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CarlW:
Right guys, its come to the point after months and months of searching on this forum to now do something about the paint..

Now i know most of you would love to punch me for using a sponge but i've now learned from my mistakes and gone out and bought myself a couple of mitts you'll be pleased to know. :smiley: :happy2:

Im not home often as i'd like to be cause I'm at uni so therefor can't really wash my car every weekend or every month as i don't go home an awful lot and don't have ways of washing the car unless i go to one of them dreaded car wash machines at a petrol stations which i don't like anyway and i've heard there bad for your paintwork etc..

Now i've bought the Karcher K2 pressure washer and got myself a couple of buckets for the 2 bucket method.. but i'd like to know what else i need and how to use them or if any of you know of any good youtube tutorials on how to use products that may be recommended by some of you guys that are keen on keeping your cars clean and shiny each week / fortnight.

I could do with some advice on wax's, polishes, clay bars, tar removers, detailers spray and iron X products maybe? i think that covers what i would kind of need to do a good deep clean on my car when I'm next home..
Advice on Items such as snow foam lance's, mitts to use, polishes to use.. everything i listed above..

I've got tutorials on the 2 bucket method and using 2 wash mitts for upper and lower of the car.
I don't have a DA polishing machine to use with the polishes so i need products that i can make work well by hand and a bit of elbow grease and also maybe a tutorial on how to use these products by hand like how long to spend on areas.. everything really.. but just want to start with the basics then once it sinks in i can then ask about other things..

Thanks in advance

CarlW:
Oo and i forgot to mention my paint / colour / current condition..

First of all the paint is Metallic black.
and the current condition isn't great, swirl marks / webbing effect is kind of all over the car and there are some light scratches too.
Need to get a couple of dings out the doors from when i returned to my car with a nice shopping trolley incident.. 

Not sure if its mandatory to have a DA polisher machine to cure these but if so i am prepared to buy one as long as its not overly expensive as being a student.. the less money i spend is better but not after buying the cheapest of everything and going half board.. like i say i can always buy a few things to start off with then progressively buy more products as i go along..

Marc-5-GTI:
Have you had a read of this??  :happy2:

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,74892.0.html

Chris92:
I'm new to this too but I can maybes help you a little. I'd suggest before you ever wash your car to rinse it to get rid of some the muck then use a snow foam and let it sit for 10mins then rinse it off and start washing the car with your 2 bucket method. Using snow foam is to get rid of as much road muck as possible before you even touch the paint to reduce the risk of causing swirls.

 

CarlW:
My problems have been solved! :happy2:

Think i'll make a brew and take some notes down and fill a basket on amazon haha

Sorry for another thread and thank you :smiley: :happy2:

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