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leeshez

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 20:20

I leave a bar of soap on da roof and let the rain do the rest :lol: :wave:


corb

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 17:05

*wash top half and back first then bottom half and front bumper with warm water + Zymol shampoo
*chuck warm water over to rinse off
*wash wheels with left over soapy water
*rinse wheels with water
*Wait for most water to run off, then
Chamois dry
*Take car for a spin to get water outta all nooks and cranny's, chamois again
*Leave for a couple hours to dry
*Wax with Zymol Cleaner Wax
*Use silicon spray on tyres and scuttle to black and shine


Jamie

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 16:53

Water it down removing dirt / bugs etc

Was it was Merr Shampoo (however u spell it)

Shammie / dry

Wax with Extreme Turtle

Clean glass with mum's glass cleaner :lol:

then alloys with hot water + fairy liquid.


willay

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 16:51

same thing, its the proper name, some people say they 'leather the car' heh


the_legend_of_yrag

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 16:50

What is chamoise??? I use a shammy leather to dry it..


the_legend_of_yrag

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 16:49

Well i think ill be investing in some decent cleaning stuff when im paid on friday!! Auto-glym sounds popular...


willay

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 16:49

water it down, wash, buckets of cold water to wash all the soapy goodness off, CHAM CHAM!.


ChazSXi

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 16:46

i rinse wash with turtlewax/shampoo stuff! rinse then chamoise..smears are generally from dirt on the chamoise so wash it very often to stop them:thumbs:


paul_spurrell

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 16:44

actually i rinse, wash, then chamoise (spelling)


paul_spurrell

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 16:36

what i do is park up

go to the cashier

pay my £3.50

drive in

wait a couple of minutes

drive off with a scratched fucked car.



Andy GSi

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 16:36

-i wash it with auto-glym shampoo then shammie.
-wax it using auto-glym wax
-then if i have time use auto-glym gloss!

i have a black car, so keeping it look clean is hard, black always comes up well after polish:D:D but it always shows the dirty:(

[Edited on 27-07-2003 by andysri]


Gareth_H

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 16:32

Wax on Wax Off.
Left a Circle. Right a Circle.:D


the_legend_of_yrag

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 16:24

Would polish or wax get rid of smears?? I would asume youd wax it then polish?

My theory would be..

Remove loose dirt
Shampoo it
Dry It
Wax it
Polish It??


sxi boy

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 16:07

u saw mine on a dirty day aswell richy :P


Sooty

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 16:07

yes, chris's is much cleaner than mine :lol:


sxi boy

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 16:04

ok here goes:

pre-rinse with hose pipe to remove and loose dirt which the sponge could pick up and cause scratching.

use auto-glym bodywork conditioner to wash the car

dry with chamois

use turtle way extreme polish to errrr polish it

decosol window and glass cleaner

and my tip of the day, persil aloe vera washing up liquid and boiling hot water for the alloys, makes the rims shine like fuck and gets rid of the dirt a treat.


luca2020

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 16:04

i use auto glum shampoo and conditioner, auto glum tyre shine and auto glum window cleaner, gonna get some auto glum resin polish tom :)


big eck

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 16:03

I give mine a soak first then use auto glym shampoo (bug and tar remover for the stubborn bits) then shammie(spell) then wax.


the_legend_of_yrag

posted on 27th Jul 03 at 16:00

Having a gorgeous looking car is one thing but keepin it looking that good is another, which is why i think washing a car is very important to it's appearance.

Now im just wondering what products everyone uses and how they wash there cars, what methods do you use?!

I have a black car so it's a bit*h to keep the smears away looks clean from a distance but looks shitty close up.

So how do you wash yours.....?