cleaning

What do people recommend on how to clean a TDi engine bay? I've got HID's and ballasts floating around, so I'm not sure if a steam clean is the answer. Any other ideas?:confused:

Guys, This may seem a bit weird, by my Cupra TDI has the twin pipe, with the shiny chrome, (i think), ends. What can I use to restore these to shiny can see face in clean, and not the dull after the exhaust rubbish hits them. Cheers.

Hi there, has anyone ever used a steam cleaner to take tar spots and brake dust off alloys. my alloys are heavily loaded on the inside, gonna take some elbow grease to shift it. Is using Mr. Muscle ok? Any idea's are appreciated.... Rosupra.

As my birthday is nearly here im going to have some spare cash, so i want to buy a whole load of detailing products, can anyone suggest a good shampoo, Clay,Polish,Wax and any other items i would need like mitts and towels. My car is silver so i want the best finish i can get for my money , im...

Wanted to ask an open question about this as im not sure how to really go about it. I know you "can" jetwash your engine but the whole water and live electrics thing puts me right off. The engine is clean enough, but its near on impossible to clean the sides of the bay etc, the nooks and...

Hi, What do people use to clean calipers? I have some Red AP racing calipers, but which now have some black marks of break dust etc which wont come off. Ive tried alloy wheel cleaner, not stronger enough. Then I tried alchohol based solvent cleaner, but that was too strong, as some...

Hi all, I have two foam applicator pads which ive used to add wax to the car. These have gone a bit hard (build up of the wax) I put one in the washing machine, but its now missing a few small chunks from the face of it... how can I clean them effectively? :)

Just a quickie, whats the best way to clean these or is is just as easy to replace them? muchas thankyouess

Hi folks as some of you have probably noticed I'm all very new to this seat thing. my ibza is released on the 2nd of June :D. In preperation of this there are a few things I'm obviously going to want/need and your the folks who know (or so i assume :O). My shopping list so far is: A...

I got some wax on my black on my Mk4 Ibiza and even though the wax instructions said it wouldn't matter (swissol) it did. Anyway read about peanut butter working well and tried it and it really does work a treat!

after useing meguiars stuff for some time wanted a change, so had a look on the net and come up with some new items cant wait to try them out......

I'm worried this is a daft question (which usually means it is). The roof lining in my car is extremely dirty on one side (drivers side). I've got some upholstery cleaner from Halfrauds which I was going to use but I'm concerned that the lining, due to being made out of cardboard, is going...

A friend has just bought a westfield and needs to know what to clean it with? Should he just use normal car wash, ie megs gold class or similar? Is normal wax ok to use on the grp body? Thanks

HI All gunna service the DV tomorrow but want to clean the carbonio kit as have not really looked at it since i have bought the car I believe the filter is the same as a green panel like filter (all be it a cone shape though)? Can i use the standard green filter cleaning stuff? need to...

got a question for all of you, what does every one use to clean the seats? the amount of marks i have on the front seats is bad. :cry:

i have a ibiza sport with jet black seats - however i noticed that the front 2 seats driver n passenger appear to be fading, its 05 and done 20k so they shouldnt fade should they ? when i clean them they seem to be ok but when thyey dry they look a state i think i need to shampoo them - ive hadt...

After a winter of collecting salt & road grime, my Forge FMIC is looking a bit minging :( First question, can it be cleaned with the bumper on (does the centre grille pop out?) or is it a bumper off job? (It's an LCR by the way... if that makes any difference? :shrug: ) Secondly, what's...

Hi all, Planning a detailing session over the bank holiday! In preperation please can someone in the know advise on the CORRECT procedure for washing the following (temp/product/how often - after each use?): Megs (non Lambswool) Microfibre Washmits. Megs Ultra Plush Super Terry Towel...

To all those running Superleggera's: How do you go about cleaning you alloys. I've noticed over the last few weeks that dust / grime / tar etc etc is embedding itself in my lovely wheels and want to know how you guys go about making them look like new? I've recently bought some Meguiars...

Thinking about giving the engine a clean as its rather messy in there after 50 000 miles anyway, I hear the best way is to use the Autoglym stuff, and lock it in with a sealer. Iv also heard hosing it helps a lot 2 after getting the engine warm. What would I need to cover if I was to hose the...