C.DUNCAN

The results after using my swissvax this weekend. Love a bit beading :-)









And after a rub with a chamois.

stu turbo 98

iTrader: (6)

Lovely bit of beading there buddy,have you tried collinite? gives much better beading imo, I use it on my classic,its great stuff

salsa-king

show me a wax that doesn't bead. lol


AND NEVER USE A CHAMOIS ON YOUR CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

C.DUNCAN

No can't say I have tried it. I have quite a lot of cleaning products but mainly the normal run of the mill auto-glym,autosmart, etc the swissvax is the first high end product I've tried. The video I put up shows it better but doesn't seem to have worked :-(

C.DUNCAN

Wasn't a real leather one it was a auto-glym micro fibre one ;-)

Stiofan

Why?

C.DUNCAN

I have heard the older leather style ones can hold onto dirt and scratch and put swirls in you're paint. Just what I've read I'm sure someone can correct me if that's wrong

Stiofan

If you take care of your chamois you will be fine, the same with anything, a dirty sponge or anything across your paintwork is not gona be good.

koneil97

Yeah that's right always best to use a drying towel

Dave-W-

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took a pic of my roof the other day

Stiofan

I have used chamois for years even on new paint work i will change them regularly and never had any problems, best thing for it IMO

Paint work looks good buddy, i take it the beading is from a hose and not rain?

C.DUNCAN

Very nice :-)

C.DUNCAN

Yeah I had just washed the bugs off it and that was it rinsed. Not had rain up in sunny Scotland for days now :-)

Stiofan

Yeah we had a wee blast over night but it's been lovely here too, the roof shot looks like rain, rain gives the best beading

Dave-W-

iTrader: (10)

The roof was the rain

Hawkeye D

R222 silver top for me all day long.

B0DSKI

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My efforts

B0DSKI

iTrader: (17)

Or maybe even this one

C.DUNCAN

Tidy job. I'm now looking forward to some morning dew on the roof or some rain in the morning before work to see how it looks

The Pink Ninja

iTrader: (23)

I'll get a red one up later

Fleetster

Which collinite do you use ? 915 Marque D'Elegence ?

stu turbo 98

iTrader: (6)

I use 476s,its great too work with,lovely deep gloss and seriously hydrophobic.

C.DUNCAN

This mornings efforts from the rain through the night.

4evernewbie

iTrader: (3)

Nice
I use Dodo Supernatural on a similar shade of silver which gets very good results. Not the easiest to work with but even looks amazing on my carbon fibre
Paul

C.DUNCAN

I quite dance trying the R222 wax that was P21's that seams to get a very good write up for a deep wet look shine.
I friend of mine does swear by all the Dodo products tho a that's all he ever uses on his Focus ST

salsa-king

awesome photo

salsa-king

I was the same as you, but since I've used micro fibre mit to wash with and then the micro fibre towels to dry I've never looked back.

I have 4 of these on the go to dry off
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kent-Car-C...item2ec6f85776

and use shaggy micro fibre mits to polish the car too.
like these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Microfibre...item3cd0c48656

chopperman

Chamois dry ok but the problem with them is there is nowhere for any contaminants to go. If you have abrasive particles on the paint it gets trapped between the chamois and the paint causing scratches and swirls. This is made even worse by the fact that in drying the water you are removing the lubricant. Waffle weave drying towles are better as they allow and grit to go into the cloth reducing the risk of scratching. You are more likely to cause scratches in drying then you are washed due to the lack of lubricant (water suds ect). The best way to dry is dry without touching the car. You can use leaf blowers, compressors of filtered water that's below 30ppm.