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Old 28-08-2008, 05:44 PM
 

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Need to clean the exterior of my car just wondering what products everyone uses?

and espically what you use to get bugs of the bonnet and front bar.

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Old 28-08-2008, 05:53 PM
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gerni wash for genereal cleaning


for polish i usually use some blue cut polish.
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Old 28-08-2008, 05:59 PM
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I think its Eagle 'wet look' wash. It's red and comes in a big bottle about 1 litre. It's cheap too , and the cheapest is always the best as they say. There are special products for bug and tar removal but i just use my fingernail.
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Hey there - had a special lesson on how to detail cars from a guy who Cleaned upmarket cars for around 30 yrs in his own business he had his own tricks for allsorts for different stains and marks - but to cut a long story short, start with mild cleaners (soap and water) and if the dirt wont shift use something stronger till it does - I once saw him soak a badly grease marked seat in petrol followed by a wash with detergent it came up a treat, as for the panelwork - wax and then more wax oh and lots of elbow grease.
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Old 28-08-2008, 06:00 PM
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Car wash degreaser. (seriously) ask Nanos :P

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Old 28-08-2008, 07:32 PM
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Rain water
bahahahha, great advice

Cheap and simple
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Old 28-08-2008, 07:41 PM
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I just use the armour all wash/cleaner to remove the dirt and then use the clay bar to sort out stubborn marks
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personally i can't go past turtle wash and wax. for bugs just use your fingernail. i have a vr ute with the black bumpers and for them can't beat tyre shine haha
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Old 28-08-2008, 08:03 PM
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If you have the patience you can use the wet towel method.. soak a towel in fresh water and drape it over your bonnet/bumper.. leave for a while then come back and the bugs just wipe off with a sponge.

For my own cars, I don't even use a soap, just rainwater and a sponge. Wash once a week then wax, the paint stays so smoothe you don't need to scrub at the bugs and spots, they just wipe straight off. Takes a bit of groundwork to get your paint to that stage first though if you have an older car... a Meguiar's clay bar is a great place to start.

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Old 28-08-2008, 08:42 PM
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Meguiar's Clar bar
Meguiar's NTX tech wash 2.0
Meguiar's lambs wool wash mit
Meguiar's ScratchX
Meguiar's NTX tech wax 2.0
Duraglaze Polish
Good ol' water and paper on the glass
RainX on the exterior glass
Valvoline tyre shine

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Old 28-08-2008, 08:53 PM
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vinegar mixed with water and newspaper to clean windows
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Old 28-08-2008, 09:27 PM
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turtle wax wash and a soft wash we have in the detailers bay at work lately.
was useing just what ever they use at the car wash places, and have used a wash/wax which was called no water( i think) was very very good, gave a good claen and a fresh wax finish that lasted a while like it had just been waxed and polished, u spray it on and use a cloth to clean with then a polish rag to go over with after
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