How to clean my car

[kcsun]

So is it BH Hydra wax or Auto Glym aqua wax?

kc

 

[RichardF]

My mistake Auto Glym.

 

[MD5]

You see what you’ve started OP!

I sometimes wonder how AI would interact and learn on a forum like this.

Tom, I noticed your spelling of tyres is inconsistent. Just curious, are you American or English?

 

[MeteringTom]

I sometimes wonder how AI would interact and learn on a forum like this.

Tom, I noticed your spelling of tyres is inconsistent. Just curious, are you American or English?

English but often get influenced with all the American-heavy youtube videos and guides lol.

 

[MD5]

English but often get influenced with all the American-heavy youtube videos and guides lol.

Do they give you an American 'twang', or just affect your spelling?!!

 

[MeteringTom]

Do they give you an American 'twang', or just affect your spelling?!!

Im afraid it also has impacted my speech at times too haha. Too much American tv influence.

Also is there a better drying towel you recommend. I didnt get the one in the list, but got chemical guys one, and it left yellow bits from the towel (i got it at halfords)

 

[kcsun]

I have the super size Meguiars towel, excellent, have bought others before and after but the Meguiars wins (for me anyway)
I also dont let the wife wash it anymore, she chucks it in with rough old house cleaning clothes and then I get bits as well

Supreme Drying Towel - Meguiars UK

Super Absorbent

www.meguiars.co.uk

kc

 

[SpikyMikey]

Top tip for someone new to the world of (ahem) Detailing ; when you come to wash the vast collection of microfibre cloths and towels that you will envitably collect, don't use fabric softener in the machine. An even bigger top tip is not to put them in with your wife's white wash...

 

[ALFAitalia]

Same as your house towels really......fabric softener greatly reduces the ability of the towel to absorb moisture because basically its covering the fibres in a silicone derivative. If you look as the label of most towels its says not to use fabric conditioner....this is pretty universally ignored as people place softness ahead of absorbency. Sometimes you might motice that in quality hotels the towels don't feel that soft....no fab cond used is why.

 

[DesireeE]

As a rule I don't tend to use microfibre cloths for drying off my cars, instead I use one of these, it is great for getting in all the nooks and crannies, under and around wing mirrors, number plates, wheels etc., etc. Light enough for me to manoeuvre easily and no streaks left behind just watch those water droplets run for their lives - perfect tool for me and does the job pretty quickly too.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07YPW9DDP?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

 

[ALFAitalia]

I can just see me blasting bits off the drive into my paint with one of those!

 

[SpikyMikey]

I can just see me blasting bits off the drive into my paint with one of those!

And definitely not to be used on Fire Opal/Mars/Jupiter Red cars

 

[DesireeE]

I can just see me blasting bits off the drive into my paint with one of those!

Very droll

Do you seriously think I would be using 'one of those' if it had any chance of 'me blasting bits off the drive into my paint' of my Mercedes, Jaguar XJ or Bentley GTC ... really???

Perhaps if you had experience of using the one I have recommended, you might not be so quick to slate it.

All leaf blowers are not the same and I have a much large one that I use for the garden, you might be be interested to now that many detailers use blowers of one form or another to dry cars off for the same reason I do, just do a quick internet search or look on Amazon and you might surprise yourself.

Here are 3 to be getting on with the middle one of which I have also purchased but I found it too small for my motors hence not recommending it but it is good for getting dust out from central heating radiators ...

 

[DesireeE]

And definitely not to be used on Fire Opal/Mars/Jupiter Red cars

^^^^^^^^^^^^

I don't see why not, my Jaguar XJ X351 is Caviar Red and is perfectly fine when using the leaf blower I have recommended, red is no different to any other colour and when washing and drying a car, so long as due care and attention is applied, as we all do when carrying out the task, them minimal damage will/should occur.

Definitely can be used on 'Fire Opal/Mars/Jupiter Red cars' or any other colour for that matter is what I say.

 

[SpikyMikey]

^^^^^^^^^^^^

I don't see why not, my Jaguar XJ X351 is Caviar Red and is perfectly fine when using the leaf blower I have recommended, red is no different to any other colour and when washing and drying a car, so long as due care and attention is applied, as we all do when carrying out the task, them minimal damage will/should occur.

Definitely can be used on 'Fire Opal/Mars/Jupiter Red cars' or any other colour for that matter is what I say.

You're maybe not aware of the Mercedes solid red paint issues.

 

[SpikyMikey]

You're maybe not aware of the Mercedes solid red paint issues.

 

[DesireeE]

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I am aware of red car issues in general and had a red Nissan Terrano II that suffered a similar but far less severe fate and had the bonnet resprayed, but I'll wager my leaf blower would not do that to a red car or any other colour for that matter, of any marque.

 

[SpikyMikey]

I am aware of red car issues in general and had a red Nissan Terrano II that suffered a similar but far less severe fate and had the bonnet resprayed, but I'll wager my leaf blower would not do that to a red car or any other colour for that matter, of any marque.

My original post was a somewhat tongue-in-cheek dig at the quality of some MB paint finishes that suffer micro blistering of the clear coat, but hey ho, no matter.

 

[DesireeE]

My original post was a somewhat tongue-in-cheek dig at the quality of some MB paint finishes that suffer micro blistering of the clear coat, but hey ho, no matter.

Ah okey-dokey, my mistake then, only it seemed to be in a similar vein after that of the post of Alfaitalia in seemingly mocking the use of the leaf blower.

 

[ALFAitalia]

My original post was a somewhat tongue-in-cheek dig at the quality of some MB paint finishes that suffer micro blistering of the clear coat, but hey ho, no matter.

As was mine.... the heat seems to have melted some members sence of humour.... and no I won't be using my leaf blower on my car!