Tips or Tricks for keeping your car clean?
#61
Totally, on all counts!!
Sonax tyre gel is a product to blacken your tyres in a gel form, great little product, goes on well and lasts, helps prevent tyre sling too.
Sonax FULL EFFECT ( MUST be the FULL EFFECT version ) is quite simply one of, if not THE best wheel cleaner on the market today.
Totally acid free and does everything it says it can do and more.
Yes, definitely agree on buying in bulk, the 5 ltr jug is the best. To put things into perspective, the 500 fl oz over here is around £16 + shipping
If you buy the 5 ltr jug it will fill approx. 10 of these and clearly the price works out significantly cheaper. I've just bought my 2nd 5 ltr jug a few weeks ago.
Jim
Sonax tyre gel is a product to blacken your tyres in a gel form, great little product, goes on well and lasts, helps prevent tyre sling too.
Sonax FULL EFFECT ( MUST be the FULL EFFECT version ) is quite simply one of, if not THE best wheel cleaner on the market today.
Totally acid free and does everything it says it can do and more.
Yes, definitely agree on buying in bulk, the 5 ltr jug is the best. To put things into perspective, the 500 fl oz over here is around £16 + shipping
If you buy the 5 ltr jug it will fill approx. 10 of these and clearly the price works out significantly cheaper. I've just bought my 2nd 5 ltr jug a few weeks ago.
Jim
I also use the Sonax Tire Gel. It puts a nice satin finish on the tires and lasts through multiple rain storms and/or washes, unlike the shiny, greasy stuff.
Last edited by Foosh; 05-10-2016 at 10:32 PM.
#62
Sonax Full Effect really is the most amazing product, and I've been battling brake dust on at least a dozen German cars for decades. The battle has been won by Sonax, and it's now a quick and simple job for wheels that will stay looking brand new for years.
I also use the Sonax Tire Gel. It puts a nice satin finish on the tires and lasts through multiple rain storms and/or washes, unlike the shiny, greasy stuff.
I also use the Sonax Tire Gel. It puts a nice satin finish on the tires and lasts through multiple rain storms and/or washes, unlike the shiny, greasy stuff.
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JimC64 (05-11-2016)
#63
I tried the sonax products for my tires and black wheels. I must say I am not impressed and believe soap and water produced a similar effect, especially with the black wheels (the tires did look slightly better though). I think perhaps most suggestions here touting sonax came from non black wheel owners. I really wanted something to produce a shine. So I decided to contact my dealer and they said they use a solvent based product called ardex buster wheel cleaner. They buy it wholesale. I will be looking into this.
#64
I tried the sonax products for my tires and black wheels. I must say I am not impressed and believe soap and water produced a similar effect, especially with the black wheels (the tires did look slightly better though). I think perhaps most suggestions here touting sonax came from non black wheel owners. I really wanted something to produce a shine. So I decided to contact my dealer and they said they use a solvent based product called ardex buster wheel cleaner. They buy it wholesale. I will be looking into this.
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#66
Does anyone have an electric pressure washer they would like to recommend for automotive use? The only pressure washer I have ever used was a gasoline rental that I used to strip my deck. I looked at a couple of electric models at Home Depot but the hose connections were plastic and just seemed doomed for failure.
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Uncle Fishbits (06-17-2016)
#68
You kidding me? Next to caressing my beautiful wife, washing and caressing any of my cars, especially the F-Type, is a very sensual and sensuous endeavor. One of the [many] joys in life.
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#69
The idea behind Rejex is a thin, slippery, shiny, polymer shell that nothing can stick to. Therefore to "wash" the car, you can simply air blow it or wipe with a duster and the car looks squeaky clean again. Even freeway driving is usually enough to blow clean the car. It's an amazing product if the goal is avoiding washes for as long as possible between cleanings.
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Uncle Fishbits (06-17-2016)
#72
Ha Ha, I guess I gotta skip a REJEX treatment so I can remember what that felt like. It's been a while.
The idea behind Rejex is a thin, slippery, shiny, polymer shell that nothing can stick to. Therefore to "wash" the car, you can simply air blow it or wipe with a duster and the car looks squeaky clean again. Even freeway driving is usually enough to blow clean the car. It's an amazing product if the goal is avoiding washes for as long as possible between cleanings.
The idea behind Rejex is a thin, slippery, shiny, polymer shell that nothing can stick to. Therefore to "wash" the car, you can simply air blow it or wipe with a duster and the car looks squeaky clean again. Even freeway driving is usually enough to blow clean the car. It's an amazing product if the goal is avoiding washes for as long as possible between cleanings.
#74
I avoid [speeding] tickets, not washing my cars. I wish I could avoid the annual pollen season here...its been very bad - as DJS can likely attest - and by the time I'm finished washing one of my car's there's already a thin layer of pollen.
First world problem to be sure.
First world problem to be sure.
#75
I just purchased my F Type two days ago and have really enjoyed reading this thread. There is an Xpel installer 2 hours from me and what photos I have seen of there work the pretty much cover the entire front cap and behind the tires. They don't use CQuartz but a product called Gyeon Mohs + Glass Coating, has anyone had any experience with this product?
#76
Anyone here used Meguiars ultimate detailer ? Down here in Miami with all the rain and construction it's impossible to keep the car clean. I wash the car and in a drive or 2 you have dirt and spots everywhere. This detailer seems like a godsend to maintain the car clean between washes just curious if it does any damage to the paint long run.
#77
Anyone here used Meguiars ultimate detailer ? Down here in Miami with all the rain and construction it's impossible to keep the car clean. I wash the car and in a drive or 2 you have dirt and spots everywhere. This detailer seems like a godsend to maintain the car clean between washes just curious if it does any damage to the paint long run.
You don't see the swirls on light colors, but swirl marks are much more noticeable on dark colors. The good news is that a good paint correction can always remove the swirls since they are only in the top layer of the clear coat. However, it shouldn't be much of an issue on your light silver car.
Meguiars Ultimate Detailer also adds to whatever protective coating is on the paint.
Last edited by Foosh; 06-17-2016 at 08:00 AM.
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MiamiFtype (06-18-2016)
#78
My advice is stay away from the electric models. I've had nothing but bad experiences with different brands - they all fail after a year or two. I've had a Briggs & Stratton gas model now for 4 years and it is running just as well as when I bought it - a great investment. Annual oil change and pump saver spray, and you're good to go.
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My advice is stay away from the electric models. I've had nothing but bad experiences with different brands - they all fail after a year or two. I've had a Briggs & Stratton gas model now for 4 years and it is running just as well as when I bought it - a great investment. Annual oil change and pump saver spray, and you're good to go.
The more expensive gas-powered model I had previously was plagued w/ leaking pump and valve problems about once a year, and it was a cranky starter.