*** The Car Cleaning Thread ***

[Glanza]

Now I'm running EBC Yellowstuff pads, brake dust is making my alloys get dull after a week or two, any recommendations for something to clean them off between a full car wash?

Been recommended Autofinesse Imperial wheel cleaner so far.

 

[Dav4]

Those front tyres need a shave

Just had to zoom in to realise what you were on about bit odd to have so many of them still on the sidewall as the tyres look quite worn on the top

 

[mjt]

Those front tyres need a shave

Please tell me that's not actually a thing

 

[Tee Hee Johnson]

Those front tyres need a shave

Ha, just noticed how immensely large the picture is!

 

[snips86x]

Is there any reason why I cannot purchase a snow foam lance for my convertible TTS? Is the material roof OK for that product?

 

[Havana_UK]

Now I'm running EBC Yellowstuff pads, brake dust is making my alloys get dull after a week or two, any recommendations for something to clean them off between a full car wash?

Been recommended Autofinesse Imperial wheel cleaner so far.

Sonax full effect wheel cleaner. Spray on, leave to dwell for a few minutes then pressure wash off. Doesn't get them totally clean of course but does a damn good job for minimal effort.

 

[grudas]

Sonax full effect wheel cleaner. Spray on, leave to dwell for a few minutes then pressure wash off. Doesn't get them totally clean of course but does a damn good job for minimal effort.

Bilt hamber auto wheel would probably result in clean wheels tbf. Sonax is good just not as good.

 

[Havana_UK]

Bilt hamber auto wheel would probably result in clean wheels tbf. Sonax is good just not as good.

With the caveat that I've never seen the Bilt Hamber product, I would be willing to bet that they're using the same active ingredients. Sonax will get the wheels clean, but without agitation it would get, for example, the back of the spokes. This is what I mean. I expect that the efficacy of both products is near identical.

 

[grudas]

With the caveat that I've never seen the Bilt Hamber product, I would be willing to bet that they're using the same active ingredients. Sonax will get the wheels clean, but without agitation it would get, for example, the back of the spokes. This is what I mean. I expect that the efficacy of both products is near identical.

I've tried both and I'm going by my experience of very dirty white wheels. No other cleaner returned them back to white as well as bilt hamber did. They're quite a big brand in car care industry, surprised you've never heard of them.

 

[Havana_UK]

I've heard of them, sure. I use their clay. I've never seen Bilt Hamber Auto Wheels in action, nor seen it directly compared to other brands that manufacture a similar product.

 

[Housey]

So it would seem I have had a visit from an Albatross who then decided to empty his bowls all over my little Polo GTI. That's OK, if you gotta go you gotta go but I have not been able to deal with said defections until this evening and you guessed it, my immaculate little lease Polo now has really...I mean REALLY bad stains all over the bonnet. I have tried Polish, scratch X, base coat treatments and anything else I could find but nothing is touching it. Am I am going to have to have a detailer fix it, can I fix it?

 

[Robbo]

So it would seem I have had a visit from an Albatross who then decided to empty his bowls all over my little Polo GTI. That's OK, if you gotta go you gotta go but I have not been able to deal with said defections until this evening and you guessed it, my immaculate little lease Polo now has really...I mean REALLY bad stains all over the bonnet. I have tried Polish, scratch X, base coat treatments and anything else I could find but nothing is touching it. Am I am going to have to have a detailer fix it, can I fix it?

Have you got a DA polishing machine? The paint is probably quite hard so you'll need a machine and some sort of compound, followed by a finishing polish. It's probably just etched into the lacquer.

 

[Housey]

I'm not going to try and do machine polishing myself as it will end badly. If that's my only option which I am thinking it is will pop it down to my local detailer down the road and get him to fix it. Annoying mind.

 

[grudas]

which is why you always have QD + MF cloth in the booth as soon as any pop is on my paint it gets wiped off.

 

[Flack88]

Now I'm running EBC Yellowstuff pads, brake dust is making my alloys get dull after a week or two, any recommendations for something to clean them off between a full car wash?

Been recommended Autofinesse Imperial wheel cleaner so far.

Seal them with Gtechniq c5 wheel armour and just use car shampoo and jet wash. That's what I have done with my white team dynamics running DS2500 and they are very easy to clean now.

 

[easyrider]

Water filter.

http://www.morethanpolish.com/maxi-filter-refillable-long-life-water-filter-system.asp

have you got one?

 

[snips86x]

Does anyone have a convertible where they have re-waterproofed the roof?
I'm also after something to remove the bugs from the front pre-wash as the product supplied by Audi is pretty poor to be honest.

Any suggestions?

 

[Cleisthenes]

have you got one?

kindai has one and said it worked brilliantly iirc

 

[Cookeh]

Does anyone have a convertible where they have re-waterproofed the roof?
I'm also after something to remove the bugs from the front pre-wash as the product supplied by Audi is pretty poor to be honest.

Any suggestions?

CQuartz of Gyeon can sort out the first with ease.

 

[Cookeh]

What's confusing you?
Poorboys is near the bottom when it comes to price. But I find they compete with the expensive stuff from the likes of Dodo Juice, Gyeon, Bouncers.

Its nowhere near the bottom and most certainly regarded as a premium brand. Most of the products do align with stuff like Gyeon, and Bouncers price-wise actually.