*** The Car Cleaning Thread ***

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Did a nice long wash the other day. Couldn't believe it too 4 hours!

1. Hoover interior
2. Rinse and wash with shampoo
3. Clay with detailing mist
4. Wax

I guess the clay only needs to be done once or twice a year at least!
 
shadow_boxer said:
Did a nice long wash the other day. Couldn't believe it too 4 hours!

1. Hoover interior
2. Rinse and wash with shampoo
3. Clay with detailing mist
4. Wax

I guess the clay only needs to be done once or twice a year at least!
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If you keep up a good layer of wax, depending on your mileage and conditions, you might not even need to do it for much longer...certainly not all over the car.
 
T0pPredator said:
I could easily spend 4 hours cleaning my car.
It only occurred to me recently that I've only seen someone else washing their car at home once or twice in living memory.
Then I realised that my neighbours must think I'm clinically insane.
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Yup, I have noticed the same thing, I swear none of my neighbours ever wash their car! Few of them always seem to be fairly clean so they must taken them to be washed ... seems crazy to pay someone to put scratches into a car :D
 
unrealrocks said:
Yup, I have noticed the same thing, I swear none of my neighbours ever wash their car!
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Same in my area, theres just one guy near me that has the same enthusiasm for detailing as myself. Have to put up with the usual jibes from neighbours like 'you can do mine next' or 'obviously have too much time on your hands' etc.. *yawn*:o
 
cadmunkey said:
Same in my area, theres just one guy near me that has the same enthusiasm for detailing as myself. Have to put up with the usual jibes from neighbours like 'you can do mine next' or 'obviously have too much time on your hands' etc.. *yawn*:o
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Hah! Don't get that from neighbours but the usual middle aged couples that walk past joke that exact same line :p

Most recently a couple of lads walked past as I was drying off my alloys and I overheard one say "The wheels on that!", another time a little kid pointed at the car to his mum and she goes to him "oooh!" or something like that.

I think it's pretty neat, some of the comments make your eyes roll and go "really?..." whereas most make it feel like your efforts were worth it :p
 
A neighbour said to me last time I washed the car "your cleaning the car again?" uhh, the last time I cleaned it was like 5 weeks before, so I am not exactly OCD about it!

mrk said:
Most recently a couple of lads walked past as I was drying off my alloys and I overheard one say "The wheels on that!", another time a little kid pointed at the car to his mum and she goes to him "oooh!" or something like that.
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cadmunkey said:
True, I often get the really young kids pointing out the shiny car to their parents as they walk past :D
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I don't get that. :(:(
 
Does anyone have a good method for cleaning a soft-top hood? Mine has started to get a bit of the green stuff coming in and I wanted a good way of shifting it, any advice would be welcome!
 
^Lol, didn't give a thumbs up though? How rude!

cadmunkey said:
True, I often get the really young kids pointing out the shiny car to their parents as they walk past :D
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Just last night I was in the car just after dusk, was doing some setting changes on the nav and had the door open, a man with his daughter and dog walk past and I recognise him as a regular dog walker on weekend mornings, I wave hello and hear him say to the daughter "he's a nice guy he is, cleans his car every other day" - :o

Every other day? Who does he think I am... :p
 
mrk said:
^Lol, didn't give a thumbs up though? How rude!



Just last night I was in the car just after dusk, was doing some setting changes on the nav and had the door open, a man with his daughter and dog walk past and I recognise him as a regular dog walker on weekend mornings, I wave hello and hear him say to the daughter "he's a nice guy he is, cleans his car every other day" - :o

Every other day? Who does he think I am... :p
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Every other day? What a numpty. He should have said every day :p
 
mrk said:
another time a little kid pointed at the car to his mum and she goes to him "oooh!" or something like that.

I think it's pretty neat, some of the comments make your eyes roll and go "really?..." whereas most make it feel like your efforts were worth it :p
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Buy an M3 to show off to little kids ... standard :rolleyes:
 
Best thing is to use a suede brush on the alcantara, should help remove any white marks or stuff that's on there.

Rest of the seat just use whatever you'd normally go with on leather, gliptone or the likes
 
Cleaned my 350 at the weekend. Used the Meguiars tyre gel and am massively impressed from using various other brands and aerosols. Seems like its a deeper shine and will last longer.
 
Matt-Page said:
Hi,

After a product recommendation. I've got a red Toyota MR2 that has badly faded under the sunlight. I've been given a machine polisher a year pr sp ago, but never had the confidence to use it. (http://www.amazon.co.uk/TecTake-Pol...d=1437079842&sr=8-3&keywords=TecTake+Polisher)

I obviously need to cut the paint and my usual Autoglym Super Resin polish wont quite do it when I've done it by hand.

What product would you recommend?
Which pad should I use for this? (Can see the pads on the Amazon link) It comes with different thickness pads as well as waffle ones.

Is this a good polish to use to cut the paint and remove the oxidation/fading? http://www.halfords.com/motoring-tr...o-polish-wax/meguiars-ultimate-compound-450ml
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Any suggestions on suitable compound to use?
 
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