As madmaxx said, takes a few hours of a weekend to begin with but removing the dirt from a nice protected surface is easy the next time as you're taking off dirt and the last stage product instead of taking the dirt off the paint surface, quick detailer for a top up every couple of weeks and a major clean when you can be bothered keeps things nice and I always use rainx on the windows because the rain beading up and rolling off really does help visibility a lot and it looks cool too.

Just give it a go sometime Bri, I'm sure someone will be nearby who could lend a few drops of wash, polish and wax/gloss, give it a go mate we'll convert you yet

Bri, you could pop up here sometime when the weather is nicer and i'll give you a had cleaning it up

My latest purchase, this is just designed as a really quick easy way to get a layer of wax/protection on the paint right after washing the car.

The idea is that i can still keep protection on the car during the winter months when the weather is really bad and you don't have time to wax a car properly.

With this, i'll just wash, rinse, dry (15 mins?) and then you just spray the wax on, and instantly wipe it off with a MF cloth, can wax the whole car in under 5 mins.

Duragloss 951 Aqua Wax (background is my freshly sprayed sunroof (dusty) and spoiler.

Just found that, forgot I even hade it lol

Never tried Blitz yet, isnt it still quick to apply and buff off?

I'm not sure, Blitz was one of the products i was going to try for this very reason, but no one really seemed to have much experience with it in this respect.
I don't know why, but i also got the impression it wasn't immediate wipe off, therefore, not fitting the requirement i had for being very quick and easy for winter use.

Whilst i think on, this seems to be the thread for new bits bought for detailing, so here are the items i got just recently.




From left to right.
* New spray bottle to mix the * Bilberry Safe Wheel cleaner with some * FK anti-bacterial de-odouriser sitting atop a can of * FK1000P sealant.


From left to right.
* Grit-Guard for sitting in the bottom of the bucket, you can wipe your washmitt on it and stop the dirt from swilling round and getting back on your clean paintwork, scratching it.
* EZ-Brush, special coated Nylex bristles and fully protected pointy stick, used for cleaning alloy wheels with tight gaps without damaging the finish.
* Pump insert for gallon bottles, this one is for my snow foam and the other came with the de-odour stuff.



Surprise of the day, the EZ-Brush, i knew it would be useful for cleaning between my spoked alloys, but i didn't realise just how good it would be.
I've cleaned all of my wheels, including the hard to reach inside part where i never normally get to clean, and it looks excellent

Second unexpected useful thing, the gritguard.
I can never be bothered using the two bucket method, i'm quite capable of making sure i waggle the washmitt around enough to get the dirt off it in the top of the bucket.
Makes you wonder why i bought a grit guard....
But, as it turns out, i no longer have to waggle the washmitt around, i just wipe once on the gritguard and it's baffles keep the crappy water at the bottom, giving me clean water for the whole wash.

Liked how easu the Bilberry wheel cleaner worked, literal spray on and wash off, but i did go over them again when i used the EZ brush because there were parts i'd never washed before.
Smelled pretty good, but it was windy and i couldn't smell it much

Best smell of the day had to be the Megs window cleaner i finished up with, never smelled window cleaner quite like this before, curiously addictive

am more of a zymol fan or mothers myself but goner try chemicalguys stuff out see what they are like

I'll be honest, i rarely see Zymol stuff mentioned in the "circles" at all, much like never really seeing things like Turtle wax mentioned either.

It doesn't seem to be a brand thing either, people will use a healthy mix of a lot of different brands to get the most suitable or best of type they can.

If you have different product types you want to try or need, just say and i'll give you some good options for each.

As mentioned in a previous post, if you want a quick fix user friendly wax, use Autoglyms Aqua wax.

Simply wash & rinse car, then spray on Aqua wax, rub into bodywork with a microfibre cloth, then buff to a shine after.

Best thing about this product is you eliminate/skip the drying process

Not seen the AG aquawax rated, but i've just got some Duragloss 951 Aquawax to use as a top up wax between washes on top of a proper wax.

You can use them on the car right after rinsing, then dry the car normally, but you'd need to dry with a towel you wash thoroughly afterwards or with MF towels.

I find that a pain, but will happily use it after toweling the car down first, easier to see where i've applied it too.

Yeah i did a bit more digging, seems that Zymol are a bunch of tards and sue people for using their name, an elitist clucb if you will.
Apparently the real stuff is quite good, but stupidly expensive.

Lol, indeed, i saw your post on DW

Well, that's how it seems to be Stan, but in my search, some other alternatives did come up.

Optimum car wax, spray wax, easy on/off, lasts a long time, seems to be easily the same as the blitz.