What's your car washing routine?

[bgb]

White cars (along with silver) are the easiest of all to keep looking good. Swirl marks and low level dirt don't really show up at all because they dont have that mirror reflection that dark cars do. I'd never get a dark car cleaned by someone else, but Iive not been so not picky about the white cars ive had.

Learnt my lesson with my black Cupra, never ever again letting someone else clean it. Spent 4 hours over the last weekend polishing, glazing, sealing and waxing it back to showroom condition

 

[LR231998]

I've not seen a mention of the Polar range from Autoglym so thought I'd give my impressions. The snow foam works well but my biggest praise has to go to to Polar Seal. You use it in a foam lance at the end of the wash cycle and then simply wipe away any residue with a microfibre towel. A final wipe over with a dry cloth and the finish is pretty good, lasts for a few weeks also. I haven't tried the shampoo as I've still got plenty Meguiars gold class left, but I'll be using Polar Seal regularly due to the ease of use and good results.

I have heard good things about polar range. However it’s pretty expensive compared to other brands (snow foams you can get 5l for £20) and I use carbon collective hybrid which is the same idea spray on spray off sealant and it’s £40 for a litre which dilutes to 20 litres of product (and at 500ml per application approx) you see my point. The durability is also up to 3 months.

 

[Kinetic]

I have heard good things about polar range. However it’s pretty expensive compared to other brands (snow foams you can get 5l for £20) and I use carbon collective hybrid which is the same idea spray on spray off sealant and it’s £40 for a litre which dilutes to 20 litres of product (and at 500ml per application approx) you see my point. The durability is also up to 3 months.

I must admit I don't consider cost too much although I do keep an eye on Amazon for lightning deals etc.

 

[LouG]

No one washes my car or bike, the local VW dealer did some minor crash repairs on our Arona and then washed it. Bloody badly.
I'm reluctant to even let dealers work on them.