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Rob_sta
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24th Jul 04 at 20:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What do you all use to clean your cars,

any particular method/order you use when cleaning

yes im bored
Lee 16v
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24th Jul 04 at 20:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wash from roof downwards n rinse roof downwards.... then dry from roof downwards

triplewax shampoo.... t-cut colour fast wax.... all very fun lol

yes im bored too...

[Edited on 24-07-2004 by corsa_alpine_junkee]
3CorsaMeal
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u should see the state of my car. my day asked me this morning if i'd driven it thru a swamp
Rob_sta
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24th Jul 04 at 20:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i want something that brings up a really nice shine any reccomendations?
Drew
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i read somewhere its best to wash alloys 1st - but cant remember why - or was i just dreaming :S
Adam-D
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i rinse it all off
then get it soapy
then rinse
dry it off
polish on/ buff up
wheels last wheel cleaner
then a bit of a buff
then hoover it
drunkenfool
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Pretty much same as adam. Rinse whole car, use sponge and soapy water to do parts of the car, washing it off straight after. (ie. roof then rinse, left hand side top half, rinse, bottom half, rinse etc.) then rinse the wheels, spray on autoglym wheel cleaner stuff (stings when it blows in your eyes ) use a wheel brush to get all the crap out from the spoken, then rinse it off. Only polished it once since i had it, but after the respray this week im gonna take good care of it.
Lee 16v
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24th Jul 04 at 22:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
soaps jus soap really, th shine comes from th wax, t-cut is a good, ive used loads but it seems to b best one
Jambo
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24th Jul 04 at 22:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
autoglym car shampoo makes your car very shiney

I heard too about washing alloys first
Craig W
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24th Jul 04 at 22:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Rob_sta
What do you all use to clean your cars,



My girlfriend
Greg_M
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autoglym book says wash wheels first.
SteveW
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i use all Meguires products on me car...

brings it up to a crazy shine, looks wicked when i try hard
PainZ
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24th Jul 04 at 23:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not this again

I posted about a 500 word essay on what i do :/

I cant be arsed again!!
Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by PainZ
Not this again

I posted about a 500 word essay on what i do :/

I cant be arsed again!!


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PainZ
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search for me

i think it was in help and mod advice :/
PainZ
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24th Jul 04 at 23:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
This is just the engine bay cleanign one i wrote




right

never clean your engine bay if its hot in any way at all, its a nightmare to do and get a crap result at the end of the day, make sure its really cold, best not of driven it for the day really.

first of all cover any electrical parts with cling film,

with newer cars such as c's you dont really need to do this so much however with older cars its a must!

you dont want to get the electrics wet so it shorts everything!!

Mian things to look out for are lights, battery area, fuses, and also a main one is after market parts in your engine bay, alarms etc etc

Once this is done you need to get the bay nice and wet, dont use force on it, just make sure the whole area is covered in water, (not hot just cool water)

After this you need to apply a Engine degreaser solution,

Yes you guessed it i think the Auto glym one is best, its quite cheap really, and comes in a massive spray bottle, You just cover the whole engine in it, not hard, just spray all over, make sure you get into all the little parts and then leave for 2-3 mins,

Once you have left it you need to ge a stiff brush, (i got a 2" paint brush and cut it down a little to make it stiff)

Use the brush to rub all over the areas, using a little water also on the worst areas, this will break down the dirt and grease depoists,

work your way over the whole engine, rubbing all the areas over with the brush,

Once you are happy you can start to rinse it off, just use plain cold water and again cover the whole engine,

If you find some spots are still dirty repeat the process until all goes!

After the car is fully rinsed leave the car for 1-2 hours with the bonnet up to dry

And 1-2 hours go back to the car and apply a covering of vinyl and rubber care also from auto glym, leave this on for 30 mins then come back and rub it off with paper towel

then stand back and be amazed



[Edited on 24-07-2004 by PainZ]
PainZ
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24th Jul 04 at 23:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Another




power wash off,

then hand wash with a big spounge and using hot water with body shampoo and conditioner,

then rinse with col water (lots of it) get all the bubbles away and get the whole car soaked,

then dry using a chamois real leather not crap fake ones,

once dry go for a quick (60+ mph) drive for 5 mins then come home and dry off the spots which u missed

(under mirrors, door shuts, window ledges, bumper ledges)

once dry leave for 10 - 15 mins before you polish

when polishing your car try where possible to make sure the paint is cool and is out of direct sun lights, if not it will dry the polish to quickly and thus make it smeer and make it harder to rub off,

Apply the polish in a circular motion to small sections of the car (ie do the whole roof, then the rear, etc section at a time)

Once a section is applied leave for as long as possible before removing the polish.

When removing polish, use a good quality rubbing cotton, not cheap rubbish,

if you buy cheaper rubbing cotton, you tend to get alot more bits which come off and this is what causes smeers,

After you have rubbed off a section, walk a good 10 meters away from the car shake the cotton well so any dried polish can come off without going all over the car again.

Once polished and rubbed off,

Clean the glass,

for the glass...........



Just cant find the biggy
Jambo
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24th Jul 04 at 23:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so good u posted twice

I couldnt find nout
PainZ
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24th Jul 04 at 23:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thats two different ones

LOL
Jambo
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