I don't fancy paying £100 just to repair one small scratch
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I don't fancy paying £100 just to repair one small scratch
Soldato
If you fix the wheels you will have to change your username.
Underboss
just out
thanks Jon
thanks Jon
Soldato
More freakin sand in the rain last night....when will it end!Another 3-4 hours I will have to spend washing it all off by hand to avoid any scratches.........
A super runny snow foam should really help get it off
Then use a wax or liquid crystal so that the paintwork is extra smooth next time - makes it even easier
Underboss
I have never decontaminated my car or cars glass before
car is now 8 years in my possession (but car is much older than 8 years!)
can you recommend me a clay bar for the glass and another for bodywork or do i just use the same one ?
i looked on in2detailing and they have 3 different grades, so im unsure what to buy or where to buy
i certainly want to do my windscreen, the bodywork im not too bothered about on this car
car is now 8 years in my possession (but car is much older than 8 years!)
can you recommend me a clay bar for the glass and another for bodywork or do i just use the same one ?
i looked on in2detailing and they have 3 different grades, so im unsure what to buy or where to buy
i certainly want to do my windscreen, the bodywork im not too bothered about on this car
Soft 99 - Glaco Glass Compound Roll On
Soft 99 - Glaco Glass Compound Roll On Soft99 Glaco Glass Compound is a convenient, handheld glass polish tool which uses two types of abrasive to easily remove stains, traffic film, even old Glaco Ultra glass sealant. Glaco Compound is the perfect preparation before applying a coating to your ve
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This is good stuff.
Permabanned
I’ve got Bilt hamber currently but used Meguires in the past. Tbh clay is clay just get something that is cheap, you’ll eventually throw it anyway.
Underboss
Soft 99 - Glaco Glass Compound Roll On
Soft 99 - Glaco Glass Compound Roll On Soft99 Glaco Glass Compound is a convenient, handheld glass polish tool which uses two types of abrasive to easily remove stains, traffic film, even old Glaco Ultra glass sealant. Glaco Compound is the perfect preparation before applying a coating to your ve
This is good stuff.
i saw that from a video i watched just yesterday from Pan the Organizer its great stuff by the looks of it
i think that's the protection part, but i still need to clay it first though
tbh i need a glass sealant anyway, the one i have is a rinse with water to activate (bodywork and glass) but i want to not have to dry the glass etc. afterwards if I'm just doing the glass
EDIT// i was thinking of their Roll on , not the above
i do have autoglym glass polish , will this do the same job as claying the glass ?
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Underboss
hmm, well im not sure, can you paste some links for clay please ? Thanks
Permabanned
Sure.
Bilt Hamber - Auto Clay Medium (200g)
Bilt Hamber - Auto Clay Medium (200g) Auto-Clay is a revolutionary clay made here in the UK. Auto-Clay provides a method of removing harmful contamination from vehicle paint finishes, improving its durability and increasing the gloss level of subsequent waxes. All paint finishes are subject to
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Valet Pro - Yellow Medium Clay
Valet Pro - Yellow Medium Clay This Yellow clay bar from Valet PRO is a Poly based mild detailing clay, with a little more bite than the Orange, making it ideal for regular and frequent use or as part of a bigger detail. The Valet Pro Fine Yellow clay will easily remove bonded contaminates f
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Chemical Guys - Regular Clay (Yellow)
Chemical Guys - Regular Light/Medium Clay (Yellow) The Chemical Guys Regular Yellow clay is possibly the most versitile clay, designed for use on relatively well maintained cars it offers light to medium contamination removal. Flex-Clay Technology easily removes light to medium overspray, ra
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Meguiars Replacement Clay Bar (80g)
Meguiras Replacement Clay Bar In Storage Box For enthusiasts who already have the Meguiars Clay Kit and want the convenience of purchasing just the clay bar - it's finally here! Removing above surface bonded contaminants and restoring a smooth surface to your paint finish is easily accomplishe
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3M Cleaner Clay
3M Cleaner Clay This a medium grade detailing clay. Designed for the professional or enthusiast this is a large 200g bar. It is safe for use on painted surfaces and glass and has a medium amount of cut. It is a smooth textured clay and as such is safe to be used regularly and is id
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Underboss
cheers !
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Autoglym glass polish is pretty good stuff!
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No problem. I’ve used a mitt in the past as well, not sure how they compare to a bar but they do make it a much quicker job.
Clay Mitt - Green Mild Grade
Clay Mitt - Green Mild Grade Due to popular demand we have increased our range of clay mitts from the regular Fine Grade Clay Mitt to this milder one and also an Aggressive Clay Mitt. Clay mitts tend to be naturally more aggresive than traditional clay bars, but this is where this new m
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Bit hard for me mate I live in a flat about 100ft from the nearest taps to car! Too low pressure to use a machine have to do it all by hand! Also the car already has a factory finish Gard-X liquid ceramic coating not sure I can put anything else on top of that!A super runny snow foam should really help get it off
Then use a wax or liquid crystal so that the paintwork is extra smooth next time - makes it even easier
Underboss
well, i just used this https://www.in2detailing.co.uk/products/carbon-collective-hydro-portable-battery-sprayer with BH autofoam then rinsed off (i have a portable pressure washer, but a hand sprayer will do)
Underboss
i do have these 2 which ive never used (polish probably once)
So I've used both that and the Ultra Glaco. The latter is like RainX but better, less wiper judder. Forensic Detailing did a vid on them a while back.
Soldato
Finally, been waiting for it to cool down before cleaning the car.
Used a couple of new products today, with mixed results.
CarScope Rotor wheel shampoo - didn't feel as slick as Garage Therapy's wheel shampoo and it didn't seem to foam well in the foamer. Although not sure if that's down to the Carbon Collective Hydro+ foamer, which I was using for the first time.
CarScope Siege - this stuff just shouldn't be for sale. This basically smells like that cleaning liquid you get in those oven cleaning kits where you place your racks in the zip lock bags. It also burns your skin just as badly! It's very gel like and despite holding the bottle far from the tyre, the stream like gel spray kept bouncing back off the tyre and onto my wrists/arms where my gloves were not covering.
Carbon Collective Hydro+ - was nice not having to pump but foam consistency wasn't great, but as I mentioned before, that could be down to the new wheel shampoo I was using.
Koch Chemie FSE - Really liked this stuff, I've had bad water spotting in my door jambs, cleaned them up with some CarPro descale I was using on the rest of the car body with a brush and finished off with FSE. Topped the rest of the car with it as I was impressed with the gloss.
Used a couple of new products today, with mixed results.
CarScope Rotor wheel shampoo - didn't feel as slick as Garage Therapy's wheel shampoo and it didn't seem to foam well in the foamer. Although not sure if that's down to the Carbon Collective Hydro+ foamer, which I was using for the first time.
CarScope Siege - this stuff just shouldn't be for sale. This basically smells like that cleaning liquid you get in those oven cleaning kits where you place your racks in the zip lock bags. It also burns your skin just as badly! It's very gel like and despite holding the bottle far from the tyre, the stream like gel spray kept bouncing back off the tyre and onto my wrists/arms where my gloves were not covering.
Carbon Collective Hydro+ - was nice not having to pump but foam consistency wasn't great, but as I mentioned before, that could be down to the new wheel shampoo I was using.
Koch Chemie FSE - Really liked this stuff, I've had bad water spotting in my door jambs, cleaned them up with some CarPro descale I was using on the rest of the car body with a brush and finished off with FSE. Topped the rest of the car with it as I was impressed with the gloss.
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