Hi guys,

Just bought a magic black vRS and was wondering the best way to look after it. I was thinking about washing, polishing and giving it a wax the first time I clean it so I know it's been done. Any opinion on these products:

Meguiars NXT Generation Car Wash

Autoglym Super Resin Polish - 325ml

Collinite Super Double Coat Auto Wax No. 476s - 18oz

Meguiars Lambswool Wash Mitt

Eurow X Large Waffle Weave Microfibre Drying Towel - 26" x 36"

So wash it, polish it and apply wax.

Then wash it once a week and then re-apply some wax every month? Polish every 6 months of so?

Thanks in advance

You may want to add a paint cleaner stage after the wash (Zymol HD cleanse, Swissvax Paint Cleaner or equivalent); even on a new car the paintwork will be covered in crud. A cleaner will strip off the old finishing coat, feed the paint and provide a good base for the polish.

Preparation is the key.

Ah ok, thanks for the reply.

So does my routine look ok?

Wash, paint cleaner, polish and wax first time.

Weekly - Wash

Monthy - Wash, wax

6 monthy - Wash, polish + wax

Damn, this is getting expensive! Up to around

I'd recommend Collinite 915 rather than 476 for dark paint - 476 is still very good though.

Once the paintwork has been prepared and then waxed, you won't need to re-apply wax for up to 6 months. Collinite is very durable.

Wicked, thanks for the advice!

6 months? So a weekly wash would be ok? Now that sounds ideal!

I wonder if the 100ml testers will do the whole car... could save myself about

What about polish?

What about polish?

Depends what you're doing. Autoglym SRP is fine for filling swirls rather than removing them. Needs at least 3 coats. Follow it with a coat of Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection otherwise it won't last.

Collinite Marque D'Elegance No. 915

Meguiars NXT Generation Car Wash

Meguiars Lambswool Wash Mitt

Meguiars Deep Crystal Step 1 - Paint Cleaner

Autoglym Super Resin Polish - 325ml

Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection - 325ml Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection - 325ml

How much did you spend on the car?

rhetorical Question?

rhetorical Question?

May have been :P

Spend 10% of the purchase price on cleaning products, in my very humble opinion.

Got it booked in next week for the cambelt / water pump and air con to be sorted.

I really wanna spend this weekend on it though, maybe I'll just buy it and not look at my bank balance this month!!!

May have been :P

Spend 10% of the purchase price on cleaning products, in my very humble opinion.

Fooooook me that means i have to spend

Get yourself onto polishedbliss.co.uk mate - loads of good 'how tos' on there about cleaning.

You could also have a look at detailingworld.co.uk but be warned - it gets expensive!! :lol:

Sweet site, thanks

All products listed above are good stuff, and everyone has their favourites. I've had good results with the megs stuff, although the standard Carnuba wax (part of the 3 step thingy) doesn't last as long as others. I prefer Sonus polish, but thats purely bacause it doesn't dry or "ball up" as much when using the machine polisher, and I use Sonus pads, so they are made to work well together. I've tried Autoglin SRP, but got fed up with the white dust (filling compounds) that comes out of it when machined. I've settled on Poorboys Natty paste for now. Its hard wearing, gives a geep shine, and is very good for older cars, as it has fillers that really do fill any swirl marks that the polish didn't shift. It also costs about

I should have said 5%, although I spend more because detailing is a hobby.

I know a lot don't agree with me here but I had mine jewelultra finshed before pick up was expensive to get done but always looks like new and washing is dead easy. Cost

It's not that I don't agree with the JewelUltra/Diamondbrite type products, it's the price dealers charge for them, and the absolutely massive mark-up applied. You can buy the kits quite easily for

Hmm, most people are recommending a pressure wash/hose to wet the car down before washing it.

I don't have access to one, would chucking a bucket over the car work? :eek:

Don't see why not. It's just best that the surface is wet first really. By what method doesn't really matter IMO

Steve

Sweet, gonna give it a wash tomorrow then! It's filthy!

Well gave it a quick clean today with NXT wash and quickly cleaned the alloys.

Missed a few spots as usual tho!

Going to give it the whole treatment next month and spend the day on it. Only spent just over an hour on it today.

What do you guys to get the alloys so clean? I couldn't get right up into the cracks very well!!!

Depending on the wheel i'll use Megs wheel brightener or AB non-acidic wheel cleaner and a spoke brush. But the most important thing is to clay them and then protect them - I use CG wheel guard. Basically, brake dust just washes off.

Sounds good bud, brake dust is hardcore!