Cleaning a titanium......

[ESCOBAR]

What would you peeps use to clean your titanium - bare in mind that I dont want to spend loads of money cos essentially a clean car is a clean car.

At the moment I use that Turtle Wax Extreme Wash & Wax it is very good but what other products can you use on a titanium metallic finish ? and do they make any difference ?

Theres just too many products out there for me to know whats going on - wax / gloss / you name it...............



thanks in advance

 

[Karen]

I just found when I had a silver car, I needed lots of tar remover as all the black spots seemed to be breeding along the bottom...

 

[182_blue]

depends on how much work you want to do

 

[Rich]

Autoglym Super Resin, Extra Gloss and topped with P21s Carnuba Wax is a great combo on silver.

 

[ESCOBAR]

yeh, plenty of those black tar spots (fkers) Hows best to get tem off ? a little bit of white spirits then rinse ?

 

[Brazo]

I would try thr the autoglym twins, nice and easy for you as you can buy it halfords

Here is a mini masterclass!


Clean and clay the car any shampoo will do and you can buy meguirs quik clay from halfords.

Apply with a foam polishing pad the Autoglym Super resin polish. This is a cleaner wax (technically its acrylic) and will both clean, polish and protect your paintwork. Do one panel at a time and WOWI (wipe on and work in). Wipe off with 100% cotton towel or a microfibre wipe.

Once complete apply an ultra thin and I mean ultra thin layer of the Extragloss all over the car with a microfibre applicator or wipe. Foam pad not advised as layer may be too thick. Leave this Extra gloss to cure for an hour and then wipe off again with above towels but a clean one. Repeat the extra gloss after 24 hours and then again after another 24 hours. This product is WOWO (wipe on wipe off)

This layering is not essential but it is said that 3 coats will really bling the car maybe even too much as some then like to add a caranuba wax topper to add some depth and tone the shine down a little. PS it sounds like an arse but this will protect your car for ages.

[Edited by brazo on 24 March 2005 at 10:15am]

 

[Rich]

Autoglym Tar remover will sort the tar spots for you, I usually do this stage while washing.

 

[ESCOBAR]

Thanks for all the help peeps

 

[® Andy]

Quote: Originally posted by brazo on 24 March 2005


I would try thr the autoglym twins, nice and easy for you as you can buy it halfords

Here is a mini masterclass!


Clean and clay the car any shampoo will do and you can buy meguirs quik clay from halfords.

Apply with a foam polishing pad the Autoglym Super resin polish. This is a cleaner wax (technically its acrylic) and will both clean, polish and protect your paintwork. Do one panel at a time and WOWI (wipe on and work in). Wipe off with 100% cotton towel or a microfibre wipe.

Once complete apply an ultra thin and I mean ultra thin layer of the Extragloss all over the car with a microfibre applicator or wipe. Foam pad not advised as layer may be too thick. Leave this Extra gloss to cure for an hour and then wipe off again with above towels but a clean one. Repeat the extra gloss after 24 hours and receive divorce papers and wave bye-bye to kids one last time and then again after another 24 hours. This product is WOWO (wipe on wipe off)

This layering is not essential but it is said that 3 coats will really bling the car maybe even too much as some then like to add a caranuba wax topper to add some depth and tone the shine down a little. PS it sounds like an arse but this will protect your car for ages.

[Edited by brazo on 24 March 2005 at 10:15am]

Missed a step above ----^


[Edited by Andy D on 24 March 2005 at 12:33pm]

 

[Toypop]

LMFAO! I cant believe you lot would spend so much time polishing a titanium! I just wash mine in Autoglym shampoo and chamois it off and thats it!

Thats why I bought a titanium!


I tried Super Resin/Meguiars etc on one half of the bonnet not long after I got the car and no one could guess which side of the bonnet I had done.

Not worried about how good it will look in ten years time, most people here only keep their cars a year or two it seems and mine will go after three years. The risk of accidental swirls and scratches from polishing far out weighs the imperceptable benefits.


Now a black gold or arctic blue is a different matter...

 

[Sawa]

Quote: Originally posted by brazo on 24 March 2005


I would try thr the autoglym twins, nice and easy for you as you can buy it halfords

Here is a mini masterclass!


Clean and clay the car any shampoo will do and you can buy meguirs quik clay from halfords.

Apply with a foam polishing pad the Autoglym Super resin polish. This is a cleaner wax (technically its acrylic) and will both clean, polish and protect your paintwork. Do one panel at a time and WOWI (wipe on and work in). Wipe off with 100% cotton towel or a microfibre wipe.

Once complete apply an ultra thin and I mean ultra thin layer of the Extragloss all over the car with a microfibre applicator or wipe. Foam pad not advised as layer may be too thick. Leave this Extra gloss to cure for an hour and then wipe off again with above towels but a clean one. Repeat the extra gloss after 24 hours and then again after another 24 hours. This product is WOWO (wipe on wipe off)

This layering is not essential but it is said that 3 coats will really bling the car maybe even too much as some then like to add a caranuba wax topper to add some depth and tone the shine down a little. PS it sounds like an arse but this will protect your car for ages.

[Edited by brazo on 24 March 2005 at 10:15am]

Wanna put this theory to the test?!?! Can provide the car!

 

[Brazo]

^^^Hmmmmmm if it was iceberg silver I would say yes straightaway

 

[Banner]

GOT TO AGREE WITH TOYPOP........

THATS EXACTLY WHY I GOT TITANIUM.

NO MORE BLACK CARS FOR ME.

 

[Clare]

I went from a silver car, to a dark blue car.

My next car will definitely be silver! Dark colours show every single mark/swirl/scratch! and they show dirt more easily!

 

[Toypop]

Yeah I had two platinum Clios then went to a black Vectra....

I had to do Brazos mini masterclass every single time I washed the car otherwise it looked brown, smudged and swirled! Washing the car was an eight hour job! After a few days or one rain shower it was back to brown again!


Going back to Titanium is such a relief.

 

[Munson]

<----- first worst colour for tar spots

 

[Clare]

I suppose its hard to notice the tar spots on a dark coloured car.. only good thing about them

 

[Rich]

Hides tar, shame about the swirls!

 

[Liam]

Quote: Originally posted by brazo on 24 March 2005


I would try thr the autoglym twins, nice and easy for you as you can buy it halfords

Here is a mini masterclass!


Clean and clay the car any shampoo will do and you can buy meguirs quik clay from halfords.

Apply with a foam polishing pad the Autoglym Super resin polish. This is a cleaner wax (technically its acrylic) and will both clean, polish and protect your paintwork. Do one panel at a time and WOWI (wipe on and work in). Wipe off with 100% cotton towel or a microfibre wipe.

Once complete apply an ultra thin and I mean ultra thin layer of the Extragloss all over the car with a microfibre applicator or wipe. Foam pad not advised as layer may be too thick. Leave this Extra gloss to cure for an hour and then wipe off again with above towels but a clean one. Repeat the extra gloss after 24 hours and then again after another 24 hours. This product is WOWO (wipe on wipe off)

This layering is not essential but it is said that 3 coats will really bling the car maybe even too much as some then like to add a caranuba wax topper to add some depth and tone the shine down a little. PS it sounds like an arse but this will protect your car for ages.


[Edited by brazo on 24 March 2005 at 10:15am]



why is such a thin layer of extra gloss needed? I never have a problem with it.

 

[R20 CWH]

Quote: Originally posted by Arianne on 24 March 2005

I just found when I had a silver car, I needed lots of tar remover as all the black spots seemed to be breeding along the bottom...

totally agree, the front apron and side skirts gets caked in the stuff, auto glym tar remover is guid for that, but you have to be careful how you apply it and it takes ages to get stuborn bits off!!

meguiars is best for the polishes i feel, i had used turtle wax but megs is best for a deep shine

 

[Rich]

A thin layer of any product is advised as anything you have to buff off is waste. The thiner the coat means not only less waste, residue, in extra glosss case much more easy to remove.

 

[Clare]

Quote: Originally posted by r-jay on 24 March 2005
Hides tar, shame about the swirls!


Cant win!

 

[Rich]

There must be a solution!

 

[182_blue]

leave it in the garage

 

[Rich]

Tried that, mines been in there all week, gets covered in dust!!