*** The Car Cleaning Thread ***

[CaptainRAVE]

Any recommendations for an easy to apply and relatively quickly wax/sealant.

My routine generally is as follows but it obviously lacks the above.

Fallout cleaner for wheels
Citrus prewash
Rinse the above
Snowfoam
Rinse
2 bucket wash
Rinse and dry
Sonax BSD

Other than liquid waxes, autoglym extra gloss protection must be one of the easiest that leaves a lovely long lasting finish.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Any recommendations for an easy to apply and relatively quickly wax/sealant.

My routine generally is as follows but it obviously lacks the above.

Fallout cleaner for wheels
Citrus prewash
Rinse the above
Snowfoam
Rinse
2 bucket wash
Rinse and dry
Sonax BSD

I would go...

Fallout on the wheels
Snowfoam
Then pressure wash everything off
2 bucket wash
Gyeon wet coat then pressure wash off.
Dry

Done.

Snowfoam onto a dry dirty car is better than wet car. The foam has more surface area to attach to.

 

[Kenai]

Similar to Gyeon wet coat but Meguiars new Ceramic Hybrid Wax is a spray on, spray off solution and i'm finding it works brilliantly.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Similar to Gyeon wet coat but Meguiars new Ceramic Hybrid Wax is a spray on, spray off solution and i'm finding it works brilliantly.

I haven’t found that sold here in ECP or Halfords yet.

 

[Kenai]

Bought mine in Halfords 2 or 3 weeks ago

 

[Raymond Lin]

Bought mine in Halfords 2 or 3 weeks ago

I went there to check 2 weeks ago in my local one and they didn’t have any, might try again next week.

 

[hartgeh3]

Either it was just dusty or you have a really good protection layer over the paint? To be fair this is generally enough to establish a good clean without then introducing scratches.

I would have done waterless wash it is just dusty

 

[Steedie]

Just wipe over with a damp cloth and the spots disappear

Buffing off water spots from in a hard water area is no joke. As I found out today. Snow foamed the car yesterday to clear off the pollen, rinsed off and drove straight off thinking the drive down the motorway will get all the water off. Car looked awful when I got to Caffeine and Machine

Cleaned it today to clear them off and after washing it and drying it, it still looked really noticeable on the bonnet and front panels. Had to properly buff them off with a soft towel

Looked alright in the end though!

 

[Hyburnate]

Buffing off water spots from in a hard water area is no joke. As I found out today. Snow foamed the car yesterday to clear off the pollen, rinsed off and drove straight off thinking the drive down the motorway will get all the water off. Car looked awful when I got to Caffeine and Machine

Cleaned it today to clear them off and after washing it and drying it, it still looked really noticeable on the bonnet and front panels. Had to properly buff them off with a soft towel

Looked alright in the end though!

There are products on the market (KochChemie and Gyeon both do one) which are specially formulated to break down the calcium etc

 

[Steedie]

There are products on the market (KochChemie and Gyeon both do one) which are specially formulated to break down the calcium etc

Yeah my detailer uses the Gyeon one which after today, I will definitely be picking up

 

[Raymond Lin]

I think I can get away with letting it air dry with no filter...there is no limescale in my kettle and no lime scale in my coffee machine either after 10 years.

I might test it with a single panel and see.

 

[shadow_boxer]

I would go...

Fallout on the wheels
Snowfoam
Then pressure wash everything off
2 bucket wash
Gyeon wet coat then pressure wash off.
Dry

Done.

Snowfoam onto a dry dirty car is better than wet car. The foam has more surface area to attach to.

Yeah I do snowfoam when dry and have found much better results. The Citrus Pre Wash is only if quite heavily dirty or lots of bugs/tar and even then only front and skirts really.

Will check out the above.

PS Sale on at Autobrite. Bought their lance packaged with their snowfoam recently and very impressed by it. Will be picking up some more.

 

[kindai]

Either it was just dusty or you have a really good protection layer over the paint? To be fair this is generally enough to establish a good clean without then introducing scratches.

As of now its just some autoglym EGP.

But the long dwell time of magifoam allows the surfactants to get in there and a 140bar pressure washer just blasts it all away.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

As of now its just some autoglym EGP.

But the long dwell time of magifoam allows the surfactants to get in there and a 140bar pressure washer just blasts it all away.

EGP leaves a decent layer. It is an excellent product given the ease of application.

 

[kindai]

EGP leaves a decent layer. It is an excellent product given the ease of application.

Quite. Literally apply it all over the car, by the time ive finished applying, back to the first panel to buff to a shine and job done.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Quite. Literally apply it all over the car, by the time ive finished applying, back to the first panel to buff to a shine and job done.

I went through a bottle of that before, I found that putting it into a spray bottle makes application even easier.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

I went through a bottle of that before, I found that putting it into a spray bottle makes application even easier.

Yup, I hear lots of people say that and I get why. Must make it much easier.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Yup, I hear lots of people say that and I get why. Must make it much easier.

Although the new kid on the block is the ceramic spray on stuff, cost double though. Just bought a bottle of the Meguiar ceramic stuff, finally in stock in my Halfords at £20 a bottle. It’s not really much cheaper online either. When they do 3 for 2 I’m stocking up.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Bah, a midge has managed to find its way into the rear light and died…but it looks easy enough to get access and vacuum it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=88&v=HGSECjs5Ork

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Got back from holiday, car covered in pollen and tree bits. A quick snow foam and blast mostly sorted it.