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Car Shampoo and Polish combo's ???

craig79

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craig79

craig79

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With all this great weather, was wanting to give the

paint a bit of TLC. All I tend to use is a fairly bog standard

car shampoo and then chamois. I've got the typical stone chipping

on the front of the bonnet and was wanting to cover these up as best as (without

a pricey respray). What products does everyone use to to get the best out

of the thinest paint know to man[:D]. Think I read that someone used a blue T Cut

to fill the stone chips then polished it off - could be wrong?? Cheers.

craig mac

craig mac

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I would try Autoglym super resin, then autoglym extra gloss protection on top

Try Turtle wax Extreme wash and wax its a pretty good product imho, Ideal if you are time limited

craig79

craig79

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Cheers Craig, I've got a bottle of the 'red labelled' stuff.

There's a black labelled bottle for 'deep shine', you ever had experience with that ?

That turtle wax combo sounds about right[H] !!

RS Grant

RS Grant

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Turtle Wax Extreme is good stuff for a quick wash.. For a proper detail, you'll be talking a LOT of money to buy proper Swissol stuff, etc.. I just did our BMW at the weekend and used:

Two-Bucket Method using Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo

Chamois/Blade to dry car

Meguiars 3-stage Detail which is - Paint Cleaner, Deep Gloss Polish and Carnauba (sp?) Wax

It took around 4 hours, to do a Cabriolet, on the outside only.. Haha.. but the results are defo worth it. [H]

Cheers,

Grant

craig79

craig79

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Cheers Grant (again lol)

The car's always out 'n' about so for as much of a picky

b.ugger I am about it, it would make me greet to see it dirty

again after an hour. What I'm after is basically a good quality

shampoo and reasonably priced polish that doesn't need 3 1/2

days buffing time[:D] But respect to the dedication buddy !!

RS Grant

RS Grant

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Haha, fair enough mate.. I'd go with the Turtle Wax Extreme Shampoo (Wash & Wax) then use Meguiars Gold Class Wax, pretty sure you can buy both from Autosave on the Clepi. [:D]

Cheers,

Grant

craig79

craig79

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Sounds good to me !! Wonder if they sell those

washing 'mits' that I've heard people talk about using. Have heard

that sponges aren't really the best - what ever next eh[:^)]??

the blue dragon

the blue dragon

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Sounds good to me !! Wonder if they sell those

washing 'mits' that I've heard people talk about using. Have heard

that sponges aren't really the best - what ever next eh[:^)]??

Dont use a sponge mate, they hold onto grit etc and cant properly be cleaned. get yourself a lambswool mitt, and use the two bucket method. i would also suggest getting a couple of microfibre mitts to wash the lower panels, an keep the lambswool for the top half of the car. [Y]

As for products, as oobster says, polished bliss is as good as any if not better for sourcing products, especially the blackfire range.

 

hope this helps.

 

cheers

 

Iain 

colzo

colzo

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daft question but what goes into the "two buckets"?

 

Shampoo in one, clean rinse water for your wash mit/100%cotton towel in the other. Helps keep the wash water clean and prevent the dirt/grit going back on to the car and causing swirls/scratches. [:D]

colzo

colzo

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The car's always out 'n' about so for as much of a picky

b.ugger I am about it, it would make me greet to see it dirty

again after an hour. What I'm after is basically a good quality

shampoo and reasonably priced polish that doesn't need 3 1/2

days buffing time[:D] But respect to the dedication buddy !!

 

To be honest mate if you can spend at least a good full day (8 hour shift) getting all the hard preparation done, you`ll be laughing for the rest of the year. I prefer Swissol which is costly but does a great job at protecting your car. AutoGlym and Meguiars are good products but I felt you have to use them more often to keep up the appearance/protection. At the end of the day its how much time/patience you`ve got. [:D] 

 

Boyakasha

Boyakasha

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Swissol, now know as Swissvax is what you want. Alot of the cheaper products have heaps of chalk etc in them so you get white residue everywhere. They look good for a couple of days and that's it. If you want a lasting shinie and protection then you have to use a proper wax.

Basically you should cleanse (polish) your paint work every 6 months i.e. after the winter months (April/May) and after the summer (September/October), then apply a coat of wax, then re-wax inbetween as many time as you can be bothered. I normally wax my car once a month.

If you are serious about the finish then Swissvax or Zymol (Not the cheap £20 stuff from halfrauds either).

 

craig79

craig79

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Thanks everyone, alot of good pointers there.

Would have been replying but got to wait to get

into work (laptop at home is dead !). Went and bought

some of the turtlewax wash & wax stuff and meguairs (sp?)

step 2 polish last night. Gave the car a wee clean with the shampoo

last night. Seemed to come up quite good with minimal effort. Gonna

do it properly at the w/end (with polish) - keep you all posted. 

craig79

craig79

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Talk about dragging something out[:$] But

just to double check what are the basic tools

i need for a good job, i've got the following :

Micro fibre mit, chamois, one bucket (will get another),

tutlewax shampoo/wax, meguairs step 2 polish.

Still not sure what applicators / removers to use for the polish ?

Sorry for being a dumpling folks[:$]

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