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Has anyone had any chance to use Chrome products before? https://www.chromecp.com
Was in the local service station/truck stop this morning and noticed these for sale. Seems they are more truck focused but at £5.95 per product seemed quite a reasonable price.
They had derailing spray, tar remover, wheel cleaner etc.
Was in the local service station/truck stop this morning and noticed these for sale. Seems they are more truck focused but at £5.95 per product seemed quite a reasonable price.
They had derailing spray, tar remover, wheel cleaner etc.
Soldato
Saw them too, also curious
Gave autobrite brilliance (glaze + filler) and Hellshine abyss top coat sealant a go today.
Pretty happy
Pretty happy
Soldato
I believe you can use Autoglym Magma (it is fairly new but available in Halfords). I am going through a bottle now, probably one of the best wheel cleaners I've used (easily on par with Sonar full effect wheel cleaner).
I believe you can use Autoglym Magma (it is fairly new but available in Halfords). I am going through a bottle now, probably one of the best wheel cleaners I've used (easily on par with Sonar full effect wheel cleaner).
Interesting, had seen that on the website. Will maybe check it out next time Halford have 3 for 2.
Caporegime
Magma looks like an iron remover e.g. Iron X?
Caporegime
Has anyone used Bilt Hamber Cleanser Polish? Looks like a really good product to apply before adding LSP.
Soldato
I've used it before applying double speed wax, seems to do the job fine. But then I haven't used anything else to compare them.
Caporegime
That's the combo I'm looking at. Would you say it's good? and does it take long to do?
Caporegime
Probably cleaned it with a brush and fairy liquid
Probably cleaned it with a brush and fairy liquid
I think some of their staff could do with that treatment..
Anyway here she is in her former glory.. I feel another machine polish is in order this summer. You can only notice the finer scratches up close though as the surface ones I eliminated last time.
This time the headlights are clean but.. nevermind one day there'll be nothing wrong
Soldato
Honestly, I don't go into massive depth when cleaning my car, I do it for protection mainly. The polish seems to do a good job, just make sure its well and truly buffed off afterwards. The wax goes on well, now that I have started using very light coats and does a decent job. For me it was either Autoglym SRP and HD Wax or the Bilt Hamber clanser/polish then double speed wax.
Caporegime
Crazy hail here. How does car paint stand up to hail stones just a bit smaller than a pea?
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Asked this a few weeks ago but thought I’d ask again.
If all I want is to get and keep my new car clean, what should I be using, what process, how often, etc.?
If all I want is to get and keep my new car clean, what should I be using, what process, how often, etc.?
A pair of buckets, a wash mitt, meguirs gold class shampoo > drying towel > super resin polish > aqua wax. In that order, as and when it's dirty.
Quick and easy, will keep the car looking nice enough.
You can then start adding clays, wheel cleaners, tar removers, foam lances etc as and when you get obsessed with cleaning your car
Depends how much you want to look after it.
If you dont care if you get light hazing or other superficial "age" related stuff then some fairy liquid a bucket and a sponge will do.
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