So then... :)

[jonnyMercUK]

Those of you who are regulars on this forum may well know I have been purchasing various products to clean my new C220 Coupe.

After the pressure washer I ordered (Nilfisk C110) arrived I thought I'd give it a go straight away...

Just to give you a bit of background, last weekend I gave my merc 2 coatings of Collinite 476s with one coating of Autoglym Resin Polish in between.

I used the soap foam attachment that came with the PW, as I didn't have any 'proper' soap foam, I used some cheap Wash and Wax I had in the garage, I poured around an inch in and then 2 inch warm water...lets just say I think I need to buy an Autobrite soap foam lance or at least try some other product.

Anyway moving on, after giving the car a rinse with the watery soap I gave it another rinse with just water all from the PW. At this point i'm thinking I don't even need to wash it anymore,anyway I carried on with using the 2 bucket method with some Autoglym Shampoo and my lambswool mit, rinsing every panel with the PW, I then used a micro fibre cloth on the wheels after giving them a good wash with the PW.

Finally I leathered off AND BOY DOES THE CAR LOOK REEM!!!!

I took advice from lots of members on here and i'll just say it has paid off!! The Collinte 476s makes the muck just fall off when I pressure washed and the mit makes it so simple.

I do just have one further question... Can I treat the car too much with the Collinte or can it literally be done every week?

Thanks again guys!!

but I carried on and leathered it off

 

[jonnyMercUK]

Don't know how that last sentence got in there..

 

[amg fan]

Nice use of the word Reem! You've done joey Essex proud
I've done the same with similar product and applied 3 weekends in a row and now 3 months later the effects are only just starting to fade.

Any reason you polished in between wax coats?

 

[amg fan]

Have you tried meguiars water magnet towel or similar for drying? Buffs whilst drying and way better than a chammy! In my humble opinion anyway.

 

[jonnyMercUK]

Nice use of the word Reem! You've done joey Essex proud
I've done the same with similar product and applied 3 weekends in a row and now 3 months later the effects are only just starting to fade.

Any reason you polished in between wax coats?

Haha being a Yorkshire lad may be I should have used the words bruddy brilliant!

I applied the Collinte for the first time and it was a pain to buff off so I was recommended to polish before and it made the process so much easier!

 

[jonnyMercUK]

Have you tried meguiars water magnet towel or similar for drying? Buffs whilst drying and way better than a chammy! In my humble opinion anyway.

I don't mind the chammy to be honest, it's a quite expensive one and does a really good job! I use a micro fibre cloth afterwards as well.

 

[survey]

Hi jonnystuartuk - Interesting post. Firstly I am thinking of replacing my pressure washer and had looked at the Nilfisk 110. Some reports on Amazon say the the hose is weak and punctures & the hose connection is poor. From your experience how is it? Also does the lance have a variable spray on the end of the lance?

Secondly I note your car is calcite white and I am picking mine up next week (E coupe calcite white). I am considering a diamondbrite nano sealant to save some waxing and to make make it easier to keep clean. Did you consider a sealant? Has the white proved a pain to keep clean?

 

[trapperjohn]

Some people say not to pressure wash off the suds (as you could be removing the polish in the shampoo) I use Megs Gold Class and always just let the hose (sorry if you dahn sarfh) pressure only rinse of the suds.

 

[survey]

I assume that using the pressure washer on low pressure is meant - this is only a gentle spray.

 

[Beno]

Have you tried meguiars water magnet towel or similar for drying? Buffs whilst drying and way better than a chammy! In my humble opinion anyway.

As above ditch the shammy leather it will mark your paint work. Would you dry yourself with one?

 

[chubbs111]

ref

Those of you who are regulars on this forum may well know I have been purchasing various products to clean my new C220 Coupe.

After the pressure washer I ordered (Nilfisk C110) arrived I thought I'd give it a go straight away...

Just to give you a bit of background, last weekend I gave my merc 2 coatings of Collinite 476s with one coating of Autoglym Resin Polish in between.

I used the soap foam attachment that came with the PW, as I didn't have any 'proper' soap foam, I used some cheap Wash and Wax I had in the garage, I poured around an inch in and then 2 inch warm water...lets just say I think I need to buy an Autobrite soap foam lance or at least try some other product.

Anyway moving on, after giving the car a rinse with the watery soap I gave it another rinse with just water all from the PW. At this point i'm thinking I don't even need to wash it anymore,anyway I carried on with using the 2 bucket method with some Autoglym Shampoo and my lambswool mit, rinsing every panel with the PW, I then used a micro fibre cloth on the wheels after giving them a good wash with the PW.

Finally I leathered off AND BOY DOES THE CAR LOOK REEM!!!!

I took advice from lots of members on here and i'll just say it has paid off!! The Collinte 476s makes the muck just fall off when I pressure washed and the mit makes it so simple.

I do just have one further question... Can I treat the car too much with the Collinte or can it literally be done every week?

Thanks again guys!!

but I carried on and leathered it off

sorry to tell you but you have wasted your time and effort by putting a coat of srp inbetween colly the srp will take off the colly so you need to wash then srp then colly then if you want to build it up next time just wash and colly