A weekend of cleaning and polishing.

chrisBoid · March 05, 2006, 03:18:52 PM

After watching the weather forecast for while, this weekend was slated to be sunny (albeit a bit chilly). Almost perfect to do the twice yearly \'proper\' wash and clean. I have to spread it over 2 days because I don\'t have the stamina to do it all in one session.

Wash, polish and protect (plus a good vacuum), all Autoglym products. I\'m going to try Meguiars as soon as my Autogylm stock runs out.

As usual, pics don\'t do it justice. Roll on the show season

dj_dee99 · March 05, 2006, 03:40:36 PM

Nice job. Can see you\'ve put in a lot of effort.

I\'m using Meguairs stuff these days and I find it a lot better than AutoGlym. Especially the polish, which goes on & off with ease. Hardly any elbow grease required!

Freddy · March 05, 2006, 03:49:03 PM

:cool Too shiny Chris.

pete sparrow · March 05, 2006, 04:05:21 PM

Lovely job chris. Have you tried MER products?? I\'ve used them for years,very pleased with the results i get.

allstaruk · March 05, 2006, 04:26:27 PM

I find the meguirs to be about the best an less you can afford zymol, I have found that if you use the three stage meguires but use some of the T-cut colour coded polish between the polish and the wax stages you get the best results.

allstaruk · March 05, 2006, 04:28:27 PM

Chris, are your rear tyres on the right way round? I thought that the V patten normally faced the other way?

FD3Typer2 · March 05, 2006, 04:39:51 PM

Nice shine. Can\'t wait for the summer!

chrisBoid · March 05, 2006, 05:24:05 PM

Quote from: allstarukChris, are your rear tyres on the right way round? I thought that the V patten normally faced the other way?

Yep they are on the right way, they match the rotation direction on the tyre sidewall. Had to check though!

I find the effort is buffing off the polish and gloss protection. It doesn\'t require pressure but a lot of movement.

I\'ve constantly heard good things about Meguiars, just need to deplete my Autoglym stock.

Mave · March 05, 2006, 07:30:47 PM

I started to do mine on Friday evening, but it was so cold that as I leathered it, even with warm water it was freezing before I dried it off. So I went to the pub instead, and its sat there looking a bit grubby. Can\'t wait for a free weekend to do it properly though like yours

Red and Single · March 05, 2006, 07:34:11 PM

Quote from: chrisBoidI\'ve constantly heard good things about Meguiars, just need to deplete my Autoglym stock.

If it\'ll help you, I\'ll drop my car down to you next weekend :rollin

Nice motor btw, :InLove :InLove

Rixio · March 05, 2006, 07:38:34 PM

Looking good Chris, at least you had sun unlike me

gmogle · March 05, 2006, 08:02:27 PM

You cant beat a bit of Meguiars polish......heres the first time I did the Meguiars 3 stages on my car.

Excellent results though Chris, love your car, those wheels are awesome !!

Gareth

gsb876 · March 05, 2006, 08:07:03 PM

Will be doing mine tomorrow weather permitting, was busy over weekend but off work till next week so can take my time like !!!

Used turtle wax last time and it was as good as the others really ? :King

memski · March 05, 2006, 08:16:56 PM

Done with meguiars last year, stuck in garage atm collecting dust

probedb · March 05, 2006, 08:17:10 PM

Very nice looking car Chris!

Totally agree about Meguairs, it\'s excellent stuff. I need to get mine sorted as the paint\'s not really worth a good 3 stage polish at the moment.

A weekend of cleaning and polishing.

pete sparrow

FD3Typer2

probedb