mrviper

me rs has been parked up since the begining of january when i bought it

just wonderd whats the best way to wash a car after its been siting around for ages

also what products would you buy to do the job from start to finish for a proper bling shine

i was looking at this lot but not a clue what to order http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal..._Products.html

cheers

Fudgey

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the rain

K3V HA

Meguirs! Used to use Autoglym, but meguirs isloads better IMO

BM08

if its got crap on it and loads of dust id hose it all off first before putting a sponge near it, then that stuff u were looking at would probably be great, i use autogym myself but meguiars is meant to be just as good.

dave green

Autogym has a product for every thing

~Vix~

I use autoglym...got soooo much of their stuff for the car

mrviper

1. hose/presure wash
2. shampoo with sponge
3. T-cut
4. wax
5 fuk knows some sort of protective wax ?

dunno if i have got theorder right

just want to know what products you use for each stage of the wash to get the ultimate bufty finish

Rs Gus

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meguires car wash the nxt one then meguires polish

mrviper

oh yah is ther a complete kit i can buy from somwhere because in starting with nothing

~Vix~

Cleaned my car & my mates turbo today...took about 4/5 hours

hoovered the interiors, cleaned them with interior polish, polished the windows...hosed the cars down, shampoo, rinse, shammy, polish cars and windows, light spray of water & shammy again

Autoglym do a kit for £40...has pretty much everything in it

mrviper

Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax
Meguiar's NXT Car Wash

got those in the shopping cart so far

recomend anything else while im at it?

andyescos

Fairey Liquid! honestly, you ever seen how s****y rally cars get!lol.

dave_st170

Hose off first.
I use meguiar Gold Class Shampoo.
Wash with a wash mitt.

Use 2 buckets. (1 with shampoo in and the other with plain water)
Put mitt in shampoo and wash car and then put mitt in plain water to get rid of dirt.

Insead of T-cut try Scratch X.

Then apply NXT with a application pad.
2 coats too get a even coat.

Thats what i would do.

Dave

cossie_baz

just turtle wax nothing special

baz

mrviper

dave_st170, cheers mate

thats what i will do

then i can be a member of the bufty club lol

Rs Baz

dont use autoglym shampoo its shit and so is there fast glass
the rest of there stuff is good

bud-weis

zymol

HOT RGB

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Smit

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I use Williams Got a pack for xmas simular to the Autogylym....stuff is the tits!

3drstretch

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The new Meguiars NXT stuff is the Bollox.

Just so happens I am a main stockist for all the Meguiars and Autoglym Ranges.

MWF

It's hard to say what you should do without seeing the state of the paint at the moment but here is a guide to some major bufty bling.

Wash body work with good shampoo, Auto Glym car shampoo is ok if it isn't too dirty, Megs NXT is good if it is dirty. Use a clean sponge and then rinse.

Leave to dry off or go at it with a chamois.

Go over the car with some quick detailing clay and spray to strip any old wax.

Do the following using a batch of decent microfibre cloths, do not use cotton polishing cloths.

Attack any serious scratches with Megs Scratch-X or a decent cutting compound. Or Poorboys SSR3.

Go over entire car with a decent polish, Auto Glym Super Resin is good for removing dirt and tar. Any stage-1 polish from the Megs range is good. Or Poorboys SSR 2/2.5.

Go over entire car to remove spiderweb polishing scratches with a very fine polish. Clearkote Vanilla Moose Wax. Poorboys SSR1.

Apply a synthetic sealant such as Poorboys EX-P.

Top with a naturual Carnuba Wax, lots of choice here. You can use the standard off the shelf Meg liquid waxes like Gold Class but for a really good finish go for a paste. Megs #14 paste wax is quite good. Collinite paste wax is a good strong winter wax. You could get some Pinnacle Souveran from the states like I do but it's not worth it on a white car.

Then for maintanence shampoo the car with the original shampoos mentioned, cheap stuff will strip off the wax. Then use a quick detailing spray and microfibre cloth to top up the Carnuba wax. Do not repolish everytime you clean, you shouldn't need to. Depending on use and conditions you will eventually need to re-apply a layer of wax and every few months you'll want to re-polish re-seal and re-wax.

Wax on - wax off.

If you are not that serious about it, then just get some Scratch-X, some NXT shampoo , the NXT polish/wax and a couple of microfibre cloths.

plynchy

Lads on a Boxster forum i use swear by Swissol products. Expensive,but the bollox apparently.

B19-TRB

Thats the only time any oif my cars get washed!


unless Nick/Dave/Ben/Keith made me do it for a show/feature cooonts

mrviper

wonder what a mobile valeting company would charge to do what MWF just discribed

sounds like f00kingt hard work

MWF

It is fooking hard work, and then a bird shits on your car or a cat walks over it, or it rains. The products alone cost a fortune too. And then you end up paying for a garage to store you car over winter and have to buy another

It's a hard life being a bufty

TemptRS

washing up liquid

and then this wax stuff in a red bottle lol

MWF

Girls always seem to use washing up liquid. It's really not a good idea on a car because it contains salt and will strip the wax off.

JAP CRAP

aye, me too. Williams F1 stuff. awesome stuff

Poom

I used to be a Valeter for Land Rover / Jag at Car Shows and Events!

They used just Autoglym Shampoo, Autoglym Radiant Wax Polish and Autoglym Window Cleaner (Blue Liquid)

We would then sometimes use MEguirs Final Detail just to top it up

I can do valeting if people want it doing but I will not touch T cut as I have seen a lot of cars paint fucked up by doing it wrong and I dont wanna risk it on somebody elses car....I would give it a good wash, polish and interior clean though

AJC

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got a free autoglym bag so using that at the moment

richm

definitely!
or contact Mark at http://www.waxwizard.co.uk/contacts.htm and see what he can do for you.
Waxwizard and Swissol is the tops... You won't go near the A****ym word again once you've tried the proper stuff.

Don't mix up the terms "polish" and "wax", they are both very different animals for different purposes. Polish by definition has some form of abrasive properties, wax should be just that, a protective coating with no "cleaning" properties at all. Con

Paint needs 'feeding' to replace the oils that weather and ultra-violet exposure take out, polish will do nothing for this except take off the top layer to expose the next (clean) layer down, this is the main difference between polish and decent wax. Consider what the white crap is that Autoglym 'super resin' leaves behind.. and not forgetting the solvents in it that make your hands feel like cardboard when you've finished..

I hope the peeps saying "washing-up liquid" are joking, that's absolutely the last thing you should be using - the strong detergents and salt are not your paintwork's friend...

MWF

Well said richm

Billabong

Not much to add to what Rich said......

...except that WW's paint restorer (their version of T-Cut) is far less harsh, replenishes essential oils etc. in the paint.

Also, it isn't really that expensive when you do the math, plus people spend a forune on their cars either visually or engine wise and then begrudge investing any money in the paint......

Bill (ex-Autoglym, Wax Wizard convert )

AlexD

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I always wash it with the cheapo Stuff, Then T-Cut and Turtle Wax it the old
fashioned way

Last time i did it, it looked like it had just been made by Uncle Henry

Al...

BM08

rs baz, id like u to explain your comment on the autogym shampoo!!?
i use it to clean my car which happens to be the hardest colour to wash(black) and a quick wash with autogym and its bloody fantastic, looks like ive spent 3-4 hours but really took me an hour.

maybe your just crap at washing cars, i dunno

MWF

I find AutoGlym shampoo good on my black car too. I find it foams a lot less so it runs off better leaving fewer streaks. It also has a protecting agent that lines your drainage channels to prevent rust... apparently. However I think it only works best on a car which mild surface dirt rather than mud spray and heavy deposits.

Maria.

For a full interior clean, wash, chamois, windows, wheels and polish, my company charge £37.50!!

mrviper

smart ! that sounds cheap

BM08

mwf, u seem to know what your on about, does it do any harm just washing it with the autogym shampoo and then just hosing it off and leaving it to dry on its own? or is it best to leather it off?

mrviper

oh yeah i payed thease people 50 quid last year to do my xr2i and it took them 4 hours!

http://www.mobilecarvaleting.co.uk/home.htm

made my shitty 2i look like new

i couldnt drive it until the next day because all the seats got a propper cleaning