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Cleisthenes · 4 Mar 2019 at 15:08

HoneyBadger said:
Tried it Thursday as I had a day off work. This is amazing, so much better than the Karcher offering, it went on like shaving foam!!!

The results were astonishing by comparison. Then I dried it and put on some autoglym super resin polish.

I hope you washed it between snow foam and putting polish on?

Steedie · 4 Mar 2019 at 15:23

Yeah...please confirm! :eek:

Mobius 1 · 4 Mar 2019 at 15:29

FTM said:
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Thanks for that, I appreciate the detailed post ! I collect my car this week (hopefully tomorrow) and have it booked in to get it coated next week. I really value my car, and my cleaning time will be very limited. So the easier it is to keep clean. The better

I’ve been quoted £800. Which isn’t too bad tbh.

kaptainmarc · 4 Mar 2019 at 15:36

The wifes car has a cream cloth interior and due to the pillar less doors and rain the seat is covered in water marks. it looks horrible.

anyone got any good tips for getting rid of these?

LiE · 4 Mar 2019 at 15:48

Just put an order in for some Gyeon products, coming in the next couple days.

Gyeon Q²M Wet Coat
Gyeon Q²M Bathe Plus
Gyeon Q²M Leather Coat
Gyeon Q²M Leather Cleaner
Gyeon Q²M Leather Cleaning Brush

jpaul · 4 Mar 2019 at 18:03

kaptainmarc said:
The wifes car has a cream cloth interior and due to the pillar less doors and rain the seat is covered in water marks. it looks horrible.
anyone got any good tips for getting rid of these?

Up until now I have used aerosol upholstery cleaners eg https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vanish-Cleaner-Upholstery-Shampoo-Cleaning/dp/B019XR8DYU
with a soft toothbrush

but

Cookeh said:
I use steam cleaners all the time. Great for engine bays, car vents, seats (leather and fabric). Also epic around the house, windows hobs, ovens, showers blah blah. Mine was just a £16 one from Sainsburys - Beldray or something branded.

will now be considering a steamer ... after looking today ....
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Comforday-Upgraded-Multi-Purpose-Handheld-Accessories/dp/B077Q4FBS1
albeit a bit more of an investment

-Ad- · 5 Mar 2019 at 17:28

The old girl cleans up rather well and I'd forgotten how well the Sunset Orange pops in the sunshine.

Some of the scratches were worked with Scholl S20 black on the Rotary and I then went over her fully with BH Cleanser Polish to give her a nice finish. Then topped off with Sonax BSD and some Angelwax Elixir on the plastics and tyres.

For sale advert going up shortly

LiE · 7 Mar 2019 at 11:15

LiE said:
Just put an order in for some Gyeon products, coming in the next couple days.

Gyeon Q²M Wet Coat
Gyeon Q²M Bathe Plus
Gyeon Q²M Leather Coat
Gyeon Q²M Leather Cleaner
Gyeon Q²M Leather Cleaning Brush

Goodies arrived. Although they did sent the leather cleaner with a pump instead of a spray head.. so need to way for a replacement.

Temujin · 7 Mar 2019 at 12:08

LiE said:
Goodies arrived. Although they did sent the leather cleaner with a pump instead of a spray head.. so need to way for a replacement.

Your wet coat is wildly different to mine! Mine is orange, but translucent whereas yours is opaque! Is the bottle itself opaque?

LiE · 7 Mar 2019 at 12:11

akaFonzie said:
Your wet coat is wildly different to mine! Mine is orange, but translucent whereas yours is opaque! Is the bottle itself opaque?

The bottle is a solid orange. It says "New" on the bottle so I guess it's an updated version.

dazz25 · 7 Mar 2019 at 12:20

Where did you buy from @LiE?

LiE · 7 Mar 2019 at 12:26

dazz25 said:
Where did you buy from @LiE?

Wet Coat and Bath+ from Cleanyourcar and Leather stuff from Elite car care.

dazz25 · 7 Mar 2019 at 12:27

Thank you @LiE, after some wet coat and leather cleaner

LiE · 7 Mar 2019 at 12:32

dazz25 said:
Thank you @LiE, after some wet coat and leather cleaner

Annoying I had to order from 2 places, as neither stocked both. I suspect elite car care is waiting for the new wet coat.

Steedie · 7 Mar 2019 at 12:34

PolishedBliss is the best place for Gyeon stuff.

LiE · 7 Mar 2019 at 12:37

Steedie said:
PolishedBliss is the best place for Gyeon stuff.

Yup, but they didn't have the leather cleaner

Does look like they stock the new wet coat.

Edit:

Looks like they have the leather clean but the range has changed a little. Mild is the old leather cleaner, and they do a strong.

https://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/gyeon-q2m-leathercleaner-mild

So should be able to get everything from PB.

Steedie · 7 Mar 2019 at 12:42

It can be a tiny bit more expensive from PB but only about 10% at most. But the convenience of being able to buy it all from one place, as LiE mentioned, is worth it. They also have more stock, whereas CYC regularly run out of popular items like the Gyeon Foam and Wet Coat

LiE · 7 Mar 2019 at 12:54

PB is free shipping over 35 which is really good.

HoneyBadger · 7 Mar 2019 at 13:27

Cleisthenes said:
I hope you washed it between snow foam and putting polish on?

Steedie said:
Yeah...please confirm!

No, I didn't...!!!

I rinsed it several times and dried it...Have I cocked something up then? Car still looks OK (It's white!)

Steedie · 7 Mar 2019 at 14:11

HoneyBadger said:
No, I didn't...!!!

I rinsed it several times and dried it...Have I cocked something up then? Car still looks OK (It's white!)

Snow foam won't completely remove the grit and dirt, just the less stubborn and heavier stuff. But the finer stuff will still be on your paint work, so when you dry it, you're basically rubbing all that grit and dirt around your paintwork. Depending on how clean it was, you might be ok for the most part unless you look under very harsh light

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