Cleaning Flash Red Cupra!?!?!

[Ralph007]

Ok so i posted this in MK3 Ibiza forum as didin't realise there was a specific forum which is great!!!!!

Ok so i have a Flash red cupra, red being a nightmare colour to keep looking real smart. Up until now i have been a wash and Autoglym polish type of man but i am starting to want a bit more.

I would really love to get that deep glass like shine on my car but don't know where to start. I use Meguiars car shampoo which seems good and a lot of people rave about meguiars but when i went to my local shop the range of waxes, polish, bars, etc etc etc was completely confusing !!!

Can anyone suggest a good cleaning regime without paying £200 for a tub of wax!!! I am sure there are some of you guys out there with a real good knowledge of detailing etc - any pictures of flash red cupras would be welcomed so i can see what i will acheive by usig certain products.

Couple of the guys have suggested washing car twice as normal.

Then Meguiars Clay bar - covering the whole car and leaving on for 10 minutes.

After this then using Autoglym synthetic gloss for the glass like shine.

Any observations on this??

Cheers guys

Ralph

 

[FinerDetails]

do a search on clay bars, you dont leave on, its a cleaning process

wash
clay
paint cleaner (eg megs stage one)
AG SRP
a good wax (eg poorboys nattys blue for your car colour).

total cost about £30 max.

 

[Ralph007]

Cheers finerdetails

Thats helpful when you refer to paint cleaner and in this instance Megs stage one what exactly is this??

What does AG SRP stand for??

And i am guessing Poorboys is the make of the polish??

Sorry for the questions but want to order a load of stuff in to clean the car on the weekend.

Cheers

Ralph

 

[Ralph007]

Worked it out having found a good on-line shop that stocked it all.

Everything ordered so weather permitting a busy weekend ahead!!!

Cheers

Ralph

 

[FinerDetails]

cool, have fun! and dont forget before and after pics!

 

[Tallpaul]

Without wanting to sound patronising, your method of applying and removing these products (ie Technique and cloths/pads) is as important as the choice of products themselves.

Have a search or feel free to ask further questions, the last thing you wanna do is get all the right gear then make a hash of the finish.

If you've already stocked up on micro-fibres and applicator pads then ignore me and get polishing

 

[Ralph007]

Cheers finerdetails - will get some pics posted once done.

Tallpaul - no fair comment mate not patronising at all, got me microfibres need to get some applicator pads though.

Any tips on applying/removing??

Having only ever been an autoglym 'quick polish all round' man i have an 'on' and an 'off' cloth!!! Any particular process/style of applying and removing??

Ralph

 

[Dan.Payne]

I got great results for GTI Inters

Wash with Megs Nxt Tech Car wash
Megs Clay bar all over
Washed again
Polished with Auto Glym ultra deep shine
waxed with Nxt Tech Wax

Can any one recomed products/steps for flash red would be very appreciated?

 

[__B3NNY__]

Worked it out having found a good on-line shop that stocked it all.

Everything ordered so weather permitting a busy weekend ahead!!!

Cheers

Ralph

What online shop did you use mate?

Cheers.

 

[markupra]

I've got red and the Meg's NXT tech wax brings it up great! To be honest though I find red a really easy colour to maintain compared to other colours especially black, and it looks fantastic when clean.

 

[Ralph007]

It was www.valet-store.co.uk - sell everything and amazing to deal with, simple and real quick delivery!!!!

Have a look.

Ralph

 

[__B3NNY__]

It was www.valet-store.co.uk - sell everything and amazing to deal with, simple and real quick delivery!!!!

Have a look.

Ralph

Wickid mate cheers, Shame i just orderd aload of stuff from the states lol typical worked out very cheap tho and postage was only $10.95, but think i will use this site in future prefere to deal with some one on the mainland.

Cheers.

 

[Ralph007]

Its always the way - but next time you need summat take a look they have LOADS of stuff from most manufacturers.

Ralph

 

[__B3NNY__]

I took a look at the site vey impressed indeed like you said stocks pretty much everything at very reasonable price`s cheers.

 

[Ralph007]

Well thanks to all the help and advice from you guys i gave it a good old go and here are the results.

See what you think - i was well pleased but it did take an age putting everything on then buffing it all of , looked mint for all of 2 days until it rained but guessing washing it well get easier and similar results the more i build it up????

Before

After

Couple of others -

Cheers

Ralph

 

[__B3NNY__]

Looking good mate nice one.... still waiting for my products to arrive! Grrrr Arghhhh what with the tow bar!!!

 

[daniel_owen_uk]

Looking good mate nice one.... still waiting for my products to arrive! Grrrr Arghhhh what with the tow bar!!!

It's for towing stuff

Joking aside nice job on the car m8, looks great.

 

[Ralph007]

Cheers guys - i don't profess to be an expert detailer now by any means but pleased with the results and amazed at how much c*ap came off particularly with the clay bar!!!!

Tow bar is for my jet-ski!!!!!

Cheers

Ralph

 

[FinerDetails]

great job Ralph, well done!

 

[Cowie]

nice results mate