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shoaybmakda:
Hi all

I'm trying to get myself into cleaning my golf properly instead of just a half job wash and polish. Wondering if there's any products people can recommend to use for my candy White GTI (with an ED30 kit on it and pescaras - see build thread if necessary!) I don't have a humongous budget to go on but wanted to start buying bits and building my collection of products. Bodywork on the car is fairly straight no rust or anything of the sort. Will probably see some swirl marks for those with an eye for detail. Currently have a nilfisk pressure washer to use.

Things I'm kinda looking at:

Snow foam
Clay bar
Currently using autoglym super resin polish but what recommendations are there for a white car?
Any specific shampoos I should use on it?
Do I need to wax it often? If not what wax would work?
What do people use on tyres and on Windows/headlights and tail lights?
Finally any other tips or recommended products?

Thanks all in advance and sorry if I'm a bit vague with anything

dansmith180:
Snow foam: Bilt Hamber Autofoam
Clay bar: Bilt Hamber Autoclay medium
Both of these are very good and also very well priced.

If you want a polish/ glaze step (this gives no protection just adds gloss and depth) I would look at Poorboys White Diamond

Shampoo wise anything PH neutral will be good and won't strip any protection you have on it. Dodo juice and Chemical guys shampoos are very good, also tried a couple of Meguires ones recently and they were also pretty good.

Wax wise the Collinite range lasts ages and is very well priced, also Bilt Hamber double speed wax is a good one.

Tyres: Gtechniq T1.    Its not very cheap but its my favourite, takes a couple of uses to build a layer and then it lasts ages.

Glass: Dodo Juice clearly menthol.

I would also use IronX on the paintwork before you next clay it, doesn't need to be done often but you'll be amazed how much purple comes off the car and gets rid of all the little brown spots you might notice if you look close.

Britemax easy cut for polishing the exhaust tips.

shoaybmakda:
Thanks @dansmith180 for the tips in rout a couple of orders in so will be busy once the weather opens up!

I'll probably use the autoglym polish for now and once it's finished I'll have a go at the poor boys product

Chris92:
Like above bilt hamber for the clay and snow. Take it you won't be corecting the paint so polsih it then if you want use a glaze to hide the defects then seal it with a wax or you can just polish it with autoglym srp which will hide minor defects then seal with a wax or extra gloss protection instead.

I personally love wolf chemicals white satin great slick shampoo and cheap. Also I'd invest in two buckets and a wash mitt.

Nasir:
Regarding the wax, I'll second using Collinite 476 wax for the winter. It lasts very long and will protect the paintwork in the harsh weather.

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