[CU2] Black car, what to do?

**tiksie** · 27-02-2009 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by tony1234

1)Get a microfibre one.All you is rinse it well and hang to dry.I chuck mine in the washing machine occasionally to get it really clean.
2)Wash your car every week and wax/polish every couple mths.That's about all you can do.

You realize washing detergant contains salts ? Which will end up on your towel, which will end up on your painT!

**denot** · 27-02-2009 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by tiksie

You realize washing detergant contains salts ? Which will end up on your towel, which will end up on your painT!

ya... never wash using washing detergent

**buddah51au** · 27-02-2009 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by nickxau

DAMN~! you guys are just trying to con me into spending money aren't ya's?

Costs no more than Meguiars for a much better result .......just go to waxit.com.au & talk to David..... see if he recommends the same products to you as he did me. All I can say is 1 application & I am converted for life

**buddah51au** · 27-02-2009 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by Type R Positive

1. You need one of these like me! http://www.carcareproducts.com.au/pr...ction_polisher
2. Wax sucks! Sealants kick arse!

I will stick with elbow grease as it is what I know. I would hate to use a Buffing Machine & stuff up the paintwork

**Type R Positive** · 28-02-2009 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by buddah51au

I will stick with elbow grease as it is what I know. I would hate to use a Buffing Machine & stuff up the paintwork

LOL! very hard to stuff up the paint with a random orbital! Can leave it on the one spot for ages.

My results are far more stunning now then I could ever get before.
Doing the paint work now takes 1/2 the time and none of the effort!

**buddah51au** · 28-02-2009 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by Type R Positive

LOL! very hard to stuff up the paint with a random orbital! Can leave it on the one spot for ages.

My results are far more stunning now then I could ever get before.
Doing the paint work now takes 1/2 the time and none of the effort!

Maybe I am too old to change TypeR, in one sense i would love to give it a go as i know it would get rid of more of the swirl marks, but I also worry about stuffing something up. On the other hand I don't work, so it gives me something to do...... who else would be crazy enough to take wheels off & give them the full treatment......lol. At least it filled in a day.

**Type R Positive** · 28-02-2009 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by buddah51au

Maybe I am too old to change TypeR, in one sense i would love to give it a go as i know it would get rid of more of the swirl marks, but I also worry about stuffing something up. On the other hand I don't work, so it gives me something to do...... who else would be crazy enough to take wheels off & give them the full treatment......lol. At least it filled in a day.

LOL! I've been thinking seriously about tasking my wheels off and giving them the full treatment too! Coat them up good in sealant.
Must be something about car enthusiasts?

**buddah51au** · 28-02-2009 05:57 PM

I will add that the car had its first bath today since the sealant treatment, the wheels & whole car actually is so much easier to clean. Water beads much better than wax.

**Type R Positive** · 01-03-2009 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by buddah51au

I will add that the car had its first bath today since the sealant treatment, the wheels & whole car actually is so much easier to clean. Water beads much better than wax.

True that!

I laugh every time it rains. My car just sparkles, while others next to it look like shit.

**denot** · 01-03-2009 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by Type R Positive

True that!

I laugh every time it rains. My car just sparkles, while others next to it look like shit.

oh man... i feel like I've stop next to yours then... mine look crap today... somehow the wax dust thingy now coming out and looks weird

**buddah51au** · 01-03-2009 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by denot

oh man... i feel like I've stop next to yours then... mine look crap today... somehow the wax dust thingy now coming out and looks weird

Denot, without trying to upset you, you commented that you spent 1 1/2 hours applying Meguiars Gold class wax to your car. That is a top coat only of canuba wax, basically you did no preparation work before applying a wax so you can't expect a half decent result. Always remember detailing a car is like anything else....95% of the end result is achieved through preparation which sadly in your case was non existent.

To do the job properly you need to follow the right procedure (I did email you the correct way to do it) and than you will see a big difference in the end result.