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[flegz16]

iv put this thread up in the ' FinerDetails - Detailing Guides & Examples' part of the forum but as yet no one has replied and me car does need a good clean, so a thought i would put it in here too.

i have a black seat ibiza cupra and whenever i clean it it always end up looking crap and it really me off . iv been looking around at a few threads and iv decided to get a Lambswool Wash Mitt to start off with. can people point me in the right direction to some good shampoo/wax or anything that will stop my car from streaking and leaving water marks every time i washing my car.

also a quick guide to how i should go about cleaning it would be great



cheers

 

[n_d_fox]

Not sure how well posting links to other sites and traders will go down so apologies up front to the mods and feel free to delete this post if it infringes on any rules.

I'm not going to blow your brains out with a definitive guide to cleaning your car because ultimately you may not want to spend the money or the time going through each and every stage.

Looking at some of the guides here will be a very good starting point for you.

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=17

There are guides to pretty much all aspects of cleaning / detailing here and you'll learn a lot about the steps to take to ensure you inflict the least amount of damage to the paint during the cleaning process.

As for products, again, it depends on your budget, there are kits available from most of the traders online, Chemical Guys http://www.carwashnwax.com/ do a good kit which will get your started for around £30.

As for the water marks. There could be many factors to this. You could be using too much shampoo in the wash solution, then not rinsing it thoroughly enough. It could be that you live in a hard water area and are not drying the car off quickly enough.

Its going to be trial and error for a little while until you find a product and technique that suits you and the environment you are working in i'm afraid.

HTH, Nige

 

[Jim@WD]

flegz, I think Nige has pretty much hit it on the head there..

The only thing I can suggest, is to give this Dummies Guide a read. Hopefully you'll be able to pick up a few tips (like the water sheeting etc..) Again, as Nige says, it's trial and error mate - what works best for you...

Let me know if the above link helped at all.

Jim

**EDIT, I can't post the link as I haven't got a 15 post count yet! oopsie. (I'll be back )

 

[Jim@WD]

Flegz, here is the link I spoke of yesterday - Dummies Guide.

Again, let me know if its of any use.

 

[CupraRuss]

Do you have any pics of your car?

What's your process? How do you wash and dry it? Have you ever used anything like AG Super Resin Polish to help spruce it up?