How to properly care for your paintwork
How to properly care for your E30’s paintwork
Making your E30’s paint sparkle like a new car isn’t as simple as it seems. There’s a lot more to getting a car looking in showroom condition than meets the eye. Of course, many people will be happy to give their car the once over with a bucket of water with a bit of washing-up detergent thrown in for good measure every 6 months or when they can no longer see out of the windscreen. The secrets to having a car with paintwork better than a brand-new car go much deeper!
In this guide, I will be describing the processes that I use personally on my car. These are a combination of recommendations from well known and top quality car detailing companies and a series of methods that I have found to work well for myself. Remember, this is only a guide and you can make variations to this as you please.
My chosen range of products are the Meguiars range. I have found every one of their products to exceed my expectations and with the added bonus of their products being affordable to most of us unlike some of the more expensive products such as Zymol. You can view and order direct from their website at www.meguiars.co.uk
Something that I can’t stress enough in this guide and if you remember nothing else here, then try and remember this:
DO NOT WASH OR POLISH YOUR CAR IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT
This is the worst thing you can do, many people will come out on a nice hot sunny day and wash their cars under the impression that it’s the perfect weather… wrong! An overcast day or somewhere in the shade is perfect otherwise you will end up with no end of problems such as water spots, polish and waxes baking onto the paint, swirl marks, the list goes on!!!
Wheels
Product: Meguiars Hot Rims Alloy Wheel Cleaner
For some bizarre reason (don’t ask me why), I always start by washing my wheels before anything else on the car. Start off by hosing down the wheel, never apply a wheel cleaner before wetting the surface first. Spray
Making your E30’s paint sparkle like a new car isn’t as simple as it seems. There’s a lot more to getting a car looking in showroom condition than meets the eye. Of course, many people will be happy to give their car the once over with a bucket of water with a bit of washing-up detergent thrown in for good measure every 6 months or when they can no longer see out of the windscreen. The secrets to having a car with paintwork better than a brand-new car go much deeper!
In this guide, I will be describing the processes that I use personally on my car. These are a combination of recommendations from well known and top quality car detailing companies and a series of methods that I have found to work well for myself. Remember, this is only a guide and you can make variations to this as you please.
My chosen range of products are the Meguiars range. I have found every one of their products to exceed my expectations and with the added bonus of their products being affordable to most of us unlike some of the more expensive products such as Zymol. You can view and order direct from their website at www.meguiars.co.uk
Something that I can’t stress enough in this guide and if you remember nothing else here, then try and remember this:
DO NOT WASH OR POLISH YOUR CAR IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT
This is the worst thing you can do, many people will come out on a nice hot sunny day and wash their cars under the impression that it’s the perfect weather… wrong! An overcast day or somewhere in the shade is perfect otherwise you will end up with no end of problems such as water spots, polish and waxes baking onto the paint, swirl marks, the list goes on!!!
Wheels
Product: Meguiars Hot Rims Alloy Wheel Cleaner
For some bizarre reason (don’t ask me why), I always start by washing my wheels before anything else on the car. Start off by hosing down the wheel, never apply a wheel cleaner before wetting the surface first. Spray