Water Blades are a NO NO...One speck of grit and you drag it across your lovely car causing long scratches.
Just use old towels (but not your other halfs bath towels)
Really, why not? I'm certainly not going to use mine!
I'd love to take Cheshire's approach, but I find that if I start on the GT by the time I'm half way there it's either
a) Too bloody hot and everything dries instantly
b) raining.
I'd love a shaded car port
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Thanks for the further replies. I've sent an email to sportscarprotection, and am slowly building up a wish list of products I need to buy... It's looking like it will be expensive initially, but then again, putting 3 cars through the local hand car wash would cost me £50+ a week, so it will payback eventually.
Do any of you have views on pressure washers and snow foam lances? From a bit of research it appears Kranzle are the best pressure washers, but are very expensive. I'm guessing I may be more of a Karcher or Nilfisk type of guy...
Indeed Jon, what Peter (Safrane) says is true, treat it to a proper detailing and even a 'paint correction' in the right hands it will transform the car to better than new. Don't know where you are in the world but have a chat with Dave Bowerman at Sportscar Protection to get an idea what you are letting yourself in for. I have been known to offer master classes at various SM events but I have also been known to lead convoys up gravel roads!!!!
Thanks all, much appreciated (and special thanks to Cheshire for such a comprehensive answer)
3/4s of my car is covered in PPF, and one of the things on my list now that I've bought a little run around is to get the car booked in to a decent detailer who can take off the PPF, and replace it with a really high quality crystal protection... Once I've done this, I'm hoping I can gradually learn to keep it looking slick and span on my own...
If your going down the do it yourself detailing route then PM me and i can give you a run down of what you will need. A decent DA and 3 stage polish kit can be had for around £150 if you know where to get them from.
In addition to your choice of shampoo and wax or sealant then you will need a wash mitt clay bar for small details and intricate areas and a farclay clay mitt for the main body of the car. Much faster than claying the whole car and just as effective.
Snow foam and other bits and pieces can be added later.
Halfords usually have a 3 for 2 offer on so you could get a clay mitt, meguires gold shampoo and say Nxt exhaust polish or a decent fluffy wash mitt for £20.
£350 and you can have a good DA, Polish, wax, pressure machine, snow foam........just need 3 days to get to this point.
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