Foam Stuff

[ianking]

You will need lubrication for the clay bar. Mequiars detailing spray is fine for this.

I would also suggest an all purpose cleaner as that can be used for spraying under the arches, cleaning the wheels, cleaning the door checks and generally cleaning interior surfaces. I would suggest a trim gel (unless you have color coded the arches). I am using chemical guys trim gel at the moment and its great stuff. A tyre shine is also a nice thing to have , particularly if you have nice wheels as it really compliments them. Merguiars hot sine or something like that. Also a glass cleaner and thats pretty much the basics.

[AndyP & Lenore]

Alan, has your clay bar been kept sealed? What I mean is, if you bought it 2 years ago, opened it up and thought "stuff it, cannae be bothered". Then just stuck it in a your garage somewhere, it will probably have dried out. If it's been opened it will need kept in a Tupperware tub or something like that to keep the air out of it. If it's still sealed it should be fine, but if not, you'll probably need another one.

Also, on the claying side of things.... I noticed after I clayed the other day, my car was covered in blemishes. Wee (almost) holographic blemishes all over the paintwork. I wasn't worried because I knew I was gonna be machine polishing it. I don't know enough about all this to say that if you clay then wax without polishing, it will rid your car of the marks.

If I'm making sense.

A.

[AndyP & Lenore]

For the windaes.... Autoglym Car Glass Polish. The absolute muts nuts for polishing up glass - inside and out.

And remember to get inside the car and shut the door to do the inside properly, otherwise when you close the door and the window shoots back to home position, you end up with a 1/2" smear of crap at the bottom of the window.

A.

[Burple]

Ok, i've started a wee list
But, i know i already have Meguiars shampoo, so am gonna use that and also i have Meguiars Gold Class Polish, I have a clay bar...................somewhere and will use it, what else do i need to compliment the paintwork?

Remember, i aint gonna be doing this every week

A cheeky wee tub of Collinite wax?? Meant to last up to 6 months
Used it a couple of times on mine so far.. can't fault it!

[ianking]

Yeah like Andy says claying can cause marring of the paint, this is more so if you dont use enough lubricant or you are pushing on the clay too hard. Only very light pressure is needed and as soon as it gets dirty turn it and roll it clean.

If you are very light with the clay then a hand polish such as Autoglym super resin will hide any marks and really it is best to give a wee polish before waxing as the finish will be much better.
You dont need to polish everytime you wax but if you do it right this time then there will be less work needed in the future. i.e just a quick wax every couple months or so.

[Scottie]

Chemical guys citrus foam and 15ml hyper wash in your bottle topped up
with hottish water for your foaming.

Clay bar: Go with the bilt hamber stuff it's the best no need for a QD use with water.

Windows: AG's fast glass or even better than than that stoners invisible glass.

Wheels: A decent polish then a topcoat of chemical guys ez-cream glaze it's a sealant aswell
and will give a deep gloss shine to your alloys.

Drying: make sure you get a decent drying towel and I would use a drying aid either DoDo time to dry or a CG QD very important
not to miss this out with the colour of car you have.

It's all about using the best practice when washing the car as this is when most of the swirls and scratches get done to the cars paintwork.

[Craig]

i started to read this thread and had to check the date as I thought it was the 1st April...

Wheels - Megs Wheel Brightner to clean then seal with PoorBoys Wheel Sealant

Windows - AG Fast Glass

Trim - I only use AG Bumper Gel once and a while, rest of the time I just use liquid wax over the top.

Polish - AG SRP

Wax - Collinite 476S or 915 (gives months of protection and beading which will appeal to you. ) I only apply this stuff 2 or 3 times a year. Rest of the time I give the car a quick run over with Turtle Wax Nano-tech Speed Wax. Works Great..

That is my recommendations anyway..

[Crombers]

Ok, i've started a wee list
But, i know i already have Meguiars shampoo, so am gonna use that and also i have Meguiars Gold Class Polish, I have a clay bar...................somewhere and will use it, what else do i need to compliment the paintwork?

Dare to call your next run 'manky'

'You've changed'

[AndyP & Lenore]

Dare to call your next run 'manky'

'You've changed'

Well, he's started a journey down a long and winding road.

A.

[Gismo]

ffs, all this just to wash the car
The clay bar i have is 2 years old, at least, never been opened