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Car Cleaning
#1
Posted 17 February 2003 - 01:08 PM
#2
Guest_Kieran (Guest)
Posted 01 March 2003 - 03:30 PM
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#3
Posted 01 March 2003 - 05:43 PM
#4
Posted 01 March 2003 - 05:57 PM
I've always used Wonder Wheels, and I find it to be top notch. You have to be very careful though. If the lacquer is chipped then don't get the Wonder Wheels on that area - it causes some white corrosion to form on the surface. For good wheels though, it's the best.what do you guys clean your wheels with ?
I normally just shampoo and leave - but now starting to notice pitting and stubbon specks (hot brake dust ?)
Do any of the branded alloy wheel cleaners work/make a difference ?
thanks
Mick
Phill
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Posted 01 March 2003 - 06:00 PM
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#8
Posted 04 March 2003 - 01:26 PM
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#9
Posted 15 May 2020 - 10:55 AM
I’m strictly buckets and sponge. Pressure washers are good for wheel arches but never on the body work.
what’s everyone else using?
#10
Posted 15 May 2020 - 12:14 PM
#11
Posted 15 May 2020 - 12:36 PM
Only used my Karcher pressure washer once on a car, my old, brilliant Subaru Legacy Turbo, it took small bits of paint off the door handles and various other bits of plastic trim, never touched a car with it again! These days it's a bucket of suds, hosepipe to rinse and a chammy.
#12
Posted 15 May 2020 - 12:46 PM
17 years and boom the time has come to announce the cleaning regime
#13
Posted 15 May 2020 - 01:04 PM
Rain
^^ this
#14
Posted 15 May 2020 - 01:14 PM
For a decent few hours work on it...
Autofinesse Avalache Snow Foam
Rinse and wash with Gyeon Bathe+
Bilt Hamber Korroso to get at contaminants
Clay Mitt to work away at the more affected areas
Another rinse down
Various polishes but have worked a fair bit using Scholl Concepts stuff lately which has few fillers in unlike cheap AutoGlym crap
+ Light machine polish once a year to work back swirls Scholl Concepts 20 is my preferred at the moment
Gyeon paint cleanser to prepare for protection layer
Soft99 or Victoria Concourse hard waxes depending on my mood
For the wheels Bilt Hamber Auto Wheel to get at contaminants and just use the normal Gyeon Bathe+ wash with a dedicated wheel mitt to prevent cross contamination. Twice a year put on GTechniq Wheel Armour which does an amazing job of pushing the brake dust away, the brake dust can then be rinsed off with a wash mitt and car shampoo instead of relying on any harsh dedicated wheel cleaner.
...am I taking this all a bit too seriously?
...I must admit, I love cleaning my cars
Edited by coldel, 15 May 2020 - 01:15 PM.
#15
Posted 15 May 2020 - 01:16 PM
Oh and can really recommend the A303 kit for the fabric roof, see here https://youtu.be/NrmSxJ8umZU
Edited by coldel, 15 May 2020 - 01:17 PM.
#16
Posted 15 May 2020 - 01:36 PM
Surely not! Do you really do all that? I can't believe it, definitely pulling my whatsit!! Where do you find the time??? And you haven't mentioned the interior yet............
#17
Posted 15 May 2020 - 02:36 PM
Oh and can really recommend the A303 kit for the fabric roof, see here https://youtu.be/NrmSxJ8umZU
This one https://www.cleanyou...ertible-top-kit
#18
Posted 15 May 2020 - 03:40 PM
17 years and boom the time has come to announce the cleaning regime
🤣😂😇
#19
Posted 15 May 2020 - 04:04 PM
Not been washed in a while....
Rain
^^ this
#20
Posted 15 May 2020 - 04:05 PM
Interior: wipe down with damp cloth every 2-3 yearsSurely not! Do you really do all that? I can't believe it, definitely pulling my whatsit!! Where do you find the time??? And you haven't mentioned the interior yet............
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