Why is it with cars?

caseyann

Why are cars that come from different countries even as close as England have shinier paint work?
I am always wondering why the difference in the cars we have here on sale,to a car bought abroad.

-Corkie-

All the paint is the same OP. Brits like to polish their car every sunday where as Paddy washes his once a month..

hi_im_fil

Pretty simple, we don't wash our cars often here and don't care for the paint on them

caseyann

Is it really the same paint? One of my friends bought a car brand new from car dealers in England and didnt touch the body and looked like it had been polished a hundred times over lol/So are you saying that even the car dealers here dont polish the cars they sell?

peasant

caseyann wrote: »

Is it really the same paint?

It would be horrendously expensive for car manufacturers to install an additional "cheap Paddy paint" line in their paintshops to save 2.5 euro on paint for the 3.5 cars they actually do sell into Ireland.

In other words ...yes ...it is the same paint.

-Corkie-

caseyann wrote: »

Is it really the same paint? One of my friends bought a car brand new from car dealers in England and didnt touch the body and looked like it had been polished a hundred times over lol/So are you saying that even the car dealers here dont polish the cars they sell?

No. 99% of brand new cars wont be polished at all. They may have a PDI wax on them all right but this will wash of very easy.

The British have a totally different attitude to cars and driving than us. Every english man keeps his car spotless and polished all the time. How many people spend sunday washing there car over here????

Testament1

-Corkie- wrote: »

How many people spend sunday washing there car over here????

I do, so thats 1 person anyway!

-Corkie-

Testament1 wrote: »

I do, so thats 1 person anyway!

I know..;) making a comment like that on a motoring forum was silly of me because most people are car enthuasist`s and will look after their car. I have not washed anything in ages..:o

caseyann

-Corkie- wrote: »

No. 99% of brand new cars wont be polished at all. They may have a PDI wax on them all right but this will wash of very easy.

The British have a totally different attitude to cars and driving than us. Every english man keeps his car spotless and polished all the time. How many people spend sunday washing there car over here????

Maybe its in the wax?
I wash my car every three days But still cant get shine on same as cars with non Irish reg plates.

Testament1 wrote: »

I do, so thats 1 person anyway!

I am lover of cleaning my car.

johndaman66

-Corkie- wrote: »

Every english man keeps his car spotless and polished all the time.

A bit of a generalisation would you not think Corkie? Surely theres a few boyos from Essex at least who dont keep their motors spotless and polished all the time?:p

-Corkie-

johndaman66 wrote: »

A bit of a generalisation would you not think Corkie? Surely theres a few boyos from Essex at least who dont keep their motors spotless and polished all the time?:p

Too true. Its the Essex girls that keep them spotless..:pac:

hi_im_fil

caseyann wrote: »

Maybe its in the wax?
I wash my car every three days But still cant get shine on same as cars with non Irish reg plates.



I am lover of cleaning my car.

You need to polish it and seal it with a wax to bring up a shine on it. Washing it will only get rid of dirt but won't bring up a great shine

caseyann

hi_im_fil wrote: »

You need to polish it and seal it with a wax to bring up a shine on it. Washing it will only get rid of dirt but won't bring up a great shine

Any good polish you can recommend?

Look at the gleam off this one

corktina

autoglym

SpannerMonkey

caseyann wrote: »

Any good polish you can recommend?

Look at the gleam off this one

depends what make and colour is your car ???? to get the best shine you use different waxes on different colours , autoglym is a standard cheap wax and is fine but there are much better options

caseyann

davy_b wrote: »

depends what colour is your car ????

Its red

dave45dave

caseyann wrote: »

Its red

Could be the long hot summers we have and ur red is faded.

SpannerMonkey

DODO JUICE Orange Crush or Banana Armour would be good for red or Hard candy or Swissvax onyx

Swissvax Mirage and dodo juice supernatural if you wanna spend a few quid and get a very good result,


look here for products

http://www.detailer.ie/store/

http://www.cleancar.ie/

SpannerMonkey

very good stuff

http://www.cleancar.ie/Dodo_Juice_-_Orange_Crush__Soft_Wax_.html

http://www.cleancar.ie/Dodo_Juice_-_Banana_Armour__Hard_Wax_.html

http://www.detailer.ie/store/index.php/waxes/swissvax-onyx.html

Great stuff

http://www.detailer.ie/store/index.php/waxes/swissvax-mirage.html

http://www.cleancar.ie/Dodo_Juice_-_Supernatural.html

SpannerMonkey

for best results

Wash your car with shampoo
any car wash really is ok autoglym is fine
or
http://www.cleancar.ie/dodo-juice-basics-of-bling-wax-safe-wash.html
http://www.cleancar.ie/dodojuice-borntobemildshampoo.html

dry car to prevent water marks
useing something like this
http://www.detailer.ie/store/index.php/washing-drying/miracle-dryer.html

clay your car
useing something like this
http://www.cleancar.ie/autoglymsurfacedetailingclaykit.html

polish your car
useing something like this
http://www.cleancar.ie/dodojuice-limeprimecleanser.html
or
http://www.detailer.ie/store/index.php/polishing/swissvax-cleaner-fluid.html

wax your car
with one of the above waxes




you can go here for tips if you want more info

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/index.php?

.

Stealthirl

As said most Irish drivers have the opinion that going thro an auto wash every few weeks is good enough,shure the cars clean why use polish :rolleyes:

When the weathers decent id wash mine every weekend and polish every other inc door jams and under the hood with a clay baring every year around may.

The soarer was polished with Meguiars NXT Tech Wax 2 last Oct and since its only done about 2K km since then its only been washed 4 times since with NXT Generation Car Wash and still looks very good.

ill add a pic of it today if 1 pops up from the meet earlyer


Also never EVER use fairy ect to wash a car

Mc Love

Anyone else get grief from the OH about washing your car/talking about the car/looking at the car?

Voodoomelon

I don't bother me arse waxing mine as i wash it so often there would be no point.

I use a wax/shampoo that has a similar effect, water beads off it nicely and saves lots of time.

SpannerMonkey

Mc Love wrote: »

Anyone else get grief from the OH about washing your car/talking about the car/looking at the car?

yup !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:

Stealthirl

Stealthirl wrote: »

As said most Irish drivers have the opinion that going thro an auto wash every few weeks is good enough,shure the cars clean why use polish :rolleyes:

When the weathers decent id wash mine every weekend and polish every other inc door jams and under the hood with a clay baring every year around may.

The soarer was polished with Meguiars NXT Tech Wax 2 last Oct and since its only done about 2K km since then its only been washed 4 times since with NXT Generation Car Wash and still looks very good.

ill add a pic of it today if 1 pops up from the meet earlyer


Also never EVER use fairy ect to wash a car

heres that pic

langdang

Voodoomelon wrote: »

I don't bother me arse waxing mine as i wash it so often there would be no point.
I use a wax/shampoo that has a similar effect, water beads off it nicely and saves lots of time.

Ya, the turtle wax nano shampoo and spray wax is good for a quick and easy way to get the car shiny.

Hose car
Turtle wax nano shampoo, bucket of water and a decent wash mitten (use another bucket to rinse out dirty mitt)
Hose car
Wash wheels with same shampoo/water, and a proper brush for alloys.
Dry car with one of those silicon bladey things and few kitchen paper towels
Apply Turtle wax nano spray wax
Microfibre cloth to bring up shine

No farting around trying to keep wax/polish off any black plastic trim (plenty on her MINI -wheel arches, sills) - the spray wax keeps them shiny and black without any of the white marks from other waxes.
Beads up water for weeks and weeks if you don't have the chance to wash it again for a while.

Bumpstop

It's really odd someone should ask this, I have often thought english cars look shinier than our irish cars.
I know it's not possible. I have owned, and own a number of ex english cars, anf they always look far more shiny than any car around them.
But then I am a car enthusiast, and spend a lot of time cleaning and polishing, so maybe thats it.
I know it a matter of personal taste, but I have tried many types of car cleaners and polishes, and nothing beats Einszetts products, finished with a few layers of valentines car wax which is expensive but the coating does last over the winter.

kona

I use Zymol shampoo and polish. Meguires clay bar every year and dont bother with wax as I was the car every week, and I find wax builds up and leaves a poxy white residue that takes a serious amount of work to get rid of.

If your cars paint is faded, it can help to cut back the oxidised layer back to a fresh layer (but be careful of the high points)

Matt Simis

Zaino is said to be the best (Google it), much more preparation required though. I got some last week but weather too bad to even start it.

si_guru

-Corkie- wrote: »

All the paint is the same OP. Brits like to polish their car every sunday where as Paddy washes his once a month..

... or never.

caseyann

si_guru wrote: »

... or never.

I disagree with the statements of Irish dont wash their cars.They are quite likely to wash their cars once a week bring it for jet wash etc.. Every time i go there is queues around the corner to my dismay lol
Everyone better than the Irish attitude always makes me cringe especially when own Irish saying it.Have to say again not ever in my life have i ever seen in this case or in every case or subject debated,a nationality degrade and dirty their own with so much venom.
Thanks guys for the advice on polish etc.. i will put them all to good use.:)
I really thought it was the paint work that was different and when shipping they shipped the cars with the crap paint work.lol

PaulKK

As well as the aforementioned lack of car washing, I think a major point would be that a large chunk of people in this country bring their cars to petrol station washes when they do get it cleaned.

Most of those roller brush washers will dull the paint pretty quick with little scratches.


I wouldn't dream of getting my car washed at a petrol station, I was a two bucket man, but I recently got a snow foam lance for the power washer and its the job for my weekly car wash.

A few coats of Meguairs NXT 2.0 3/4 times a year and a top up with turtle wax spray each wash and you're sorted