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[davidv]

I am early waiting for summer.There are so many to go for so starting to check them all out.
Could do with some others on whats best and good value. Seen Turtlewax Ice at hellfords and Mer.£20
but are they any good. I only like to do the job once a year.

[chrisxr2]

always been a meguiars fan (Spelling) but tried loads, siminoz max wax is great, the choice is endless depends on budget to be honest, usually do mine once a week in summer, lovely way to spend a sunday, choons cold drinks, sunshine, shiny car.

[Nick '91]

Heard someone praising Mer the other day, admittedly it was on a caravan but still should work, cant comment on the Turtlewax Ice.

Edited by Nick '91, 13 March 2010 - 03:19 PM.

[Ian.H]

I'm a bit of an Autoglym "fan".

Autoglym shampoo & conditioner
Autoglym Hi-Def Wax
Autoglym Hi Gloss polish (gold label on bottle)
Autoglym metal polish for brightwork
Autoglym glass polish

~4 hours later, finishes with a pretty decent result IMO

As for once a year, if you want "protection" for that long, I think you'd need to invest in something rather expensive.. but I'm not an expert. I'm a "once a week" man myself



Regards,

Ian

[davidv]

Thanks i am making a list of advised products.The MER did come to the UK to start with for caravan people.No shop had it. They call the other one ICE because it is clear and no white stains on other bits.I might Try it. Spending on product only up to £30.
I used to love the Sunday car day with chats and a few beers no driving.These days most seem to go to the jet wash still i am getting on a bit.

[Twincam]

I'm a Mer Fan personally, I've used and still do use others such as autoglym.

Not sure what the length of time it lasts on there as I'm always washing them/re-applying it.

[davidv]

Thanks i did use Autoglym red label polish on paint before and very good.The ICE synthetic might be a good try.I do spend a few days on the job.Waiting on warm days i get stuck in the cold so i check things out first.I have chatted to a few and some spend daft. A good product i have always loved is Autosol for alloy etc.The stuff even cut the scratchs of my Saf.Glass watch.Thats hard glass.

[Twincam]

I'd also wait until you go to shows til you start stocking up on huge quantities - they're usually cheaper as they do sales etc.

[Ipod]

I get Daniel Son to do mine, but i dont know what he uses, but he does a cracking job at it.......ahhhh meogi

Wax on, wax off

[Danny_California]

I detailed the car a couple weeks ago i used

Autoglym Shampoo and Conditioner
Autoglym Super Resin Polish
Autosol Metal Polish
Zymol Cleaner Wax
Turtle Wax Wheel Clean
Houshold glass cleaner (cheap and does the same thing)
Zymol Leather Conditioner

Came out great after four or five hours

[Ipod]

Oooo Shiney....you can almost see your house in it

[captainjack15]

Autoglym Shampoo and Conditioner
Autoglym Squeegee
Autoglym Super Resin Polish


Results....

[davidv]

That does look good and Ipod liked it to.Autoglym so far gold. I will spend a week on product checking first. the Turtlewax Ice@20 per can does sound good.AS long as my varnish stops on.

[Teapot]

Tarmac with added cast iron draincover brings out those sexy contours



No, seriously, I have used Autoglym for years since it works a treat and people kindly give me bottles of the stuff for Xmas so why shell out for something else?
I find Autosol works better than Autoglym metal polish, but coca cola or pepsi will sometimes do at a pinch, although of course it doesn't protect the metal.
IMHO the first rinse before shampooing is the critical one since a head-on blast might send small grit grains scraping across the paintwork. I use a clean watering can or light hose spray on the roof and work downwards.
I heard somewhere that good shampoo lifts the grit and carries it off the paint.
I am quite a sad person to be so obsessed with cleaning but it's just one of my little pleasures

[captainjack15]

Oh dear Dave