Well I'd being promising my mum I'd wash her car I finally got round to it today. I told her that I'd rather let it get dirty for a while than have it go through a car wash.
So after a good couple of months with nothing but a layer of Collinite 845 wax for protection, the car got a much needed wash. I tend to use the off the shelf products on other people's cars as they work generally just as well and are easily available, plus a fair bit cheaper!
Got my gear together, Karcher pressure washer and vacuum, two buckets and a selection of Autoglym products.
First up was the interior, no luckily I bought her these floor protectors from Halfords so even after two months without a vacuum there wasn't much to do.
I gave all the plastics a once over with Autoglym Vinyl & Rubber care then vacuumed the carpets and seats.
Now for the outside. Now luckily my mum doesn't do many miles but as you can imagine with all the nasty winter weather it was pretty nasty.
Gave the wheels a spray with some Autoglym Clean Wheels and left that to dwell for a few minutes. Once rinsed with the pressure washer they came up almost clean.
Then foamed the car with Valet Pro PH neutral snow foam and left to dwell. Once pre-rinsed, the car was washed using a Meguiars Microfibre wash mitt and Autoglym Bodywork Shampoo. Wheels were then washed with a separate mitt and again with the same shampoo.
The car was then rinsed and bodywork dried using two fluffy drying towels, all glass was dried using a Meguiars Water Magnet. Glass was then cleaned using Autoglym Glass cleaner. Bodywork was wiped over with Meguairs Quik Detailer.
Also was good to use my new 'detailing bay' aka the new driveway. Fits a couple of Twingos on there quite nicely!
So after a good couple of months with nothing but a layer of Collinite 845 wax for protection, the car got a much needed wash. I tend to use the off the shelf products on other people's cars as they work generally just as well and are easily available, plus a fair bit cheaper!
Got my gear together, Karcher pressure washer and vacuum, two buckets and a selection of Autoglym products.
First up was the interior, no luckily I bought her these floor protectors from Halfords so even after two months without a vacuum there wasn't much to do.
I gave all the plastics a once over with Autoglym Vinyl & Rubber care then vacuumed the carpets and seats.
Now for the outside. Now luckily my mum doesn't do many miles but as you can imagine with all the nasty winter weather it was pretty nasty.
Gave the wheels a spray with some Autoglym Clean Wheels and left that to dwell for a few minutes. Once rinsed with the pressure washer they came up almost clean.
Then foamed the car with Valet Pro PH neutral snow foam and left to dwell. Once pre-rinsed, the car was washed using a Meguiars Microfibre wash mitt and Autoglym Bodywork Shampoo. Wheels were then washed with a separate mitt and again with the same shampoo.
The car was then rinsed and bodywork dried using two fluffy drying towels, all glass was dried using a Meguiars Water Magnet. Glass was then cleaned using Autoglym Glass cleaner. Bodywork was wiped over with Meguairs Quik Detailer.
Also was good to use my new 'detailing bay' aka the new driveway. Fits a couple of Twingos on there quite nicely!
