Wash, clay, polish & wax
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Mad-Grip
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I reluctantly used a mit. I've always spent hours and hours laboriously claying cars in the past, but wow. I'd washed, rinsed, clayed, rinsed, washed and rinsed again, the whole car in under 2 hours. When I had the first opportunity of giving my last car a good clean, it took 8 hours, this time, including polish and wax, I did it in just over 4
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Well done! How many hours of hard graft was that?
Ewan
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cheshiremaserati
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I first use citrus wash and leave it for 20 mins before rinsing it off as the first 'proper' wash. Then clay the Porsche and Gransport every other year as I only do 3k mikes between the two of them. Even then, i can see the bonded-on contaminants lifted from the paint on the clay bar. It takes time working on one panel at a time. Then wash/rinse. Followed by Poor Boys Black Hole polish, then Dodo Juice Purple Haze carnauba wax. The result is a glass smooth mirror-like shine. Stand back and admire my efforts!
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conaero
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The AutoGlym you use is a polish...so it has a cut in it...more cut is T-Cut or preferably a 3M product such as Ultrafina (swirl remover) but you will need the mop to do it.
The 3M products have diminishing cut...they break down finer and finer as you use them.
All the other like Harleys of a Carnauba or silicon base are classed as sealants.
Get yourself a 3M mop head and a bottle of 3M Ultrafina, you know where the mop is!
The 3M products have diminishing cut...they break down finer and finer as you use them.
All the other like Harleys of a Carnauba or silicon base are classed as sealants.
Get yourself a 3M mop head and a bottle of 3M Ultrafina, you know where the mop is!
conaero
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I don’t use the G3, 3M is better. It’s still here if you want it...unused.I've own half a mop . The one you v'e got . Never did get to use it or any of the G3 cutting polish I gave you.
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I usually clay once a year and then if I can be bothered I use Menzerna Compounds which are available in four levels of cut. Seems to do a good job.
The car could really do with a blow-over, particularly on the front where there are quite a few stone chips. but unfortunately I've already spent most of my war-chest on new tyres and brake discs.
The car could really do with a blow-over, particularly on the front where there are quite a few stone chips. but unfortunately I've already spent most of my war-chest on new tyres and brake discs.