To those who have just clayed the car, would highly recommend getting hold of some Gtechniq C2V3 - it's a spray-on sealant which gives you a fantastically glossy finish with next to no effort... spray, wipe around with a microfibre cloth, buff straight off. Can probably coat a car from start to finish in about 15 minutes.

Link: http://gtechniq.com/shop/3s-for-cars/exter...d-crystal/



The car was coated with a couple of layers of C2V3 a week ago, driven daily & quickly pressure washed yesterday (no shampoo, no snow foam, no buckets, QD etc. etc.). Done about 50 miles all in today before this photo...

You get brilliantly slick paintwork to which nothing seems to stick and the beading just has to be seen to be believed.
(there's a Youtube video featuring a BMW that's possibly worth a look... )

Looks good. I'm going to practice cleaning the car properly before trying all of this detailing stuff.

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Don't get too hung up on the detail (no pun intended!!) - just get a couple of buckets, some decent car shampoo, a good wash mitt & drying towels along with plenty of microfibre cloths and give it a go

Also well worth having a read of this over on Detailing World: http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=4637

Thanks for that! Everyone has been very helpful on the "tips on car cleaning thread" too.

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No worries - enjoy & good luck!

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I'll polish it first thing in the morning - never knew that peg leg
Thanks for the tip

Don't forget also wax or sealant. Polish alone still leaves the paint unprotected  Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

May sound silly to a few on here, but I thought seeing as the car came out so well with the clay I decided to do my house windows
Looks like there ain't any glass in em there so clean  BETTER looking half of the famous Twinlanders
The wanna be other half - http://www.freel2.com/forum/member-carriec.html

Sounds like a good idea! But I would rather pay some Eastern Europeans to clean my windows for me. I just washed SWIMBOs A3 and I was quite impressed. I will get better.

I tend to clay the car's glass before applying a sealant, but must admit have never tried the house windows...
May just have to give it a try

Your be amazed- I'm sitting in my front room now and looking out of the window and it honestly looks like there ain't no glass in the PVC frames

Also do my glass on the car comes out a treat BETTER looking half of the famous Twinlanders
The wanna be other half - http://www.freel2.com/forum/member-carriec.html

What did you wash SWIMBOs A3 with Chris BETTER looking half of the famous Twinlanders
The wanna be other half - http://www.freel2.com/forum/member-carriec.html

Sounds good to me - a job for next weekend!

Seeing as claying worked so well on my house windows
I thought ill do my en-suite

Did the splash back tiles and floor, worked a treat

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Wow I'm stunned, that stuff is better than pretty much every household cleaner on the market. I'll have to buy some. Joanne

Freelander 1.8 Petrol XEi Jan 1998 - 2004
Freelander 2 (MY13) SD4 Auto XS (Mauritius Blue) - May 2013 onwards

I'd be terrified of claying floor tiles, I know how glassy smooth it makes stuff. Would be sliding all over the place!