MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Topic started by: howler on May 21, 2013, 10:51:01 pm

Title: Keeping it clean!
Post by: howler on May 21, 2013, 10:51:01 pm

So I gave my GTi a good scrub at the weekend as it really needed it

Wash
Clay Bar
Wash
Autoglym SRP
Poorboys Black Hole
Poorboys Natty Paste

Car looked pretty good afterwards but now a few days on some dust has started to collect on it and a few water drops

What do you guys do to clean after doing a detail? Can I just wash it with my normal car shampoo and dry it off? I presume that won't take off the layer of wax that is currently on there?

Title: Re: Keeping it clean!
Post by: stealthwolf on May 21, 2013, 11:02:14 pm

A normal maintenance shampoo should be fine. The wax layer will degrade over time so it's worth topping up every 4-8 weeks depending on the wax.

I tend to snowfoam, rinse, shampoo, rinse, dry and then run over with a quick detailer.

Title: Re: Keeping it clean!
Post by: xjay1337 on May 21, 2013, 11:06:20 pm

Snow foam it with a DECENT snow foam not a SHOW foam.

Jet off.
Towel dry
Carnuba based QD

20 minutes, clean car.  Wax Safe.