Greg_M
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Registered: 2nd Sep 03
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire
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Right im shoot at washing my car and i want to know what type of products to use (not brands so no arguments as usual)
Does it go
-wash
-polish
-wax
????
And what the hell is a glase? or a sealent?
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Rinse
Wash
Rinse
Chamois off
Polish
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dna23
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Registered: 1st Nov 04
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- wash car down with water  start lowest/underside first then work up
- then wash with watever it is u use... i have autoglym body conditioner stuff (dont use fairy liquid )
- wash alloys and everything else while your there....
- rinse it all down
- chamois it off
- apply wheel care/bumper care
- then use ure wax on it but ground ure vehicle  if u wanna be extra special 
- buff your wax out and go over all the cracks .etc
- clean out inside your car and wipe down door/boot sills
theres lots of other things u cud do in between those steps but generally thats it
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by dna23
start lowest/underside first then work up
whats the reason for that?
some say wash from top down, so you not rinsing dirt over something you already rinsed
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3CorsaMeal
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plus the higher dirt is the lighter stuff
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dna23
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i just get the majority of the bulk off first i find if u wash the bottom area's it shifts most then when u go above it to the top it'll send even more watter down the vehicle shifting any remaining dirt .etc
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recarouk
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Registered: 30th Sep 05
Location: West Yorkshire
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Everything you need to know can be found in here
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/
cracking site 
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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I always work top to bottom.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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If I am giving my car the full works:
- pressure wash car over with cold water to remove grit and wash inside of arches out and underneath the car
- wash car using a wash mitt
- chamois dry
- wash wheels
- chamois wheels dry
- apply bodywork polish (out of direct sunlight)
- apply glass polish to all windows and headlights and tail lights
- apply polish to wheels
- metal polish on exhaust
- buff off polish from all surfaces (I use a different cloth to apply and take off the different types of polish on glass and bodywork)
- use finishing cloth to take off any residue or dust left over from the polish
- stand back and admire my handy work 
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Brycey
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Registered: 19th Sep 05
Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire
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Rinse (Using Power Washer)
Hand Wash (Using Megs Nxt Gen Shampoo & Wash Mitt)
Wheels washed (Using Megs Hot Wheels Cleaner)
Dryed (Using AutoGlym Aqua Dry)
Clayed (Using Megs Quik Detailer Kit)
Dryed (Using AutoGlym Aqua Dry)
AutoGlym Paint Renovator
AutoGlym Super Resin Polish
Megs Nxt Gen Wax
AutoGlym Tyre Shine
That was my routine on monday. Once you've got a decent finished you don't need to Renovate the paint, just use a light abrasive polish and high quality wax to keep it shining.
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
I always work top to bottom.
i don't really wash my car
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Greg_M
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Registered: 2nd Sep 03
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire
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what types of clothes do people use at which stage?
is a lambs wool mitt worth it?
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dna23
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quote:
Originally posted by Greg_M
what types of clothes do people use at which stage?
is a lambs wool mitt worth it?
I use a autoglym chamois, autoglym perfect polishing cloths to buff the wax on, meguiars little circular pads to apply the wax and a final dust over is done by a lambs wool mitt or the high-tec polishing cloth autoglym sell
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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I use a Meguiars Wash Mitt for the washing.
Then Autoglym polishing cloths for polishing
And finally Autoglym high tec finishing cloth to get rid of dust and residue
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Brycey
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quote:
Originally posted by Greg_M
what types of clothes do people use at which stage?
is a lambs wool mitt worth it?
Dont use a sponge. Dont use a chamois.
Use a lambs wool wash mitt and microfibre sythentic to dry.
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Greg_M
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Registered: 2nd Sep 03
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire
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really need to get rid of my swirl marks, but im too chicken to try it
might try some scratch X one day.
need an eletric policher but sod buying a PC
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Scotty C
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........ And then u go down the road and its dirty again
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Halfrods polishing cloths
Auto Glym Chamois
Meguairs Terry Towel
[Edited on 11-05-2006 by Marc]
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mike16v
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i use a sponge to wash with, then old T-shirts for polishing
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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any paint renovator or tar remover obviously used before polishing or waxing.
also forgot - tyre shine gets put on before I polish the wheels otherwise it gets sprayed all over my freshly polished wheels and I end up doing them again anyway
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Sara
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Registered: 19th Apr 06
Location: Whalley, Lancashire
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Or if ur feeling lazy take it to the jetwash or acquire a car washing slave.
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
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I normally, if cleaning it good
rinse/wash off all the shite with pressure washer
wash with bucket and sponge
rinse it all with pressure washer
wash wheels with wheel cleaner
do in arches under car with pressure washer
tar remover all sides etc
wash again with meguiars gold shampoo, do door shuts etc.
rinse
clean engine bay with gunk and pressure washer
rinse
shamois all dry
wax it all
then polish it all
do wheels tyres with tyre shine
polish exhaust with metal polish
give inside a hoover
wipe down dash
clean all viynl
stick in a magic tree
this happens once every wee while
try to give it a quick wash at least once a week
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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quote:
Originally posted by SaraX6SSD
Or if ur feeling lazy take it to the jetwash or acquire a car washing slave.
My car will never go near a car wash 
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1 SCR
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Registered: 18th Apr 06
Location: Aberdeen
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
Rinse
Wash
Rinse
Chamois off
Polish
amen to that
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dave17
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Registered: 3rd Sep 02
Location: Greater London
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Drive to petrol station
Pay 'Ray' £3.80
Get token
Drive upto carwash
Put in your token
Drive into carwash
Sit for a few minutes listening to your choice of music
Wait for wash to finish
Drive out
Go to pub and think about the time and effort you have saved yourself
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