Jasoon

Started this afternoon ,soon realised its going to be a long job.

Also soon found out that one of the white swissol cloths isnt enough unless im doing something wrong....

Something else i noticed is that as soon as i get polish out it starts to rain

Should get it finished in the morning

Fidd

Is it going to look good though ????

Pics up when finished ????

Jasoon

I hope it looks good

If I get it finished in the morning im going to an RS show so ill take some photos before I go.....
So I will put photos up when im done...


Better look good ,I've already upset the girl friend when I told her how much it cost I got the old "you never spend that much on me" line.
Then I really put my foot in it when I told her your not worth £20k+

Fidd

Will look for pics tommorow !!!!

Don't tell me, you went for that special £2k tub of Swissol they do .... LOL ....

You could be living in the car soon !!!!

Jasoon

yep LOL

if i had spent £2k on swissol it wouldnt have been kill bill it would have been kill jasoon

celticpilgrim

don't forget that approx. 5 mins after you finish polisihing it, a pigeon will take a dump on your roof/bonnet!!

Jasoon

yep thats bound to happen LOL

Fidd

How lucky I must be, they only go for my windows

But they don't wait for me to finish, so your pigeons must have some manners

Nick

Jasoon, the white cloths are just for washing the car aren't they? I have about 6 larger blue cloths for the buffing. I usually find on the "big" 6 monthly wash day it takes this long:
Wash 45mins (white wash cloth & autoglym synthetic chamois)
Cleanse 60mins (white applicator & 2x blue cloths)
Wax 30mins (black applicator & 2x blue cloths)
If it takes too long, sometimes it means that you're using too much product & when buffing, try to make sure that you're using your wrist, not your elbow to do the work.

Jasoon

seems to be taking ages to Cleanse it ,dosnt help that i keep finding little bits of water from seals etc

the waxing seems to be the easy bit

Brad

Jason when you wash the car take it for a quick spin to remove any eccess water.

Nick

Yes, waxing is easy. About the bits of water, remember where they were for next time & while drying the car after it's wash, just blow out the water.

A few hints & tips.
Always make sure that you have an extra cloth & chamois over what you need. Then if you drop one, you can just put it in for a wash & use a fresh cloth without risk of damaging your paint. Wash the every cloth you use every week (not the chamois).
For tar spots, use a dab of flora - lightly run into the spot & leave for 30 mins. They will then buff off with a polishing cloth without damaging your paint.
After a drive in the summer, use a wet polishing cloth & wipe the flies off the front bonnet, front spoiler & door mirrors. It takes about 2 mins. Then use a chamois to dry. It keeps the car looking clean & makes the weekly wash much easier & quicker. It also protects the paint as you don't have to scrub off a week's worth of flies.

Catherine

Your keen this morning with your Swissolling. Posting at 8.40 am

Jasoon

Brad

Doesn't driving it to dry it off defeat the point of washing it to get it ready to wax?

Thanks for them tips Nick

Catherine

I was up at 8 making breakfast in bed to try and repair the damage I did yesterday then I decided to go to the gym ,ill make a start shortly on the Swissoling.

Silver Scooby Sport

iTrader: (15)

Don't worry Jasoon it gets a lot easier after a few coats
also that cleanser is only a once a year job and that is the most time consuming part of it...... if you want more cloth's go into mothercare and buy a pack of terry nappies that will have the other half thinking you have gone completely nuts then I was going to get some the other day but could not pluck up the courage to walk in there !!!!!

What I do is this
1. Lightly pressure wash the car first
(I have plumbed my washer in the garage all I do is connect the gun on)
2. Wash with the Swissol flannel
3. Run one of those Silicon blades over lightly (Make sure there is lots of water on there for this... never blade semi dry)
4. Run a big bath towel over to dry.

No problems as yet and no marks of the blade at all, it took a while to get used to it.... and now I don't even consider the Chamois leather

Simon

Nick

The Swissol cleanser is a 6 month job.

My old DBM car was scratched by a silicon blade. I would never use one, but if you must, it is very important to make sure the blade is completely clean with no specs of dirt on the blade or car. Autogym synthetic chamois is fine for me.

Silver Scooby Sport

iTrader: (15)

6 months better get that cleanser out here then

Yes Nick I know the blade is a good topic starter...... up until now no problems at all, I just make sure the car is nice a wet and then it's just a quick flash over.... the towel does most of the drying.
I suppose having a silver car does help as I would be a little nervous myself if it was a dark colour.

Simon

Jasoon

I used an old bath towel Simon.

Think I was using too much cleanser.
getting a few squeaky towel moments that are mentioned in the instructions

She already knows im completely nuts so buying nappies wouldn't change anything
Sure she thinks there's someone in the garage with me, keep getting cups of coffee brought out to me.

Chip

Dont, itll pick up bits of road dirt which could scratch your car when waxing or cleaning.

Chip.

Jasoon

Well I've finally finished its took about 6 hours but I think is been worth it.

I wasn't expecting much an improvement using Swissol but I think it looks better than when it left the showroom earlier this week.

Big thanks to Fulham71

http://www.performance-zone.co.uk/ht...r/swissol1.jpg
http://www.performance-zone.co.uk/ht...r/swissol3.jpg
http://www.performance-zone.co.uk/ht...r/swissol4.jpg
http://www.performance-zone.co.uk/ht...r/swissol2.jpg
http://www.performance-zone.co.uk/ht...r/swissol5.jpg


would have had some better photos but I forgot to put the microdrive in the camera and I didn't realise till I got home

PC555

Looks great mate

Jasoon

Thanks PC555

The photos i thought i had taken would have been better but never mind....LOL

Catherine

Looks very good indeed.

When are you going to start on the Polo? I think after 6 hours it is the least you can do.

Jasoon

The Polo got a wash....

Dose that count ??