Agreed, and by the time you've bought two big buckets for £14 and a pair of grit guards for another £14, £27 for a pair of big buckets with grit guards isn't a bad deal.
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Agreed, and by the time you've bought two big buckets for £14 and a pair of grit guards for another £14, £27 for a pair of big buckets with grit guards isn't a bad deal.
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I don't use grit guards either. Never have.
Two bucket method basically removes any need for a grit guard as far as I'm concerned.
I'm a bit split with car washing at the moment. The only one that gets proper attention is my wifes Grande Punto
Company car gets a £3 automated car wash every few weeks and my MX5 only ever seems to get a waterless wash these days as a quick spruce up before I go out in it 
Got to say though that the MX5 is looking damn good for only having Showroom Shine used on it
I'm a bit split with car washing at the moment. The only one that gets proper attention is my wifes Grande Punto
Company car gets a £3 automated car wash every few weeks and my MX5 only ever seems to get a waterless wash these days as a quick spruce up before I go out in it Got to say though that the MX5 is looking damn good for only having Showroom Shine used on it Why do people pay more than about £2 for a bucketmad people you.
Quite.
When I rinse my mitt I dunk it in the dirty bucket and rub all the crap off with my hand. Comes out spotless.
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Why do people pay more than about £2 for a bucket
I saw one on clean your car costing close to £40 I think.
But it had wheels, and doubled as a stool for when you're doing the wheels etc.
I was so tempted to get one.
Had my M135i for two weeks now and decided this evening to give it a proper clean.
Snow Foamed with Pro-Kleen Cheery Snow Foam - not a bad amount of foam, but even at a 40/60 mix in the bottle it wasnt a sticking foam so ran off the car a bit easier than would be ideal.
Lambs Wool mitted using warm water with Simoniz Triple Action Car Shampoo (its actually pretty good, but I am using it cause I have a bottle of it
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Wheels were then cleaned with a microfibre bobble mitt.
Clay Mitted using the shampoo and water as a lubricator.
Shampoo'd again using the Snowfoam lance to get it all over.
Cleaned down using the pressure washer.
Dried using a nice large microfibre cloth.
Waxed using Dodo Juice Blue Velvet wax.
Very pleased with how it looks.
Snow Foamed with Pro-Kleen Cheery Snow Foam - not a bad amount of foam, but even at a 40/60 mix in the bottle it wasnt a sticking foam so ran off the car a bit easier than would be ideal.
Lambs Wool mitted using warm water with Simoniz Triple Action Car Shampoo (its actually pretty good, but I am using it cause I have a bottle of it
)Wheels were then cleaned with a microfibre bobble mitt.
Clay Mitted using the shampoo and water as a lubricator.
Shampoo'd again using the Snowfoam lance to get it all over.
Cleaned down using the pressure washer.
Dried using a nice large microfibre cloth.
Waxed using Dodo Juice Blue Velvet wax.
Very pleased with how it looks.
Anybody tried any 'Autojoy' products?
I'm looking for some more wheel cleaner, my usual AB very cherry is empty and these do what looks to be a Rip off version, 5L for £9 http://www.autojoy.co.uk/vehicle-washing-autojoy-brite-clean-acid-wheel-cleaner-litre-p-426.html
Seems like cheap packaging, but those reviews I can find seem favourable. Reckon it's worth a punt? The £8 delivery is the only thing that's paused me so far.
I'm looking for some more wheel cleaner, my usual AB very cherry is empty and these do what looks to be a Rip off version, 5L for £9 http://www.autojoy.co.uk/vehicle-washing-autojoy-brite-clean-acid-wheel-cleaner-litre-p-426.html
Seems like cheap packaging, but those reviews I can find seem favourable. Reckon it's worth a punt? The £8 delivery is the only thing that's paused me so far.
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A grit guard helps if you drop your mitt into the bucket and it falls to the bottom, it is nothing more than a safety net. In the world of detailing where people are obsessed about the smallest detail, I think it is a reasonable tool. Is it necessary? No. Is it a "epic waste of money" I don't think so.
There are a million other things which are more epic waste of money.
There are a million other things which are more epic waste of money.
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I've never found a sponge that sinks yet. They always float 50:50 on the surface.
You're cleaning your car with a sponge? :facepalm:
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Used Megs head lamp kit and then UV protect
That's a very nice improvement. Did you wet sand it down first or just go straight to the Meg pads? Need to do my 12 year old e46 as lights are looking worse for wear!
That's a very nice improvement. Did you wet sand it down first or just go straight to the Meg pads? Need to do my 12 year old e46 as lights are looking worse for wear!
Just the pad, its not perfect, but I don't want the risk of making it worse by sanding
On my E46 you could replace the front of the head lamps (just the plastic front) so did that before as they were cheap.edit: pic below, left being the original one which was pitted
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How do you guys/gals stop dealers cleaning your car when it goes in for a service or whatever?
I was wondering why my double coating of collinite had only lasted 6 months but then realised I forgot to make a point of it not being washed at the dealers and they probably used some sort of traffic film remover to make the job easy
Most times I ask them not to wash it they seem to take offence or look at me like I'm missing something..
I was wondering why my double coating of collinite had only lasted 6 months but then realised I forgot to make a point of it not being washed at the dealers and they probably used some sort of traffic film remover to make the job easy
Most times I ask them not to wash it they seem to take offence or look at me like I'm missing something..
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