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jij_mellow_yellow
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Registered: 18th Oct 07
Location: Anglesey, North Wales
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23rd May 08 at 11:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

wat cleaning techineques have u got?? perfect time for people 2 get there car lookin mint before pvs...
mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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23rd May 08 at 11:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

rinse wash dry polish wax
mattk
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23rd May 08 at 11:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

or spend £300 for a Detail.......
jij_mellow_yellow
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23rd May 08 at 12:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

a bit more deatil than that matt.. wat kind of polish..step by step guide..
mattk
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23rd May 08 at 12:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

rinse with a hosepipe to get the loose dirt off

wash with a wash mitt and tripplewax car shampoo

rinse with the hose to get the suds off

dry with an auto glym chamois leather

auto glym super resin polish

my mates turtle wax that he left at mine once and still hasnt asked for it back

Obviously thats on a 2 yr old car, if you have a corsa thats a few years old you might want to rub some t-cut on it or summat, I never used to polish my corsa though and ive never had to do the saxo or the punto so im not well up on T-Cut
--DAN--
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
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23rd May 08 at 12:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

On a Major clean this is what I would do and use.

-Rinse with hose.
-Cover in Snowfoam
-Rinse
-Wash with Chemical Guys Maxi Suds
-Dry with WW towel and Clearkote QD Spray.
-Clay With Bilt Hamber Clay.
-Quick wash and dry again.
-Polish With ClearKote Vanilla Moose Glaze.
-AutoGlym HD Wax/Collinite/Dodo/Nattys wax.

Obviously wouldn't do this everytime.
chunk89
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23rd May 08 at 13:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i dont think you should use t-cut on any cars when your washing them
Superlite Ltd.
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23rd May 08 at 13:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

pressure washer

then go have a cup of tea
chunk89
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23rd May 08 at 13:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

take it to 'the best hand job in town'
Jakey
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23rd May 08 at 13:30   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by chunk89
take it to 'the best hand job in town'


Ive seen that about somewhere
myke
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23rd May 08 at 13:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i tend to just quick wash every 4-12 weeks, but might do a decent wash once a year.

quickie:
hose off
zaino show car wash, single bucket
rinse
dry with waffle towel

hassle effort:
hose off
zaino show car wash
rinse
bilt hamber clay
zaino show car wash
rinse
AG Super Resin Polish
Just bought some of that Collinite wax, so that will be next
chunk89
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23rd May 08 at 13:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Jakey
quote:
Originally posted by chunk89
take it to 'the best hand job in town'


Ive seen that about somewhere


yeah its local to you its just before limekeele bank laff everytime i drive past it
Torsa g
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Registered: 20th Sep 07
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23rd May 08 at 13:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

colinite FTW, love this stuff
mattk
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23rd May 08 at 14:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by chunk89
i dont think you should use t-cut on any cars when your washing them


why not

wash

t-cut

polish

wax
jij_mellow_yellow
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Registered: 18th Oct 07
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23rd May 08 at 15:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I used 2 t-cut my corsa once every 2 months didnt do any harm 2 my paint. i've been told it eats the paint tho?
--DAN--
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23rd May 08 at 15:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by jij_mellow_yellow
I used 2 t-cut my corsa once every 2 months didnt do any harm 2 my paint. i've been told it eats the paint tho?



Its very abrasive, why every 2 months though? Should use it once and wax it and not have to do it again.
jay26
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23rd May 08 at 15:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Superlite Ltd.
pressure washer

then go have a cup of tea


wicked
Mike
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Registered: 20th May 06
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23rd May 08 at 17:10   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by chunk89
take it to 'the best hand job in town'


We had one of them round here but it got a load of complaints so they blanked out the 'job' so it's now 'the best hand in town' Some people really do have too much time on their hands complaining about stuff like that

Regading cleaning my car

Rinse
Wash with Auto Glym Bodywork Conditioner
Rinse
Dry with either a chamois or a megs drying towel, whichever I find first
Clay bar, if there's one about anywhere
Auto Glym SRP
Megs NXT Tech Wax

All that has only actually been done once in the 2 1/2 years I've had my car, I usually stop after I've dried it, although tonight I only got to the second rinse, hopefully give it a couple of coats of SRP tomorrow, then a few more when I get time. Mine really needs some TLC to get it ready for PVS
IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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23rd May 08 at 17:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i might t cut mine ready for pv

 
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