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Post by toontastic on May 4, 2005 2:33:23 GMT -5
My luck with the car has continued ;D least the problems are cheap so far though Managed to spill a nice large coke in my car, unfortunatly as I went to grap it as it fell out of the cup holders it then splashed all over the seat, and door covers as the rest poured out all over my carpet. After much cleaning with water and dabing most of it has dried on the carpet but there are a few very faint splash marks on the chairs and door covers. Basically should I clean with just plain water or try one of the cleaners on the market and which one's work best ? I noticed the Turtlewax Interior No.1 cleaner at halfords was wondering if anyone had tried it ? Would prefer non smelling one's a like the smell of new car I've still got
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Post by LeeXS on May 4, 2005 2:43:05 GMT -5
I know Big uses the Meguires cleaning products!! www.speeding.co.uk - they have loads of them!! You will have to ask him the best one!! I will be purchasing aload of these products next pay day ready for the summer!! So should be good!! Sorry to hear bout accident!! These things happen!!
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Post by toontastic on May 4, 2005 4:32:29 GMT -5
Looks like it's the Carpet & Interior Cleaner from them then. Costs £6.99. Anyone used it or any others, do they work well ?
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Post by BigOL on May 4, 2005 5:09:42 GMT -5
Looks like it's the Carpet & Interior Cleaner from them then. Costs £6.99. Anyone used it or any others, do they work well ? From who Meguries or Auto Glym, Turtle Wax who?? What sort of 206 we talking here GTi seude, or velour. If you talking leather and suede then you got a problem you need to pick your cleaners very very carefully, and if anything use some domestic soap like Dove or something nothing that even resembles a detergent like Fairy or something. If you are talking velour there are loads of cleaners out there, but again just plain soapy water won't harm and will do the same job. II will be purchasing aload of these products next pay day ready for the summer!! So should be good!! Give us a idea of what you are going to buy, I have had most of the Auto Glymn range and most of the exterior range from Meguires now, so am in a good position to advise you on what not to waste your money on.
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Post by LeeXS on May 4, 2005 5:12:04 GMT -5
Cheers Big - will have a look and let you know!!
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Post by toontastic on May 4, 2005 5:25:52 GMT -5
From who Meguries or Auto Glym, Turtle Wax who?? What sort of 206 we talking here GTi seude, or velour. If you talking leather and suede then you got a problem you need to pick your cleaners very very carefully, and if anything use some domestic soap like Dove or something nothing that even resembles a detergent like Fairy or something. If you are talking velour there are loads of cleaners out there, but again just plain soapy water won't harm and will do the same job. It's just a plain bog standard 1.1 Zest with the bog standard seats which come with it. It's showing more on the door than anything. I've purchased the Megurie interior stuff and I'm going to give that a try. While I was there I bought the polish applicators, a few terry towels and also the Meguiars NXT® Tech Wax G12718 any ideas what that's like ? What's the best shampoo to use and is it better with a sponge or the mits and which mits ? What's the best way to dry as well ? At the minute I use one of those blades and shamy.
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Post by BigOL on May 4, 2005 6:23:31 GMT -5
It's just a plain bog standard 1.1 Zest with the bog standard seats which come with it. It's showing more on the door than anything. I've purchased the Megurie interior stuff and I'm going to give that a try. While I was there I bought the polish applicators, a few terry towels and also the Meguiars NXT® Tech Wax G12718 any ideas what that's like ? What's the best shampoo to use and is it better with a sponge or the mits and which mits ? What's the best way to dry as well ? At the minute I use one of those blades and shamy. So many questions!!! You won't go wrong with the interior shampoo stuff, I was just trying to save you some money really as soapy water will IMO work just as well. You had quite a spending spree. You will need the applicator pads as they do make easy work of applying the polishes, although they won't be used to take it off, thats where you need the terry towels. I personally haven't bought the terry towels as I think they are a rip off. I think you could go down your nearest poundland and pick up some similar heavy grade towels that would do exactly the same job, therefore I never thought to spend the money on them when I could get similar and twice as much for a couple of quid. I use some Auto Glym polish cloths or Halfords equivilent. You will find that you will go through these cloths like dew before the sun as they load up with the polish coming off the car, therefore again I avoided buying the terry towels. Don't you think £8 for two hand sized towels is a bit steep?? I envy you using the NXT stuff. That was the new polish brought out by Meg's to replace the 3 stage deep crystal system. Its basically all three bottles in one application. I am still using the 3 bottle system and its hard work. I haven't had the courage to spend £20 on one bottle of polish yet. However I have heard reviews saying their Gold Class stuff gives almost the same results for half the money. I would really appreicate your feedback on this product when you get to use it as I am in two minds if its worth it. Also pictures would be good of the result, M3 will help you out with how to get them on the board if you are stuck. The best shampoo I used so far has got to be the quick suds from Meg's again. Its fantastic, like a thin peice of paper about the size of A5 paper, drop 1 in a bucket for quick wash to 2 for a good clean £6 for 20 sheets is well worth the money. Add water and it disolves and mixes in with the water with loads of suds and being as it mixes with the water it comes out with every sponge wipe on the car. Works wonders, and even better if you have a layer of Meg's polish on there too, really restores the polished look with no polishing again. I have their lambwool mitt, its okay, for light washing or if its not too dirty, but you will need to send that round in the washing machine after a heavy clean as it gets sooo dirty. I have a turtle wax hydra blade, never got on with it, and went back to a chamois. Personally I don't think you can beat the results from a Chamois, however I have a crappy blade. Check out Auto Express for their product reviews they have a good blade they tested and said results were as good as a chamois. Has several fins rather than one so for every swipe you get three or four blade wiping rather than just one and virtually no need to chamois afterwards. Hope this all makes sense.
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Post by toontastic on May 4, 2005 7:26:50 GMT -5
So many questions!!! You won't go wrong with the interior shampoo stuff, I was just trying to save you some money really as soapy water will IMO work just as well. I had tried that but it seems to have left behind faint marks so I decided to try this stuff, I've normally got some in but didn't that's why I bought it. You had quite a spending spree. You will need the applicator pads as they do make easy work of applying the polishes, although they won't be used to take it off, thats where you need the terry towels. Yeah I saw them on their video so thought I'd give them a try. I've had some towels from Halfords before the towels but they just had bits coming off all over my car so they were pretty crap so I thought I'd try these. I've basically got some money left from the bloke going into the back of me so I thought I'd spent it on my car I personally haven't bought the terry towels as I think they are a rip off. I think you could go down your nearest poundland and pick up some similar heavy grade towels that would do exactly the same job, therefore I never thought to spend the money on them when I could get similar and twice as much for a couple of quid. I use some Auto Glym polish cloths or Halfords equivilent. You will find that you will go through these cloths like dew before the sun as they load up with the polish coming off the car, therefore again I avoided buying the terry towels. Don't you think £8 for two hand sized towels is a bit steep?? Guess so but like I said I had problems with bits coming off the other towels and I assume these will wash quicker and easier than the last lot I had. I envy you using the NXT stuff. That was the new polish brought out by Meg's to replace the 3 stage deep crystal system. Its basically all three bottles in one application. I am still using the 3 bottle system and its hard work. I haven't had the courage to spend £20 on one bottle of polish yet. However I have heard reviews saying their Gold Class stuff gives almost the same results for half the money. I would really appreicate your feedback on this product when you get to use it as I am in two minds if its worth it. Also pictures would be good of the result, M3 will help you out with how to get them on the board if you are stuck. The best shampoo I used so far has got to be the quick suds from Meg's again. Its fantastic, like a thin peice of paper about the size of A5 paper, drop 1 in a bucket for quick wash to 2 for a good clean £6 for 20 sheets is well worth the money. Add water and it disolves and mixes in with the water with loads of suds and being as it mixes with the water it comes out with every sponge wipe on the car. Works wonders, and even better if you have a layer of Meg's polish on there too, really restores the polished look with no polishing again. I have their lambwool mitt, its okay, for light washing or if its not too dirty, but you will need to send that round in the washing machine after a heavy clean as it gets sooo dirty. I was tempted by both of those, might have to go and buy them as well soon Got to stock up for the summer. What do you find best for under the wheels arches get's really hacky under there and I don't fancy destroying the sponge. I have a turtle wax hydra blade, never got on with it, and went back to a chamois. Personally I don't think you can beat the results from a Chamois, however I have a crappy blade. Check out Auto Express for their product reviews they have a good blade they tested and said results were as good as a chamois. Has several fins rather than one so for every swipe you get three or four blade wiping rather than just one and virtually no need to chamois afterwards. Yeah I've got the one with a few blades, still leaves to many spots for my liking which is why I end up using a Chamois. Is there any better one's in those, I've seen a few expensive ones at halfords. My friend says the garage they work at and a few others he knows about just use old wiper blades instead of buying the blades to dry the car Thanks for the help BigOL my car should be looking fantastic in the summer.
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Post by BigOL on May 4, 2005 9:12:37 GMT -5
I was tempted by both of those, might have to go and buy them as well soon Got to stock up for the summer. What do you find best for under the wheels arches get's really hacky under there and I don't fancy destroying the sponge. Yeah get a dustpan and brush set for about £2, chuck the dustpan bit and keep the brush. Get some Meg's Hot Rims for the wheels, this lathers up really well, then go inside the arches with the foamy brush, aswell as cleaning your wheels. Lots and lots of water is the only true release for tough grime and dirt under the arches. But the Hot Rims works as a good chemical soap. If you want to try and stop the gunk from building up in there which is pretty tough job to do, use some High Gloss Endurance Tyre Shine from Meg's, it can be used on some plastics, so test a spot first, this will create a very high sheen to the plastic like it does the tyres, last for ages and ages and is best applied with a small square of spare sponge, but let it dry for about 48 hours before driving if not it stays gunky and will only serve to stick the gunk there, also on the tyres has a habit of spinning off and up the side of the car too unless its dried. I will see if I can find the link to the Best Blade on Auto Express for you laters. Don't fancy using an old wiper blade on my motor, bit to risky. No worries.
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Post by BigOL on May 4, 2005 13:13:14 GMT -5
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