car shampoo
Megs super soft wash gel, smells like cherry and suds quite a bit. Megs gold class is good, and zymol car shampoo from halfords, its quite cheap considering and it smells of coconuts.
I also use claybar 2 times a year ish. For those of you who havn't used clay but are thinking about it; I reccomend doing a search on the forum for the correct way to use it. There is the potential to do damage with claybar if you don't know what you're doing.
The main rule is: make sure you have pleny of lubricant for the clay, and make sure you constantly check the clay for bits of dirt that could scratch or marr your paintwork - turn the clay regularly.
I also use claybar 2 times a year ish. For those of you who havn't used clay but are thinking about it; I reccomend doing a search on the forum for the correct way to use it. There is the potential to do damage with claybar if you don't know what you're doing.
The main rule is: make sure you have pleny of lubricant for the clay, and make sure you constantly check the clay for bits of dirt that could scratch or marr your paintwork - turn the clay regularly.
failing that, i dab of petrol on a clean cloth will remove any tar spots or road grime from a washed and dried car. then just polish off. thats what i used to do when i was a valeter for a main dealer franchise, its also what we used to remove the wax residue which is applied to new cars during production. it wont damage your paint and does not have the risk of scratching either so i may just stick to this method. also cheaper than clay products (although petrol is pretty pricey!) so can splash out on more top quality wax (i like cernuba gold, or anything with cernuba wax in it will give a very deep shine).
Jason. Car was clayed at the start of last summer, so would be well worth doing it when you have a nice dry day! It will be suprising just how much dirt it removes!
As for the method i use: Rinse car, wash, clay using clay bar and keep the surface lubricated with water and car shampoo, then re wash car, dry!!!
I use Zymol car shampoo. Seems to do a good job, love the smell but can be annoying when little creepy crawlies seem to be attracted to it before you've had chance to dry it!!!
As for the method i use: Rinse car, wash, clay using clay bar and keep the surface lubricated with water and car shampoo, then re wash car, dry!!!
I use Zymol car shampoo. Seems to do a good job, love the smell but can be annoying when little creepy crawlies seem to be attracted to it before you've had chance to dry it!!!
You should clay twice a year. You can do it every month, but I wouldn't do it. For frequent use, use something like Sonus Green clay, which is very mild. Clay more or less strips all wax protection, so you're going to have to re-wax every month.
As for the shampoo, I'm currently using Meguiars Hyperwash. I don't really like it though, and I'm considering getting another bottle of Duragloss 901 CWC, which is a VERY nice shampoo, it works very well. I always pre-rinse with the Gilmour foam gun, used with SSF and Hyper wash prior washing to help soften the grime. I'm also considering Zaino's range of products; they're meant to be top-notch.
Tim, regarding waxes, there are many variables. What do you want in a wax? Price range, durability? A good allrounder is Collinite 915, and would be my personal preference.
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