The best Cleaning products

[easylife]

Apologies if this has been discussed before but was wondering what cleaning kits / products people recommend?

I have heard that autoglyn was good but are there are other better ones on the market? I dont mind spending a few quid?

 

[TomS]

Yeah prob best to do a search to be honest



I use Meguiars, and have used Autoglym which is great stuff aswell.

Do a post search for lots of opinions

Tom


[Edited by TomS on 30 October 2004 at 7:55pm]

 

[182_blue]

hi sam, i have always used either zymol or mothers, there both really good, but the mothers is alot cheaper than the zymol and it gives as good if not better finsh than the zymol.

zymol can be bought here

http://www.vertar.com/zymol-starter-kits.asp?pt_id=75http://www.vertar.com/zymol-starter-kits.asp?pt_id=75

and mothers can be bought here

http://www.crystalclean.ltd.uk/products/products2.htmhttp://www.crystalclean.ltd.uk/products/products2.htm

hope your well and will see you tomorrow.

shaun

 

[Dyewitness]

Swissol

 

[182_blue]

YEH swissol is good to, were do you buy yours from ??

 

[TheRoninV6]

meguiars gets my vote every time.

http://www.meguiars.co.uk/

 

[st33ly]

As above^^^^^^

 

[Mole]

whats wrong with washing up liquid and a sponge, then a leather chamois lol

 

[cupsportmad]

Zaino is the best easily. Better than swissol, meguirs, mothers and the most expensive zymol and a tiny proportional of the price of some of them. Tests have been done however cant remeber the website addresses.

 

[182_blue]

Quote: Originally posted by Mole on 31 October 2004

whats wrong with washing up liquid and a sponge, then a leather chamois lol

DONT whatever you do put washing up liquid on your car

 

[Dyewitness]

Quote: Originally posted by 172cup_nut on 31 October 2004

YEH swissol is good to, were do you buy yours from ??

https://www.swissol.com/E/GB/KontaktBestform.htm">https://www.swissol.com/E/GB/KontaktBestform.htm

 

[riccycup]

ye washing up liquid is not good for your car. i make my own car cleaning stuff. its pretty good but still cant make the wax but working on it.

 

[Brazo]

Quote: Originally posted by 172cup_nut on 31 October 2004

Quote: Originally posted by Mole on 31 October 2004

whats wrong with washing up liquid and a sponge, then a leather chamois lol

DONT whatever you do put washing up liquid on your car

tis actually excellent if you want to strip your car of waxes before polishing and reapplying a wax! even mequiars recommend it!

[Edited by brazo on 01 November 2004 at 7:39am]

 

[182_blue]

exactly my point, washing liquid contains large amounts of salt, this will strip your wax and your laquer if your not carefull, it leaves your car streaky and leaves the paint rough and damaged, i dont know why meguiars recommend it ??(a link to the page that says it would be ihelpfull), put it this way cover one car in washing liquid and another one in proper car wash and i know which ones paint will last longer

 

[entjm]

turtle wax "wax it wet" is rubbish....

 

[chrhodes]

For the car i use tescos finest. but i did cheat and have the car coated with teflon.



As for the wheels, diluted truck wash. And before anybody says URGHH i have used it for years on TTs and it brings wheels out like new.



chris

 

[riccycup]

i use the diluted detergent on the car to get rid of all the rubbish then go over that with a wash and wax. the wheel cleaner i use has acid which only eats the brake dust. all very good when my car is clean it properly gleam and i make the stuff myself so it costs nothing.

 

[Brazo]

I wasnt aware that wul had salts in it only that it strips the wax!



Anyway heres your link http://shop.meguiars.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=727&highlight=washing+liquid&sid=3e6225aab47e56d34a299ed83c6ddc87http://shop.meguiars.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=727&highlight=washing+liquid&sid=3e6225aab47e56d34a299ed83c6ddc87







<A name=3414>Rob_Barnett



Joined: 11 Jun 2003
Posts: 123
Location: Meguiars UK





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Most cars built over the past 10 - 15 years have had clear coats on them, but even then there can be cases where paint pigment can be lifted (i.e. overspray, bad crash repair job etc). Either way I would not worry as you are not doing any harm.

If you think that a colour wax has been used then I would be tempted to wash the car in fairy liquid (other dish washing detergents are available), but that will have to be your call.

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

MER shampoo aint bad and smells nice to...banana essense I think

 

[cupsportmad]

Mer stripes a layer of paint off your car everytime you use it, good for boats though. May as well use fairy, kinder to the hands and less abrasive lol.

 

[182_blue]

Quote: Originally posted by brazo on 01 November 2004


I wasnt aware that wul had salts in it only that it strips the wax!



Anyway heres your link http://shop.meguiars.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=727&highlight=washing+liquid&sid=3e6225aab47e56d34a299ed83c6ddc87http://shop.meguiars.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=727&highlight=washing+liquid&sid=3e6225aab47e56d34a299ed83c6ddc87







<A name=3414>Rob_Barnett



Joined: 11 Jun 2003
Posts: 123
Location: Meguiars UK





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Most cars built over the past 10 - 15 years have had clear coats on them, but even then there can be cases where paint pigment can be lifted (i.e. overspray, bad crash repair job etc). Either way I would not worry as you are not doing any harm.

If you think that a colour wax has been used then I would be tempted to wash the car in fairy liquid (other dish washing detergents are available), but that will have to be your call.

yeh, its probably (i still wouldnt) ok to use once to completely strip your car of wax, but you would have to re apply wax straight away, and you would not want to use it regulaly.

 

[CMRsi]

just ordered some meguiars stuff from http://www.speeding.co.ukhttp://www.speeding.co.uk and they do free delivery, making it cheaper than the meguiars online shop

 

[cupsportmad]

Best products tested and reviewed:-

http://www.nsxsc.com/nsexcitement/waxtest.htmlhttp://www.nsxsc.com/nsexcitement/waxtest.html