E30 Zone

Hi all,
just a quickie..........how often do you clean/polish your e30????
i try to wash and polish my 320 at least twice a week.....

If you polish ur E30 twice a week you'll have no paint left soon your not supposed to polish cars to often.

In the summer i "WASH" mine at least once a week this time of year prehaps only once/twice a month as it gets shit up again to quickly for me to bother giving it a proper seeing to

Wash the E30 maybe a couple of times a month during the summer when its being used but not at all when its garaged over the winter - just gets put away clean.
Polished maybe a couple of times a Year.

Twice yearly if it's lucky... I'd rather my zinnobar pink car be dirty than varying shades of red (dirt hides it quite well)

Not often enough for my Cab, hardly at all with the Touring.

Haven't ever washed my E30.

hmm bout once a month but with the up and coming cold weather not that much, polished when its washed though maybe even waxed, or wash, claybar, wash, wax and polish then leather treatment inside etc so bout every 1 or 2 months when i get down to the cleaning im a bit of a freak also the chrome trim gets done including the exhaust with meguiars chrome polish that blue stuff is goooood!

I cant help cleaning my chrome exhaust trims

everytime i drive it ..

once a week normally but that'll probably change again now that its getting colder.

Oh.......i thought that by polishing axing my (autoglym super resin polish) it builds up a protective layer over the paint to repel rain/waterïaaïaaïaa

oooooooooooooooooppppss.seems like im polishing my car car a little too much then!!!!.
can anyone recommend a good wax??

burtcocain wrote:oooooooooooooooooppppss.seems like im polishing my car car a little too much then!!!!.
can anyone recommend a good wax??

I use collinite wax and i was very very happy with the results. I bought this kit so i got the UV protection with it too (always a good thing for a red car!)

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/complete- ... d_408.html

wash mine once a week, or just when it needs a clean really, i work eves/nights so it kills time in the arvos

i wash with tripple wax stuff, then i use demon shine, which is cheap as chips in asda £2 for couple of litres (£6.99 for a spray gun full in halfrauds) i stocked right up, its easyu to use fantastic stuff for a shine

i waxed it last week with simoniz canuba wax £7.99 form halfrauds, came up lovely, 1st time ive ever waxed it, il look in to more expensive products in the spring

what does claying do exactly ? £25-30 for a clay kit, is it worth it ?

I know Claying removes all the crap on the paint. Makes the paint glass smooth. Get Bilt-Hamber auto clay. You can use water spray as a lubricant.


http://www.bilthamber.com/autoclay.html

polsta wrote:wash mine once a week, or just when it needs a clean really, i work eves/nights so it kills time in the arvos

i wash with tripple wax stuff, then i use demon shine, which is cheap as chips in asda £2 for couple of litres (£6.99 for a spray gun full in halfrauds) i stocked right up, its easyu to use fantastic stuff for a shine

i waxed it last week with simoniz canuba wax £7.99 form halfrauds, came up lovely, 1st time ive ever waxed it, il look in to more expensive products in the spring

what does claying do exactly ? £25-30 for a clay kit, is it worth it ?

hey man i use meguiars clay bar kit and im happy with the results, it cost me 16.99 with the quick detailer (lubricant) and 2 clay bars, first time i done it i was impressed very impressed, so much so that my g.f was like why dont we do it to the mk5 golf and she done 1 half and i the other! really good results.

Stuff like T cut and G3 is what takes layers of your paint away bloody autoglym wont do such a thing as it has no abrasive materials in it! Pac i thought you was a valater. No wonder you didnt last long.

town325i wrote:Stuff like T cut and G3 is what takes layers of your paint away bloody autoglym wont do such a thing as it has no abrasive materials in it! Pac i thought you was a valater. No wonder you didnt last long.

Autoglym SRP is a polish and does contain abrasive materials. Just very light ones. SRP is a combined product and it contains not just a polish but cleaner and 'wax' as well.

As it a light abrasive polish then perhaps saying that it should only be used a couple times a year was a bit much but I wouldn't want to use it fortnightly on my car. Especially as there isn't any need to, so its just a waste.

If you want to keep the shine and protect your paint after washing I've been using Autoglym AquaWax. Which isn't bad at all. Its not the best out there I would imagine, but it works on my car quite well. And it has the advantage that you spray it on wet and use the cloth to wipe off and dry.

wash it down with a bucked and decent sponge with some betterware wash'n'wax & warm ish water.. rinse off with cold & apply lidl's own brand w5 carnuba wax as per its insctructions & it's good for a while. The key is waxing, it repels dirt schimples

I don't use carnuba on the wheels, just the wash'n'wax but they get cleaned about 3 times a week

I would use a wash mit and not a sponge.

im gonna give claying a go, have to wait a while for the wax to come off 1st, how will i know when thats the case and its good to clay ? as ive never waxed a car before

Blitz wrote:I would use a wash mit and not a sponge.

look too much of a ponce with a wash mit

washed when ever it needs it (daily if need be)
polished & waxed once a month, i maintain the shine by using a quick detailer (auto smart: cherry glaze) about once a week

max_crox wrote:

town325i wrote:Stuff like T cut and G3 is what takes layers of your paint away bloody autoglym wont do such a thing as it has no abrasive materials in it! Pac i thought you was a valater. No wonder you didnt last long.

Autoglym SRP is a polish and does contain abrasive materials. Just very light ones. SRP is a combined product and it contains not just a polish but cleaner and 'wax' as well.

As it a light abrasive polish then perhaps saying that it should only be used a couple times a year was a bit much but I wouldn't want to use it fortnightly on my car. Especially as there isn't any need to, so its just a waste.

If you want to keep the shine and protect your paint after washing I've been using Autoglym AquaWax. Which isn't bad at all. Its not the best out there I would imagine, but it works on my car quite well. And it has the advantage that you spray it on wet and use the cloth to wipe off and dry.

If you use it twice a week for 5 years i very much doubt you would go through your paint any where. I mopped my car 6 times since ive had it with G3 and that still hasnt got no signs going through the top coat!

every weekend without fail it gets washed..polished.waxed then buffed up ..then it gets filthy in about 10 mins...its alpine white..what more can i say?

town325i wrote:Stuff like T cut and G3 is what takes layers of your paint away bloody autoglym wont do such a thing as it has no abrasive materials in it! Pac i thought you was a valater. No wonder you didnt last long.

No one had mentioned auto glym before I made my post matey, think you need to check posts before you type.

Lots of polishes do contain abrasives, so I was just giving general advice.

You like trying to wind me up don’t you? Well it don’t work just makes me think you’re a numpty and makes you look silly.

Anyways moving on............

town325i wrote:

max_crox wrote:

town325i wrote:Stuff like T cut and G3 is what takes layers of your paint away bloody autoglym wont do such a thing as it has no abrasive materials in it! Pac i thought you was a valater. No wonder you didnt last long.

Autoglym SRP is a polish and does contain abrasive materials. Just very light ones. SRP is a combined product and it contains not just a polish but cleaner and 'wax' as well.

As it a light abrasive polish then perhaps saying that it should only be used a couple times a year was a bit much but I wouldn't want to use it fortnightly on my car. Especially as there isn't any need to, so its just a waste.

If you want to keep the shine and protect your paint after washing I've been using Autoglym AquaWax. Which isn't bad at all. Its not the best out there I would imagine, but it works on my car quite well. And it has the advantage that you spray it on wet and use the cloth to wipe off and dry.

If you use it twice a week for 5 years i very much doubt you would go through your paint any where. I mopped my car 6 times since ive had it with G3 and that still hasnt got no signs going through the top coat!

Your wrong town face it

/me saunters by whistling and idly swinging his truncheon...

at the end of the day..rubbing anything on your car is eventually going to wear it down..each to their own ..i personally like demon shine....triplewax shampoo it..wash of shampoo...and then demon shine..does the job for me

Town, Pac c'mon. stop it. I've deleted your last two posts (one each) so you can chill.








Anyway, has anyone tried Zaino AI10? It's meant to be an all in one for daily drivers.. sounds good to someone with a white E30 who lives on muddy roads....

e30mtec wrote:at the end of the day..rubbing anything on your car is eventually going to wear it down..each to their own ..i personally like demon shine....triplewax shampoo it..wash of shampoo...and then demon shine..does the job for me

This is a fair comment but its not as extream as some people keep making out on here the way they go one its like they are rubbing 80 grit flatting paper over there car every weekend.

Morat wrote:/me saunters by whistling and idly swinging his truncheon...

You offering me some bird

yeah why not use 80grit..save you a fortune on polish in the long run!!!!!!!!

e30mtec wrote:yeah why not use 80grit..save you a fortune on polish in the long run!!!!!!!!

I think you have miss understood what im trying to say.