My Well Groomed A4

That is some serious improvement!!
Did you apply with m/f and cotton buds, leave to dry and wipe off? Or more effort involved?

 

Took a couple of coats, all done in 15 mins. Just be careful not to over do it as I was a bit afraid too much rubbing/pressure would damage the screen.

 

Just washed and sprayed only using 2 products.

BH auto wash and Sonax Spray and Protect




First washed and rinsed then sprayed with Sonax. Seemed very bizarre spraying on the panels when wet, like I was wasting the product running off everywhere. When the whole car was covered it was ready to be rinsed off again.


Used about a third of the bottle so should do the car 3 times.


Next toweled dried the car and could feel the product a bit grabby. Once dried I went around with a quality MF cloth to buff the paintwork up.


Got to say it is the easiest and quickest I have ever applied some protection to the cars paint. Be interesting to see how well it performs.

 

Quick update.

This it how sonax performs 8 days later after just a wash followed later by showers.

 

Update 2. Car has been used daily and parked outside 24/7. The paintwork been hit with usually seasonal debris of on and off showers, pollen fallout and dust. Not forgetting all the the muck collected when driving over last week (often in rain).

You would expect to see it more flithy than it is. Don't get me wrong it's not clean Mr sheen but on close up you can only see slight spotting all over the paintwork.

See example here:




Got to say l am pleased with how this Sonax seal and protect is performing since it was applied and would recommend and buy it again.

Picture below is earlier this evening from a distance the car's paint looks surprisingly clean. More rain forecast so won't be washing it for a while. Apart from the alloy wheels. Got to keep on top of them, oh and the tips!.

 

Stunning mate. Very impressed

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That does seem to be holding up very well @A4A4. They (Sonax) do seem to do some quality products. Got the interior cleaner the other day, but yet to use.

 

Cheers... You are using sonax for the caravan and the audi gets turtle wax hybrid sealant.

That's stuff is less than half price of the sonax and looks a very similar product, bargain.

Sounds like you found a winner and another to considered. Damm.. I was hoping to ease my qd/sealant spray addiction.

...resist.....


I have done..

 

3 weeks in now and the last week has constantly rained on and off.

Needs some gore-tex like qualities from the paintwork.



Detailing on-hold

Eching to try the AG tyre gel. But at least the rain has washed the 'back to black' well off in preparation.

 

Owner of a dirty daytona now.

From a distance it still looks okay, you can see the shine still trying to break through the dirt.


Closer up shows the true picture. Reality of most cars across the country.

 

After over a month it had to have a quick wash, now that looks better.

Couldn't stand letting it get anymore flithy and building up potential of swirling the paint.

Only used prewash and a car shampoo. Followed by a splash of sonax sp.

 

Much much better @A4A4

 

Thanks @X3man it was sad to see it so unloved, hopefully (weather and time permitting) I will get around to try the AG wheel dressing and a belated polish & wax.

 

Look forward to your review and thoughts on the AG tyre dressing

 

Tried the AG tyre gel today on my Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 tyres.






First washed and prepped the tyres with washing up liquid then applied the tyre gel to a damp tyre with a sponge.

Found it went on with ease and started to instantly transform the tyre. Only needed a small amount of gel at a time and after one coat it give a fresh new factory look. Not as glossy wet look my previous tyre dressing gave but it is growing on me.





Thought it needed a second coat just to finish it off.





Overall it looks like great value for money at £8.96 it will go along way.

Very simple to apply but if you get some on the alloy wheels it can be easily wipped off before drying.

The look, if you like your tyres not to glossy (wet look) then this will suit you. These Goodyear tyres had two coats and now look deeper black and more factory new feel to them.

I like it and think this tyre dressing really looks well on Goodyear tyres.

 

After a week of really poor and very wet weather, car driven daily and before it gets it's weekly wash and topup.

I thought I would share a realtime picture of how the AG tyre gel looks now.




You can judge then for yourself if you think it has performed better or worse than expected.

 

So It is gone then

Thanks for the detailed write up and pics. Think I will stick with Gyeon Tire as it has SI02 so lasts long. And in between will use Tire Express

ONE coat of Gyeon Tire:

 

Yeah @X3man , it's vaguely noticeable now. To be fair it did have a good lashing of rain on them constantly for nearly 2 days.

But I would had thought it would have lasted longer than a week.

The stuff you use on the cooper looks more promising.

It's all trial and error with this detailing lark, but that's what I like about it.

 

Heavy rain will remove any tyre dressing over a 7 day period,l seen your photos of the dressing and the tyres looked to me anyway as if they needed another coat...and can l ask you did you prep the side walls properly before application as that makes a huge difference,l have used it on 3 separate cars 3 different types of tyres with great success...best tyre dressing l have used to date and the most durable and l have used a lot of tyre dressings

 

@jassyo06 Yes, prepped the side walls with washing up liquid before application, however it was not the fairy brand. lol

 

Thanks

 

Not when you use Gyeon Q2 Tire. Went through week and a half of unending rain and was still there, as has SI02

 

Mothers California Gold Synthetic Paste Wax mini review.

Used a butter knife and it did spread like butter on to the pad. One of the softest paste l have ever used. Really easy to apply. Alot better than the natty blue wax I used previously.

This much of the tin left, so looks like it will last for many more applications.





Left to haze and dry and just buffed off with a plush MF cloth. It again came off very easily.





The paint has a very good depth and shine to it and for less than a tenner what's not to like.

See the pictures of the results much better than anymore words.

 

Mate , that's a seriously tangible difference . Stunning finish impressed

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By the way I'm a fan of the butter knife trick myself . Works a treat

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Thanks for the very kind comments.

Cheers!!

 

The mothers wax is doing its job after some rain. Repelling the water very well.

 

Car not been touched for over 3 weeks. When it last had its first coat of mother's paste wax. (posted above)

With the amount of weather been dumped on it the protection has held up okay. And I quite like the wax.

Had a window of opportunity yesterday to wash the car only, but found some stubborn stuff on the bonnet that a wash alone would not move.

Reluctantly went and grappled the DA..




Quick polish and another coating of mother's paste wax sorted it.




Used blue hex glaze pad for the wax application.




That was yesterday, since then its been wet and stormy some more.

So today looks like this.




Not had the time or zeal to do the whole car. That will have to wait..

 

Had it's second full body wax using the Mother's paste wax.


Washed, sealed and waxed, did not think it needed a polish yet.


Used these 4 products for this clean and spruce up.





Coming up soon it will be 5 years old, it's not looking to shabby for its age.









Think I will keep the car a bit longer, maybe another 5 years.

 

Wish I had the ability to hold on to a car for that long, I always find myself wanting something more powerful! I don't blame you for wanting to keep it though, it's in top shape by the looks of it

 

All ready for its MOT and its 5 years old Birthday.



Hope what lays beneath has lasted as well.

And we don't get any nasty surprises from the MOT.