A couple of car cleaning questions
Discussion
I would love to have the time to spend cleaning to this kind of detail, but I don't!
The plan is to snowfoam to help the washing process, then wash, dry, wax as before.
I'll give the previously mentioned snowfoam a go
I do want to get rid of some tar spots though, I smudged a big one trying to get it off with ordinary shampoo and elbow grease. What's the best method and product for doing so?
My plan was.... Snow foam, rinse, Wash, rinse, Autoglym Aqay Wax, Dry.... where in there should I de-clay, without adding in too many steps! As to whether Aquawax is the best, I'm aware it's probably not but it's very very easy and looks good. The car is in great condition but it does 20,000 miles a year so I'm not after concours level here, just a lovely clean, shiny car!
The plan is to snowfoam to help the washing process, then wash, dry, wax as before.
I'll give the previously mentioned snowfoam a go
I do want to get rid of some tar spots though, I smudged a big one trying to get it off with ordinary shampoo and elbow grease. What's the best method and product for doing so?
My plan was.... Snow foam, rinse, Wash, rinse, Autoglym Aqay Wax, Dry.... where in there should I de-clay, without adding in too many steps! As to whether Aquawax is the best, I'm aware it's probably not but it's very very easy and looks good. The car is in great condition but it does 20,000 miles a year so I'm not after concours level here, just a lovely clean, shiny car!
Your tar removal stage will come after the wash.
So get to the contact wash - rinse - loosely dry the car and then apply the tar remover to the target spots, tree sap and stubborn dead bugs.
Wipe away with a cloth and then rinse well.
Auto Finesse ObliTARate is a great tar remover.
AutoGlym Intensive Tar Remover is easy to pick up at Halfords and places.
So get to the contact wash - rinse - loosely dry the car and then apply the tar remover to the target spots, tree sap and stubborn dead bugs.
Wipe away with a cloth and then rinse well.
Auto Finesse ObliTARate is a great tar remover.
AutoGlym Intensive Tar Remover is easy to pick up at Halfords and places.
scratcher_ said:
Your tar removal stage will come after the wash.
So get to the contact wash - rinse - loosely dry the car and then apply the tar remover to the target spots, tree sap and stubborn dead bugs.
Wipe away with a cloth and then rinse well.
Auto Finesse ObliTARate is a great tar remover.
AutoGlym Intensive Tar Remover is easy to pick up at Halfords and places.
I have both of those, and the Auto Finesse product is much easier to use.So get to the contact wash - rinse - loosely dry the car and then apply the tar remover to the target spots, tree sap and stubborn dead bugs.
Wipe away with a cloth and then rinse well.
Auto Finesse ObliTARate is a great tar remover.
AutoGlym Intensive Tar Remover is easy to pick up at Halfords and places.
you only need to do the tar/iron remover very occasionally though. My wife's 500 is white, so shows up tar/filings from when it was transported from the factory by rail, but I only need to do a full clean like that every 2 or 3 years.
ARGH!
I washed the car yesterday and today discovered these...
This is in the side skirt, it's not deepo but very long! Is this going to buff out? Any recommendations? I have no idea whether I did this with grit when washing it, or whether someone has managed to damage my car when it was parked up. I have never caused any damage like this when washing cars before!
Any I noticed this on the wheel when I was washing it, but it looked more like a tar smear then, which wasn't coming off with the wheel cleaner. Looks worse today if anything, but any suggestions? It looks like curb damage but I absaloutely have not curbed it! If it is damaged somehow, is that sortable myself? It feels pretty smooth, but a little rough near the centre.
p.s. I'm f
king devestated! The car is in lovely condition and then I notice all this today. The wheel scuff and the sill scuff pretty much line up, so I'm wondering whether someone has managed to do this when my car was parked!
I washed the car yesterday and today discovered these...
This is in the side skirt, it's not deepo but very long! Is this going to buff out? Any recommendations? I have no idea whether I did this with grit when washing it, or whether someone has managed to damage my car when it was parked up. I have never caused any damage like this when washing cars before!
Any I noticed this on the wheel when I was washing it, but it looked more like a tar smear then, which wasn't coming off with the wheel cleaner. Looks worse today if anything, but any suggestions? It looks like curb damage but I absaloutely have not curbed it! If it is damaged somehow, is that sortable myself? It feels pretty smooth, but a little rough near the centre.
p.s. I'm f
king devestated! The car is in lovely condition and then I notice all this today. The wheel scuff and the sill scuff pretty much line up, so I'm wondering whether someone has managed to do this when my car was parked!scratcher_ said:
Ah, that sucks!
Can you feel the scratches with your finger nail? If so, 9 times out of 10 it'll need paint.
If you can't catch it with your nail, it should polish out.
Pirelli Edition Golf? It'll have fairly tough paint so a machine polish would be in order.
I'll have a feel later!Can you feel the scratches with your finger nail? If so, 9 times out of 10 it'll need paint.
If you can't catch it with your nail, it should polish out.
Pirelli Edition Golf? It'll have fairly tough paint so a machine polish would be in order.
I'll give it a go with elbow grease this weekend; can't do any harm?
Will AG SRP be good enough, or shall I get something more abrasive; t-cut or something else?
Do you think I did this washing it? Any thoughts on the wheel?
And yeah it's a Pirelli Edition golf... my baby!
TheBALDpuma said:
I'll have a feel later!
I'll give it a go with elbow grease this weekend; can't do any harm?
Will AG SRP be good enough, or shall I get something more abrasive; t-cut or something else?
Do you think I did this washing it? Any thoughts on the wheel?
And yeah it's a Pirelli Edition golf... my baby!
AG SRP has lots of fillers so may do the job but may also fill and mask it for a few weeks. Could have been done with a dirty wash mitt or some debri being thrown up off the road. I'll give it a go with elbow grease this weekend; can't do any harm?
Will AG SRP be good enough, or shall I get something more abrasive; t-cut or something else?
Do you think I did this washing it? Any thoughts on the wheel?
And yeah it's a Pirelli Edition golf... my baby!
With the wheel, try some tar remover on it and the AG SRP if the tar remover soesn't work.
TheBALDpuma said:
I'll give it a go this afternoon.
I've always used polishing clothes for polish, but I have a brand new pack of microfiber clothes - will these be good for polishing? If not ill but some new polishing clothes as mine are a bit grubby
Super resin worth a go, although it has minimal cut so don't expect too much.I've always used polishing clothes for polish, but I have a brand new pack of microfiber clothes - will these be good for polishing? If not ill but some new polishing clothes as mine are a bit grubby
Yes microfibres absolutely fine for polishing.
cheers
Chris
I bought some "g3 scratch remover paste" add it looked a bit more serious than the cut.
Followed the instructions, then used SRP as well.
The wheel I forgot to get tar remover so gave a Polish with SRP and I think it is tar and the Polish has removed some. Thoughts? Scratch looks better but isn't perfect. Wheel I think will be perfect if I get the right stuff!
Followed the instructions, then used SRP as well.
The wheel I forgot to get tar remover so gave a Polish with SRP and I think it is tar and the Polish has removed some. Thoughts? Scratch looks better but isn't perfect. Wheel I think will be perfect if I get the right stuff!
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