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car detailing and valeting

Postby pritch21 on Fri Dec 25, 2009 4:27 pm

:D :? :cry: :idea: :arrow: :evil: 8-) :) ;) :lol: :twisted: :| :mrgreen: :roll: :x :( :o :P :!: :geek: :ugeek: :?: :oops: :shock:

[color=#FF0000]hello there guys and merry x mas to all. [/color]

[color=#0000FF]i want to start a new thread that hasnt been placed on this forum before. [/color]

[color=#008040]i want it to be about our tips on car detailing or valeting.[/color]

it would be useful for us all to share out tips , tricks , ideas , techniques , what products we use

[color=#FF0000]i hope that we can all contribute to this thread and help each other out with out questions??[/color]

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Re: car detailing and valeting

Postby 96_323 on Sat Dec 26, 2009 2:01 pm

Ill start, my favourite wax by FAR, has to be turtlewax nano technology wax. Best shine out of the 20+waxes iv ever used!!
Tyre shine would have to be the spray bottle by turtlewax, the aerosoles run out very quickly but the spray bottles last 5 times longer in my experience and they are normally a bit cheaper than the aerosoles.
Window cleaning would deffo have to be Mr Muscle glass and mirror shine €2.20. Works just as well as the same products by all the big car cleaning companies but they usually charge €4.50 or more.
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Re: car detailing and valeting

Postby pritch21 on Tue Dec 29, 2009 2:18 am

ill go next then

i am a big fan of autoglym and especially as i get trade price on it haha.

when washing i start with snow foam and cover the car,
simonz wash and wax,
woolen mitts using a two bucket system,
take each wheel off and use autoglym clean wheels,
dry the car with an autoglym chamois,
autoglym clay bar then autoglym supper resin polish then autoglym aqua wax,
autosol metal polish on the bling bits,
then my best trick for the tyres is to use the autoglym rubber and vinyl protector(spray it on and leave it on until it soaks in. repels water and dirt for weeks and best of all it acctualy stays shiny)
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Re: car detailing and valeting

Postby 96_323 on Tue Dec 29, 2009 2:47 pm

I like the sound of the autoglym rubber and vinyl protector, the stuff i use only lasts a week to two but the bottle itselfs lasts 10plus weeks.
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Re: car detailing and valeting

Postby pritch21 on Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:57 am

[quote="96_323"]I like the sound of the autoglym rubber and vinyl protector, the stuff i use only lasts a week to two but the bottle itselfs lasts 10plus weeks.



yeah i discoverd this by accident, i had run out of my usual products which i use on my wheels. so when i looked at the vinyl and rubber protector i thought "hmmmm well the tyres are made of rubber" so i gave it a go.

a week and a half went by and as i was walking to my car ready to go to work i saw that they were still shiny.
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