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Robin
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10th Jul 07 at 20:15   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How?

I've got shampoo, polish, wax, wash mitt, chamois, bucket.

What else do I need and what order do I do it in?
Adam_B
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water
Robin
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10th Jul 07 at 20:16   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Good point. I have that too.
mav
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10th Jul 07 at 20:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hose car off
Wash
Dry
Polish
wax
mav
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oh buy a hose
Benn
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Get some megs quick ckay too,
Robin
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10th Jul 07 at 20:20   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've got a hose

I'm totally going to fuck this up, I can tell

I'll end up with 4 shiny panels and the rest will be pink
Robin
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10th Jul 07 at 20:21   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Benn
Get some megs quick ckay too,


Can't find that ANYWHERE Was looking earlier in about 5 different car shops and none of them had it
mav
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ebay...
sport16v
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get sonus green ultra fine clay failing that and some quik detailer. Oh yeah and some good microfibres will help a lot
Robin
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10th Jul 07 at 20:25   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The wash mitt I have is a microfibre one.

I'll look for the clay on ebay, the detailer spray was in halfords.
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yep; sonus clay is better for the paint that megs
Whittie
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Got a clay bar here, u want it, you can pick it up at the north wales meet
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
water


Joe
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Arms and Hands, rest of body may be required too.
Robin
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groin buffing
Joe
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Juice of Cock is one of the best polishes known to man.
Icy
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get some lambswool mitts
Robin
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Maaaan this is going to get expensive

I spent £45 today and it looks like I need to spend that again
Icy
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i spent 96 on new products today
John G
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- Hose the car over.

- get 2 buckets, full one with soapy water one with warm water, wash one panel (roof 1st) with the soapy water, then rinse sponge out in the warm water bucket, repeat this process over the whole car,

- Using the hose rinse any soap off the car

- Using a shammy leather dry the car so its uber dry.

- then using the clay mist spray one panel and rub the clay over the mist taking al the left over dirt off the panel (DO NOT RUB THE CLAY OVER DRY PANELS) repeat this process over the whole car

- then polish and wax

[Edited on 10-07-2007 by John G]
Steev
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i have found zymol glasur glaze gives a really good finish. I used it on the corsa and for 7 yr old paint work it has come up really well.

Steev
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quote:
Originally posted by John G
- Hose the car over.

- get 2 buckets, full one with soapy water one with warm water, wash one panel (roof 1st) with the soapy water, then rinse sponge out in the warm water bucket, repeat this process over the whole car,

- Using the hose rinse any soap off the car

- Using a shammy leather dry the car so its uber dry.

- then using the clay mist spray one panel and rub the clay over the mist taking al the left over dirt off the panel (DO NOT RUB THE CLAY OVER DRY PANELS) repeat this process over the whole car

- then polish and wax

[Edited on 10-07-2007 by John G]



another note to this.

roof
roof down to bottom of windows
bottom of windows down to doorstrips
doorstrips down
diff sponge to clean wheels/exhaust
Robin
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I'm going to get a brush for the wheels as they're going to be a total arse to clean otherwise

Thanks for all the pointers guys
Rob B
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10th Jul 07 at 22:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
DONT USE A SPONGE, use a microfibre sponge or mitt, you will ruin your paint and add swirls with a sponge..

Also do not use a chamois, use a drying towel cause again you will add swirls to your paint with a chamois.

hope this helps.

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