what i did with my time today

[jip0]

so i spent a few hours on the car today and tried some new stuff

simoniz car shampoo from asda 4pounds for 5 litres so i thought i would give it a go hear are the results







then i used some auto glym super resin polish






just as i was finishing my cousin came up and gave me some Meguiars NXT Generation Spray Wax so thought i would give it a go, he uses it on his clio 197 sport







thats me done

let me know what you think

 

[Wardie1991]

wow wow and wow the last picture, you sure you aint sprayed that wax onto a mirror, but no seriously, that is one CLEAN car, when can ya do mine haha

 

[jip0]

wow wow and wow the last picture, you sure you aint sprayed that wax onto a mirror, but no seriously, that is one CLEAN car, when can ya do mine haha

haha cheers dude

ill happily do yours if the price is right

just noticed a put the same picture twice ill change it now with what i intended it to be

 

[richard33dees]

Good results there!! Ah need to get maself some SRP ah think

 

[jip0]

Good results there!! Ah need to get maself some SRP ah think

cheers

i swear by SRP

with enough elbow grease it can take swirl marks out by hand :slayer:

 

[Ninja59]

nice one looks decent

sorrry cannot resist a quick pic of mine

 

[jip0]

very nice

that reminds me it just rained so gonna get a pic of the beading

 

[karbineftw]

Nice one but its "here" not "hear"

 

[jip0]

Nice one but its "here" not "hear"

cheers but if you wanner get at my spelling and grammar then go become a teacher

 

[karbineftw]

cheers but if you wanner get at my spelling and grammar then go become a teacher

No mate. Don't see it as a "getting at" just letting you know that's all .

Car does look crazy shiny though! Shame it gets so easily dirty being black though eh?

 

[jip0]

No mate. Don't see it as a "getting at" just letting you know that's all .

Car does look crazy shiny though! Shame it gets so easily dirty being black though eh?

its cool dw

yeahh im not as happy with it as i would like to be previous owner treated it to a life of car washes and sponges

gonna get a machine polisher eventually

also i walked out this morning and saw a bird had shat three times on it :bang:

ill give it a quick ogoing over this evening berfore auto italia tommrow

 

[Blank2k2]

Looks brilliant, i did a full-clean of my punto evo this week too... super resin / extra gloss, thing looks incredible now and has done for 3 days! which is a miracle considering its black too
2 neighbours have commented on it

Would of posted pictures but my camera phone sucks

 

[jip0]

Looks brilliant, i did a full-clean of my punto evo this week too... super resin / extra gloss, thing looks incredible now and has done for 3 days! which is a miracle considering its black too
2 neighbours have commented on it

Would of posted pictures but my camera phone sucks

ahh yes i need to get some egp it works well with srp

what's it like to apply

black is a problem but gives some of the best results after a good detailing imo

white is also good

 

[Blank2k2]

ahh yes i need to get some egp it works well with srp

what's it like to apply

black is a problem but gives some of the best results after a good detailing imo

white is also good

Well it was my first time using the srp + egp, srp was fine (used that before), a few "white" issues but a quick rub down with detailer afterwards was fine.

egp apperently needs to be put on VERY sparingly, i was putting it on carefully but enough for a properly visible coat to see what ive done & havent done, left it for 60minutes... came back, sun had been out! swear i was trying to remove it for an hour n a half, couple of people have said they dont have that issue i must of used too much etc.

lesson learnt, looks brilliant though... next time i'll be able to do it to a better standard

 

[jip0]

Well it was my first time using the srp + egp, srp was fine (used that before), a few "white" issues but a quick rub down with detailer afterwards was fine.

egp apperently needs to be put on VERY sparingly, i was putting it on carefully but enough for a properly visible coat to see what ive done & havent done, left it for 60minutes... came back, sun had been out! swear i was trying to remove it for an hour n a half, couple of people have said they dont have that issue i must of used too much etc.

lesson learnt, looks brilliant though... next time i'll be able to do it to a better standard

ah cheers

probably a mix of to much and it might of got to hot in the sunlight

the spray wax i used above i probably didn't leave it on long enough and its hard to not get it on plastics ect unless you tape them off but really good if you haven't got much time

 

[Blank2k2]

ah cheers

probably a mix of to much and it might of got to hot in the sunlight

the spray wax i used above i probably didn't leave it on long enough and its hard to not get it on plastics ect unless you tape them off but really good if you haven't got much time

I'll try some of that for quick-cleans, i've also been using "Turtle Wax Ice Synthetic Liquid Wax" which seems to be very good for a shine, lasts about 2-3 weeks... my only complaint is it doesn't leave the "silky smooth" feel a real waxing does, but it can do the black plastics etc too so very good for a quickie.

 

[punto_matt]

with enough elbow grease it can take swirl marks out by hand :slayer:

It doesnt, it fills the swirls in not removes them. Looks good id be interested to see pics with the sun directly reflecting off the paintwork though to see how many swirls have gone

 

[jip0]

It doesnt, it fills the swirls in not removes them. Looks good id be interested to see pics with the sun directly reflecting off the paintwork though to see how many swirls have gone

same difference

i haven't actually put in enough effort to hide any swirl marks and if i did i would be there a hell of a long time, thanks to the previous owner

only way to get that as nice as i would like it would be machine polishing. id quite like to get my own one but that wont be happening for awhile

there's a review on detailing world about swirl mark removal by hand which shows how good srp really is

edit:

found it

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=10656

 

[karbineftw]

I recieved a tip on how to apply EGP. By applying it to the paintwork with a few squirts from a gun thing (can't believe I have forgotten the term!) The sort of thing you get window cleaner in. But it clogs fairly easy from my experience.

Worked a treat for me and save me dipping the bottle on my cloth all the time.

Like that, but just put the top gun nozzle part in the EGP bottle, don't pour the EGP into the empty window cleaner bottle!

 

[punto_matt]

same difference

i haven't actually put in enough effort to hide any swirl marks and if i did i would be there a hell of a long time, thanks to the previous owner

only way to get that as nice as i would like it would be machine polishing. id quite like to get my own one but that wont be happening for awhile

there's a review on detailing world about swirl mark removal by hand which shows how good srp really is

edit:

found it

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=10656

Again, yeah its good at filling them im not denying that. But filling and removing are different things.