adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
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Autoglym Aqua Wax works well - takes a few minutes each wash
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 3rd Dec 2012 1:21 pm |
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Garym2000
Member Since: 17 Apr 2012
Location: Carlisle, Cumbria
Posts: 1398
 
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Cheers for all the advice guys
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| 3rd Dec 2012 1:50 pm |
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grahamk
Member Since: 28 Feb 2010
Location: Dumgoyne
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A very good long lasting wax I have used is collinite. It is superb. Have a look on detailingworld.com for tips! But beware it is too easy to get sucked in by all the products.
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| 3rd Dec 2012 7:43 pm |
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Landylad
Member Since: 23 Dec 2008
Location: Aberdeenshire
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You'd have been better to get this done in advance of the cold weather, but seeing as you haven't, here's my advice.
Get yourself a good snow foam fluid and lance for general washing of the car. Make sure it's a PH neutral one, as some of them can be quite strong and don't do much for alloys, plastics or trims. This isn't gonna get 100% of your muck off your car, but it's a good way of taking off much of the salt and grit build up. Just make sure that before you use any sponge, you've got rid of all debris from the paintwork.
Ideally, you'd have prepped the paintwork by claybarring it, keying it back, then applying a wax or sealant. For just now, and until the weather is better in spring, I'd simply apply a good wax. This will perhaps not have your Disco gleaming in the sunlight, but it'll be practical in that it'll stop any nasty stuff getting into the pourous paintwork. A carnabeu wax will work well, but just make sure to apply small sections at a time, leave to glaze over (approx 3-5 mins) then buff off. Do the whole side of the car (or worse still, the entire car) and you'll find it a complete pain to get the wax off. Shouldn't really matter about temp, as long as you stick to small sections at a time.
Wheels - if you can, get some wheel wax on them. Apply this every 3 weeks or so. Will just provide a film between the paintwork and the crud.
Come spring, I'd advise clay barring it, some tar disolver, keying it back with a very fine cutting polish and then some good quality glaze or wax. The type of stuff that your LR dealer probably tried to sell is a bit of a waste of time in my opinion (the likes of Diamond Brite). Autoglym products are generally very good, but Meguiars is top notch. If in doot, flat oot!!
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| 4th Dec 2012 10:02 am |
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Garym2000
Member Since: 17 Apr 2012
Location: Carlisle, Cumbria
Posts: 1398
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Thanks landylad very comprehensive, good advice 
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| 4th Dec 2012 11:01 am |
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MarkOne
Member Since: 23 Jul 2011
Location: County Antrim
Posts: 3345
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My number one tip is don't use a sponge ever.
Lambs wool mits, holds the dirt in between rinses and helps prevents further scratching and swirling of the paintwork.
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| 4th Dec 2012 12:35 pm |
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