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Club G40 => General Chat => Topic started by: Jezza-7 on February 17, 2010, 09:43:23 pm

Title: What do you use to clean/dry and wax/polish your car
Post by: Jezza-7 on February 17, 2010, 09:43:23 pm
Just wondering what everyone on here uses on there car and how good it is.

I am using autoglym shampoo, which smells really nice, a meguiars drying towel and in my opinion its 10 times better than a chamois. Little more expensive than the autoglym chamois i use. And i use mer polish. Not used wax yet but wanna try it. Any recomendations?

I have always used a chamois and thought it was really good but then a mate said try a drying towel so i did.

Let me know what you use.

Cheers
Title: Re: What do you use to clean/dry and wax/polish your car
Post by: Nick_S on February 17, 2010, 09:46:13 pm
Diamond Brite.

Only needs polishing once a year when you put this stuff on. Highly recommended if you get a fresh paint job.
Title: Re: What do you use to clean/dry and wax/polish your car
Post by: wozzaG40 on February 17, 2010, 09:48:47 pm
autogym shampoo and high definition wax applied with those little circular pads that have to be kept moist.

Sometimes do the merguiars 3 step, the paint cleaner seem to work well.

Mind you in this weather i give up, ditched again even if i don't use the thing.
Title: Re: What do you use to clean/dry and wax/polish your car
Post by: Andy on February 18, 2010, 08:46:02 am
Rain to wash it, wind to dry it.
Title: Re: What do you use to clean/dry and wax/polish your car
Post by: hardchargin40 on February 18, 2010, 08:52:58 am
 :D ;D ;D
Title: Re: What do you use to clean/dry and wax/polish your car
Post by: PeteG40 on February 18, 2010, 08:56:57 am
elite car care drying towel

then klasse all in one paint restorer and polish and klasse sealant - Then a collinite wax - all on my detailing machine (when i can be assed - i.e. once every summer!)
Title: Re: What do you use to clean/dry and wax/polish your car
Post by: grayg40 on February 18, 2010, 11:15:39 am
wash with autoglym shampoo, on the big flat surfaces i dry the water of with a wiper blade and wind for the rest. autoglym polish and some other autoglym stuff for the finish (cant remember the name.)
Title: Re: What do you use to clean/dry and wax/polish your car
Post by: pettsy on February 18, 2010, 03:08:24 pm
Haven't washed it for a while, its been in bits in the garage for over a year! My R32 gets autoglym shampoo, autoglym chamois to dry, autoglym super resin polish every couple of months.
Title: Re: What do you use to clean/dry and wax/polish your car
Post by: benh999 on February 18, 2010, 05:08:00 pm
Auto Glym wax, Not cheap @ £25ish a pop but results are bloody good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
Title: Re: What do you use to clean/dry and wax/polish your car
Post by: tdh-syorks on February 18, 2010, 07:04:10 pm
i've used that showroom shine stuff before off shopping channel, you just spray on and wipe off, no water needed and it leaves a waxed shiny finish, expensive tho at £25 a bottle.
Title: Re: What do you use to clean/dry and wax/polish your car
Post by: Yoof on February 18, 2010, 10:40:32 pm
Quote from: Andy on February 18, 2010, 08:46:02 am
Rain to wash it, wind to dry it.

This is also Hayesey's method.

Infact their Polos only get washed when I do it! Although Hayesey did manage to wave a sponge over his last time it was down the unit...

I use Zymol shampoo (smells nice) and either Tech Wax, T-Cut Colour (tornado red owners know it ;) ) or if I've got enough time, Meg 3 stage after a claybar. I find autoglym stuff is too dusty.

Meguiars bumper shine is the dogs dangalies! I use a silicone blade on windows and big body panels, then a proper decent chamois soaked in boiling water for a while.
Title: Re: What do you use to clean/dry and wax/polish your car
Post by: vwmk3jon on February 19, 2010, 01:24:31 pm
G40 - zymol shampoo, rinsed with rain water (find it streaks less ;)  ), left to dry. Polished with turtle wax colour match to bring the colour back up. Seems to do the job.

Mk4 - Imo carwash! :lol:
Title: Re: What do you use to clean/dry and wax/polish your car
Post by: Max on February 19, 2010, 01:25:55 pm
Polish car wash on the seafront, top job.
Title: Re: What do you use to clean/dry and wax/polish your car
Post by: Robin on February 19, 2010, 02:11:54 pm
Megs NXT shampoo.

I use these cloths to dry up, did use the megs water magnet towel but then tried these and they are 10 times better than the meg WM cloths.

http://shop.autobritedirect.co.uk/flexipads-wonder-drying-scratchless-towelchamois-x-1-24-299-p.asp

I then use some Megs NXT wax.

And to finish off i use this stuff, brilliant stuff but expensive, well worth it though.

http://shop.autobritedirect.co.uk/petes-53--black-pearl-signature-paste-wax-941-p.asp