Detailing Chat & Questions Thread

[Gavin.]

Ceramic wax... not sure how it’s made and I know it won’t be as good as a proper coating but just had a brain storm. Make a hybrid and throw in one of these cheap eBay 9H coatings.

Pointless or worth a go?

 

[Gally]

That's a terrible terrible idea!!! I've just fixed a Q5 that the guy had used that coating on. The state the paint was left in is unreal.

 

[Gavin.]

I’ll wipe that from memory then [emoji23]

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

If you polish and wax a car, how many times can you wash it before it needs waxing again? Got some Hydra wax and some polish to try this weekend.

 

[imprezaworks]

Just use something to remove the wax.

What have you got in your array

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

That orange (nice smelling) meguires car wash
Clay bar
Meguires quick detailer (lube for the clay)
And now:
Bilt hamber polish and hydra wax

Probably nothing that removes wax.... Fairy liquid?

 

[imprezaworks]

Nah, I thought it does but nope. Ref fairy.

I use Autoglym srp polish, that works well and £12 delivered with amazon prime.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Do you wash polish wax or wash polish wash polish wax?

 

[imprezaworks]

Wash
Srp.
Can wash again if needed.
Wax.

 

[Coby.]

That sentence confuses me but if you're just doing those 3 stages Wash, Polish then Wax

 

[Coby.]

Is SRP as dusty as it used to be?

Go very sparingly with it if it is and do a panel or 2 at a time.

 

[James H]

Wash
Srp.
Can wash again if needed.
Wax.

Why wash off SRP? Surely you want it's filling capabilities on the car.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Vantage lasted on my car a whole year. But then I only drove it for 5 months of that and hardly ever, so... lol

Tis why I'd never bother with ceramics personally

 

[Silent_Scone]

@gally and for any other long standers who've been around the houses with products...


Do we think these are any good? Really tempted.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

@gally and for any other long standers who've been around the houses with products...


Do we think these are any good? Really tempted.

Personally I wouldn’t bother.

If you’ve got a good layer of protection on the car you can get most water off simply using an open hose.

This product seems expensive to me for what it does. And from reading those reviews you’ll need to replace it once a year if you wash your car fairly regularly.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Yeah the car has Vantage and some coats of BriteMax Remax, water comes off very easily. Anything that improves the process is welcome by me, though.

 

[imprezaworks]

Why wash off SRP? Surely you want it's filling capabilities on the car.

Not really. Asked what to remove wax.

I would use another product to fill. All depends how good, bad and how much you want to get into it.

My reply was a pretty basic Sunday morning sesh.

 

[Coby.]

@gally and for any other long standers who've been around the houses with products...


Do we think these are any good? Really tempted.

Would be handy if you're water is quite hard or you regularly wash your car in direct sunlight.
Was it Toby? Who bought one a few years ago and think he rated it.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Wash
Srp.
Can wash again if needed.
Wax.

Ta dude.

Are you meant to throw microfibre towels away? Why do they sell them in such bulk... Surely they're good for use until you drop one on the floor, even then wouldn't a quick wash sort it out?

 

[imprezaworks]

A disposable asset.

For sure you could wash them etc, most people don’t.

The better towels then yeah they are worth a wash. Again most probably don’t.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Any I drop or soil heavily I just chuck in the wash and give them my Mrs for dusting the house

 

[sburrell93]

I buy the Costco packs of 36 and use them on paintwork once or twice. Give em a wash if they're a bit dirty but demote them to interior cleaning or wheels, tyre shine etc. Then probably just chuck them after that. They're never the same after a wash

 

[Gally]

@gally and for any other long standers who've been around the houses with products...


Do we think these are any good? Really tempted.

Not sure I would be too fussed. They do work but you don't really want to leave your car wet so just dry it.

By a proper dryer machine instead and a very very good drying towel. Et voila no water spotting.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Not sure I would be too fussed. They do work but you don't really want to leave your car wet so just dry it.

By a proper dryer machine instead and a very very good drying towel. Et voila no water spotting.

Yeah drying machine makes sense. I don't tend to get water spots anyway, it's just the drying process is by far the most tedious.

 

[James H]

Headlights... worked my way up the grades - 500, 1000, 2000, 3000. Can't decide if they're ready to polish or if they need more sanding as there are some patchy bits still.

 

[JamesBryan]

Headlights... worked my way up the grades - 500, 1000, 2000, 3000. Can't decide if they're ready to polish or if they need more sanding as there are some patchy bits still.

Lower section still looks cloudy, more sanding needed.

 

[James H]

Lower section still looks cloudy, more sanding needed.

Went through the whole process again and polished. Still swirly and polishing isn't getting it all out so might need to revisit. Miles better though!

 

[imprezaworks]

What you using mate

 

[James H]

Just a pack of Amazon wet sanding discs with velcro on, did it by hand though. Then ultimate compound on the 3m headlight polishing disc as a white hex logic didn't touch it (with da).

 

[imprezaworks]

Used this a couple of times now, impressed especially for less than a fiver

 

[K4M_clio]

What are people using too get rid of paint swirls, not like product swirls like if had too much wax put on but like the scratchy swirls like the laquer is scratched or is there no way out of the where the previous owner used a Brillo pad too clean it

 

[James H]

What are people using too get rid of paint swirls, not like product swirls like if had too much wax put on but like the scratchy swirls like the laquer is scratched or is there no way out of the where the previous owner used a Brillo pad too clean it

Have a read of this

https://www.cliosport.net/threads/machine-polishing-by-da-polisher-by-dave-kg.622080/

 

[K4M_clio]

Thats a load too read but thanks, basically get a da, I have a orbital polisher but doesn't sound like what I need

 

[Silent_Scone]

I bought the AquaGleam resin filter as was curious. It makes the car easier to dry if nothing at all. My Evo has a good layer of protection so it's not really an issue and the water sheets off well enough, but I left my black Focus out to bake and there was very minimal water spotting, so it does what it says on the tin.

Basically, it's for lazy people. Now I've sold it on to someone who owns a black BM lol

 

[Stay Puft]

Just cleaned a black Z3 and a black Z4. s**t me I hate black cars. Also, it's way too hot to clean cars, I gave up and just left them covered in water spots so now they look dirtier than before.

 

[Stay Puft]

Any tips to get rid of them other than not washing in the sun?

 

[K4M_clio]

Any tips to get rid of them other than not washing in the sun?

Quickest way probably a some quick detailer but you'll have too go outside too do it, or dry after wash

 

[Scrooge]

Went through the whole process again and polished. Still swirly and polishing isn't getting it all out so might need to revisit. Miles better though!
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Starting with 500 is exactly why you have those deep swirls, even 1000 grit. Especially if the polishing side is done by hand

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Any tips to get rid of them other than not washing in the sun?

Just get a towel like the one linked above (I bought the same one) and dry after washing each panel. Doesn't take long at all.

 

[Stay Puft]

Just get a towel like the one linked above (I bought the same one) and dry after washing each panel. Doesn't take long at all.

I've got a half decent towel, and drag it along the panels, but even the slight residue forms into horrid marks!