GolfGTIforum.co.uk
General => Detailing => Topic started by: bobbarley on 12 March 2009, 22:54
-
Without going overboard and getting a full Meguiars detailing kit, or something mad like that. What essentials do you think everyone should have in their detailing kit? Obviously money is sometimes a factor, so good value for money products always help :smiley: Just a good set of the basic things for doing a nice detailing to your car on a mild weathered SUnday afternoon!
-
Is this for your car Bob? Or just in general?
-
1. Two buckets for washing with two-bucket method :wink:
2. Decent shampoo
3. Clay bar with lubricant spray
4. Filler polish (eg AG SRP) - for those times when you can't/don't know how to machine polish
5. Decent wax
6. Durable wax eg collinite
7. Bumper/vinyl care
8. Glass cleaner
9. Tyre care
10. Metal polish
11. Lambswool/microfibre washmitt
12. A whole host of microfibre cloths varying in size from small to large for various jobs.
Anybody wanna add anything else?
-
tar and glue remover.....
-
1. Two buckets for washing with two-bucket method :wink:
2. Decent shampoo {Auto Wash (http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/autowash.php?cPath=57) Goes a very long way}
3. Clay bar with lubricant spray {Auto-clay (http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/autoclay.php?cPath=27) doesn't need lube just use water}
4. Filler polish (eg AG SRP) - for those times when you can't/don't know how to machine polish
5. Decent wax
6. Durable wax eg collinite {Collinite #915 Marque D'Elegance (http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/collinite-23915-marque-delegance-detailing-kit.php?cPath=66)}
7. Bumper/vinyl care
8. Glass cleaner
9. Tyre care
10. Metal polish
11. Lambswool/microfibre washmitt {wash mitt (http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/eurow-100-ultra-plush-sheepskin-wash-mitt.php?cPath=21_60_61)}
12. A whole host of microfibre cloths varying in size from small to large for various jobs.
13. drying towel {towel (http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=21_60_62&products_id=520 http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=21_60_62&products_id=520) Excellent bit of kit!!}
enter "edition 38" for 5% off :afro:
-
(http://www.xlcleaning.net/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bucket-sponge-sm.jpg)
-
↑↑↑↑
Get back under the stairs!
-
(http://www.xlcleaning.net/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bucket-sponge-sm.jpg)
I think you're a legend chuff, but you just don't know what washing a car is really about do ya :grin: :grin: :grin:
-
(http://www.xlcleaning.net/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bucket-sponge-sm.jpg)
I think you're a legend chuff, but you just don't know what washing a car is really about do ya :grin: :grin: :grin:
me, course i do , look
(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/chuffs69/DSCF2595.jpg)
:grin:
-
(http://www.xlcleaning.net/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bucket-sponge-sm.jpg)
I hope that is 12p tesco value washing up liquid in there Chuff :wink:
-
(http://www.xlcleaning.net/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bucket-sponge-sm.jpg)
I think you're a legend chuff, but you just don't know what washing a car is really about do ya :grin: :grin: :grin:
me, course i do , look
(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/chuffs69/DSCF2595.jpg)
:grin:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
-
Bump for my benefit :P
-
Just get a clay bar kit, decent polish and collinite wax (Or i find PoorBoys Natty Blue is good for our colour) that will be about £40 but should show the results nicely!
-
So does clay barring just just clean up the paint, or help make it shinier too?
-
It removes bonded contaminants and realy does make the paint work feel as smooth as glass, have a butchers at this :-
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=103767
Watch the first one :smiley:
-
Bob, claying is the best thing you can do to your car if it's never been done before. It will make the paint really smooth and will help make it shinier!
-
Bob, claying is the best thing you can do to your car if it's never been done before. It will make the paint really smooth and will help make it shinier!
Clay bar first then wax yes??
Bob I bought this and its fantastic stuff......
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/complete-detailing-kits/collinite-476s-carlack-kit/prod_408.html
-
Bob, claying is the best thing you can do to your car if it's never been done before. It will make the paint really smooth and will help make it shinier!
Clay bar first then wax yes??
Bob I bought this and its fantastic stuff......
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/complete-detailing-kits/collinite-476s-carlack-kit/prod_408.html
Clay - Polish- Wax
-
dont forget your sham wow!!! :grin: