not long now!!!.....cleaning my baby

[pat1967]

picking up my brand new red golf gti at 7.30am saturday morning!!

Been doing a lot of reading of best way to keep my new baby clean, all very confusing! bought some Poorboys wheel sealent for those lovely 18" monza wheels, can't decide on what to put on the paint, looking for a deep wet look on the paint.

wondering what the rest of the red guys in here use, or anyone else for that matter!

thanks

[Manu_R32]

My GTI is black and i use Auto Glymm For everything, shampoo, rim cleaner and polish....we dont get Poorboys or makes like Meguires so im stuck with Autoglym....it works for mee

[Cass]

You need a good quality wax to get a deep, wet look finish. Autoglym is only a polish but it is a very good product. I have used Meguiars products for some years now and can highly recommend them. Red cars look very good when waxed.

Link here:

http://www.meguiars.co.uk/

Click on Meguiars Advice and go to the Instant Car Clinic for starters. Be careful though, it's vey addictive once you start cleaning

Cass

[NORTHERNER]

I have a red GTi too... I use this supplier for my bits and pieces: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/ very good service.

I use this as a wash: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-drying/meguiars-00-hi-tech-wash/prod_99.html use a sheepskin or lambswool mitt and do the two bucket method
This is my wax: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/p21s-carnauba-wax/prod_357.html
This for the black bits: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-tyres/sonus-tire-bumper-dressing/prod_40.html
This for the wheels:http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-tyres/poorboys-wheel-sealant/prod_9.html
This to keep the metal work smooth in prep for waxing:http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/detailing-clay/meguiars-quik-clay-kit/prod_226.html
This for the exhaust tips:http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/engine-amp-exterior/meguiars-nxt-all-metal-polish/prod_106.html

[duzza]

Autoglym do a great polish for dark cars - Deep Shine I think its called.

In terms of wax, I find the Meguiars NXT wax is excellent and easy to apply and once youve done that use a layer or 2 or pure carnuba to really get the 'wet' look.

The Poorboys range is great and the natty wax is meant to be brilliant for dark cars too!

[bennyboy]

Mine is a black met finish, i use autoglym . i used to clean & polish cars for a while and went through a lot of differant types and i will never change  AUTOGLYM  IS THE BEST..

[duzza]

Mine is a black met finish, i use autoglym . i used to clean & polish cars for a while and went through a lot of differant types and i will never change  AUTOGLYM  IS THE BEST..

Have you used Poorboys, Zymol or Meguiars stuff??

[Rhyso]

try Collinite 915 for the blacks; awesome shine 

[bennyboy]

Mine is a black met finish, i use autoglym . i used to clean & polish cars for a while and went through a lot of different types and i will never change  AUTOGLYM  IS THE BEST..

Have you used Poorboys, Zymol or Meguiars stuff??

no sorry it was a few years ago now 12 ish , i started with autoglym and found their range so good never tried any thing else there may be other stuff on the market now that may be better but like VW  once you have tried the best you forget the rest 

[duzza]

Mine is a black met finish, i use autoglym . i used to clean & polish cars for a while and went through a lot of different types and i will never change  AUTOGLYM  IS THE BEST..

Have you used Poorboys, Zymol or Meguiars stuff??

no sorry it was a few years ago now 12 ish , i started with autoglym and found their range so good never tried any thing else there may be other stuff on the market now that may be better but like VW  once you have tried the best you forget the rest 

Try Meguiars mate, its a huge step on generally from autoglym. poorboys is another again