RRUK wrote:

Personally IMHO I think it's a gimmick.

You can't beat a proper 3 bucket lambswool mitt wash by hand.

I've tried all sorts of things over the years and nothing beats some elbow grease

dan_uk_1984 wrote:

It looks good, and is fun to apply. If only it smelt good then it would be a sensory extravaganza.

It's no good for dirt that is "stuck on" although it will loosen it. It will remove dust and dirt that has settled in the car, but I've found that's about it.

You can stick a little car shampoo in the bottle too if you like and mess with the mix until you have convinced yourself it's working!

D

what snow foam 'lance' are you using?

as for 'smells' well, you could use a citrus foam?

mind you i'm not one for 'getting off' on smelling car wash products? - but each to their own as they say

Nick h,

Alternative opinions always welcome on this forum.

I don't use the grit gaurd as I prefer to use my hands to clear out the mitt each panel/dunk, I can then feel for anything nasty in the pile rather than rely on a piece of plastic in the bucket to do it for me. However, there's rarely anything nasty in the mitt as I'd never go over the car with the mitt until I had rinsed off the majority of the dirt.

I use a combination of a fake chammy, which glides across the paint and an absorbent microfibre towel first, real chammy I only use on glass for a nice smear free finish.

The use of a DAP is up to the individual, I've never had to mask off the trims to avoid them, I have a steady hand and in all the years I've used one and all the cars I've done, not had any problem. If there is a bit of run-off onto a rubber, well, I just clean the rubber . I treat all the trims at the very end anyway as final part of the detailing.

I know that Meguiars sell some other products aimed at the trade, however the ones I buy do the job very well, and I've never had anyone complain at the standard of the finish and have only had people (even at Dealers where they know more of the tricks of the trade and the people that use them) tell me how well looked after my cars have been.

I think I spend long enough detailing cars, additional steps like masking off etc is a step too far for me, I'll stick with what I'm good at I am afterall, just someone at home doing it for my own benefit, it's not my job and thank god it isn't, I couldn't do that day in day out! Discovery 4 HSE
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I've been using Magifoam for the last few months after switching from Elite Car Care's own brand stuff which I didn't rate. The Magifoam by itself, (1-2" then topped up with warm water) gives a nice thick foam which can last for up to half an hour, also there's enough to do the RR, my LWB Vivaro, an Astra van and a Golf.

In fact, I haven't hand washed the RR & Vivaro in over 2 months, I find that the snow foam does a good enough job not to warrant it.

I simply rinse it off with the jet wash then when wet, spray on some Megs last touch then pat dry with a drying towel. 2006 Mercedes CLS
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I think it's great to find out all the different ways we clean and detail our cars.

Everyone wants different results and it can all depend on other family committments and time, so you do what you can do.

Mine get's a fairly tough life so I tend to go overboard on the time I spend detailing and what I do, I'd rather not wash it for a few weeks for example than spray on snowfoam and rinse off, but that's not to say i think it's wrong in any way.

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I think I will try the suggestion to not wet the car first and see if the foam will sit for longer before rinsing CURRENT : FFRR 2012 4.4 TDV8
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the foam i use is from ebayer 'racquel10' - company Auto Rae-Chem

i use the unscented one as i find it best

i buy in 25l barrels as its far cheaper that way

if anyone wants a 0.5l bottle to try i'll supply it free if you pay the post