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We like our cars clean, don't we
Quote from: Hemmi on June 08, 2009, 12:45:23We like our cars clean, don't we I have to admit to being a bit anal about the car, living in a coastal town carries the dreaded seagull sh1t and you'll often find me cursing into the sky as I dig out my special sh1t removing cloth between washes
I hate birds! There is already some white s**t on the driver door
Quote from: Hemmi on June 08, 2009, 13:30:39I hate birds! There is already some white s**t on the driver door Birds are the devils work, bar stewards
Noted that there was a discussion about cleaning in Hemmi's i30 and thought I would update mine to show that I follow pretty much the same method as Hemmi for mine using the Autoglym products which are a bit cheaper than Meguiars for those on a budget.Wet rinse.Wash with microfibre finger sponge and Autoglym Bodywork Shampoo Conditioner from top to bottom leaving bodykit and wheels to last.Clean wheels with Autoglym alloy cleaner and alloy spoke brush.Rinse.Dry with chamois and dry microfibre*.Polish with Autoglym Super Resin Polish and two microfibre cloths.Clean windows, mirrors and head/tail lights with Autoglym Glass Cleaner and normal lint cloth (on), microfibre cloth (off).Re-polish bodywork with Autoglym High Gloss Protection and two microfibre cloths.Detail all black plastics with Autoglym Bumper Restore.Apply Turtle Wax Tyre Gloss Protection to tyres.Apply Alloy Wheel Clean and Protect (disposable wipes I picked up in Aldi)Vacuum interior carpets and mats and like Hemmi use a damp microfibre (use the one marked *) for the cabin plastics.Autoglym Leather Conditioner for the leather.I usually take about 5 hours for that and get great results also.
Must add for our UK and Europe members................I bought a product in Lidl which is a nano-screen coating and it is brilliant, the rain drops just bead on contact and at speed run up the windscreen very quickly. It only cost me £4.99 and I have only applied once (a month ago) yet it is still working. By that information I would guess that there is enough product in the bottle for a good two years plus
Rains here about once every three months.. (ish)That seems to do the job for me !Though I must admit, yours and Hemmi's do look nice.
I've been using rain-x on my old car for about 10 years. I'm nearly at the bottom of my second bottle. On the motorway at 65+mph in moderate to very heavy rain I rarely need to used my wipers. 2 weeks ago I was in a downpoor and could clearly see more than the other people on "fast wipe" in the lanes around me.However, as anyone who will have used such products there is a downside. If the rain is really light you get a kind of misty fog of ultra-tiny rain droplets. Morning dew also does this.I usually coat it at the begining of winter, and again half way though.
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