*** The Car Cleaning Thread ***

[~Divine~Wind~]

so.. dodo or DAS6?

 

[Si105]

so.. dodo or DAS6?

DAS 6 Pro on CYC for £99.

The dodo is a DAS 6 btw.

 

[acake]

I presume a two bucket wash first and rinse, but what is the best method of application for BSD?

you could try mixing BSD 50/50 with chemical guys V7 QD or c2v3 both help it spread and be less grabby and add to it.

 

[Tinders]

Ive always used BSD on a wet car as a drying aid, have i been doing it wrong?

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Ive always used BSD on a wet car as a drying aid, have i been doing it wrong?

I do the same, works fantastically.

 

[grudas]

AG aqua wax works that way.. on wet car.. I dry it and then apply BSD.

 

[Raymond Lin]

The Direction on the BSD bottle states - Leather dry, then apply.

I would apply it on a cleaned, dried car, just make sure it is cool and not hot.

 

[kona786]

Sun's out today. Car still shiny and clean looking after the 2 days of heavy rain thanks to BSD.

 

[scaza]

Well my order for my mitt and snow foam Lance turned up today. But I have hit a slight bump. I haven't got any snow foam.

Going to take a punt at the hi foam wash from car plan trade (essentially demon foam. At about 10 quid for 5 litres, it can't be that bad.

 

[grudas]

I've bought the cheap kercher foam from amazon -;

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kärcher-Ul...=1466001340&sr=8-2&keywords=karcher+snow+foam

and for the price it is decent! stayed long enough on the car and after a quick blast with pressure washer car was pretty much clean.

 

[Armageus]

Well my order for my mitt and snow foam Lance turned up today. But I have hit a slight bump. I haven't got any snow foam.

I use Valet Pro PH Neutral which works well

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washi...ro-ph-neutral-snow-foam-1-litre/prod_516.html
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-and-drying/valet-pro-ph-neutral-snow-foam/prod_500.html

 

[kaotikuk]

I made a big mistake and wiped dry bird poo off my bonnet without soaking it first, it scratched in a circular motion! There pretty light scratches but visible, then i made another mistake of using a "scratch remover" applied to much and now theres the scratches + a white marks where the paint has kinda gone! what an idiot

Whats the best way to minimise this now? some good polish regularly? or? any reccomendations for my idiocy?

 

[MoRT489]

I use Valet Pro Advanced Neutral Snow Foam at the moment but I have to use it neat in order to get any sort of dwell time with Karcher K4 and Karcher foam lance. Does the foam lance itself make a difference? I bought the Karcher lance before I'd read anything about proper detailing

 

[Armageus]

Does the foam lance itself make a difference? I bought the Karcher lance before I'd read anything about proper detailing

I would say so - On my Nilfisk pressure washer, I use one of the "universal" ones similar to this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Karcher-K...362155?hash=item280928d2ab:g:SqkAAOSwnNBXWCPJ

Have had no issues with the Valet Pro at the recommended concentration which produces a thick almost Shaving foam style consistency.

 

[T0pPredator]

Just ordered myself a DAS6PRO from CYC.
Always wanted a decent machine after borrowing a cheap non-branded one from a friend for a previous car years ago and being amazed by how easy it was.

As I've ordered the machine alone, I'm hoping someone can advise what a noob like me should purchase in terms of pads and chemicals to start off with?

Got one car in the household which I'm hoping to polish out some deeper scuffs and scratches on and mine which could do with all the swirls polishing out.

Thanks!

 

[Raymond Lin]

This chart should help with what kind of polish to get.

Spoiler

 

[Deleted member 66701]

Another BSD user here.

You can tell BSD users, they are the ones smiling when it's raining

 

[Gimli]

Got my BSD delivered today. Looking forward to using it after some of the comments in here!

 

[dacads]

Best non abrasive wheel cleaner?

 

[Raymond Lin]

Best non abrasive wheel cleaner?

Sonax