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Offline tom619

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How do you all wash your car?
« on: June 24, 2009, 07:14:50 pm »
hi im looking for a decent and relatively inexpensive way to wash my golf and give it that motorway shine! how do you all wash yours?
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Re: How do you all wash your car?
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2009, 07:18:03 pm »
Hello Tom

Take a look in the Detailing Section... There are a few very useful threads there on this exact topic  :happy2:
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Re: How do you all wash your car?
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2009, 12:47:43 pm »
I would recommend a decent shampoo and wash mitt. Use the 2 bucket method and also use a decent drying towel to prevent any scratching.

A good wax will give you a decent finish to the paintwork and make it easier to clean next time around.
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Re: How do you all wash your car?
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2009, 06:56:03 pm »
excuse me but what is the 2 bucket method? and are there any particular brand names you can mention? halfords is my nearest place lol
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Re: How do you all wash your car?
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2009, 07:01:54 pm »
Rinse
Wash using AutoWash Car Shampoo - 2 bucket method - with sheepswool wash mitt
Bottom of car washed using seperate wash mitt
Rinse
Dry using AutoPerfection Super Plush Drying Towel (can dry whole car without wringing once!! A great towel for drying the car within minutes!)
Dry bottom of car with seperate microfibre towel.
Clean windows with AutoGlym Fast Glass
Clean alloys with seperate wash mitt (I do have PoorBoys wheel sealer but can never be bothered to remove wheels and use it!!)
Megs Endurance High Gloss Tyre shine gel on tyres.
Optimum Car Wax entire car - a spray wax so it doesnt take hours to apply!

Remove car mats and hoover inside car.
I have some cheap Tesco's dash wipes to clean dash area.
Sometimes I treat the part leather with some leather cleaner and conditioner I have - I forgot the name of the one I use though!

Whole process takes a couple of hours  :wink:
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Re: How do you all wash your car?
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2009, 07:05:04 pm »
Quote from: tom619 on June 25, 2009, 06:56:03 pm
excuse me but what is the 2 bucket method? and are there any particular brand names you can mention? halfords is my nearest place lol

You have 2 buckets of water.
Bucket 1 has the car shampoo.
Bucket 2 is just plain water.

Wash mitt goes into Bucket 1 (with shampoo), you then wash the car.
Wash mitt goes into bucket 2, rinse the mitt a little to clean.
Mitt then back in bucket 1..........and so on.......

Basically, you use the second bucket to wash all the contaminents and crap off of the wash mit, so that the bucket with the shampoo stays cleaner, and you're not putting all the same dirt back over your car.

To be honest, both buckets have dirty water at the end of the wash, but at least you get a lot of the crap off into the second bucket and it doesnt go back onto the car.
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Re: How do you all wash your car?
« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2009, 07:29:59 pm »
Quote from: Ifti on June 25, 2009, 07:01:54 pm
Rinse
Wash using AutoWash Car Shampoo - 2 bucket method - with sheepswool wash mitt
Bottom of car washed using seperate wash mitt
Rinse
Dry using AutoPerfection Super Plush Drying Towel (can dry whole car without wringing once!! A great towel for drying the car within minutes!)
Dry bottom of car with seperate microfibre towel.
Clean windows with AutoGlym Fast Glass
Clean alloys with seperate wash mitt (I do have PoorBoys wheel sealer but can never be bothered to remove wheels and use it!!)
Megs Endurance High Gloss Tyre shine gel on tyres.
Optimum Car Wax entire car - a spray wax so it doesnt take hours to apply!

Remove car mats and hoover inside car.
I have some cheap Tesco's dash wipes to clean dash area.
Sometimes I treat the part leather with some leather cleaner and conditioner I have - I forgot the name of the one I use though!

Whole process takes a couple of hours  :wink:

how much do those products cost might i ask?
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Re: How do you all wash your car?
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2009, 01:21:58 pm »
For a basic wash and wax
Use the two bucket method as mentioned above using a quality shampoo megs nxt is good
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_201873_langId_-1_categoryId_165527
Dry off with preferably a drying towel
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_199187_langId_-1_categoryId_165609
then wax using meguiars nxt wax this also has paint cleansing properties so its a good one step product gives a nice shine too
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_199281_langId_-1_categoryId_165527
Remove using microfibre cloth
Clean windows using window cleaner
Then apply tire dressing

And yes they are all meguiars products but they are all available from halfords and they are all very user freindly :jumpmove:
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Re: How do you all wash your car?
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2009, 12:33:50 pm »
i saw wash mitts and other washing products by simoniz and carplan in tesco will they do?
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Re: How do you all wash your car?
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2009, 09:15:57 pm »
Quote from: tom619 on June 25, 2009, 07:29:59 pm
Quote from: Ifti on June 25, 2009, 07:01:54 pm
Rinse
Wash using AutoWash Car Shampoo - 2 bucket method - with sheepswool wash mitt
Bottom of car washed using seperate wash mitt
Rinse
Dry using AutoPerfection Super Plush Drying Towel (can dry whole car without wringing once!! A great towel for drying the car within minutes!)
Dry bottom of car with seperate microfibre towel.
Clean windows with AutoGlym Fast Glass
Clean alloys with seperate wash mitt (I do have PoorBoys wheel sealer but can never be bothered to remove wheels and use it!!)
Megs Endurance High Gloss Tyre shine gel on tyres.
Optimum Car Wax entire car - a spray wax so it doesnt take hours to apply!

Remove car mats and hoover inside car.
I have some cheap Tesco's dash wipes to clean dash area.
Sometimes I treat the part leather with some leather cleaner and conditioner I have - I forgot the name of the one I use though!

Whole process takes a couple of hours  :wink:

how much do those products cost might i ask?

Cant remember exactly TBH. Got most of em from EliteCarCare I think.
I dont think I spent more then £100 on the lot, and its all stuff that will last me quite a while ;)
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