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Curran · 25-06-2015 05:30PM

I'd test it on something else first!
You might be left with a very fine haze on the screen that the RainX fills and gives the appearance of being perfect, but you'll be forever re-applying it.

Hal1 · 25-06-2015 05:40PM

It is one of those jobs were it's a hit or miss on making an improvement, but it just sounds like too much of a gamble to risk it. I'm not a gambling man so I'll probably go the cerium oxide route with a buffer on a drill instead. There's minimal abrasion in that process compared to the fine steel wool and is more controlled. So in the meantime if anyone has tried this or is thinking about it let us know how you get on

. Thanks for the advice Curran.

Danger781 · 25-06-2015 09:57PM

Bought Halfords screenwash there the other day on impulse. Awful stuff. Seems to have left a residue on my windscreen, and the splashes that land on the side windows / out of range of the wipers end up not going anywhere. In the sun I can see hundreds of dried droplets sitting on the windows.

Foxhole Norman · 25-06-2015 10:31PM

Just gave the car a quick 10 minute wash before right before the rain hit, that Korrosol is some powerful stuff, left a nice shine too.

Noccy_Mondy · 26-06-2015 12:11AM

Danger781 wrote:

Bought Halfords screenwash there the other day on impulse. Awful stuff. Seems to have left a residue on my windscreen, and the splashes that land on the side windows / out of range of the wipers end up not going anywhere. In the sun I can see hundreds of dried droplets sitting on the windows.

Really? I find it A1.

zizou_ · 01-07-2015 05:49PM

Any recommendations on where to buy C4 from? Bought it from cleancar before but they seem to be gone now.

Cheers.

Curran · 01-07-2015 06:24PM

UK suppliers will be the only place you'll get it! You'd get something similar from an Irish supplier - CarPro DLUX is suitable for trims & plastics and works on wheels too!

Spike Witwicky · 07-07-2015 11:02PM

Anyone here use CG V7? Just got a bottle and found the beading to be, for want of a better word, shite.

Also cap broke on my bottle of Collinite. Was thinking of putting a spray head on it. Any issues with that? Would it be too thick?

punisher5112 · 07-07-2015 11:12PM

Spike Witwicky wrote: »

Anyone here use CG V7? Just got a bottle and found the beading to be, for want of a better word, shite.

Also cap broke on my bottle of Collinite. Was thinking of putting a spray head on it. Any issues with that? Would it be too thick?

Put collinite into a spray bottle in small amounts or what you said.

I put it in a container of hot water so kept it soft and easy to spray on and then apply to paint.

Impossible to do if wax is not heated to make it liquid.

Curran · 07-07-2015 11:37PM

Have you applied V7 on Collinite? Will work best on Chemical Guys products; but its not one that offers great beading anyways, its more of a gloss enhancer.

Collinite through a trigger - doubt it will work!

vectra · 07-07-2015 11:55PM

CG V7 is $hite

845 can be sprayed if hot enough.

punisher5112 · 08-07-2015 12:21AM

I heated my colinite up in a jug of hot water then placed some in spray bottle and just placed the spray bottle back into hot water and worked perfect.

Was able to spray onto car as it wasn't just in one big blob more spread out and I found so easy to apply.

Spike Witwicky · 08-07-2015 08:47AM

Curran wrote: »

Have you applied V7 on Collinite? Will work best on Chemical Guys products; but its not one that offers great beading anyways, its more of a gloss enhancer.

Collinite through a trigger - doubt it will work!

No. V7 was applied over Petes and Blacklight. To be honest the beading looked so bad it was like there was little to no wax on it at all.

Stuck a trigger head on my Collinite to stop it drying out anyway. We'll see how it goes.

Danger781 · 08-07-2015 08:56AM

I might be looking to move on from my current MINI to something a little newer so she needs a thorough clean before going to the dealership. I know this might be a lot to ask but can someone put together a 'necessities' bundle for me from detailing shed, or whatever other sites you guys use? I took a look around and just ended up confused..

I have two buckets and cheap products at home but wasn't satisfied with the outcome last time around..

The wheel arches on MINIs - The black plastic type ones. On one of mine I have a relatively deep scratch and another one has white paint scratches. Would it be possible to detail these out? I tried using some plastic colour restoration stuff but it was no help..

Curran · 08-07-2015 11:11AM

Have you got a picture of the scratches on the wheel arches?

Danger781 · 08-07-2015 11:36AM

Danger781 · 08-07-2015 11:38AM

I feel like I need to clarify that none of those were my fault :pac:

The small deep scratch was there when I got the car. The white paint happened when it was parked up outside my house over night. The remainder near the dent was when someone else clipped me going around a roundabout. I treat my car properly I swear!

Special Circumstances · 08-07-2015 12:31PM

I've tried a few budget trim restorers on scrapes like that on a MINI. But not Gtechnig C4 or Solution Finish trim restorers.

The problem with those arches is if the matted/rough finish has been scraped smooth you will never not notice the scrape. A trim restorer will work if the trim is just faded but I think replacement might be the only option if you really want to remove scrapes.

Rear arch looks salvageable to me. The others will, at a rough guess, come to about €90 - €100 for trim + clips. Hardly worth it when there is other obvious crash damage.

WD40 would do for a quick spruce up before dealer sees it. I don't see the point in investing too much in it unless you are keeping it.

Any wax you use on the rest of the car - make sure it specifies that it will not leave white marks on trim. Way too much black plastic on a MINI to be dealing with anything else!

My opinions come from general experience of MINIs rather than much detailing experience/enthusiasm.

nd · 08-07-2015 04:41PM

You could try detailing clay on the white mark and on the black mark on the body. It might remove it.

punisher5112 · 08-07-2015 05:39PM

Green scrub pad on the black trim to remove paint. Use some de tar on it also.

Ded_Zebra · 08-07-2015 06:14PM

Can anyone explain to me why that Collinite 845 wax is loved so much by people on here? Is it a case of one person thought it was great and everyone jumped on the band waggon or am I doing something wrong?

I warm the wax up, I apply it thinly to naked paint, I let it cure, I buff it off., I do multiple layers but I still find that it lasts SFA time compared to other waxes. Well maybe the protection is still there but the beading goes to the dogs very quickly. Am I missing a trick?

punisher5112 · 08-07-2015 06:21PM

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Can anyone explain to me why that Collinite 845 wax is loved so much by people on here? Is it a case of one person thought it was great and everyone jumped on the band waggon or am I doing something wrong?

I warm the wax up, I apply it thinly to naked paint, I let it cure, I buff it off., I do multiple layers but I still find that it lasts SFA time compared to other waxes. Well maybe the protection is still there but the beading goes to the dogs very quickly. Am I missing a trick?

You say bare paint...

How do you prepare the paint surface?

Ded_Zebra · 08-07-2015 07:01PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

You say bare paint...

How do you prepare the paint surface?

Washed, detared, clayed.

punisher5112 · 08-07-2015 07:07PM

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Washed, detared, clayed.

after all that is done what would you use to wash?.

I made the mistake 1st time I applied 845 by not using multi purpose cleaner to get all the contaminant off such as wax residue and other stuff from other chemicals or products used.

Apply wax very thin and 2 coats it should really show then.

I was moving slowly in traffic the other day and a passenger in a van beside me was out the window admiring the blue paint so had to be down to the last big job I done on it.

Its Octavia vrs so stands out nicely I think and just mad about blue.

vectra · 08-07-2015 08:27PM

I wonder do you use a qs when you wash the car?
I gave up on them as I find they destroy the beading.

Ded_Zebra · 08-07-2015 10:00PM

vectra wrote: »

I wonder do you use a qs when you wash the car?
I gave up on them as I find they destroy the beading.

Qs? Is that a quick detailer? I don't often but if I do I use OAC perfection and I only use it because the collinite won't bead anymore

I have had much more joy with lots of other waxes but was very underwhelmed by this.

vectra · 09-07-2015 01:06AM

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Qs? Is that a quick detailer? I don't often but if I do I use OAC perfection and I only use it because the collinite won't bead anymore

I have had much more joy with lots of other waxes but was very underwhelmed by this.

Sorry
I hit the wrong key
QS is correct.
I gave up on them, They destroyed my beading.
Perfection is good for shine but I did a test on my car. Stripped it and sealed it up with Fusso x 2 coats.
Following week wash I observed beading from the rain and was superb
Following week after washing, I QD'd one side of the car with Perfection. watched for beading again with the rain and the side with perfection was blobs while the fusso side was beading as good as day one.

Noccy_Mondy · 09-07-2015 01:12AM

vectra wrote:

Sorry I hit the wrong key QS is correct. I gave up on them, They destroyed my beading. Perfection is good for shine but I did a test on my car. Stripped it and sealed it up with Fusso x 2 coats. Following week wash I observed beading from the rain and was superb Following week after washing, I QD'd one side of the car with Perfection. watched for beading again with the rain and the side with perfection was blobs while the fusso side was beading as good as day one.

Looks like you hit it wrong again :P

vectra · 09-07-2015 01:21AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Looks like you hit it wrong again :P

Damn you Bacardi

QD

bbari · 09-07-2015 01:39AM

vectra wrote: »

Sorry
I hit the wrong key
QS is correct.
I gave up on them, They destroyed my beading.
Perfection is good for shine but I did a test on my car. Stripped it and sealed it up with Fusso x 2 coats.
Following week wash I observed beading from the rain and was superb
Following week after washing, I QD'd one side of the car with Perfection. watched for beading again with the rain and the side with perfection was blobs while the fusso side was beading as good as day one.

Likewise, I followed Vectra's footprints, I stripped the 845, applied a coat of Soft99 Fusso and another coat of Soft99 Authentic and the shine was wet!

Having said that C845 was great for shine/beading too, these pics are when it had a coat of 845 on BARE paint, by bare I meant, nothing on it, probably surface was clean anyway as my baby was just a few weeks old at the time. :pac:
You can see a bit of shine/reflection/beading. I am not sure which one is better but Fusso is suppose to last longer (i think) but for ocd guys, it doesn't really matter as we want to keep layering

Pics with Collinte 845 on it.

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