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General => General discussion => Topic started by: simonmk2gti on 11 January 2006, 13:42
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So, gone have the days of cleaning a car with some washing up liquid.
what is the 'best' way to really clean and polish a car? best stuff etc???
im not talking a 2min wash, but a full on vallet or clean!!!!
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Pay a nice kosovan to do it...
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i still use fairy. But i must admit that the last time i used propper car shampoo i was very impressed with the result from a simple wash. Maybe thats why they call it car shampo?  :rolleyes:
as for pollish and other products i would recoment that stuff in the white bottles with black label. Sorry name has completely escaped me. Autoglym i think.
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i used to use auto glym, but someone in the trade recomended Meguires, and I find it so much better, they sell that shampoo conditioner stuff, but they also sell all the detailing wax, and all the gizmos to apply it with. I was impressed by their nxt range of polish. I use it on my mk1 Cab
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Yeah ive heard that meguires is better too, i just couldent remember its name either. Apparently its something to do with the water used in making it. Apparently autoglym factories moved country or something and the water just isnt as good there. Meguires it is then!
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i still use fairy.
You might wanna think twice about using it again, washing up liquid contains salt and will really dull your paint down if used continually over time.
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I use aldi washing up liquid :embarassed: But always polish car afterwards :undecided: I use mer polish seems alright to me :nerd:
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I clean mine by washing it with warm water and a sponge to get all the rubbish off it and then leather it off with a good leather, then do a good polish like Autoglym or Meguirs (some will use other makes, but it's all similar to me). It depends what you want and how much time you want to spend washing and polishing etc. I've never actually used the Shampoo to clean it in the first instance so I might give it a try when the weather gets better.
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Iv got all the meguires stuf and it works great, tend not to bother cleanin it myself too much through the winter as its covered in crap in a few days. Got a lazer wash place up the road where they hand shampoo it then put it through the lazers. Its quality so theyv had my custom since iv been here.
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Zymol all the way baby
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halfords shampoo, hand dry then mer polish. Ever since I went to a car show and watched a bloke use mer polish on a bonnet... he then poured lighter fluid on top, dropped a match.... once the fire had burnt itself out he wiped the bonnet with a rag.... good as new! Though it costs me a fortune in lighter fluid and the neighbors always look a bit nervous when I get the bucket out!
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crazy man....
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Last time i cleaned car..rinsed whole car with warm water..stuck sum alloy cleaner on wheels,gave them abit of a scrub..wash car with zymol,actually took trim off as well and back to blacked that-note* i use sep sponges for wheels n body as im convinced thats how i got scratches on car before-rinse car with warm water again(unless using jet spray)...whilst thats dryin..put hood down :smug: clean windows and dash..and hoover,if water isnt drippin anywhere..then polish with zymol and actually using an old t-shirt atm :laugh:
stand back and admire my hard work... :cool:
Dinx :kiss:
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Meguiars gold class for me, awesome stuff
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zymol is the stuff for me, havent found better. use lehm kaly too after washing but before waxing, it removes all the little bits in your paint that sponges cant pic up.
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I always use Autoglym - the green one, i think. Then i rinse it and use the autoglym rubber squeegee thingy, which saves LOADS of time with leathering, cos you then only need to do the odd bit here and there! It always brings it up shinier with autoglym than any other shampoo i use! I then use trade bumper black on all bumpers trim etc... then autoglym car glass polish, then trade tyre black on tyres and hoses under bonnet. Sometimes i use autoglym polish, others i use turtle wax. Normally always looks like new again :smug:
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1. Vacuum Car
2. Clean Interior Windows with Glass Polish
3. Clean Interior Trim
4. Rinse off exterior with hose or Pressure washer. inc alloys
5. Wash car with cloth (not sponge...spounge can trap grit) rinse cloth regular. Use car shampoo, not washing up liquid.
6. Wash alloys.
6. Drive car round block. (removes excess water)
7. Chamois and cloth dry car.
8. Apply Kiwi scuff guard to bumper etc. (mines a 90 spec Mk2!)
9. Polish paint. Polish exterior windows with glash polish
10. Wax Car.
More can be added to above like interior upholstry cleaner etc...depending if u can be arsed.
Or some steps removed....! :laugh:
I use mostly Autoglym, but some of there products are better than the others.
:smiley:
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I normally vac the inside, then clean the whole car using just one bucket of slightly soapy (zymol car shampoo) water :laugh:
Its because im lazy and my car is silver :tongue:
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Swissol, if you can afford it.
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I have found that for the ultimate finish (it ain't cheap but it works), use washing up liquid to remove any old wax and to just clean the car, then use Autoglym Super resign polish, buff that off and then Autoglym extra Gloss protection.
A mate of a mate gave me this tip, he used to use it on his Lambo. It cleans and then gives the car a coating almost like another layer of lacker.
After you have done this you can user any old car wash to clean it.
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i always use Meguiars nxt stuff its quite expensive but worth it i reccon always birings a good shine up
for any marks i use T cut polish i think it says its for new cars etc but its not as harsh as the normal stuff
then i just wipe the dash with some dash wipes and give it a vacuum once a year :laugh: :laugh:
we have some stuff at work called demon wax apparently all you need to do is spray it on mixed with water and it does the job
sounds too easy to me :rolleyes:
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.....and then Autoglym extra Gloss protection.
I agree, great stuff, awesome shine and it's cool the way water forms droplets and runs off thre paintwork.
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^zymol acts like that...ur actually meant to "set" the polish with a fine mist of water after polishing it..sounds nuts but does the job :cool:
Dinx :kiss:
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Im with stevem on this one .
Get In Car
Drive To kosovans
Get out of car whilst a small army clenas hoovers and polishes
Hand over my £10
Drive Away .
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cheap as chips ady
we ait got many kosovans near me though we have lots of polish :laugh: