Detailing Products for Beginners
Detailing Products for Beginners
Hi All,
So my new toy (B8 RS4) is in need of some TLC and having only used a standard car shampoo, sponge, rinse and then leather to dry off, I thought i'd see what people would recommend in terms of products for a novice that won't mean i'm spending hours on the drive cleaning.
So, thoughts on decent shampoo, sponge/mitts and drying apparatus would be really useful. Plus any tips that might help on the way.
Thanks in advance.
So my new toy (B8 RS4) is in need of some TLC and having only used a standard car shampoo, sponge, rinse and then leather to dry off, I thought i'd see what people would recommend in terms of products for a novice that won't mean i'm spending hours on the drive cleaning.
So, thoughts on decent shampoo, sponge/mitts and drying apparatus would be really useful. Plus any tips that might help on the way.
Thanks in advance.
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I'm going to ruin your life now. Have a look on Detailing World, it will blow your mind what's out there for cleaning your car.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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Very slippery slope, are you sure you want suggestions?
It gets expensive!!!
It gets expensive!!!
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As above...
It can get v. expensive.
I'd suggest giving yourself a budget and seeing what you can get for that.
Try to be clever and don't buy on a whim or you'll end up wasting a lot.
For info. I use.
Bolt Hamber shampoo ( and snowfoam depending on time etc)
Poorboy's black hole - black car
Bolt hamber auto balm wax (although used sonax bad last time after a mammoth claying/polishing few days)
The core is there though,
Mike
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It can get v. expensive.
I'd suggest giving yourself a budget and seeing what you can get for that.
Try to be clever and don't buy on a whim or you'll end up wasting a lot.
For info. I use.
Bolt Hamber shampoo ( and snowfoam depending on time etc)
Poorboy's black hole - black car
Bolt hamber auto balm wax (although used sonax bad last time after a mammoth claying/polishing few days)
The core is there though,
Mike
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I’d start easy.
Get yourself a pressure washer and a snow foam lance.
Two buckets with grit guards. Take your pick of the wool wash mitts.
A stack of drying cloths, ideally seam free.
Go from there and add something to remove fall out/iron/tar deposits. Build it up. Steer clear of machine polishing unless you’re REALLY dedicated and have the time to experiment and a less precious car to experiment on.
Get yourself a pressure washer and a snow foam lance.
Two buckets with grit guards. Take your pick of the wool wash mitts.
A stack of drying cloths, ideally seam free.
Go from there and add something to remove fall out/iron/tar deposits. Build it up. Steer clear of machine polishing unless you’re REALLY dedicated and have the time to experiment and a less precious car to experiment on.
Re: Detailing Products for Beginners
Hehe, bought myself a DA a few weeks ago .
I was a bit apprehensive but worked out ok.. just don't use anything too harsh to start with, until you get used to it
Mike
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I was a bit apprehensive but worked out ok.. just don't use anything too harsh to start with, until you get used to it
Mike
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Re: Detailing Products for Beginners
Once you’ve got your gear, this is what you do with it:
https://www.kdskeltec.co.uk/guides/washing-drying
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https://www.kdskeltec.co.uk/guides/washing-drying
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Thanks all for the suggestions - do people now favour microfibre cloths rather than the traditional chamois? This thought process has come about because I've not had a car that I've felt deserved to be kept clean before. But this thing is such a beast, I just don't feel I can ignore it!
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I think you said chamois. We’ll pretend you didn’t say that.
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It’s like a time machine to 1992
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Was always known as one by my dad - and to me, a leather item used for drying a car will always be known by that name. Chamois. Breathe it in....
Detailing Products for Beginners
I think you said it again.
Drying cloths are generally either microfibre or waffle weave. Take your pick. You’ll need several. I’d get three or four as a minimum.
No leather to be seen, except for Eddie’s crotchless chaps.
Drying cloths are generally either microfibre or waffle weave. Take your pick. You’ll need several. I’d get three or four as a minimum.
No leather to be seen, except for Eddie’s crotchless chaps.
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No leather for me. I’m a modern man. Latex FTW
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I'll keep the old school terminology to myself! Thanks again, looks like I'll be getting the wallet out shortly! Is this a slippery slope to a cleaning obsession?
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