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hi i've not used body shield pro but i have used show room shine. amazing. costly to start but when you actually use it and the whole cars done in 10 minutes . no swirls or streaks then you realise it's worth it. just wish i'd ordered more
 
hi i've not used body shield pro but i have used show room shine. amazing. costly to start but when you actually use it and the whole cars done in 10 minutes . no swirls or streaks then you realise it's worth it. just wish i'd ordered more

Sorry to burst your bubble, but this is in fact. SH*T.

It's a silicone based product that fills in the swirls, giving false paintwork finish. As a keen detailer said 'Gives you bull**** shine'.

Don't do a half ass job of anything.
 
Sorry to burst your bubble, but this is in fact. SH*T.

It's a silicone based product that fills in the swirls, giving false paintwork finish. As a keen detailer said 'Gives you bull**** shine'.

Don't do a half ass job of anything.
hi. is that not what you want when you clean and polish your motor. smooth and shiney. i washed and polished it yesterday with other products as i've run out and its rained last night and its dirty again, and looks like it needs a good wash.
 
hi. is that not what you want when you clean and polish your motor. smooth and shiney. i washed and polished it yesterday with other products as i've run out and its rained last night and its dirty again, and looks like it needs a good wash.

I guess it is, but I wouldn't want for the silicone to wear off the car and leave the lovely swirl marks back from the first time. It's a bit pointless. But I guess it is a good product for people that aren't too focused on perfection. (y)
 
hi just bought and used Meguiars clay kit. it took me a couple of hours but it looks good. i'm shattered. but i do like the idea of using the spray on wipe off stuff and doing the lot in 20 minutes.
 
hi just bought and used Meguiars clay kit. it took me a couple of hours but it looks good. i'm shattered. but i do like the idea of using the spray on wipe off stuff and doing the lot in 20 minutes.

I think this thread is going to go round in ever decreasing circles.

As a matter of fact, if you use this stuff without washing the car first, you will damage your paintwork but you may not be able to see it, certainly not the first time and certainly not when the product's residue is still on the car. Over time, however, when it wears off you are likely to have visible swirls (depending on how good your eyesight is, of course)

Whether that means that you prefer to do a more thorough job (including periodic claying) is up to you. As you say, it can be hard work. You pays your money and you takes your choice, as they say.

PS Going from claying to using a product like Show Room Shine (without washing the car first) is going from one extreme to the other. Now you have clayed your car (and presumably given it a polish and wax) you could always go the happy medium and just wash, shampoo, rinse and dry it. Done with a nice soft mitt and two buckets that will barely take an hour -and no swirls.
 
I think this thread is going to go round in ever decreasing circles.

As a matter of fact, if you use this stuff without washing the car first, you will damage your paintwork but you may not be able to see it, certainly not the first time and certainly not when the product's residue is still on the car. Over time, however, when it wears off you are likely to have visible swirls (depending on how good your eyesight is, of course)

Whether that means that you prefer to do a more thorough job (including periodic claying) is up to you. As you say, it can be hard work. You pays your money and you takes your choice, as they say.

PS Going from claying to using a product like Show Room Shine (without washing the car first) is going from one extreme to the other. Now you have clayed your car (and presumably given it a polish and wax) you could always go the happy medium and just wash, shampoo, rinse and dry it. Done with a nice soft mitt and two buckets that will barely take an hour -and no swirls.
hi . i washed it first. it was covered in to much crap not to. how many times a year would it need claying. ?
 
I have used a few car cleaning products autoglym, turtle wax ice (shampoo, wax, polish all that) never clayed my car though, Great good shine (best was all the turtle wax ice stuff) for the best shine etc, I now have showroom shine, it gave me about the same shine if not a bit better and seems the car is cleaner for a week or so more. and from 2-4 hours cleaning inside and out to about 45mins to 1 hour without getting soaked. Not saying its the best product but you get the same if not better results in alot less time and mess.
 
hi . i washed it first. it was covered in to much crap not to. how many times a year would it need claying. ?

Just whenever the paint feels rough again, there's no time limit on it (y).

Personally, I wouldn't touch something like this. Not because of what the products are made with or whatever, just that if you clay, polish and wax properly it will last for at least 2 months even with a crap wax.

I now rinse the car off and dry it when it gets dusty and give it a quick wash if it's really bad once a week and the dirt just runs off thanks to the wax :cool::D
 
Just whenever the paint feels rough again, there's no time limit on it (y).

Personally, I wouldn't touch something like this. Not because of what the products are made with or whatever, just that if you clay, polish and wax properly it will last for at least 2 months even with a crap wax.

I now rinse the car off and dry it when it gets dusty and give it a quick wash if it's really bad once a week and the dirt just runs off thanks to the wax :cool::D

Bingo, everyone listen to this.

If you use a semi-decent but cheap wax, it can last for up to 6 months easily.

Proffesionals clay their cars once or twice a year.
 
Just whenever the paint feels rough again, there's no time limit on it (y).

Personally, I wouldn't touch something like this. Not because of what the products are made with or whatever, just that if you clay, polish and wax properly it will last for at least 2 months even with a crap wax.

I now rinse the car off and dry it when it gets dusty and give it a quick wash if it's really bad once a week and the dirt just runs off thanks to the wax :cool::D

Just rinsing the car, even when it has wax on will not remove the dust enough to prevent it swirling badly.
 
as Matt says some containments such as metal dust (from brakes/ railway lines) industrial fall out will lightly bond to the car on contact (ether chemically or by penetrating the outer layer of paint slightly)

rinsing alone will not remove them then when you pass your drying towel or shammy over you will drag it over the paint.......


using a decent shampoo will have suitable surfactants to help remove and loosen the substances, have lubricating property to prevent them from doing too much damage once dislodged with a light passing over with a wash mitt or suitable detailing sponge
 
ha ha no such thing as a free lunch ;)

one of the best investments i made was a foam lance to go on the pressure washer

even though it doesn't remove everything



http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=97202&highlight=bilt+hamber+auto+foam

Too true and yeah, a pressure washer and snow foam is next on my list when I free some funds up, all the dust on the car while it's dry is doing my head in! I did a full detail on my car a few days ago and it was covered in dust inside a 5 mile trip. The OCD is not having fun at the minute! :D
 
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