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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: hotrod on 11 February 2008, 15:47
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Hi buddies,
Soon to take delivery of my shiny new ED30 in Candy White. After 10 years of Reflex Silver and metallics I’m changing to a flat colour. The metallics were easy to clean and always looked shiny.
I guess I’ll have to care for Candy White more carefully to avoid it going flat & dull?
What are your recommendations?
Cheers... Hotrod
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Best thing is to go for Meguairs or Autoglym products
Avoid Turtle wax Color Magic as it contains T-cut :sick:
Clean using soft mittens rather than a sponge
Use the 2 bucket technique
Never use a commercial carwash
Never use a Jetwash on the paintwork
Hose down after washing and before the chamois leather
Always polish and then wax.
Only use the claybar after the chamois and never leave the car between the two for longer than you need as dust will soon resettle on the car and then using the claybar is a no-no. I claybar 3 times a year.
There is a lot more if you are really into car care, but the above is a good measure to keep your car pristine and swirl free. :smiley:
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get yourself one of these kits, gives a fantastic finish on candy white.
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/jeffs-werkstatt-acrylic-kit-protect.html
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What are your recommendations?
Spray it black.
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Im not into my car care, but whats wrong with T-Cut? I thought it was good for your car and makes it look shiny and clean ? ?
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Cheers Hurdy,
Simple, no-nonsense advice!
I’ve always been keen on keeping my cars pristine, however with a busy family and work, etc... time is always so short.
Where should I purchase all my goodies?
Also are there any traders on this forum I could use? ie Pro Shine (Zymol products)
Cheers... Hotrod
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Im not into my car care, but whats wrong with T-Cut? I thought it was good for your car and makes it look shiny and clean ? ?
I think it removes a thin layer of your paint, to show a new layer that hasn't been knackered by the weather etc.
So if you do it too much you thin the paintwork of your car excessively. :sad:
I'm pretty sure thats right?
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Cheers Hurdy,
Simple, no-nonsense advice!
I’ve always been keen on keeping my cars pristine, however with a busy family and work, etc... time is always so short.
Where should I purchase all my goodies?
Also are there any traders on this forum I could use? ie Pro Shine (Zymol products)
Cheers... Hotrod
try this guy
http://www.waxpoetic.co.uk/
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We've done 500 miles without washing the car, and it doesn't really look that dirty (a few mud splashes).
It's only the back which is showing much dirt. It still looks strikingly white.
P.S. has anyone got a good tip for a cheap online car cleaning products website?
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I’ve always been keen on keeping my cars pristine, however with a busy family and work, etc... time is always so short.
Where should I purchase all my goodies?
If you're really into keeping your car pristine then you could register and join this forum :
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/index.php
But be warned ... you may get OCD ... Obsessive Carcleaning Disorder :grin: :grin: :grin:
and you must'nt use sponges or chamoises anymore :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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P.S. has anyone got a good tip for a cheap online car cleaning products website?
I've used the following :
http://www.cleanandshiny.co.uk/
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/
Maybe not the cheapest but certainly the best :wink:
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Im not into my car care, but whats wrong with T-Cut? I thought it was good for your car and makes it look shiny and clean ? ?
T-Cut does what it says on the tin. It cuts into your paint and over time generates swirl marks and dulls new cars paint. It is meant more for older cars that need the paint reinvigorating by taking off the dulled layer and is good in this respect.
I found out the hard way :embarassed:. A so called mate of mine recommended it as it gave a fantastic shine to his 8 year old red Micra! That weekend I cleaned the car and it looked lovely and gleaming red (MKIV GTTDI 130), I thought that i'd use the new bottle of COLOR MAGIC WITH T-CUT to deepen that shine only to find out 30 minutes later that it had created swirl marks all over my 6 week old car :sad: :angry: :cry: It took me another 2 weeks with a professional buffing machine to get the lustre back.
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I've had my car 4 weeks now and washed it twice in that time. Nearly everybody (on forums, at work, friends etc.) has said how hard white is to keep clean but it hasn't been that bad TBH. I've always had metallic/pearlescent cars and think they look worse when they're dirty. Once they get a layer of spray off the roads on them they lose their shine and look dull. But the white holds up pretty well. Probably because it's not metallic and also because people expect it to get dirty quickly so don't look twice at it when it is a bit on the grubby side.
Saying that though I'm going to try and keep on top of it and not leave it too long in between washes. It's easier where we live now to the old house because the old neighbours use to think I was wierd washing the car in winter, rain etc.. but the neighbours at our new house are into cars so understand when I'm out there at a couple of degrees above zero with my buckets!
It looks the dogs danglies when it is really clean though :cool:
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I am an OCD (obsessive car detailer), like someone has already said get yourself on detailing world there is some really good info on there. It takes me hours and hours to wash my car and it has cost me a small fortune in cleaning products but I would not have it any other way. Oh and if your getting a white one like me make sure you get a plentiful supply of clay as a normal wash will not remove the grime and tar collected on your travels. I clay mine every two weeks, it looks absolutely mint after it but it can take a while :smiley:
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I am an OCD (obsessive car detailer), like someone has already said get yourself on detailing world there is some really good info on there. It takes me hours and hours to wash my car and it has cost me a small fortune in cleaning products but I would not have it any other way. Oh and if your getting a white one like me make sure you get a plentiful supply of clay as a normal wash will not remove the grime and tar collected on your travels. I clay mine every two weeks, it looks absolutely mint after it but it can take a while :smiley:
EVERY TWO WEEKS :shocked: :shocked: That is OCD :wink:
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I get all my stuff from http://www.vertar.com/
great service and cheap.
I would recommend the P21S wax and polish!
Looks like the market is getting flooded with candy white gti's :wink:
my pearlescent black is becoming a rarety :wink:
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Cheers buddies,
Many useful links and info... I will be checking them out soon.
Hotrod
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:embarassed: :embarassed: :embarassed: i wash once a week and wax once a fortnight :embarassed: :embarassed: :embarassed: in my defence black does look cr@p dirty and is the hardest colour to keep clean :embarassed: :smiley:
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:embarassed: :embarassed: :embarassed: i wash once a week and wax once a fortnight :embarassed: :embarassed: :embarassed: in my defence black does look cr@p dirty and is the hardest colour to keep clean :embarassed: :smiley:
But what do you do with your car? :rolleyes: :grin:
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Just used cleanyourcar.co.uk - very quick and friendly service!
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I dont know if anyone has already seen but if you go on the vertar website click wax and polish, you will not believe the price of the first polish :laugh: Sorry I dont know how to link useless on computers