Car Wash / Car care products?

[muncher]

As above, what do you use to keep your car in tip top condition??

I use, (use this as a template if you want)

Wash - Meguires Soft wash,

Cut and polish - haven't done it yet, whats good? I've got Meguires Scratch x, and found it did nothing to my previous car..

Wax - Meguires Crystal wax with a foam applicator

Interior - Meguires interior mist (to clean also smells rad!), armour-all (to shine + protect)

Tyres / Wheels - Yuk-off tyre shine + autosol for the wheels

Metals - Autosol

Carpets - No vac, keeps em smelling nice

Engine bay - repo (red can) heavy duty cut and polish works well to shine shit up + degreeser and petrol to clean any oil n shit.


Can't think of anything else, but would like to know what you guys use and maybe some pics!

Any detailers out there whats the best way to do it!

Cheers

[fatknacker77]

Honestly..

The Servo Handywash.. keeps my car clean.

Manually wash it, then take it through the auto wash after.
Chamois off what's left over..

On the interior i use an armoral sponge after vaccuuming and wiping everything down with a slightly damp cloth.

Use to use a waterless wash which was always interesting.
The window cleaner that came with that was insanely good.

[Ksevn-T]

My local DIY car wash!
Armor all for the interior.
Armor all tire shine.
Vac that carpet.
5-star or whatever degreaser for engine and greasy shit.
Windex for windows and glass.

[muncher]

does any one wax there car? hahah :D

[sotiros86]

Wash - Meguires Soft wash

Cut and polish - meguiars polish (heavy), turtlewax ice (light cut)

Wax - Meguiars Carnuaba wax

Interior - Meguires interior mist, armorall

Tyres / Wheels - Maguiars tyre gel (works awesome, keeps wheels looking black for over a month), armorall brake dust repellant

Metals - Autosol

Carpets - Kitten carpet cleaner (OMG its not meguiars)

Engine bay - Cheapo cut and polish, Australian export degreaser

Glass - Autosol glass polish

Plastics - Autosol plastic rejuvinator, Turtlewax ice (it can be used on all surfaces)


As you can probably see I'm a meguiars man, but only cause it works good, and i get 25% discount off it.

[muncher]

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Glass - Autosol glass polish[/b]

Sounds interesting... WTF is it though?? got n e pics?

[sotiros86]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (muncher @ Jun 2 2008, 07:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=540246)</div>
Sounds interesting... WTF is it though?? got n e pics?[/b]

don't have any pics. You only have to use it every now and again, but it gets rid of light scratch marks and leaves your glass looking like new. I'm pretty sure that you can get it from Autobarn or maybe repco, not to sure as my dad bought it ages ago

[muncher]

sounds good!

I've been told that you can also polish your windows with wax to help protect and shine them

Others input would be appreciated.

Meguires is the clear winner so far!

[Javal]

I use water, whatever detergent i have lying around in minute amounts.

Oh, and a sponge.

Bucket.

Air dry.

Polyglaze cut and polish

Maserati Brite-Shine for any shiny bits (errr, few and far between)

[Ksevn-T]

Sometimes i use spit and a rag for the ultra spitshine!

or

BAM! and the stains are gone!!!

[sly1300]

wash my kesev.. LOL. wheels maybe, but the rest of car. pfft.

for windows, clean with windex and newspaper.
and if ur wipers are fucked, turtlewax ur front windscreen, after 80kmh the water just beads and flies off no wipers needed!

oh and like any old car, after you have used your super mega hyper happy ultimate do-it-yourself bay at ur local servo/carwash, make sure ALL the drain holes in ALL of your car are clean and free to allow the water to run out.

my kesev sounds like the titanic after a hektik wash. one door fills up with water and everytime i punch it i get the calming sounds of the ocean waves from inside the cabin.. its quite soothing.

[wide s13]

i use morning fresh :)
cut grease and grime and smells good lol
also use it in the shes as my degreaser works better than half the shit in cans lol

and i don't waqx the rolla not much use till it gets a good paint job lol

[muncher]

hah, no one give's a flying fuk about there e7's.. what about u 86 lads!

[sr_rolla]

when i had the 86

paint-citrus truckwash, mothers 3 step polish/wax thingo

plastics-mothers back to black on the outside and dash, mothers protectant

tyres- mothers back to black

engine bay-cheap degreaser, truckwash

glass-metho and water with paper towels, rain ex if i got really excited

KE70's flat black so

truckwash chamois the outside

chrome-mothers chrome polish

wheels-still new so truckwash and a chamois

interior-dash back to black, everything else, mothers protectant

tyres back to black

windows metho and water and paper towels

metals-goddards glow, autosol or mothers metal polish (depends on how bad it is)

i use mothers stuff coz generally, its non silicone and accually cleans the crap off, especially the dash (damn nicotine) instead of making the existing crap shiny

[Ksevn-T]

Whats everyone use on there black plastic bumpers to make them look nice again? I heard kiwi boot nugget works exceptionally well.

[balistic]

Clean shiny duco attracts the cops! <_< I've had a lot less attention from the cops since I stopped washing my car! :lol:

[rthy]

$2 carwash, high pressure soap then water.

[sr_rolla]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ksevn-T @ Jun 11 2008, 12:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=544404)</div>
Whats everyone use on there black plastic bumpers to make them look nice again? I heard kiwi boot nugget works exceptionally well.[/b]

mothers back to black

[Ksevn-T]

Thanks sr_rolla. Where can you get mothers products?

[sr_rolla]

repco, auto one, auto bahn i think, supercheap i think, a fair few places have it
back 2 balck is good on dashes aswell, doesnt leave that shitty residue that armour all leaves and if u smoke it takes the nicotine off aswell :-P

[Shahzan]

some1 say COKE works to remove stain of ur car,,,

iam trying that soon... hehe

but i dunno what stain dey are talking about...

[federal]

Wash - What does that word mean?

Cut and polish - Scissors and my hand

Wax - Mrs Palmers

Interior - Rattle Can

Tyres / Wheels - Maserati Brite-Shine

Metals - Maserati Brite-Shine

Carpets - and they are where?

Engine bay - Rattle Can

Glass - Windex

Plastics - Hacksaw

[xdanielx]

BIRD SHIT and RAIN

Works a treat!