*** The Car Cleaning Thread ***

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Did a bit of work on the cars today and found the Mrs' A4 had a LOT of tar spots. Pics in spoiler as they are full resolution!

Lots of spots!
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So I dug out the "Kleers" and gave it a good spray in all the problem places and a few wipes and all the small spots just dissappeared!

Bigger ones were hanging about, but I just resprayed and broke the big spots with my nail and waited a few seconds before wiping again and they went too.

Big difference, not a lot of work! For got how good this was. De-tarred 2 cars in about 30 mins :)

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Missed a couple of smaller ones, went back and got them afterwards. Clearly the tyres are not cleaned yet :D
 
mrk said:
Magic Eraser on wiper blades takes off lots of crap that settles into the rubber pores and restores most of the "new blade" wipe performance.
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Cleaned my windscreen using a razor blade the other day and the wipers are now fantastic. Want to put some RainX on there as it's a perfect base so should get a good application, but don't want to chance messing it up!
 
can anyone recomend us some good product to clean the car outer door black protectors (black long strips along the doors) ,due to pre -owner car polishing it as discoloured the black strips . and i want to try bring it back to being black.
 
chillidog said:
can anyone recomend us some good product to clean the car outer door black protectors (black long strips along the doors) ,due to pre -owner car polishing it as discoloured the black strips . and i want to try bring it back to being black.
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Dis86 said:
Peanut butter.

Seriously, I'm actually not taking the mick.

http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/topic23704.html
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Or

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/engine-and-exterior/carpro-perl-coat-protectant/prod_932.html

Great stuff. I use it for interior plastics, tyres and even engine bay plastics.
 
Looking for some advice - picking up a new Q7 in about a month in pearlescent Daytona Gray colour. I'm quite comfortable with day to day care, but would it be worth buying something like CQuartz UK to apply to the car? Do these type of products differ greatly from a good wax?
 
What do people recommend?

Both for a polish and a cabriolet roof? I'm assuming a Porsche 996 roof is fabric?

I haven't polished a car this century... Lol.
 
Hyburnate said:
:eek: get a microfibre drying towel! Although I really want to treat myself to a blower :(
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Drying a whole car with a blower takes ages. I tend to wipe it off with a water blade, quickly towel dry big areas whilst giving it a squirt of BSD, then go round with the blower and do all of the badges/panel gaps/vents etc. Makes a lot of noise though!
 
Water blade? Eww. You sinner.

Also, surely makes more sense to blower the vents/badges etc first, rather than after drying the rest of the car? So then the water you blow out just spreads itself over the rest of the car?
 
Water blade is far better than any towel. 1 pass and the surface is totally dry, done in a minute flat. No messing around with towels that at best will give you a smeary messy finish after turning and wringing, then getting another cloth and QD to try and sort it out. All of that wiping swirls up the paint, water blade does not.
 
Clarkey said:
Water blade is far better than any towel. 1 pass and the surface is totally dry, done in a minute flat. No messing around with towels that at best will give you a smeary messy finish after turning and wringing, then getting another cloth and QD to try and sort it out. All of that wiping swirls up the paint, water blade does not.
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Nah you're right, a water blade just pushes all the crap you missed harshly over the paint with no stopping.
 
Wash your car properly then, I do not have this issue. If you have crap on your paint you don't think it will get caught in your towel and scraped everywhere anyway?
 
I think the point is that micro fiber will hold that crap up away from the paint abit where im guessing the blade will just rub it right into it.

Never used a blade though.
 
I dried two whole cars with 2 yellow microfiber towels in about 15 minutes. No rubbing required, just drape it over the flat bit's, then around the sides with light pressure, go over once and do it again. Bone dry.
Much easier and safer than scratchy blades :D
Perhaps if you have fully clayed the car, a blade might be an option, but why risk it?
 
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