Starters Kit - Wash, Polish and Wax

discombobulate

Have some bits and pieces that I had picked up from Tesco that i've been using for the past year. Have never polished or waxed the car myself other than spray / liquid type wax.

Looking to do a bit on the car in the next week or two and would like to have a few of the bits to hand. Just wondering if theres any good value starter type kits out there. Spotted this Autoglym one on Halfords and was wondering if it would be a good start?

I presume if I buy a pack i'll save a few quid rather than picking up individual bits.

Usually just wash the car using the 2 bucket method, some turtle wax shampoo, some Tesco wheel cleaner and a garden hose.

Curran

That's not a bad starting point...but you really should consider claying the car, and that doesnt appear to be included in the kit.
Although you will do a decent job with a wash, Super Resin Polish and Extra Gloss Protection....the difference between claying the car before hand is like night and day!

discombobulate

Curran wrote: »

That's not a bad starting point...but you really should consider claying the car, and that doesnt appear to be included in the kit.
Although you will do a decent job with a wash, Super Resin Polish and Extra Gloss Protection....the difference between claying the car before hand is like night and day!

Thanks. Would this clay kit be any use

Just looked up an instructional video also. Had the last car clayed through a deal I got and it looked great alright. When claying do you also go over chrome etc. or purely the paintwork?

Would the drying cloth included be decent? I'll also need to get something to treat the leather and the dash as I presume the interior shampoo isn't for leather. I presume I should also buy a proper wash mit too?

Edit: Or would this be a better clay kit

Curran

Yeah - the Autoglym would be better....better clay, and inculdes Super Resin Polish. You'd just need something like Extra Gloss Protection to finish the job off then!

MAJJ

OP below is exactly what I bought from Curran

Curran wrote: »

Yeah - the Autoglym would be better....better clay, and inculdes Super Resin Polish. You'd just need something like Extra Gloss Protection to finish the job off then!

discombobulate

Curran wrote: »

Yeah - the Autoglym would be better....better clay, and inculdes Super Resin Polish. You'd just need something like Extra Gloss Protection to finish the job off then!

I noticed that you seem to run a supplies business yourself. If you're able to put some kind of package with all the bits and pieces i'm looking for let me know. Thanks

MetzgerMeister

discombobulate wrote: »

I noticed that you seem to run a supplies business yourself. If you're able to put some kind of package with all the bits and pieces i'm looking for let me know. Thanks

Lazy baxturd :P

discombobulate

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Lazy baxturd :P

Haha. I know. I've been looking through other threads and seeing loads of bits and pieces and trying to keep note but I need to get quite a lot so presume I could get better deals in bundles!

MetzgerMeister

discombobulate wrote: »

Haha. I know. I've been looking through other threads and seeing loads of bits and pieces and trying to keep note but I need to get quite a lot so presume I could get better deals in bundles!

You're right though, better off to be told what you need the first time rather than getting stuff yourself. It's easy to miss out on something and you only realise it when you go to do the job.

RootX

Apologies for the thread hi-jacking

is there a simple, step-by step, guide posted on these forums for newbies like me, on detailing and machine polishing?
What I'm looking for and hope others will be interested too, is a guide consisting of products to begin with, how do you start, with which product, etc, how do you finish, etc....

If such a guide exists, please refer

discombobulate

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

You're right though, better off to be told what you need the first time rather than getting stuff yourself. It's easy to miss out on something and you only realise it when you go to do the job.

True. I've only just bought the new motor so want to look after it well. Other than a couple of small bonnet chippings and a small scuff on an alloy its mainly mark free.

The only time I waxed the old car myself previously I spent an hour doing the job then was in Elite Auto getting it washed the week after and they couldn't find any evidence of wax on it so it was obviously a bad product (and possibly technique) I used.

RootX wrote: »

Apologies for the thread hi-jacking

is there a simple, step-by step, guide posted on these forums for newbies like me, on detailing and machine polishing?
What I'm looking for and hope others will be interested too, is a guide consisting of products to begin with, how do you start, with which product, etc, how do you finish, etc....

If such a guide exists, please refer

Hijack away. A thread with beginners tips and links would be quite useful. I know there's a lot of info on here but it takes a fair bit of time to search through.

vectra

Get a clay bar kit in Halfords or elsewhere.

Wash the car and use a drop of petrol or tar remover ( Tardis )to remove tar spots

Clay the whole car

Wash and dry

Buy this kit >> Collinite 845 kit
and use it.

It will give you great results and durability