As most of you are aware, the end of month Meet in Perth is quickly approaching , so I thought I would start a thread for all to show their cleaned & polished cars.

(no doubt some will be re-doing on arrival, me for instance)

I also thought it may be an idea to list the type of consumables used to achieve the finish on the cars, I'll use mine as an example..we may be able to gauge which product/s suits lighter and darker colours of cars

Meguiars NXT Car Wash, Meguiars Quick Clay, Turtlewax Colourmagic Plus, Meguiars Deep Crystal Carnauba Wax, Autoglym Glass Polish:

I can list the products that I use to clean my car:

Bucket, sponge, fairy liquid and a blow dry down the motorway.

For those of you who have seen my paintwork will understand me not participating in the show 'n' shine.  For those who haven't seen it, don't laugh when you do!!  My M3 has feelings you know.

Alan.

wet car with hose apply wash and wax with a soft headed sweeping brush, dry with chamios, polish with resin polish, use vinyl gel on the black plastics job done, just started to rain in the picture as i finished

Gary I'm loving that engine bay with an alarming amount of pleasure.

Looking good guys!

Gary I love your Black S14 E30 M3, engine bay is spotless m8! absolute minter!!!

• Usually hand wash with BMW Shampoo
  (but was lazy this weekend and went to one of these foam and
  wash places - afraid it wasn't topless apart from driving there with the roof down  )
• Autoglym Deep Resin Polish
• Meguiars stuff to dress the tyres (purple colour smells of grapes?)
• Autoglym Glass Polish
• Autoglym Leather Cleaner
• Autoglym Leather Care Cream
• BMW Soft Top Care Kit for soft top - still to be done
• Meguiars Clay - still to be done

Not a BMW but my Cousins I done recently.  Cos youve all seen mine.  Bought from the car auction in a bad way, Left with the windows down in the rain and had dog food in the back seat which was left for 2 months

Washed and clayed with meguiars.

Swirls removed with SSR2.5

Polished with Megs #2

Re polished with Klasse AIO

Glazed with Klasse EG

Waxed with Megs #16 spit shined with #26 (hard as )

  I love Flakes

Washed with BMW shampoo, ( The best I have used)

Wheels cleaned with Viro - sol (thanks Gee)

Dried, waxed with Megiuars Stage 3 carnauba wax.

Black trim done with Original Black

Tyres done with Megiuars stuff, (Don't like it very much)

Windows done with Turtle wax car glass polish (Very easy, much like the autoglym glass polish)

Here is some snaps I took at the weekend.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/silverbeastie/Waxed/more325CiSport012.jpg - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/silverbeastie/Waxed/m ore325CiSport012.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/silverbeastie/Waxed/more325CiSport003.jpg - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/silverbeastie/Waxed/m ore325CiSport003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/silverbeastie/Waxed/more325CiSport007.jpg - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/silverbeastie/Waxed/m ore325CiSport007.jpg

I used the BMW car shampoo.  Very good indeed.  But I would like to try the Meguirs NXT when it's finished...

I then dried it used chamois leather.

I thought it was clean until I used my Meguirs clay bar in conjunction with the detailer spray.  Oh my god that thing is amazing!!!!

I finished off with a tub of the Meguirs NXT paste wax.  I found it much better than the spray on stuff.

I also blackened the tyres with some stuff I got from the bodyshop a year ago.  not sure what it's called.  Trade stuff only though and I got a wee tub of it.

Hope you like the results.

Daz

I use a mixture of Meguiars and Autoglym too.

Any idea how often you should use the clay bar? I used it for the first time last week.

I would only use it twice a year.  If you polish your car regularly after you clay the paint should be fine.

Where abouts in Glasgow are you from?  I caught the tail end of a yellow E36 near the fort the other day.  Wondered if it was you?

Thanks Allan, didn't think it would need to be a regular thing to do.

Probably was me you saw at the Fort, I was there getting my sister a birthday present.

Speaking of car detailing, did anyone see 5th Gear this week - the guy detailing the Maserati?

Maybe of interest is his website http://www.miracledetail.co.uk/auto-detailing-home.html - Miracle Detail website - you may be able to get some tips/info  

Vikerin wrote: Thanks Allan, didn't think it would need to be a regular thing to do. Probably was me you saw at the Fort, I was there getting my sister a birthday present.

I just live about 5 mins away from the fort, in Baillieston.  yeah i seen that guy doing the detailing... I still put him to shame   7000 or somethin for a tub of wax? I put a coat of wax on an old banger on my street and its still goin strong nearly a year on, so id like to see the stuff he uses .

Gotta get me P21s before the 30th

Allan320 wrote: Vikerin wrote: Thanks Allan, didn't think it would need to be a regular thing to do. Probably was me you saw at the Fort, I was there getting my sister a birthday present.   I just live about 5 mins away from the fort, in Baillieston.  yeah i seen that guy doing the detailing... I still put him to shame   7000 or somethin for a tub of wax? I put a coat of wax on an old banger on my street and its still goin strong nearly a year on, so id like to see the stuff he uses . Gotta get me P21s before the 30th

That P21S Is rubbish

I have a whole tub i aint used

Might try it again,but TBH It aint any better than any other wax

Pete330 wrote: Looking good Daz (Your car not you in the pic)

Cheers!  I was very pleased with the results.  The rain just beads off the car now.  Dark cars are very hard work as I'm sure you'll know.  But the results are well worth it in my opinion.

Daz

nero wrote: Speaking of car detailing, did anyone see 5th Gear this week - the guy detailing the Maserati? Maybe of interest is his website http://www.miracledetail.co.uk/auto-detailing-home.html - Miracle Detail website - you may be able to get some tips/info

aye i watched it last night, £6000 for a tub of car wax means he's got more money than sense

some handy tips though, i'll have to look for the degreasing spray, you see them using it at the local IMO car wash

and heres an excellent site for the proper technique for stone chip repair:

http://www.clean-image.co.uk/articles/stone-chips.htm - http://www.clean-image.co.uk/articles/stone-chips.htm

stephenperry wrote: i'll have to look for the degreasing spray

Look out for Citrus Degreaser - I got my last lot at the Cycle Shop (a 600 ml bottle of concentrate was £7).

I used to use it for cleaning my bicycle chain - fantasic stuff cleaned all the oil off no problem.....and it is also eco friendly

Stephen

Viro-Sol is the stuff to buy

I use it for my alloys and under arches etc:

thought i'd post a couple of pics, i gave it a quick once over yesterday afternoon, i'll give it a proper clean, polish, wax etc when i have more time.  

why have the pics went side by side ?

im useless at things like this.

Sorted - after you add a picture, press enter to start a new line then add your next picture, new line etc. etc
HTH NeRo

Pete330 wrote: Stephen Viro-Sol is the stuff to buy   I use it for my alloys and under arches etc:

ta

is it worthwhile getting one of those spray bottle things that the car washers use and if so, where from?

tis okay, found one at homebase/argos - what d'ya reckon?

http://www.hom ebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId =20001&langId=-1&catalogId=4551&productId=241633 &Trail=C$cip=37731>C$cip=37501>C$cip=37502&cat egoryId=37502" _blank?>C$cip=37501>C$cip=37502&categoryId=37502"> http://www.hom ebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId =20001&langId=-1&catalogId=4551&productId=241633 &Trail=C$cip=37731>C$cip=37501>C$cip=37502&cat egoryId=37502

stephenperry wrote: tis okay, found one at homebase/argos - what d'ya reckon? http://www.hom ebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId =20001&langId=-1&catalogId=4551&productId=241633 &Trail=C$cip=37731 target=" _blank?>C$cip=37501>C$cip=37502&cat egoryId=37502" _blank?>C$cip=37501>C$cip=37502&categoryId=37502"& gt; http://www.hom ebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId =20001&langId=-1&catalogId=4551&productId=241633 &Trail=C$cip=37731>C$cip=37501>C$cip=37502&cat egoryId=37502 http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7218053.htm - http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7218053.htm

Yip thats ideal or get one of those little ones from Lidl for 1.49

I am going down tomorrow to buy a few for various things(If there are any left)

Pete330 wrote: stephenperry wrote: tis okay, found one at homebase/argos - what d'ya reckon? http://www.hom ebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId =20001&langId=-1&catalogId=4551&productId=241633 &Trail=C$cip=37731 target=" target=_blank _blank?>C$cip=37501>C$cip=37502&cat egoryId=37502" _blank?>C$cip=37501>C$cip=37502&categoryId=37502"& amp; gt; http://www.hom ebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId =20001&langId=-1&catalogId=4551&productId=241633 &Trail=C$cip=37731>C$cip=37501>C$cip=37502&cat egoryId=37502 http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7218053.htm - http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7218053.htm   Yip thats ideal or get one of those little ones from Lidl for 1.49 I am going down tomorrow to buy a few for various things(If there are any left)

I never camped outside last night and was too late when i went

All gone

Not surprised at that price

Pete330 wrote: Pete330 wrote: stephenperry wrote: tis okay, found one at homebase/argos - what d'ya reckon? http://www.hom ebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId =20001&langId=-1&catalogId=4551&productId=241633 &Trail=C$cip=37731 target=" target=_blank _blank?>C$cip=37501>C$cip=37502&cat egoryId=37502" _blank?>C$cip=37501>C$cip=37502&categoryId=37502"& amp; amp; gt; http://www.hom ebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId =20001&langId=-1&catalogId=4551&productId=241633 &Trail=C$cip=37731>C$cip=37501>C$cip=37502&cat egoryId=37502 http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7218053.htm - http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7218053.htm   Yip thats ideal or get one of those little ones from Lidl for 1.49 I am going down tomorrow to buy a few for various things(If there are any left)   I never camped outside last night and was too late when i went All gone Not surprised at that price

i'm off to Banff tomorrow morning, so i'll pop in past the Buckie branch to see if they've got any, if they have i can get some for you and you can give me the money/collect them when i see you next?

i'll give you a phone in the morning when i'm there to let you know either way

i'm off to Banff tomorrow morning, so i'll pop in past the Buckie branch to see if they've got any, if they have i can get some for you and you can give me the money/collect them when i see you next? i'll give you a phone in the morning when i'm there to let you know either way

Yip if they have get me 5

You coming to perth on 30th BTW??

Drop me a txt tomoz

'k, i'll text you to let you know if they have or not - any particular  reason for 5?  i intended getting 2 - one for degreaser and one for alloy wheel cleaner; were you going to use them all for car stuff?

i wasn't intending going to the perth meet, i don't read tbmw, but i might come along anyway

stephenperry wrote: 'k, i'll text you to let you know if they have or not - any particular  reason for 5?  i intended getting 2 - one for degreaser and one for alloy wheel cleaner; were you going to use them all for car stuff? i wasn't intending going to the perth meet, i don't read tbmw, but i might come along anyway

Need 5

1 for viro sol

1 for Soap

1 for water

and 2 for spares

But i will take any amount

As for Perth

[big shout]

YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU !!!!!

stephenperry, aren't you going to the wheel inn next week?

RossiS wrote: stephenperry, aren't you going to the wheel inn next week?

yes, i'm coming along

Pete330 wrote: stephenperry wrote: 'k, i'll text you to let you know if they have or not   Need 5 1 for viro sol 1 for Soap 1 for water and 2 for spares   But i will take any amount

i didn't get a chance to go there yesterday, but went this morning instead - couldn't find any on the shelves

but the 5 litre one with the lance i was looking at before at homebase/argos for £15 are currently on sale at Somerfield in Elgin (which is closing down) for £6.99 - i bought one today and it does exactly what it says on the box, let me know if anyone wants one and i'll pop down tomorrow and get, you can get them from me next sunday at perth

stephenperry wrote: where do you get that virol sol degreaser stuff?

Do a search on google

Its cheap,but postage expensive

best to do group buy

or try some local janitor supplies

Took me half the day to do four of these.  Now I just have to wash and hoover the rest of it

Pete330 wrote: stephenperry wrote: where do you get that virol sol degreaser stuff?   Do a search on google Its cheap,but postage expensive best to do group buy or try some local janitor supplies

tomorrows forecast for here is sun sun sun  so i've got the alarm set early and, fingers crossed, i might get a decent chance to clean the dust off and do mr bovensiepen proud

And thank goodness the forecast is right!!

Where's my shorts...

RossiS wrote: Nice clean contours Chas C!

Shooting Stars

Pete330 wrote: RossiS wrote: Nice clean contours Chas C!   Shooting Stars

Throwing stars?

ally wrote: Pete330 wrote: RossiS wrote: Nice clean contours Chas C!   Shooting Stars Throwing stars?

Eye those as well

the best one i got