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Indeed wee lad.
3 buckets for the paint, one for the wheels, and one for the arches!
Wash with Eurrow Mitt and a decent shampoo, rinse with the hose, then with a couple of watering cans of Aquagleam filtered water and dont bother drying apart from just the shuts and wheels.
How often it needs doing all depends on war you park the car etc, in some areas you may need to do it monthly if you live near lots of industry, railway lines.
As Ali if the weather looks crap I don't even bother washing let alone anything else.
If I did have to polish this time of year I would polish and then seal a wax a panel at a time. If it then rained I would re wash and then carry on after the rain.
Inwash the daily hack once a month at the most at the most and it lasts ok between. I last applied it in October and got round to re-applying it yesterday as it had stopped beading. Sod washing the rest of it and just cleaned the glass as it was too cold lol!
I only ever comment that yours looks more orange than everyone elses!
Looks good Mr Fubar - very clean.
I can see loads of dirt on Pauls pics though - must try harder.
Not surprised it out performed Maxi Suds, most things do! Not tried it myself.
In bulk you can't go wrong with Megs Hyper Wash or Shampoo Plus. On my 182 I use Duragloss, Sonax or Swisswax, and there is very little difference in them over the Megs ones.
Rimwax is fine as a one step product, that and the Wheel Wax fall down as they contain cleaners and can't be layered.
Poorboys Wheels Sealant or Swisswax Autobhan over a AG EGP base for me.
It works but is a right pain to use.
Been using Duragloss Rain Repel on the front screen as it is as easy to use as a normal glass cleaner sprays, and then just wax the other glass as you would the paintwork.
Put your hand in a sandwich bag after washing you car and rub it across the paint anything you can feel on the paint that washing alone has removed can be removed with clay.
Clay will be worthy step then, after seeing all the look how shiny my car is after claying I need to add that disclaimer just in case!
I make up a clay lube from car shampoo and water and also pre wet the panel first with a wash mitt and soap from a bucket. 2-4 capfuls of shampoo in a 500ml...
One clay bar will be easily enough to do a whole car.
Chop it into 3 parts, if the first bit can no longer be kneaded to reveal a clean face bit it and get a new bit. Same if you drop it.
After - Use it also to do the glass and wheels after you have done all the paintwork. Well worth doing...