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[william]

You lads are a real

many thanks

[yorkshirechris]

Bought some stuff today from Hellfrauds (I wouldn't have gone if it wasnt' for Minispares sending me there, and I ended up spending £82! ) so I was wondering, given the products I now have, if I have got the below cleaning method in the right order (yes I am lazy)

Cold water rinse to get rid of road muck etc.

Warm 10L bucket of water with 2 capfuls of Turtlewax Wash & Wax (decent stuff), sponge well all over

Allow to dry

Use Autoglym SRP as directed by instructions on bottle.

Use Autoglym Hi Performance cloth to buff properly after the quick buff down with 'normal' cloth.

Autoglym glass cleaner on windows

I take it that's the right order right? I know it's nothing near as comprehensive as the TMF Pinned Guide but I'll probably be doing this every week so I don't have 5 hours to spend on it.

Ta

[smudger]

Right

You need 2 buckets.

1 bucket soapy (i prefer zymol or megs)

1 bucket clean water.

Wash mitt (i have 2, one for bodywork, one for wheels/sills)

Waffle drying cloth (or if you have money, a leaf blower)

I would stick with SRP as this will remove LIGHT swirls and since it has a "filler" will fill in some as well.

Comes to a nice shine.


I wouldnt use the autoglym drying towel, its harsh compaired to others.

Use the window cream rather than spray, it lasts longer. Also do the windows in vertical/horizontal method (up down on outside, side to side inside or vice versa)

SRP can be used on alloys too.

Smudger

[smudger]

Oh, dont allow to air dry, use the waffle cloth for that.

[yorkshirechris]

Right

You need 2 buckets.

1 bucket soapy (i prefer zymol or megs)

1 bucket clean water.

Wash mitt (i have 2, one for bodywork, one for wheels/sills)

Waffle drying cloth (or if you have money, a leaf blower)

I would stick with SRP as this will remove LIGHT swirls and since it has a "filler" will fill in some as well.

Comes to a nice shine.


I wouldnt use the autoglym drying towel, its harsh compaired to others.

Use the window cream rather than spray, it lasts longer. Also do the windows in vertical/horizontal method (up down on outside, side to side inside or vice versa)

SRP can be used on alloys too.

Smudger

Oki Doki

I did get the cream, well I think it's cream anyway, it's not in a spray bottle

Thanks for your advice

Chris

[smudger]

when you apply the SRP, use an aplicator pad rather than a cloth.

In fact, use the pads when applying any product.

Use decent quality micro-fibre cloths to "buff"

Different wax's give different effects according to colour of paint.

SRP is a nice beginners product.

Whilst at MITP i was shocked to see Trailer Queens being waxed/buffed with normal rags, and of course leaving so many swirls (etc) because of it.

The Mini has picked a few swirls up recently, so will be getting another PC day soon.

[LilacLilly]

t-cut is great for removing little scratches and removing paint off your glass. but read the back and it tells you thats what it is for. it takes away a small layer of lacquer/paint everytime it is used!! Becarefull using t-cut!