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Carrera2RS:
Hi, guys

I am way behind the modern world of car cleaning polishing but have used Clay and strong chemicals in the past. I have then used Zymol HDCleanse followed by Zymol waxes and have been very pleased. It's choosing the right product to really clean the paint to start with, I have used clay but found that most products were not as good as the stupidly expensive Zymol clay. Plus I wont really have the time to clay.

I did use a really aggressive cleaner (I cant remember the name) that was amazing at cleaning and made Claying almost irrelevant. But suspect it was not that kind.

I am planning to clean, then HD Cleanse, then wax this weekend. I am hoping there will be no need for serious polishing s the car has been handwashed only and is late 2008 and sub 20k miles.

Any advice on deep cleaning products greatly appreciated  :happy2:

Boothy:
Claying will remove all the contaminants and your current/old wax. If that's what you are looking to do but without claying I'd just get a good APC (all purpose cleaner) and give it a good wash. Make sure you get an APC that is salt free such as Stardrops or similar, not fairy.

Carrera2RS:
I have googled stardrops, looks like a clean everything product. Do I just dilute in warm water ?

Great looks cheap too  :happy2:

Boothy:
Aye lad, just dilute as per the instructions on the bottle. I've been using it recently to strip off my collinite 845 which is one of longest lasting waxed out there. Works for me!

Carrera2RS:
Okeydokey, just looked on line, seems my local supermarket (Waitrose) don't stock. They have their own label APC, I'll have a gander at the ingredients

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