Best £25 ive spent on detailing products for the lazy waxer

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mr wilks

Lifer
 Lancashire
The majority of us want our machines looking slick & polished but i'm sure many (myself included) don't relish giving up hours if not days to get the look or spend a fortune trying out different products , sooooooooooo i'l cut to the chase for you :oops:
This post is not for the pro or even semi pro detailers but for the guy who just wants a couple of products that make the interior,exterior & under bonnet look mighty fine & not cost crazy cash :|
Iv'e got a shelf full of different stuff tried over many years but always searched for something more suited to me :roll:
Initially ive bought 2 products to try but will be buying more now i know the quality is high pro rata for cash spent
I appreciate many forum guys may already use them but i'm properly impressed with the products from Autosmart .
After Autoglym Super Resin Polish i applied the Autosmart Mirror Image which only costs around £10 for 1 litre :o Its a breeze to apply & remove taking approx 30 mins to do the full car & looks & feels way better than the Poorboys Glaze i have been using previously ( with suitable wax on top after which adds time & effort )
Second product was the Autosmart Rubber=Plastic spray for interior,tyre wall''s & under bonnet which just does exactly as described again 1 litre for around £10 !!
Apologies if it's old news for some but it could be good news for any novice wanting to jump ahead of the standard Halford's fayre
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Autosmart-Mirror-Image-1-Litres-Premium-Car-Polish-wax-/130613018725

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Autosmart-Rubber-Plastic-cleaner-restorer/dp/B00CTQ5K0I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405456179&sr=8-1&keywords=autosmart+silicone+spray
 
Ahh good idea mr wilks. My dad once (through a franchisee friend) got hold of loads of autosmart stuff.. i never considered eBay for purchasing it!

If you want an APC spray, something for removing heavy dirt, soiling, bird poop and crispy dead flies.. Autosmart G101 is known to be one of (if not THE) best in the biz.
 
The use of silicon sprays as a cleaner.......


http://www.unofficialbmw.com/all/carcare/all_dont_use_silicone.html


And a quote from the link.....

'The problems associated with silicone based products may be broken down into the two catagories of usage, tires and vinyl: I have so many requests for this information, that I am posting to the entire list.

Tires/Rubber Trim: There are two main degrading agents that attack tires. They are UV light waves and ozone. Both of these attack the long hydrocarbon chains of the rubber and by breaking these chemical bonds, shorten the molecules with resulting loss of elasticity and other problems. Tire manufacturers add two primary sacrificial protectants to the rubber. To protect against UV, they add carbon black. This is why tires don't come in designer colors to match your paint. The carbon black will turn white/gray as it absorbs the UV and dissipates the energy as heat. Thus the basis of rubber parts turning gray as they age. To protect against ozone, tire manufacturers add a wax based sacrificial protectant. The ozone attacks the wax and depletes it. As the tire rolls, additional wax is forced to the surface of the tire. This is referred to as "blooming". This blooming refreshes the surface wax protectant. A tire that has not been flexed will have the wax depleted by the ozone and thus begin to degrade and suffer "dry rot". The silicone oil in Armour All et Al may actually dissolve the wax and be the cause of premature tire side wall cracking/failure. It is rumoured that some tire manufacturers will not honour warranties on failures caused by silicone based products. I am in the process of checking with the major tire manufacturers to determine the validity of this rumor. In conclusion, any tire dressing should contain a UV protectant to bolster the efforts of the carbon black and preferably not contain any silicone.

Plastics/Vinyls: The dash, door panels, seat backs, and numerous other interior/exterior trim pieces are usually vinyl. Vinyl may be viewed as raw semi-liquid vinyls that are held in place by a solid vinyl "skin" (this description is for illustration only and not a PhD chemical dissertation ). The dash and other vinyl parts of your BMW are constantly bombarded by UV that breaks down the molecules of the skin, allowing the raw vinyls to escape (off-gassing). These vinyls then may deposit themselves on the glass, forming a haze that is difficult to remove. If you have such a haze, it is probably your dash that has decided to pick up stakes and migrate(back to Germany?). Silicone based products do not usually contain UV protectants, and the silicone may act as a magnifying glass, intensifying the UV degradation. Silicone oil may also dissolve the essential oils in the vinyl skin, hastening the premature formation of cracks in the vinyl skin. A quality vinyl protectant will contain a UV protectant and essential oils to replace lost oils from the vinyl. These protectants are expensive, so the K-Mart specials may do more harm than good. Silicone also has very strong electrostatic attraction which may be considered beneficial in that it will tend to stay where it is placed, but will also attract every dust particle in the surrounding three counties.'
 
Cheers for the heads up but checking the info on the Rubber & Plastic stuff it is silicone free :thumbsup:
i mistakenly thought it was a silicone liquid but apparently not :? also there is a lot of emphasis behind direct sunlight in the above link so not worried in that case :oops: its garaged 90% of the week & unlikely to be sunny the other 10% :P
 
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