What am I doing wrong??

[doo01]

Yeah, at least white hides them, but I think white is easier to keep clean than black, or at least it feels that way.
Plus stone chips really stick out like a sore thumb on a well polished/waxed black car too.

True. This is my first ever white car and I said never again. Maybe not... haha. Iron deposits are real obvious on white. Never used so much of magma and tar remover in my life!

 

[ShaunB]

Well, I'll never have another black car, that's for sure

 

[Alex225]

I've not owned but had a partner with both a white and a black car. The black was definitely worse for not only showing up swirls but also dust and general dirt. At least with white, it does show the tar and other contaminants but at least stays looking clean a tiny bit longer.

 

[ShaunB]

Totally agree, but when you tell people that white is easier to keep clean than black, they look at you like you're not right in the fecking head!

 

[Alex225]

I guess they assume white means it’ll just show everything. Where as I recall if busy gets duller, then you wash it and it looks pure white again!

 

[MrRight]

if you want instant results in winter with minimal hassle then I suggest autoglym aquawax, apply just after shampoo while surface is wet . Results may vary

autoglym aquawax

• MrRight
• Dec 31, 2018

 

[doo01]

if you want instant results in winter with minimal hassle then I suggest autoglym aquawax, apply just after shampoo while surface is wet . Results may vary

autoglym aquawax

• MrRight
• Dec 31, 2018

I use that too but found it doesn’t last.

 

[ShaunB]

If you want really good shine, then I suggest you get sonax brilliant shine detailer.
Works really good on darker cars, I spray it on while the the car is still wet after the rinse, then just dry it as normal. Probably a very similar product to the aquawax you mention

 

[Wolfie1]

My rx7 is black my merc is white I washed both cars last thursday, rx7 hasnt turned a wheel sitting on the drive and i have done 40 miles in the merc, the merc still looks cleaner

 

[MrRight]

I use that too but found it doesn’t last.

True , depends on how often you'll be washing your car in the winter . it is such little effort and it does last till your next wash. All that grit on the roads will undo any hard work in a matter of hours in the wintrr. I'm overdue a resin polish effort to get rid of the scratches merc made when they cleaned an already shining car when they checked the recent top up coolant message that kept reappearing.

 

[doo01]

True , depends on how often you'll be washing your car in the winter . it is such little effort and it does last till your next wash. All that grit on the roads will undo any hard work in a matter of hours in the wintrr. I'm overdue a resin polish effort to get rid of the scratches merc made when they cleaned an already shining car when they checked the recent top up coolant message that kept reappearing.

Westher conditions dont permit regular washing in winter hence all i want to ensure is that when I do wash it, it doesn’t take forever.

I use resin polish quite regularly in fact as its easy to get on and off.

I never let anyone wash the car except for me. Even the dealers. They are as good as your petrol station ‘hand washes’ !

 

[Alex225]

if you want instant results in winter with minimal hassle then I suggest Autoglym aquawax, apply just after shampoo while surface is wet . Results may vary

Oddly this is one product I never took too and yet I'm a big fan of Autoglym products and have a few regulars I'll go to from their line. I still have some somewhere so might give it a try another time.

For spray on protection though, Gyeon Wetcoat is excellent. Literally spray on whilst rinsing the car, rinse off and you have beading and 4 weeks protection! Alternately Dodo Juice Red Mist is a nice spray on, wipe off sealant that lasts 6 weeks a time. Great as a top up protection although can be used on it's own.

 

[Chevota]

I don't know if this will help but I used to be a detailer (detailer or detailor?) part time ~20yrs old and whenever something didn't want to come off like you described, it was just a matter of it drying too much before removal. This is why I'd also do this kinda stuff in the shade and the hotter is was the smaller the section I'd do at a time. So when it doesn't want to come off I'd simply apply a fresh coat on the area to revitalize what had dried, then wipe it off sooner. Btw, I have white too, well, Diamond Metallic white with a clear coat which is exactly what I wanted. I live in what is basically the desert (Southern California US) and it's very dusty. If a car is black I can tell you how many hours it's been since you washed it, possibly even minutes. White is also the choice so the car isn't an oven when you get in during mid-late afternoon. The dust/dirt is also why most all company vehicles, especially work trucks, are white. They want it clean to look professional but washing is time/$ so white is it is... After about a week my car still looks ok from ~20' away. If it were black it would look as dirty in a few hours. Then there's all that swirl, scratches and extra babying that go with black. Black is awesome, but it's also like a very beautiful high maintenance gf that you're happy to have and show off, but ultimately happier you got rid of
The only time I had actual trouble getting something off was a black Toy truck that I clayed. For some reason the clay itself left a snail trail of haze and MF that was hard to get off! I changed brands of clay and problem solved, yet I had used the same "bad" bar on my other cars no w/o issue. Go figure...