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EGP Dirt Magnet?

  • 01-02-2015 10:45am
    #1
    Senecio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 971 ✭✭✭


    Picked up new (2nd hand) car late last year. It a 2013 so relatively new and the paint wasn't in bad condition. I gave it a good clean, clay and a hand application of SRP followed by EGP to protect it for the winter.

    The car looks great when freshly cleaned and still beads well when wet, but it seems to attract dirt like a magnet. It gets much dirtier, quicker now than it did before like the sealant is attracting it, not only that but when cleaning, the dirt really seems to stick to the car. My power washer barely moves any of it, it just sticks to the paint.

    Did I do something wrong in applying the EGP? Like not allowing it to cure fully before buffing out, maybe it was too cold to cure in October? I've not used a sealant before, just waxes.

    Help appreciated.


Comments

  • #2
    myshirt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,245 ✭✭✭myshirt


    Is the car black?


  • #3
    Senecio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 971 ✭✭✭Senecio


    No, white.

    Skoda Yeti if it helps.


  • #4
    Curran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,377 ✭✭✭Curran


    Was it the same from when it was applied or just recently? The roads are in far worse state than in Oct with the gritting etc.


  • #5
    Mc Love
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Curran wrote: »
    Was it the same from when it was applied or just recently? The roads are in far worse state than in Oct with the gritting etc.

    What he said, just cleaned the car last week and its nearly as bad as its been after a month of driving!


  • #6
    Senecio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 971 ✭✭✭Senecio


    Curran wrote: »
    Was it the same from when it was applied or just recently? The roads are in far worse state than in Oct with the gritting etc.

    Seems to have been this way from when it was first applied. Haven't noticed it get any worse recently.


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