Winter Paint Protection

So winter is here.  Whats everyone doin to protect their paint work, what products are you using and what kind of results are you getting.  I know some of you garage your cars over winter, which i would love to do, but cant :(.  Just seeing what everyone uses to get any tips on protecting the car better.

Paintwork Cleaned with SSR2.5 and swirls removed

Paint Glazed with Meguiars #80 speed glaze (removes swirls induced by SSR2.5 and adds depth)

Meguiars NXT wax

Meguiars #7 show car glaze topped with #16 pro paste wax.

Arches degreased with Meguiars super degraser and coated with AG bumper and trim Gel

Wheels cleaned with Megs Wheel Brightener and coated with #16

Glass treated with Rain X

Overall the grit and salt just sits on the #16, which allows me to coat the car with the foam gun and let the shampoo lift the dirt off, before blowing it with the pressure washer.

pete323 wrote: Stick it in garage for 4 months

and declared SORN it saves on road tax too 

seriously though, i would say the most important thing is to blast the underneath with a pressure washer even more regularly cos of all the salt on the roads at this time of year

maybe worth getting a breathable car cover if you have to keep it outside, but see if you can rent a lock up garage nearby to protect the car from the elements as much as possible

well allan you got free time you can come do mine if u want hehe

Sounds like a lot of work doing all that cleaning Allan.

I just get the wife to clean the car now. She uses it so she can clean it I say. She gets plenty of practice cleaning the house anyway so she should be pretty good at it.

Alan.

Looks a pretty good job. Lot of elbow grease. Much do you charge for this service? Is it the joy of the end result? If so then do I have a challenge for you Allan. Got a mate who spends a full day doing all that kind of stuff where a just throw a bucket of water over my car.

Alan.

I did the touring for £30, but I quoted that blind, cos the last time i seen the car it was just out the showroom.  I couldnt do a £30 detail and give it back lookin better but still pants incase people thought i was crap .  The seats were matted with mud and the carpets were the same.  But thats horsey people for you.

I prepped the E46 for a week before the F+M show and it got dusty on the way into the ground, so never doin that again.  I would do cars in 2 days, leaving a top coat to cure over night, then adding another coat in the morning.  But people dont want to part with their cars for 2 days so i normally just do it in the oner.