I'm collecting my twingo next week. Its a year old tomorrow. The paint work looks like new and the dealership will be putting a protective coat on it. So I need a dummies guide to keeping it spotless without damanging the paint. I've used autoglym products before on other older cars. I was planning on washing it weekly. So when to I polish and wax it? What product do I use? How long will this protective coat last? Sorry for all the questions.
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First of welcome to the club. You'll find that you'll get a mixed view on what products to use as it will all be down to personal opinion. I've started using autoglym super resin polish which I like as its easy to apply and remove and lasts for quiet a while. I've also used dodo juice super resin polish and purple haze hard wax which are good products. This is my opinion and others who are more heavily into detailing will help you out soon enough.
jra3d
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Welcome along
I'm an autoglym fella myself. Find it all works well and have no complaints. Don't need much else but im sure as David says the detail crazy mob will be here soon.... Que maggi!!
I'm an autoglym fella myself. Find it all works well and have no complaints. Don't need much else but im sure as David says the detail crazy mob will be here soon.... Que maggi!!
singlespeed
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Welcome 
Two buckets, a decent wash mitt and shampoo would be a good start. Idealy with a grit guard to minimize the chance of gritt getting back onto the paint
https://www.twingo133.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1704
Theres loads of good waxes/sealants and polished about. AG stuff is readily avaliable in most towns and works quite well for the price. Dodo Juice is also popular, but isn't as readily avaliable but Monster Detail on here gets good praise for his customer service.
Which protective coating are they applying and, how well are they applying it??? as that may influence what Maggi/Alex mention
Two buckets, a decent wash mitt and shampoo would be a good start. Idealy with a grit guard to minimize the chance of gritt getting back onto the paint
https://www.twingo133.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1704
Theres loads of good waxes/sealants and polished about. AG stuff is readily avaliable in most towns and works quite well for the price. Dodo Juice is also popular, but isn't as readily avaliable but Monster Detail on here gets good praise for his customer service.
Which protective coating are they applying and, how well are they applying it??? as that may influence what Maggi/Alex mention
Thanks all.
Two buckets makes total sence, never thaught of that. And the grit guard is great also.
So what's a good wash mitt? I've seen soft mitts around and also sheepskin mitts.
I already have autoglym bodywork shampoo and the clean wheels, so need to get the rest.
This dodo stuff is it natural?
Two buckets makes total sence, never thaught of that. And the grit guard is great also.
So what's a good wash mitt? I've seen soft mitts around and also sheepskin mitts.
I already have autoglym bodywork shampoo and the clean wheels, so need to get the rest.
This dodo stuff is it natural?
Jjay
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Dodo juice born to be mild is brilliant to use on a waxed/ sealed paint job. It is ph neutral and very good. The two bucket method is a must, grit gaurd is brilliant must add. Polish wise you will be good with AG SRP, always a great start, I still use it now! To remove aby swirling I use menzerna mf2500, then SRP, finished with brightmax high gloss polymer wax. Reasonably priced and not too hard to get hold of for basics. Hope that's some more help tbh.
singlespeed
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A Micro Fiber mitt with a deep pile or a Sheep skin mitt would both be fine. A MF is probably easier to care for and will still do a good job of pulling dirt away from the surface. Just replace it in the future, if it starts to feel course or gets bits trapped in that can't be removed...twinee":1fdsm56v said:
Car pro wash mitt is the best I've used. Very light and easy to use compared to the overly cumbersome dodo equivalent.
Nothing wrong with autoglym products. Super resin polish followed by extra gloss protection is a fantastic combo, and the more effort you put in the better the results. Being thorough certainly makes more f a difference than having fancy products.
If you already have super resin polish I wouldn't rush out and purchase the new variant. I don't like it compared to the old one, although there's very little difference and I can't really add any weight to that preference at all.
You could look at their hd wax too, but it is far too expensive from the regular sources. If found cheap its not bad.
Otherwise just set a budget, and don't spend a penny more and do not be tempted by the next best thing you may read about on the Internet, particularly detailing world. Products don't jjst stop being good, but they do fall off the radar rather quickly, the autoglym products having suffered that.
I've spent £thousands on products, then sold most and kept one of each type of product and there's no real difference between a wax costing £20 or one costing £2000 beyond marketing and ease of use
Nothing wrong with autoglym products. Super resin polish followed by extra gloss protection is a fantastic combo, and the more effort you put in the better the results. Being thorough certainly makes more f a difference than having fancy products.
If you already have super resin polish I wouldn't rush out and purchase the new variant. I don't like it compared to the old one, although there's very little difference and I can't really add any weight to that preference at all.
You could look at their hd wax too, but it is far too expensive from the regular sources. If found cheap its not bad.
Otherwise just set a budget, and don't spend a penny more and do not be tempted by the next best thing you may read about on the Internet, particularly detailing world. Products don't jjst stop being good, but they do fall off the radar rather quickly, the autoglym products having suffered that.
I've spent £thousands on products, then sold most and kept one of each type of product and there's no real difference between a wax costing £20 or one costing £2000 beyond marketing and ease of use
Monster Detail
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The only Dodo Juice mitts that could be considered cumbersome are the Wookie and Yeti. They were designed to be this way and are very popular as a result.
We stock the Dodo Juice Tribble Mitt, which is just a very high quality 'normal' wash mitt.
There are also some Dodo Juice sponges available, for those who don't want to have to maintain a sheepskin wash mitt or just prefer using a sponge (these ones don't inflict swirl marks, if used properly) - Dodo Juice Captain Canoodle, Supernatural Sponge and Basics of Bling Wash Sponge.
We stock the Dodo Juice Tribble Mitt, which is just a very high quality 'normal' wash mitt.
There are also some Dodo Juice sponges available, for those who don't want to have to maintain a sheepskin wash mitt or just prefer using a sponge (these ones don't inflict swirl marks, if used properly) - Dodo Juice Captain Canoodle, Supernatural Sponge and Basics of Bling Wash Sponge.
waitey
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Gareth":3shfn2jv said:
I heard washing up liquid and cold water works a treat!
Nothing wrong with washing up liquid at all... it has it's purpose. But once again... forum chit chat (aka bull) leads everyone to believe it's the devil...!
It's not gonna work as a weekly wash but to strip back it's very good.
It's not gonna work as a weekly wash but to strip back it's very good.
Just taken my autoglym shampoo and sponge back and brought meguiars tyre gel and a halfords own 2 in 1 microfibre wash pad (seems ok) as I like the sound of the dodo shampoo, think I have found a local skockist. Gona go tomorrow.
Ok, so I've been shopping. Here is what I have brought.
Car-pride alloy wheel brush
Car-pride tyre brush
Halfords microfibre wash pad
Car-pride super soaker cloth
Deslinalion chenille polish mitt
Triplewax polish applicator pad
Microfibre dishcloths
AG autofresh
AG clean wheels
AG SRP
Zymol natural auto wash
Meguiars tyre gel
Dodo supernatural polish
Some of the cleaning cloths etc I will replace with better ones later, but does it all sound ok to start. Or is there anything you would take back or not use?
Car-pride alloy wheel brush
Car-pride tyre brush
Halfords microfibre wash pad
Car-pride super soaker cloth
Deslinalion chenille polish mitt
Triplewax polish applicator pad
Microfibre dishcloths
AG autofresh
AG clean wheels
AG SRP
Zymol natural auto wash
Meguiars tyre gel
Dodo supernatural polish
Some of the cleaning cloths etc I will replace with better ones later, but does it all sound ok to start. Or is there anything you would take back or not use?
singlespeed
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Sheepskin mitt is also good at getting a horse's coat nice and shiney
waitey
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I'd add one of these
https://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductMobileDisplay?catalogId=10151&storeId=10001&productId=776809&categoryId=255238&langId=-1
Makes drying the car a hell of a lot easier
https://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductMobileDisplay?catalogId=10151&storeId=10001&productId=776809&categoryId=255238&langId=-1
Makes drying the car a hell of a lot easier
singlespeed
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^^ Corrected that for you :?waitey":22me1hp6 said:
Personaly, I'd prefer to leave it wet than use a blade. A microfiber drying towel would be my choice.