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Fellow car cleaning obsessives...
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planehazza
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As with anything car cleaning, you want to use the least aggressive option that does the job. Start with just blasting them with the pressure washer. That won't remove them up all, unless they're fresh and on a protected car. Try a good snow foam or a citrus (wax safe) pre wash, or both.
Yes, works over wax, just might not last as long
Tried it on Sunday over Soft99 wax and it seems to bead very well. It's really easy to apply too. How long it will last and how much easier it will be to clean the car, I will have to wait and see
My car is coated with Soft99 sealant and wax. The bugs came off easily after using BuiltHammer snow foam, followed by pressure wash and then some Autpfinesse citrus cleaner for the remaining bugs.
Anyone use deionised water for rinsing? Apparently very good for steak and water spot free rinsing, though I'm put off by the likes of filters costing around 100 quid when it looks like you could pick up 5 litres for less than five quid? Does anyone know why I couldn't throw it all over the car for final rinse? I mean all minerals are apparently eliminated, just can't find much info about people using this method lol only about using filters connected to hose pipes?
Gatsojon
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Those filters will deionise thousands of litres of water so work out cheaper.
The cheapest way of getting deionised water though is to use rainwater. I’m in Manchester so plenty of supply of that!
I've got one of the filters, it is great, however I don't know how you are supposed to know when the resin needs replacing until it's too late.
Which meant I had to buy some water spot remover to get rid of some of the marks left by letting regular tap water dry on the car. I've replaced the resin and it's all good again.
Which meant I had to buy some water spot remover to get rid of some of the marks left by letting regular tap water dry on the car. I've replaced the resin and it's all good again.
stonecoldrmw
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I’ve used the Gtechniq stuff before, but not needed it in a while, guessing they are easier to get off with a ceramic coating.
Normally once I’ve snow foamed and washed they’ve all gone
I just used the Gtechniq wash and the washmit with a bit of elbow grease - worked a treat.
I purchased all of the above and having used them today I would recommend all of them thoroughly.
Also worth noting, that the scratch shiled is deffo worth investing in for your bucket when washing. Here's a pic of the residue in the bucket after it had dried
Anyway, needless to say, she looked great afterwards
Top effort there, I’d really recommend Gyeon Wet Coat too, if you want to add a bit more gloss and make the finish more hydrophobic, Cleanyourcar.co.uk is a great place to get it from
In the interests of balance, I've washed mine twice (badly) since I got it in August.
How often do you guys use this stuff (gyeon wet coat) every wash? It will be over a poorboys wax.Top effort there, I’d really recommend Gyeon Wet Coat too, if you want to add a bit more gloss and make the finish more hydrophobic, Cleanyourcar.co.uk is a great place to get it from
Cheers
stonecoldrmw
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I've not got that one.
Although, on a related note, I have just coughed up another £45 on the following stuff over at cleanyourcar.co.uk;
Gtechniq G6 - Perfect Glass
Carbon Collective - Plush Microfibre Wheel Brush
Auto Finesse - Revolution Wheel Soap 500ml
And a new microfibre cloth.
Also probably worth pointing out that I snagged a diacount code through Google for 5% off. Enter 'DW05' at the checkout.
Shouldn’t need to do it every wash, you’d have to see how well the car repels water on the wash and top it up if the water isn’t flying off.
I think it’s supposed to be 4-6 weeks on a ceramic, guessing maybe 2-4 weeks on a wax? Might be longer though
TJ63
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I’ll be writing a letter about getting that knighthood taken away with talk like that!
The link to the basic washing guide from the first post is here if you fancy redeeming your self
Cleaning your Tesla - TeslaEV.co.uk
I’ve even updated the banner image on that page of my car looking very clean in a nice leafy location
Thanks.Shouldn’t need to do it every wash, you’d have to see how well the car repels water on the wash and top it up if the water isn’t flying off.
I think it’s supposed to be 4-6 weeks on a ceramic, guessing maybe 2-4 weeks on a wax? Might be longer though
Sorry also how much of this do you usually get through in 1 go, how many coats from a 500ml roughly?
Cheers
