*** The Car Cleaning Thread ***

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CaptainRAVE said:
Terrible idea. Wash, clay, Polish, wax. Resin polish plus HD wax or a good sealant will do the trick.

Autoglym clean wheels is one of the best, but it is also strong stuff, so use with care (care for you and your wheels).

I really want the wheel woolies (brushes), but at that price Santa can get them :)
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Yes as stated above. However, I would use panel wipe too, so...Wash, clay, polish, panel wipe (gets all the grease etc off from the polish) and then wax.

Personally unless using something like Swissvax Crystal Rock and prepping the car properly and get the paint really smooth and getting a good bond between the wax and the paint, I wouldnt wax a car.

Your much better using Gtechnique Exo C1 and C2 or Cquartz UK with Reload and Hydro2 on top.

Also, I find the autoglym stuff cheap and not very good, hence why you get it at halfords, thats just my opinion but take it with a pinch of salt as I'm a perfectionist with OCD and only use the best of the best :D
 
Brocky120 said:
Yes as stated above. However, I would use panel wipe too, so...Wash, clay, polish, panel wipe (gets all the grease etc off from the polish) and then wax.

Personally unless using something like Swissvax Crystal Rock and prepping the car properly and get the paint really smooth and getting a good bond between the wax and the paint, I wouldnt wax a car.

Your much better using Gtechnique Exo C1 and C2 or Cquartz UK with Reload and Hydro2 on top.

Also, I find the autoglym stuff cheap and not very good, hence why you get it at halfords, thats just my opinion but take it with a pinch of salt as I'm a perfectionist with OCD and only use the best of the best :D
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Panel wipe is good if you have actually corrected the or want to ensure the polish hasn't left any fillers.

From the post I'd say its a polish and wax by hand which will be relying on minor correction and mainly filling. Panel wipe will just remove the polish and be back to square one.

Hyburnate said:
What do you think of the CarPro stuff? I recently used Fusso Light and the gloss is impeccable and so is the beading.
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CarPro range is excellent. Fusso, well I'll just say its another product from the detailing world hype. It's okay for the price, nothing special in any category.
 
Amos91 said:
Panel wipe is good if you have actually corrected the or want to ensure the polish hasn't left any fillers.

From the post I'd say its a polish and wax by hand which will be relying on minor correction and mainly filling. Panel wipe will just remove the polish and be back to square one.



CarPro range is excellent. Fusso, well I'll just say its another product from the detailing world hype. It's okay for the price, nothing special in any category.
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Polish is used for getting rid of swirls and flattening paintwork micro-scopicly to get rid of the Orange peel effect. Panel wipe removes the oils left by the polish so the wax/sealants gets the best bond to the paintwork and has no oils or contaminants in between. I use a porter cable to polish cars and always panel wiped after to remove any excess oils.

CarPro is good stuff. Hydro2, Cquartz and Reload especially.
 
Muc-Off tyre dressing is pretty good, it spreads easily, it's more liquid than a gel, so apply to a sponge and wipe on a couple of coats./ It is supposed to last a few weeks, having driven the car several hundred miles the past 2 weeks odd, I can attest to the tyre walls continuing to look black.

Cheap too.
 
Amos91 said:
Panel wipe is good if you have actually corrected the or want to ensure the polish hasn't left any fillers.

From the post I'd say its a polish and wax by hand which will be relying on minor correction and mainly filling. Panel wipe will just remove the polish and be back to square one.



CarPro range is excellent. Fusso, well I'll just say its another product from the detailing world hype. It's okay for the price, nothing special in any category.
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I've not seen anything that compares to Fusso on a white car. It's amazing.
 
After a few bits and bobs.

Can anyone recommend
Hoover attachments?
Wheel brush? Wheel woolys ain't in my budget
Interior clearer?
Is ironx still the go to product? I have just ran out
Bumper and trim restorer?
 
Get the wheel woolies. Honestly they are so much better than other brushes. Before I got them I had the meguiars one and there is no comparison.
 
Bigpig said:
After a few bits and bobs.

Can anyone recommend
Wheel brush? Wheel woolys ain't in my budget - I use valetpro brushes, and an old wash mitt.
Interior clearer? Poorboys Natural Look trim dressing, and Autoglym Interior Shampoo.
Is ironx still the go to product? I have just ran out - I think Bilt Hamber Auto Wheels is better personally.
Bumper and trim restorer? 303 Aerospace protectant
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Blackhawk47 said:
Get the wheel woolies. Honestly they are so much better than other brushes. Before I got them I had the meguiars one and there is no comparison.
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This is what I hear all the time. They are definitely on my Christmas list.

Edit: caved in and bought the wheel woolies plus bilberry wheel cleaner which is meant to be the best alternative to the acid cleaners.
 
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I bought a 2l bottle of bilberry but never found it that amazing...never bothered buying another bottle. There is a new wheel cleaner out called Autobrite Purple rain v2 (or something along those lines)...which looks incredible!
 
CaptainRAVE said:
How so?



I currently just use the Autoglym body shampoo that I use on the rest of the car, will be interested to see how it compares.
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If you use it neat or at high concentration and leave it on too long it could make a mess of your wheels - probably more so if theyve been re finished.

That said I've always had good results, particularly with hot water and on the inside of rims
 
rodenal said:
If you use it neat or at high concentration and leave it on too long it could make a mess of your wheels - probably more so if theyve been re finished.

That said I've always had good results, particularly with hot water and on the inside of rims
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I use Bilberry as a quick cleaning detergent on the wheels + Exhaust tips, its excellent, I would never use anything with the word acid in the name, or in the product!!

I dilute it 1:3 with water as you dont need to use it concentrated. A very powerful Nilfisk P150.2 deals with the rest :D
 
I only use it at about 1:6 on the outside rims and don't really leave it on long either - it shifts the grime no problem coupled with pressure washer like you say
 
I've never needed to use anything more than car shampoo to clean my wheels - what is the benefit of using concentrated cleaning solutions?
 
[TW]Fox;28641598 said:
I've never needed to use anything more than car shampoo to clean my wheels - what is the benefit of using concentrated cleaning solutions?
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When you can't be arsed.

I try to wash the car once a week, if not every two weeks. Depending on how dirty they are I can sometimes get away with using a wheel cleaner + pressure washing off without having to get the wheel bucket + brushes out. Then just do a quick wipe down with a microfibre + quick detailer. I guess that is the upside of having darker wheels.
 
Blackhawk47 said:
When you can't be arsed.

I try to wash the car once a week, if not every two weeks. Depending on how dirty they are I can sometimes get away with using a wheel cleaner + pressure washing off without having to get the wheel bucket + brushes out. Then just do a quick wipe down with a microfibre + quick detailer. I guess that is the upside of having darker wheels.
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I have grey wheels and just had new 400mm brakes put on with Pagid pads, they squeek a lot (havent done any hard braking at the moment yet) and the brake dust is averge and will build up overtime, spray some Bilberry on, leave for 1-2 minutes and jet wash off. Brings them up a treat.

I wash mine once a week. It throws out a lot of soot out the back even on 1/4 throttle so need to get it in and updated to Ecutek 5. If I leave it any longer the soot starts to stick to the car even after Cquartz being on it.
 
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