ste91 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) Looking for some advise to get my paint looking as good as it can - first off the car is over 10 years old so is in no way perfect but I do try to keep it looking good. The products I use:Meguiars Gold Class shampooAutoglym SRPMeguiars Tech Wax 2.0Meguiars Ultimate Quick Wax (also used the Gold Class version, can't tell the difference)Meguiars Clay Bar kitMeguiars Hot Rims wheel cleanerAutoglym Tar Removerloads of microfibre towels, microfibre polishing pads, sheepskin wash mitt2-3 bucketsplus a few other things for cleaning windows, stainless steel cleaner for the exhaust, etc... There are probably some better products out there that are only sold online so I'm open to suggestions on what to replace them with once they run out. I'm not one of these people who has time to clean the car every weekend but I do try to do it as often as possible as I don't like having a dirty car.I'd say twice a year I spend a full day on it, tar remover, clay bar, SRP, go over everything from start to finish.Then regular washes are easy, just a simple wash and clean the wheels, and quick-wax. Once the wax starts to fade I give it a proper go over with Tech Wax 2.0 rather than just the spray stuff. I don't know if my method is right or wrong but the paint always looks fresh and from a couple of feet away it looks really good and the average person wouldn't know any different. However up close you can see it's far from perfect. There are swirl marks especially on the bonnet. Been looking at a few things, Meguiars Swirl X and Ultimate Compound, basically looking for suggestions on what to use to remove the swirl marks and get the paint looking perfect, as well as any other products or things I should be doing. Edited January 27, 2015 by ste91 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Devs313 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Had a look on here yet? http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/forum/ wealth of knowledge and the guys are extremely helpful. Bare in mind though it can become an expensive, time consuming hobbie....but the results can be awesome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rinseep82 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Give me a pm dude if u need any help more than happy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gainzy Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 The amount of money I have spent on cleaning products I probably could of had a full respray by now lol I keep telling my self it's good exercise though ha! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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