Black gold Cleaning products

[mark989]

Having just purchased a clio 182 black gold, love it when its clean but when its dirty its foul lol.

Just wondering what cleaning products you lot use on your black gold 182's? all comments welcome i.e. shampoo, polish tyre care etc
I have tried autoglym but not really impressed.

Cheers

 

[Magicman]

Use meguires shampoo and swissol onyx wax, it comes up great...

Not the best pics but give an idea....enjoy the car..

 

[mark989]

looks awesome i wish i had a garage to put my car in *sulks* it full of junk, must clear it out lol

 

[Anim@l]

Rich is your best bet for handy Black Gold detailing advice!

 

[Rich]

Working by hand Autoglym Super Resin and Extra Gloss both work well on Black Gold when used and worked correctly, most people use to much and dont get succesful results.

In most cases though the paint tends to need something more abbrasive than the Super Resin to clean it up. Working by hand Meguiars Scratch X is the best option to correct the deeper defects and swirl marks that SRP wont sort.

By hand it may not be 100% succesfull and is very hard work - The easiest way to restore gloss on Black is a machine polish with a variety of polishes to get the paint looking the best it can. This is the route I went with my own car.

After this I have had good results with either Autoglym Super Resin and multiple coats of the AG Extra Gloss Protection, or Klasse All In One and some coats of Jeffs Acylic Jett Sealant.

http://www.richtreen.co.uk/images/winter182/

To enhance looks further a pure carnuba wax over the long lasting protection left by the sealants will give a deeper warmer glow. There area good few choices when it comes down to pure carnuba's, most which come down to budget.

My own choices:

Under £25 - Chemical Guys 50/50

http://www.richtreen.co.uk/images/oct182/

Under £50 - Swissvax Onyx

http://www.richtreen.co.uk/images/182swissvax/

For the money the above is my choice on Black Gold


Over £50 - Swissvax Best of Show

http://www.richtreen.co.uk/images/dee172/ last pics in the gallery

or Zymol Concours

http://www.richtreen.co.uk/images/concours/

I wash with either Megs Shampoo Plus, Sonax Gloss Shampoo, Duragloss Wash or Swissvax Car Bath. Rinsed with a Aquagleam and air dried.

Wheels polished and sealed with Autoglym Resin and Gloss. Tyres dressed with Blackfire Gel.

 

[mark989]

very nice indeed thanks for the advice! i going to be doing some cleaning this weekend i think

 

[blue nose]

never get bored looking at your car rich, best black/gold by far on cs

 

[mark989]

Cleaned my car yesterday with Meguiars polish and then wax stuff the three step program it mentions. it looks the business, thanks Ritchie. I got from halfords on 3 for 2! spot on

 

[Turner]

hi all just wanted to know because i keep seeing that some products strip all your hard work and wanted to no im doing the right thing if i've already scrach x'd srp'd and egp'd i keep washing with meg gold class shamp is it ok to keep egping?
many thanks

 

[Leeshez]

Ok here is how to get it dirty.

 

[Rich]

hi all just wanted to know because i keep seeing that some products strip all your hard work and wanted to no im doing the right thing if i've already scrach x'd srp'd and egp'd i keep washing with meg gold class shamp is it ok to keep egping?
many thanks

After you have EGP'd it is fine just to wash and build up the layers of EGP.

If you use the Scratch X or SRP again you will strip off the EGP layers.

 

[Brand86]

Ok here is how to get it dirty.

Personal nightmare of mine!! Get some gloss!

 

[Rich]

I have a daily drive for the above nightmares !

 

[Brand86]

I don't!! Think will be getting a boring silver one next time as can't afford to spend so much time cleaning a darn car!! Does look hot though - but my Dad can just spray his over with a QD and looks amazing even in the sun. Jealous times...

 

[Turner]

thanks rich i knew you would put my mind at rest

 

[Guy]

mark989, try some brake fluid, brings the bodywork up a treat