I bought myself a new to me car in white and wanted to see if I could get I better shine to the paintwork, having never properly cleaned a car before I visited Halfords and bought some tcut for some very minor swirl marks, clay bar shampoo and some maguires wax,
The clay took quite some time but I was really impressed with what it removed

Before pic






After pics















I think it's come out well but I'm considering another coat of wax, will it make any difference?

 

Nice car. You can do a Lot better with 3m compounds, a da and some decent wax after. Looks nice though and a new car only needs the factory crap correcting.

 

Thanks for the info, I will look into the 3m gear and I was considering a da machine also

 

I hope my post did not come across as dissing your work, I am sorry if it did...the car looks perfect to me, I was just meaning that you can do a really good job with the pro products.

 

The Wax just helps protect the work you have done and seals the paint

 

ALSO, it is worth buying a clay bar for a white car as it will help you remove things like tar stains off the road etc.

 

Didn't offend whatsoever, it's a learning curve for me, I used a clay bar for the job, never used one before and was really impressed with what they do.
Iv considered buying a DA to see what can be done

 

If you use cut, then fine then superfine with the correct pads on a DA you would be amazed at the results....especially on a dark car.

 

Nice car that mate and looks good after the clean!

 

Good first attempt mate ..if you want tips and stuff follow my hobbie page on Facebook ..called OCD Productions.

 

I use a clay mitt, after the usual tar and iron remover. Find it much quicker and easier than a bar. Nice effort that though, it's hard to get a good shine on a white car.

 

Following your page matt, some great work there!

 

Thanks mate its about my car and others i do ..anyones free to follow and ask questions etc ..i will.always help where I can mate ..thanks for following .

 

I'm not on Facebook mate, I'm new to this cleaning properly