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19-07-2010, 09:24 PM
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You can call me Chris
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Sydney
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Gday All,
Just thought Id see what everyone uses to wash & polish their cars? Lately been using McGuiars wet look polish afterwards, but interested to know what everyone uses. My biggest issue is the rims - I cant get the black part clean, thats with using mcguiars 'hot rims' cleaner - its just not working at all!! I want my car to be so shiny people burn their retinas!! Thanks again 
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19-07-2010, 09:46 PM
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Hello Koni's!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: South Sydney
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Am planning on grabbing a few things from there in the next month or so. For $100-150 you can grab a lot of very good quality stuff, but I guess it depends on how much you want to spend. You generally get what you pay for when it comes to shine. A good start to retina burning shine is making sure you wash the car using the 2-bucket method. Good way to reduce the damage you do every time you wash the car - less swirl marks, more shine. Want some interesting reading? Click here
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19-07-2010, 10:39 PM
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You mad, bro?
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Ok, here's what I use in a nutshell.
Autoglym ultra Deep shine polish Autoglym Liquid Wax (great to spray on after a wash) Meguire's Swirl-X for those effing swirls that ford left on the car. In terms of wash, we're still on restrictions here in vic so my car gets the brushless treatment. Rims I maintain by dusting them every few days. Makes them a lot easier to clean. Poor boys rims stuff is the bomb. Highly recommended.
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19-07-2010, 11:51 PM
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SUMPA's sedan
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Mandurah WA
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i use this on my wheels, terry cloth to with off brake dust then another to polish it up - works a treat!
http://www.fw1shine.com/ i use mothers for wax n polish. havent used anythin else, so i cant compare. its well known and it works for me - when i get around to doin it that is..
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20-07-2010, 12:52 AM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jun 2010
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I'm a big fan of Poorboy's, used it on all my previous cars and achieved a really nice glossy finish. Clay + polish + wax and follow that up with a quick detailer spray every week or so, or a spray wax to top up the existing protection and your done.
Fair enough , its a bit of work to prepare a good base, but once its done properly the first time, its heaps easier to maintain! ( +1 for Waxit Online too! ) Heard about a product called BlackWOW in the US and UK, apparently a little goes a long way, but is awesome on black plastic. I use Aerospace 303 myself, love the stuff on the interior plastics, B and C pillars as well as the engine bay. See this thread regarding the wheels and plastics! http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/foru...ght=ford+focus For the wheels, perhaps take them off and giving them a really good clean with a dedicated wheel cleaner, a mild clay to remove bonded contaminants, tar remover and then sealing them with a proper wheel wax would help keep that brake dust away for a little longer! Hope it helps
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20-07-2010, 02:56 PM
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Motorsport Guru
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: The Blue Mountains, N.S.W.
Posts: 1,677
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To wash the car and wheels I use Series 500 Wash and Shine. For polishing and waxing Juice Polishes and Waxes.
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20-07-2010, 05:14 PM
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Eat my Brake Dust
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: In the back with Miss Alba
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I've found the car wash is pretty pathetic at washing my white rims as you really need to scrub. I've tried a number of different products like ArmourAll and AutoGlym and althrough they do make a difference I prefer to simply use some jiff on a wet cloth in the garage. Then I use AutoGylm Tar remover to get rid of the remaining black spots. Sometime I use either ArmourAll or AutoGlym wheel protectant however I've found this stuff just moves the brake dust around and doesn't actually prevent the buildup.
When I'm serious: I often wash at the local car wash and wipe with a chomis. Then at home I go over with a clay bar (plenty of detailer as you don't want to cut deep into the paint) and then polish with Autoglym ultra deep shine. After 2 coats of polish I'm back at the car wash putting on a layer of Wax. I'll visit the car wash every day for a few days just for another layer of wax as I believe the car wash stuff doesn't last for very long.
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20-07-2010, 08:27 PM
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You can call me Chris
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Sydney
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thanks for all the tips/links!
Def have picked up a few ideas that Im going to try this weekend!! Will need to spend a bit of time and money at autobarn!
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23-07-2010, 05:16 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
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anyone wanna come wash my car? its way overdue lol
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24-07-2010, 04:32 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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same, being in VIC it never gets washed due to restrictions, and unlike my previous place, my garage doesnt open through to the backyard for a 'sneaky' wash anymore :(
currently gets a generic drive-through wash maybe twice a year
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