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spivvy.....first forget about anything turtlewax, its all middle of the road crap. For best protection and shine this is what i use and the car looks amazing..... autoglym super resin followed by blitz wax. autoglym is avaliable from halfords and blitz by mail order only from frost.co.uk again forget zymol, swissol they are all marketing hype. Dont waste you money.
well, my 2p worth - have always used Mer before and found it fairly good.
just tried Zymol as recommended to get cat scratches out - and the car looks fabulous with it done and got fairly deep cat scratches out after several applications and some elbow grease.
maybe expensive and may be some marketing hype as Mark says, but i have found it v good. and it smells like sun cream so makes you think you are on holiday.
just tried Zymol as recommended to get cat scratches out - and the car looks fabulous with it done and got fairly deep cat scratches out after several applications and some elbow grease.
maybe expensive and may be some marketing hype as Mark says, but i have found it v good. and it smells like sun cream so makes you think you are on holiday.
Visit this site some of the Stuff appears pricey but the quantities you use are tiny and the results are brill
If nothing else you get lots of advice
www.sportscarworld.ltd.uk/
If nothing else you get lots of advice
www.sportscarworld.ltd.uk/
markbigears said: no, wax is the last thing to be applied. best site if you are as sad a waxaholic like me is autopia.org
interesting read now i have waxed the car Doh!
so the sequence is wash the car
dry it
use something like ambersil show shine to seal it
and then a good quality wax ???
pies said: I tend to rinse the car first then wash it or you might find you scratch the paint with the dirt that is on the car
i have already detarred,t-cut etc before i put the original wax on
so the sequence is
rinse the dirt off
wash the car
dry it
use something like super resin to seal it
and then a good quality wax ???
and show shine on top
all agreed
>> Edited by SPIVVY on Tuesday 15th April 16:50
Be careful about the type of detergent when you re wash as MOST will take off all the wax from the previous waxing so you wont get any buid up of wax
Johnson's baby shampoo is good and relatively cheap
Sorry if your irked but you dont want to strip off bloody good wax and alot of effort
Only trying to help
>> Edited by pies on Tuesday 15th April 16:58
Johnson's baby shampoo is good and relatively cheap
Sorry if your irked but you dont want to strip off bloody good wax and alot of effort
Only trying to help
>> Edited by pies on Tuesday 15th April 16:58
pies said: Be careful about the type of detergent when you re wash as MOST will take off all the wax from the previous waxing so you wont get any buid up of wax
Johnson's baby shampoo is good and relatively cheap
Thanks for the tip
if you haven't guessed i am fairly new to this car cleaning ideal as my other day car doesn't get cleaned very often
pies said: Just one thing i bought some stuff from halfords for the tyres comes in clear bottle and is made by t/wax costs 4.99 seems brill just wash/rinse tyres allow to dry spray this stuff on job done tyres look fab
word of caution on this though - be v careful on the first few corners after application. whilst you can be careful to ensure it only goes on the tyre walls it is easy to get it on the tread and can cause some
sideways moments
markbigears said: no ones mentioned "claying" the car yet...........
please dont get me started on detailing, i'm trying to give it up! did i mention i spent 5 hours on the bonnet alone? looks bloody good now though!
Im having trouble getting clay as Zymol now only sell to "pros" and is not available from them where do you get yours?
I havent mentioned it as
1 Use it wrong and its tears time
2 He's only starting proper cleaning/waxing and i dont like confusing people
believe it or not but hafords of all people used to do it, dicontinued now, but bought a few blocks for £1.49 each, a right result..... and its better than the megs "small" block. You seen how much zymol want for a bar? 60 quid..... i think that is taking the pi$$ somewhat. Ive never had any truble using it either? no streaks or scratches.
>> Edited by markbigears on Tuesday 15th April 17:32
>> Edited by markbigears on Tuesday 15th April 17:32
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