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Keeping a car looking like new

phog · 2020-04-03 10:56:30

I'd like advice/tip on interior and exterior cleaning of my car. With a bit more time on my hands now I wash my car a bit more than I used to, this has coincided with me getting a new 2nd hand car so I'd like to keeping it looking like new. I'm not too fanatical about it but would like a clean car. What car-wash products…

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03-04-2020 11:56am

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phog

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I'd like advice/tip on interior and exterior cleaning of my car.

With a bit more time on my hands now I wash my car a bit more than I used to, this has coincided with me getting a new 2nd hand car so I'd like to keeping it looking like new. I'm not too fanatical about it but would like a clean car.

What car-wash products do you recommend to use to clean the exterior and interior of the car including the glass? What should I use to remove a few tiny tar specs that I found the last time I washed it.

How do I wash it - what's the sequence in washing, currently I hose it down, use a car wash shampoo then rinse and sometimes wipe down with a cloth.

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#2 03-04-2020 2:34pm
MetzgerMeister

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Have a look at THIS thread

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#3 03-04-2020 5:14pm
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Do you have a power washer? If so then look at getting a snow foam lance for it and a drum of snow foam. Using snow foam as a prewash is a good way of softening the dirt on the car before you wash it.

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#4 04-04-2020 2:13pm
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Thanks

That's great start

Any tips for cleaning the interior

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#5 04-04-2020 5:44pm
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I use this on the glass - https://www.halfords.ie/motoring/car-cleaning/interior-cleaning/448977.html

This on the non leather trim - https://www.50caldetailing.co.uk/product/precision-interior-dressing/

I use cheap leather wipes for the leather parts on the steering wheel, gear stick and handbrake that you tend to put your hands on regularly.

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