cor5a tommy
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Registered: 7th Dec 05
Location: Gloucestershire
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What do the rest of you guys and girls use to clean. I got some normal shampoo and some Meguiars deep crystal finish stuff, only step one, bought some Carnauba wax because ive heard its good.
however i cant find anything that gets crap off the car. Its white and picks up so much sh*t. Also i have fox guts and brains over my car after some middle aged wench cut me up then hit a fox rite infront of me, spilling it over my car.
Dead fox is hard to get off, so i wondered if anyone here has any tips on car cleaning and products to use. A modded car is great but it looks crap when its covered in road kill and salt grit.
Thanks
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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I use autoglym tar remover to get tar and other stains off the bodywork. doesn't damage the paint either. a good polish should also remove any marks
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cunningham
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Registered: 25th May 05
Location: Lochore, Fife
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power washer to get the guts and shit off
and either meguirs autoglym or mer for polishing
wash, dry, polish and then wax
[Edited on 16-12-2005 by cunningham]
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GazBevan
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Registered: 27th Apr 04
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zymol products are in my opinion and leave lovely shine on the car. Just using the shampoo works wonders and leaves car gleaming, smells nice too... kinda like bananas or sumthin
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cor5a tommy
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Sounds good, its a lot of effort though, a car wash near me gets it looking brilliant but after i got broke into, and the passenger door bent, its hard to wash because water leaks in
But should have that sorted soon
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jamesw
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
Location: Station Town, County Durham
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mate try the meguiars quick clay if you have stuff really caked on the paint
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Bennn
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Registered: 20th May 01
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ive used all sorts of stuff including zymol, autoglym etc and always thought good old turtlewax the best
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j10E W
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Registered: 30th Sep 04
Location: maidstone
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am guna clay my car when the weather is abit better! i always use meguiars polish wax tyre shine, and quick detailer, and use autogylm shampoo
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jamesw
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
Location: Station Town, County Durham
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meg's quick clay really is good stuff, never realised how much crap was on my paint till i tried it, used nxt shampoo, quick clay, and tech wax just before modified nationls
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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james are you using a cotton washpad now?
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j10E W
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Registered: 30th Sep 04
Location: maidstone
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stunning
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Jake
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these are good car care videos
http://www.adamspolishes.com/videos/Index.cfm
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Sjdickso
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Deff use CLay, Best thing i have found and if you want to get into serious car detailing buy a PC, just need a nice day to get mine opened up and used
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Jake
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what's a PC?
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ed
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I use, when detailing my car for shows:
Meguars Tech Shampoo,
Mequairs Claybar with quick detailer
Meguairs Gold Class Polish
Meguairs Tech Wax
Meguars Wheel Polish
Simioniz Bumper black on the wipers and stuff
Simioniz Wet look Tyre shine
Mequairs Glass Cleaner
I use Meguairs Glass Cloths and Meguaris Polishing Cloths too...
"I use Meguairs because it's the best" as I famously quoted on a video for a Max Power DVD. However I don't think I was used because I was too drunk
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Lynny
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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
Location: oop north! Where people talk properly
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i just whack her through the drivethrough
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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Fairy liquid?
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
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Speak to Mav 
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Sjdickso
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quote:
Originally posted by jake
what's a PC?
PC Porter cable polisher, It's random orbital polisher. When used with the correct products and pads can get rid of swirls marks and such like here is an example.
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Scotty C
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
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quote:
Originally posted by Sjdickso
quote:
Originally posted by jake
what's a PC?
PC Porter cable polisher, It's random orbital polisher. When used with the correct products and pads can get rid of swirls marks and such like here is an example.
 Look's like sum good stuff!!
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Sjdickso
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Will get pictures up of mine once i have used it! Yes seen loads of other pictures with similar results.
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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i didnt know you could get porter cable buffers in England, the bloke that does the demo's in the link i posted uses one and they look good.
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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cleaned my car last week and used
random halfords alloy wheel cleaner on the wheels then warm fairy liquid.
rinsed with hose
polished with turtle wax wet wax cause i was lazy and didnt want to use the proper stuff. but the results were just as good
then i just nipped round tidying up the plastic with some plastic trim polish. lable came off a while back so i dont know what it is but its in a small black bottle and works very well
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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scoob
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Registered: 16th Oct 03
Location: Beverley, E Riding of Yorkshire
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fairy liquid
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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not good to use washing up liquids as they contain salt which acts as an abrasive to clean plates, etc. Not good when your rubbing the stuff all over paintwork = swirlmarks.
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