hostile-17]

Im thinking of getting the following from CYC. Can anyone recomend or improve on the below?

Car-Lack 68 Shampoo (1000ml)
Miracle Dryer Towel - Ultra Plush 25" x 36"
Sonus SFX Ultra-Fine Detailing Clay Sampler
Collinite 476S - Super Doublecoat Auto Wax

 

[kona786]

Just a wash with Turtle Wax and a bog standard sponge as that's all I had. This is my new car and I never washed the old one myself .

I'm loving the way the camera makes the car look super immaculate

 

[AndrewNR]

Whilst I personally wouldn't want to own one that Celica does look pretty sweet.

 

[dirtychinchilla]

It's about the third thread I've seen pictures of it in...

 

[Raymond Lin]

 

[brightside_]

Polished bliss currently have a 3 for 2 deal on Auto Finesse products till the end of March.

I ordered some Citrus Power, Tripple and Revive yesterday. Just need the time to clean it when it arrives

 

[Westyfield2]

Polished bliss currently have a 3 for 2 deal on Auto Finesse products till the end of March.

I ordered some Citrus Power, Tripple and Revive yesterday. Just need the time to clean it when it arrives

Ooh, <3 Auto Finesse products and always buy from Polished Bliss. Time to get spending!

 

[Howard]

What do people use when they really want to 'deep clean' their wheels? I don't think I have any strong enough products. I took one of mine off today to see how clean I could get it but despite my elbow grease, this is as good as I could get the inside:


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