JonM Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Hi All, I had a day off work, and so I thought I would look at using the various cleaning products I bought recently look after my car. Here are the results.. Although, my arms are now suffering from sunburn without realising! Enjoy! Yes this is a generic picture thread, but never the less comments are welcome. (But not to complain it is a picture thread :) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikemp3 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Lookin' good there mate. Still gleaming. 馃槂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 That is one mean shine there. Wish mine was as clean. Do you travel? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonM Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Lol, will be tomorrow. Hopefully will still partially shine afterwards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcr1 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Damn..... That's one clean car! Probably wasn't that clean when it rolled off the production line. Good stuff. What products do you use? And it must've taken forever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonM Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 It did take forever... My whole day basically. Here are the products I used: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportyChick Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Looks great. Hopefully that'll give me the motivation to crack on and give mine a spit & polish, either that or i'll resort to bribing my better half ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2011fiesta Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Wow. Mine is just shameful at the moment compared to yours lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxKat Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 oooh please come over to the Isle of Man!!!! I wish I had that motivation! I have loads of little black specks on mine, think it's tar spots or something, can you recommend anything to get them off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcr1 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Meguiars ultimate compound. It's a bit pricy but it removes any paint imperfection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxKat Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Meguiars ultimate compound. It's a bit pricy but it removes any paint imperfection hmmm, this involves hardwork yus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M.K Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Nice to see a few good Dodo Juice products :) Always gives a good finish. HD wax is also a very good product. Have you tried Purple Haze? It's amazing on dark colours. @ Manxkat, have you tried clay baring your car? If that fails, try a tar and glue remover, but remember to apply a top protection after doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcr1 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 hmmm, this involves hardwork yus? No none what so ever you put a tiny blob on a cloth and rub the area a couple of times and it just disappears. I used it on my friends car who got side swiped and the scuff marks disappeared straight away. I use it for getting grit off the paint work. Amazing for such little effort. Highly recommend it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmbrown91 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Looks great, I would gladly pay you to clean my car like that! I haven't got the time or patience for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxKat Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Nice to see a few good Dodo Juice products :) Always gives a good finish. HD wax is also a very good product. Have you tried Purple Haze? It's amazing on dark colours. @ Manxkat, have you tried clay baring your car? If that fails, try a tar and glue remover, but remember to apply a top protection after doing that. Always been a bit worried about the clay baring. In case I do it wrong No none what so ever you put a tiny blob on a cloth and rub the area a couple of times and it just disappears. I used it on my friends car who got side swiped and the scuff marks disappeared straight away. I use it for getting grit off the paint work. Amazing for such little effort. Highly recommend it Thanks, I will see how much I can get that for tomorrow then, you defo think it will work on tar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcr1 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 110% it will work, I use it for mine. amazon or eBay would be the cheapest. But Halfords sell it for about 拢9 I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxKat Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 110% it will work, I use it for mine. Amazon or eBay would be the cheapest. But halfords sell it for about 拢9 I think I found it for a fiver on amazon but they wanted another fiver delivery!! I am gonna give it a go though, a tenner isn't totally crazy for over here so will just get it locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGull Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 While I'm sure using a polishing compound to remove tar spots works - it's not the best method at all. As Mark suggested, use a clay bar. Many people are scared of the idea of clay (including Mark at one point ) but it's dead easy. Polish is for removing imperfections by removing trace a mounts of clear coat - it is not designed to remove contaminants such as tar or iron fallout which stick to the clear coat . If you want a dead easy way - I recommend Car Pro TRIX. It's a dedicated tar/fallout remover and just sprays on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonM Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 I definitely agree with clay barring it. Its not hard, just make sure you use enough lubricant or you will just leave clay everywhere. This way will leave your paintwork very smooth and an ideal surface to polish/wax. If you have got lots of tar on there, get a dedicated tar/bug/fallout remover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxKat Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Thanks for all the input (and sorry for de-railing the thread!) I think I will go for the Car Pro Trix, and then try clay bar if I am not happy with that :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waheed mountune Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Did the same how do I post pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleforce Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Your Metal looks amazing, best shine ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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