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Cleaning cars.....
Nodz:
Heres a good guide to detaling http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,4823.0.html
A Clay bar would be good to get rid of the contaminants on the paint like the tar. Its done in between washing and polishing
jimk04:
Hi chap - lovely car
I'm afraid the answers from the detailing crowd (me included) will become quite baffling - it will all depend on how much time and money you have.
A lot of folks use Auto Glym Super Resin Polish (AG SRP) and are happy with the results as it contains fillers that mask the shallower marks in your paint.
This is readily available from high street shops for about a tenner.
Auto Glym HD Wax is a good 'LSP' to appy after the SRP and is easy to apply and remove and gives good durability to your paint....£25 - £40 depending on seller.
You could also try a glaze such as poor boys black hole - or Wet Glaze 2.0
A can of worms is truly opened when you get into the world of car paint prep.....and it drains your wallet too!
GrayMK5GTI:
--- Quote from: Phil Miller on April 15, 2012, 08:49:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: GrayMK5GTI on April 15, 2012, 08:42:51 pm ---I'm no detailer, but I find AG Super Resin Polish topped off with a coating of Colinite 476s wax does the job :happy2:
The Colinite is so thick it locks in the polish and keeps the car looking great (and water beading) for at least 5 months :notworthy:
I wash weekly with Meguiars Gold Glass car wash which works well with the Colinite
The SRP is great for polishing out scratches too. No need to buy any other products (except a tube of Autosol for the exhaust tips)
Graeme
--- End quote ---
Hi Graeme, how easy is the Colinite 476s to apply? do you apply it the same way as SRP, let it dry then buff it off?
--- End quote ---
Exactly the same :happy2:
Goes on easily and buffs off with no problems once dried.
See here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Collinite-476s-Wax-and-1-x-Soft-Applicator-Pad-Offer-/110797148849?pt=UK_Car_Accessories_Car_Care_Cleaning&hash=item19cc0652b1#ht_500wt_689
Don't let the 1950's tin put you off, this is very good stuff.
As Nathan said above, worth going over your car with a clay bar (Meguiars clay is great!) before you apply the SRP :happy2:
Phil Miller:
--- Quote from: jimk04 on April 15, 2012, 08:54:04 pm ---Hi chap - lovely car
I'm afraid the answers from the detailing crowd (me included) will become quite baffling - it will all depend on how much time and money you have.
A lot of folks use Auto Glym Super Resin Polish (AG SRP) and are happy with the results as it contains fillers that mask the shallower marks in your paint.
This is readily available from high street shops for about a tenner.
Auto Glym HD Wax is a good 'LSP' to appy after the SRP and is easy to apply and remove and gives good durability to your paint....£25 - £40 depending on seller.
You could also try a glaze such as poor boys black hole - or Wet Glaze 2.0
A can of worms is truly opened when you get into the world of car paint prep.....and it drains your wallet too!
--- End quote ---
Thank you mate :happy2: hmm why does there have to be a choice of products to use :surprised: ive used AG SRP loads of times and have always got on well with it, the HD WAX could be the way forward, i know what will happen i will buy some, try it then buy some more and try that, but never really decide what i like best, one things for sure i wanna get the tar spots off asap, because i now know they are there its doing my head in lol
Phil Miller:
--- Quote from: GrayMK5GTI on April 15, 2012, 08:56:47 pm ---
--- Quote from: Phil Miller on April 15, 2012, 08:49:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: GrayMK5GTI on April 15, 2012, 08:42:51 pm ---I'm no detailer, but I find AG Super Resin Polish topped off with a coating of Colinite 476s wax does the job :happy2:
The Colinite is so thick it locks in the polish and keeps the car looking great (and water beading) for at least 5 months :notworthy:
I wash weekly with Meguiars Gold Glass car wash which works well with the Colinite
The SRP is great for polishing out scratches too. No need to buy any other products (except a tube of Autosol for the exhaust tips)
Graeme
--- End quote ---
Hi Graeme, how easy is the Colinite 476s to apply? do you apply it the same way as SRP, let it dry then buff it off?
--- End quote ---
Exactly the same :happy2:
Goes on easily and buffs off with no problems once dried.
See here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Collinite-476s-Wax-and-1-x-Soft-Applicator-Pad-Offer-/110797148849?pt=UK_Car_Accessories_Car_Care_Cleaning&hash=item19cc0652b1#ht_500wt_689
Don't let the 1950's tin put you off, this is very good stuff.
As Nathan said above, worth going over your car with a clay bar (Meguiars clay is great!) before you apply the SRP :happy2:
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Ideal, thanks for the link, so how does clay work, is it just a case of having a golf ball size bit and pushing it on to the paint?
and surely it will get full of crap in no time?
i remember when a wash was good enough and if you owned a red car maybe a T cut lol
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