WRXMATT

Hi all,

As the title really.

I am crap at getting motivated to cleaning my car. I do like it when its nice and shiny though and am far too tight to pay someone else to do it.

What is the best stuff you can just pour in a bucket of water and them wash/rinse that gives a bit of a shine?

Mines a Mica blue classic wagon.

Thanks
Matt

330dan

A spray on wax which you spray on while the car is still wet after washing and then chamois off is good. Doesnt leave any residue and looks really good.

WRXMATT

That sounds pretty good dan, i guess you don't have to wax on wax off etc with that? Thats the bit i really can't be bothered doing.

My last scoob was black and was a nightmare to get the watermarks off etc, not cleaned this one yet so hopefully it will be a bit easier.

PantsUK

iTrader: (1)

I suggest you do it properly once (wash/polish/wax) then you can use pretty much use whatever you want and the shine will come back time after time.

If you can't be arsed to do the whole car in one hit just do a couple of panels at a time as it will last for 6+ months if you use decent wax....

Sure the £50 wash cloth brigade may say something different though.

.....

I bought some of this as a wax

Autosmart Carnuaba Wax Gold The choice of PROFFESIONALS on eBay, also Cleaning, Waxing Valeting, Car Care, Car Accessories, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 07-Jul-08 14:44:41 BST)

cheap and so far impressed with it. I hate cleaning the car but love it when it's really shining ....

RA Dunk

lol

Aquanaut

Eastern European ???

jobbie

iTrader: (1)

Autoglym Aquawax as said use when car is wet.

PantsUK

iTrader: (1)

They do mine ... (I then go home polish and wax it but when they've done the hard job I don't mind too much !)

Coffin Dodger

Is there anything it can't do

hhh1234

iTrader: (17)

u dont put that on the car do u, surly that would not be gd for the paint work

Lateral Performance

iTrader: (20)

TOTALLY agree........... £6.00 locally, and they do a cracking job.

subaruturbo_18

car wash? ill do it for 20 quid inside and out

STiFreak

iTrader: (4)

Same price and quality up my way too ... 4 guys working on washing and hand drying the car, done in minutes and they are not happy unless it is sparkling. For that sort of money, it's not worth the hassle to do yourself.

Abx

iTrader: (15)

ZIMOL car shampoo, about £6 from Halfrauds, does exactly what is sais on the tin!

WRXMATT

Coffin Dodger are you really Barry Scott????

Thanks for the advice guys, i had better get off my lazy *** and do some cleaning.

subaruturbo_18

the people in my sainsburys car parks don't do the best job. water marks all over, upon closer inspections there are dirty patches but i spose it only takes up to an hour to get rid of those bits and then you have a fully cleaned car for £6 and an hours labour

F1 CJE UK

iTrader: (8)

great advice guys are any of you pros ???

escott

iTrader: (1)

Same for me, then I polish and wax it after.

<<<<View the scoob for shiny shiny<<<<

Coffin Dodger

Who have you been talking to?

Coffin Dodger

Been using it for ages and never had a problem. Brings it up nice and sparkly

Good for cleaning up your loose change too

spleenmachine

I use turtlewax clear-vue when i'm feeling lazy

Its full of "shine enhancers" and you only add half a cap to one full bucket...

wash it on then rinse and dry....

gives the car a canny shine considering what it is, cant beat the full treatment tho but that takes me over 4 hours