how do you clean your car?

[sxi007]

HI

Do you 1st wax the car and then polish the car or is it the other way round?

[cjgmotor]

i never use both only one and it depends on the weather this time off year a good wax but in the summer it has to be the polish.

[EVB]

I cant ever polish/wax it without leaving swirls so I dont bother.

[Marc]

I cant ever polish/wax it without leaving swirls so I dont bother.

hard work is the answer to that

[sxi007]

ok coz im just waxing the car at the moment using maguires.
Any advantage of doing both?

[cjgmotor]

not really, but thats my view some people always use both!

[EVB]

hard work is the answer to that

Do you just literally pour it out onto cloth or something and continually rub it :?

[Marc]

yer i wack a splodge on cloth then wipe on to the car. then with a different clean cloth i polish it in till it sparkles

[Sheady]

yer i wack a splodge on cloth then wipe on to the car. then with a different clean cloth i polish it in till it sparkles

as he said lol

[cjgmotor]

for polish the best thin i've found is to go by a mop from halfords brings it up a treat.

[Clemy]

u polish the car one day and wax it the next
this way the polish keeps the paint work nice and shine
and the wax protect the paint work from crap off the road

[Marc]

u polish the car one day and wax it the next
this way the polish keeps the paint work nice and shine
and the wax protect the paint work from crap off the road

neva thought of that :thumbs:

[Clemy]

well i do clean ma car alot

[sxi007]

ive just waxed my car, can i still put polish ontop?

[SXi-Dan]

what clemy said, but why on dif days? :?

[Clemy]

it let the polish dry fully

[Clemy]

or u cud do it in the morning polish
then few hour later wax
i just do it the day after but i also got to watch the weather cus if it rain then i am fooked

[SXi-Dan]

o ok, never heard that before, normally polish, leave it for 30 mins and then wax.

if you get any dirt on it though your going to wax that in.

[Corsa_Dave51]

can never b arsed doing mine,i really should tho lol

[Clemy]

well just got to say look at ma paint work to other aruba blue corsa C's and mine looks a lot more brighter

[SXi-Dan]

not arguin just sayin ive never heard of doing it like that before

[sxi007]

ive just waxed my car, can i still put polish ontop?!

[Coops]

wax on..... wax off....

Had to be said :lol:

[Clemy]

did not say u was mate
i was pointing out all u have to do is look at the colour diff on C that are some to mine

[SXi-Dan]

it did look lovely at TFS

[Marc]

did not say u was mate
i was pointing out all u have to do is look at the colour diff on C that are some to mine

your c does look amazingly colourfull and bright. plus wot with ur bumper being irmy i think it twinkles that little bit extra in my eye

[Clemy]

ive just waxed my car, can i still put polish ontop?

i don't know if the polish wud work or not
or might only be shine for a few days if u know wot i mean
cus wax works like a Barer so water and crap off road just run's off

[Clemy]

your c does look amazingly colourfull and bright. plus wot with ur bumper being irmy i think it twinkles that little bit extra in my eye

cheers that bring a tear to ma eye

[gooner_47]

so that's basically the meguiars 3 stage thing right? clean, polish then wax?

whats happens when you come to wash the car again, do u need to use all three again?

also wondered, meguiars have the foam applicator pads, and that terry towel thing, which would you use for each bit, i.e each step, and to put on and take off the stuff?

[SXi-Dan]

put on with the pad, buff off with the towel

[Phil]

Car wash? or a good valet?

[gooner_47]

put on with the pad, buff off with the towel

diff pad for each of the three steps? or will it not matter that much

[SXi-Dan]

well to wash it your want to use a sponge or wash mitt, and id use 1 pad for pollish and one for wax

[Marc]

and when drying use a leather shammy

[Clemy]

meguiars 3 stage right!
it depend wot u think ur car needs
if it need a goodgoing over do all three
if it just needs a polish then just do stage 2 (polish) and stage 3 (wax)
if ur just looking to protect your car for the elements just wax will do

[babybluemaxer]

well just got to say look at ma paint work to other aruba blue corsa C's and mine looks a lot more brighter

i would have to argue against that! look at mine! bet it's just as bright as ur's pal!
wash it everyday :thumbs:
+ mine is older by a fair bit i assume! 02 reg?!

[gooner_47]

ok, scenario:

last week you did the three stage, it's now dirty again. If you wash it (btw which wash mitt is better the microfibre or the lambs wool one?) does it take any of the wax/polish off that you put on before?

[Clemy]

i would have to argue against that! look at mine! bet it's just as bright as ur's pal!
wash it everyday :thumbs:

u going to the National Meet
cus we will have a little look at them both and have a little see if there is ne diff
not being competitive or owt:roll:

[Clemy]

ok, scenario:

last week you did the three stage, it's now dirty again. If you wash it (btw which wash mitt is better the microfibre or the lambs wool one?) does it take any of the wax/polish off that you put on before?

right i use something called softwash by meguiars now this just wash away they crap and does not take the polish or wax off i don't know wot u use to wash ur car so cud not tell u

[Mart]

i always have a problem when polishing the car with leaving white polish residue around the door handles and in the lettering on the boot. How does everyone get around that?

[Jason]

use autoglym bumper care on it

i use gold class shampoo then gold class wax, havent used polish for a while now

[babybluemaxer]

u going to the National Meet
cus we will have a little look at them both and have a little see if there is ne diff
not being competitive or owt:roll:


no probs bud :thumbs:

but remember we will have to take into consideration of the age's of the 2 cars mine being an old biddy :D

see you there :cheers:

[Clemy]

no probs bud :thumbs:

but remember we will have to take into consideration of the age's of the 2 cars mine being an old biddy :D

see you there :cheers:

lol no problem :thumbs:

[NeilRocks]

i always have a problem when polishing the car with leaving white polish residue around the door handles and in the lettering on the boot. How does everyone get around that?

Merguirs do some 'detailing swabs' like posh cotton buds for that problem. My dad uses them on his motorbike.

To fully clean my exterior I -

Sponge wheels with warm water and Merguirs soft gel
Rinse, use Microfibre wash mit and Merguirs Nxt Gen car wash. rinse again
Use Autoglym synthetic chamois
Use Autoglym fastglass and Merguirs window cloth
Use Autoglym bumper gel on arches
Use Merguirs tire spray on DRY tires
Then to polish, wax

Apply with Mreguirs foam pad then buff off with cotton Terry towel, then run over with a Microfibre (gets stubbon polish marks off better) and finally a quick wipe over with Merguirs Ultimate wipe.

See why I can't be arsed polishing it?!?

[gooner_47]

right i use something called softwatch by meguiars now this just watch away they crap and does not take the polish or wax off i don't know wot u use to wash ur car so cud not tell u

ok, found softwash - just used instead of shampoo in the water yea? will the gold class car wash take off the wax?

[NeilRocks]

Soft wash and Gold class won't srtip wax protection. Think it says on the bottle. If anything it helps rejuvinate it!

[gooner_47]

ok cool i'll just get the gold class instead of soft wash then

[gooner_47]

what's better, the lambs wool or the microfibre wash mitt?

also what products do you use on the glass?

[Mart]

Merguirs do some 'detailing swabs' like posh cotton buds for that problem. My dad uses them on his motorbike.

To fully clean my exterior I -

Sponge wheels with warm water and Merguirs soft gel
Rinse, use Microfibre wash mit and Merguirs Nxt Gen car wash. rinse again
Use Autoglym synthetic chamois
Use Autoglym fastglass and Merguirs window cloth
Use Autoglym bumper gel on arches
Use Merguirs tire spray on DRY tires
Then to polish, wax

Apply with Mreguirs foam pad then buff off with cotton Terry towel, then run over with a Microfibre (gets stubbon polish marks off better) and finally a quick wipe over with Merguirs Ultimate wipe.

See why I can't be arsed polishing it?!?

:o yeh i can, i think ill just jetwash it out from time to time :lol:

[Clemy]

don't jetwash!!!!
it damages the paint work

[babybluemaxer]

don't jetwash!!!!
it damages the paint work

does it?

i've heard it doesn't lol!

i jetwash my car like 3 times a week for the last erm....age's & everythings fine :D

[gooner_47]

nope, shouldn't jetwash

[Mart]

don't jetwash!!!!
it damages the paint work

ive never had a problem mate, used to jetwash it every saturday and is ok, but i dont very often at all now

[Clemy]

fill this in and it will tell u wot u need for wot job

http://www.meguiars.com/rx/rx_main.asp?language=euen

[Ash]

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/Ashersss02/DSCN0412.jpg
pic from weekend mate :thumbs: shinny !

[Clemy]

oooooooooooooooooo
how good does that look

[Marc]

needs some eye brows to finsih it off

[babybluemaxer]

Don't like irmy gear! but that looks very tidy bud :thumbs:

[Ash]

i think your rite !

[Ash]

about brows

[combatprojex]

so whats the difference between wax and polish?? i didnt realise there was two different things?

i use auto glym resin polish... should i wax after using that?

[NeilRocks]

so whats the difference between wax and polish?? i didnt realise there was two different things?

i use auto glym resin polish... should i wax after using that?

Polish brings out a deeper shine but does not offer a good protection level. Wax is a harder compund designed to combat the elements.

Polish - Deeper shine
Wax - Deep shine but protection

I've found Super Resin is very easy to buff off too. And Merguirs stuff is a pain

[Clemy]

POLISH - give the car a shire if the paint work is dull

WAX - just think of this as protecting barer from treesapmist, air pollution, airborne salts and acid rain

[Clemy]

needs some eye brows to finsih it off

looking to get some front mrettys

[combatprojex]

so i should use both then? well i didnt know that... they say you learn something new every day

[NeilRocks]

Use polish as a nice buff up before a show etc. Not always a need to wax after polishing (upto personal preference) BUT wax every 6 weeks then every month in the winter for full protection.

[slugger]

Ok polish is a very mild form of rubbing compound!! You should always wax the car after polishing it, like a few hours later, or the following day if your not gonna drive it as this adds a layer of protection to the paint work.

If you dont then you dont have anything protecting your paintwork and you will have to polish your paint each time you wash it.

I would suggest only using polish maybe 3-4 times a year, or if you need to remove any light swirl marks. I polish mine twice a year, wash it at least once if not twice a week, but only use wax maybe every second or third wash.

The whole idea of waxing your car is a) to hide some small light scratches, and b) to protect your paintwork (because water will bead off and dirt wont stick to it) and to make it easier to clean.

I can get my car filthy but 20 minute wash and dry and it will look perfect again becuase the dirt just lifts straight off the wax.

[slugger]

Its also a good idea to wax your alloys, sounds stupid but it makes them so much easier to clean as brake dust just comes straight off!!

You can get really anal when it comes to washing your car, my mate has a stunning black clio 182, and he polishes it 3 times a year, but after polishing it applies 4 layers of wax!! Madness if you ask me, but it does look awesome and its so easy to clean!

[jlpsmith]

1. Fill Bucket with hot soapy water.
2. Give bucket to girlfriend. ( with sponge )
3. Drink cold Bud.

[Scotty_J]

don't jetwash!!!!
it damages the paint work

it only damages paintwork if it has a detergent in it...

[D4VO J]

I used my £12.99 Aldi rotary car polisher this week n it brought the paint up a treat! Used some Autoglym Super resin polish and its gleaming now, looks ace, really need a bonnet respray tho, the amount of chips is absaloutly unbelievable, then theres all the scratches from the ******* cats....

[Kirsty_A3]

1. Fill Bucket with hot soapy water.
2. Give bucket to girlfriend. ( with sponge )
3. Drink cold Bud.

Sorry its not down to a blokes girlfriend to clean there car.......i have enough trouble cleaning mine xx

[chasirmscher]

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/chas147/DSC01425.jpg

[Clellandmc]

I agree with slugger, you're only meant to polish 3-4 times a year as it actually removes a very slight layer of paint, to remove imperfections.

I really like your car chasirmsher, very nicely modded!

[chasirmscher]

I agree with slugger, you're only meant to polish 3-4 times a year as it actually removes a very slight layer of paint, to remove imperfections.

I really like your car chasirmsher, very nicely modded!

thank you

[slugger]

I agree with slugger, you're only meant to polish 3-4 times a year as it actually removes a very slight layer of paint, to remove imperfections.

I really like your car chasirmsher, very nicely modded!

Cheers. And make sure you put a couple of layers of wax on afterwards to build up the protection that you just took off!

[gooner_47]

what do people use on their interior, like the dash plastics etc

[EVB]

Meguiars Trim Class Detailer ;)

[David]

anything meguairs in my car, only use auto glym for their fast glass

[EVB]

Mr Muscle does that ;)

[Doris]

I wax mine each month. Clean it each week and polish maybe 3/4 times a year. :thumbs: All with Meguiars 3 stage. :thumbs:

Meguiars bumper trim cleaner is amazing. Makes back to black look crappy!