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removes all surface contimianents tar spots etc

Megs super soft wash gel, smells like cherry and suds quite a bit. Megs gold class is good, and zymol car shampoo from halfords, its quite cheap considering and it smells of coconuts.

I also use claybar 2 times a year ish. For those of you who havn't used clay but are thinking about it; I reccomend doing a search on the forum for the correct way to use it. There is the potential to do damage with claybar if you don't know what you're doing.

The main rule is: make sure you have pleny of lubricant for the clay, and make sure you constantly check the clay for bits of dirt that could scratch or marr your paintwork - turn the clay regularly.

it is recomended that you clay bar your car once a month to keep ontop of it

Once a month? really?

I thought it was a few times a year kinda thing,

yeah, my mate at ultimate car care recomends once a month

failing that, i dab of petrol on a clean cloth will remove any tar spots or road grime from a washed and dried car. then just polish off. thats what i used to do when i was a valeter for a main dealer franchise, its also what we used to remove the wax residue which is applied to new cars during production. it wont damage your paint and does not have the risk of scratching either so i may just stick to this method. also cheaper than clay products (although petrol is pretty pricey!) so can splash out on more top quality wax (i like cernuba gold, or anything with cernuba wax in it will give a very deep shine).

petrol???????????? you insane it has properties that strips paint!!!! also strips down any lovely wax you have applied!

you might aswell chuck acid on it aswell

Bepe wrote:petrol???????????? you insane it has properties that strips paint!!!! also strips down any lovely wax you have applied!

you might aswell chuck acid on it aswell

thats what i thought

If I drip any petrol when filling up, I can't wipe it off faster!

james do u clay ur motor ?

yep, when i can be bortherd, its well worth it jason, coz all you do when applying wax or polish is just covering all the contaminetns up!

Jason. Car was clayed at the start of last summer, so would be well worth doing it when you have a nice dry day! It will be suprising just how much dirt it removes!

As for the method i use: Rinse car, wash, clay using clay bar and keep the surface lubricated with water and car shampoo, then re wash car, dry!!!

I use Zymol car shampoo. Seems to do a good job, love the smell but can be annoying when little creepy crawlies seem to be attracted to it before you've had chance to dry it!!!

M@Turner wrote:
As for the method i use: Rinse car, wash, clay using clay bar and keep the surface lubricated with water and car shampoo, then re wash car, dry!!!

that the best method to use then? Clay whilst the car is still wet with water and shampoo on?

You should clay twice a year. You can do it every month, but I wouldn't do it. For frequent use, use something like Sonus Green clay, which is very mild. Clay more or less strips all wax protection, so you're going to have to re-wax every month.

As for the shampoo, I'm currently using Meguiars Hyperwash. I don't really like it though, and I'm considering getting another bottle of Duragloss 901 CWC, which is a VERY nice shampoo, it works very well. I always pre-rinse with the Gilmour foam gun, used with SSF and Hyper wash prior washing to help soften the grime. I'm also considering Zaino's range of products; they're meant to be top-notch.

Tim, regarding waxes, there are many variables. What do you want in a wax? Price range, durability? A good allrounder is Collinite 915, and would be my personal preference.

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yep it is mate,

1.wash car
2.rinse down
3.clay car
4.wash car
5, rinse car
6.dry
7. plastic trims.
8. apply gel to tyres#
9. polish alloys
10. wax car
11.buff off
12. polish car
13 buff off

Was looking for around £20, durable and gives a nice wet look so that sounds perfect cheers ollie.

Anyone recommend a good clay for long term use?