Would you bother???

[Alex_225]

Ok, spent a good few hours yesterday cleaning my 225.

Gave it a thorough wash, followed by an hour of me applying carnuba wax and using an orbital buffer to get it all shiny.

Now, the reason I did all that is coz I'm doing a night shift next week and lates the week after so the car won't get used and will sit covered on my driveway.

Trouble was, I covered it yesterday and the damn cover blew up so the left side of the car got rained on. I chamoied (spelling) the car on that side this morning and pulled the cover back down.

Is it worth me giving the car another quick once over and put the cover back on???????

Or am I just being sad and paranoid about my paintwork and should leave the cover as it is at the moment?

 

[Brand86]

Totally depends on what you want. Most cars sit all their lives on a drive with no protection at all, the main thing is you have protected with wax (which one did you use?)

If it is freshly waxed and some water has got on there, a wipe over with a microfibre towel and some QD should be fine at removing all water marks and any dust from the rain.

 

[172cupwizard]

Covers can cause more grief than without one, wind blows em about which can scratch paintwork and the cheaper ones hold condensation in

 

[Neil G]

Anal is the word that springs to mind lol

 

[Alex_225]

Nice one mate, I've got a day off work tomorrow anyway.

I used Meguiars carnuba wax so pretty good stuff from my experience.

Got a busy day tomorrow, I'm getting my Clio RT back from the bodyshop so gonna be cleaning/waxing that. Also taking the missus Clio 182 over to my place to clean/wax that. Also will give the Megane a quick polish me thinks.

I've got the three stage cleaning thing from Meguiars, paint cleaner, polish then wax.

You reckon it would be a bit pointless putting polish on top of the wax?????

 

[Timmay]

Anal is the word that springs to mind lol

lol

 

[Brand86]

Nice one mate, I've got a day off work tomorrow anyway.

I used Meguiars carnuba wax so pretty good stuff from my experience.

Got a busy day tomorrow, I'm getting my Clio RT back from the bodyshop so gonna be cleaning/waxing that. Also taking the missus Clio 182 over to my place to clean/wax that. Also will give the Megane a quick polish me thinks.

I've got the three stage cleaning thing from Meguiars, paint cleaner, polish then wax.

You reckon it would be a bit pointless putting polish on top of the wax?????

A polish will remove any wax, so unless you are planning to reapply everything again, don't bother!

Either top up with a QD or rewax, although you shouldn't need to do this so soon again. However, people quite often build up layers of wax so no harm in doing this if you want to.

 

[172 Dave]

dry it off detail spray and leave it

 

[Alex_225]

Anal is the word that springs to mind lol

This is a car cleaning thread, not Dear Deidre!!!!

 

[Alex_225]

Brand86 - Might give it a quick blast with Turtle Speedwax, no harm in building up a layer.

The cover itself isn't a cheapo one, it actually says you can put the cover on the car when wet coz apparently it allows evapouration through it. Clever stuff that.

 

[Brand86]

Brand86 - Might give it a quick blast with Turtle Speedwax, no harm in building up a layer.

The cover itself isn't a cheapo one, it actually says you can put the cover on the car when wet coz apparently it allows evapouration through it. Clever stuff that.

Yeh more wax should be fine, although never used Speedwax myself, should be ok.

If you want maximum protection, I have to recommend Collinites 476, 2 or 3 coats of that will last you absolutely ages in terms of protection, and then all you need is a nice QD after washing. You can also use other waxes such as P21s or 50/50 for looks if you want. This summer I will be using 50/50 I think, still think it is a great product for the money.

 

[Alex_225]

I might have to check that out mate.

Speed wax is effectively a quick detailer thats all, really quick application and gives it a really glossy feel. Good for inbetween proper waxes.

 

[Brand86]

Yeh should be fine then, go for it... although you do realise that as soon as you remove the cover, it will get dirty again?!

 

[Alex_225]

Yeh should be fine then, go for it... although you do realise that as soon as you remove the cover, it will get dirty again?!

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

I'm sure a quick watering can, dry and wax will do it then haha

 

[Brand86]

No it is much better in the summer, when you clean your car, you can actually drive around and not have mud plastered up the side, muddy footprints getting in and out, rain when you open the doors, tyre dressing coming off, water marks. Just plenty of UV rays, tree sap, dried on insects and baked on bird poo instead!

In fact...why do we bother at all?!

 

[Alex_225]

Coz we've got OCD!!! lol

And also my Megane costs me enough so I intend on keeping it as new as possible and making it look as good as possible too. haha.

As well as trying to get my Clio RT up to scratch

 

[Brand86]

Coz we've got OCD!!! lol

And also my Megane costs me enough so I intend on keeping it as new as possible and making it look as good as possible too. haha.

As well as trying to get my Clio RT up to scratch

Yeh OCD here too. I just wished it stopped at the car...

My mate is getting a new Meg R26 next month in black so I am looking forward to doing a bit of work on there. Be interesting to see what the paint is like when it is delivered, I have seen some absolute shockers go out "as new" before with swirl marks and holograms a plenty.

 

[Alex_225]

My Megane arrived spot on but I've heard you get some shockers being sold.

When I got mine I cleaned, polished and waxed it that day. Also Supagarded it but to be honest I'm not sure how good that paint sealant stuff is!!! Can't think it'll last as long as claimed.

I've got my missus 182 to be cleaned up tomorrow as I've got the day off work.

 

[Rich]

As you already did any of the damage that you could have done IMO by drying the rain water off it without washing first, you may aswell just recover it.

The Megs stage 3 should give you a couple of weeks protection in out door conditions more under a cover.

 

[Neil G]

Anal is the word that springs to mind lol

This is a car cleaning thread, not Dear Deidre!!!!

Sorry dude, I couldn't help myself

Wish I had the time to pamper my 172 but it usually stays dirty