What do you guys use?
#7
Scooby Senior
don't clay bar.. clay cloth is the way forward
http://www.theclayclothcompany.co.uk/
I have two..
Wax's I really like AngelWax products
http://www.angelwax.co.uk/
just had some of this delivered ready for prep ing my car for the show season
Their DESIRABLE wax is lovely
http://www.angelwax.co.uk/?wpsc-product=desirable
For my interior the MADCOW Mango Sauce I think is lovley, smell and gives a clean no shiney finish.
http://www.madcowuk.com/product/mango-sauce
and their SKIMPY DRESS tyre dressing is spot on
http://www.madcowuk.com/product/skimpy-dress
http://www.theclayclothcompany.co.uk/
I have two..
Wax's I really like AngelWax products
http://www.angelwax.co.uk/
just had some of this delivered ready for prep ing my car for the show season
Their DESIRABLE wax is lovely
http://www.angelwax.co.uk/?wpsc-product=desirable
For my interior the MADCOW Mango Sauce I think is lovley, smell and gives a clean no shiney finish.
http://www.madcowuk.com/product/mango-sauce
and their SKIMPY DRESS tyre dressing is spot on
http://www.madcowuk.com/product/skimpy-dress
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#11
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My mate had a cloth bar but how do you get the grit and crap off the cloth ie how do you get a fresh bit of cloth ,, you fold a clay bar to make sure your not rubbing the contaminants you have taken off back over the paintwork but how do you do this with the cloth as it doesn't fold ?
#12
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My mate had a cloth bar but how do you get the grit and crap off the cloth ie how do you get a fresh bit of cloth ,, you fold a clay bar to make sure your not rubbing the contaminants you have taken off back over the paintwork but how do you do this with the cloth as it doesn't fold ?
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If you are claying your car with clay or a clay cloth, unless you follow it up with polish afterwards, the car will look worse than before due to the fact you are rubbing contaminants in the paint. Clay cloths cause more marring that standard clay. A light polish should get rid of most marks left by the claying process.
#15
The main thing is to polish to try and sort the swirls and then wax. I'd go with Autoglym SRP and then FK1000 or Purple Haze (got a tester for later in the year)
Mine was so hazy I got a pro to sort mine as I couldn't get the shine I wanted
My effort SRP followed by FK1000
And after proper sorting
#16
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I may have, but you couldn't see from the photo how smooth it makes the paint work with such little effort, add a wax to the paint work and you're sorted
my Scoob is silky smooth.
I have a DA polisher too, but TBH.. you go swirl free.. then after a while swirls do come back and you can start getting parnoided about seeing swirls on your car and everyone elses.
It fine if you don't wash and drive your car though.. having a show car you can keep it swirl free for longer.
So don't worry about it
#19
Scooby Senior
only once a year... once I'd done my car, it doesn't need doing all the time. I mainly do it start of the show season.. around now.
But i have to say my car is washed a lot.. waxed or a quick detail spray and always dried with a micro fibre towel.. the large blue ones the clay cloth company sell are really soft and nice.
it's easy to keep clean once you've done the ground work
Garage Racers-3a by FIL, on Flickr
I do like the angel wax stuff... the desirable is £60 a pot... makes the car's paint work smell great... it's easy on and off.. great results.
But lets face it, if you use something that makes your car look shiney.... it's doing its job... and do we need a wax to last 6-12months when you may be waxing it every couple??? lol
#20
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After years if been happy with chemical guys 50/50 I am currently useing
Fully clay bar /machine polish as necessary
CG blacklight 2 coats
CG 50/50
Then
Anglewax
Then sealed with V7
And Anglewax glass cleaner and CG trim cleaner
Find Anglewax is really good and at £60 a small pot value for money as it lasts for ages
I use CG Glossworks shampoo for its weekly wash
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#23
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Got some time to take a few pics bro
#24
If you are claying your car with clay or a clay cloth, unless you follow it up with polish afterwards, the car will look worse than before due to the fact you are rubbing contaminants in the paint. Clay cloths cause more marring that standard clay. A light polish should get rid of most marks left by the claying process.
The second comment to address is you are not rubbing contaminants into your car - the clay cloth is removing contaminants. When rinsed regularly in clean water, contaminants are removed completely from the clay cloth and the process continues.
Polishing and waxing is always advised to rejuvenate and protect the paint.
#25
My mate had a cloth bar but how do you get the grit and crap off the cloth ie how do you get a fresh bit of cloth ,, you fold a clay bar to make sure your not rubbing the contaminants you have taken off back over the paintwork but how do you do this with the cloth as it doesn't fold ?
#27
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Autoglym works for me
Autoglym or any clay bat with plenty of lube
Also I use the hd wax along with the gd surface cleaner before I polish :-)
Also I use the hd wax along with the gd surface cleaner before I polish :-)
#28
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Let's not leave out the Karcher
Haven't decided on which wheel cleaner is the one to get yet
Haven't decided on which wheel cleaner is the one to get yet
#30
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It's already been said but if you put in the ground work, then keeping it clean is a doddle. Plus, if you have the correct washing method, then swirls won't come back! I've clayed mine ones since buying it beginning of Feb this year.
Foamed
Washed
Clayed (feb)
Megs professional series DA polished the whole car.
Megs professional carnuaba wax
Dodo Juice Future Armor sealant.
My weekly clean consists of a quick foam, wash, dry, quick top up of the sealant and it looks like this and has a real deep shine:
Foamed
Washed
Clayed (feb)
Megs professional series DA polished the whole car.
Megs professional carnuaba wax
Dodo Juice Future Armor sealant.
My weekly clean consists of a quick foam, wash, dry, quick top up of the sealant and it looks like this and has a real deep shine: