Sometimes you can't help but look at your car once you have washed it! Post your pics..

[J55NI]

Experimented with Purity-X...amazing stuff...

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Looks so good, grey or blue is definitely the colour for these

 

[SH4U11]

She's nice from far, an far from nice!
Gave her we beetle a coat of Blackhole to make it look a bit tidier, coat of hybrid... A picture can tell 1000 lies...

 

[TalkToFrank]

The last wash

Now moved on to a new owner

Not this one though

 

[chrisd1]

 

[gcon45]

Civic clean for a change to reveal the Gtechniq ceramic glossiness!

 

[Snoopcousins]

Still love washing this car...

 

[Father Stack]

Hard to believe a quick detailer/drying aid can make such a difference, but Hybrid is like night and day from the Auto Finesse stuff I used to use. Excellent work @Big Pimp - consider me a convert!

 

[Big Pimp]

amazing to hear!

I'm stupidly proud of Hybrid

 

[ChrisL]

Hybrid is next level

 

[gerryp]

Hybrid is next level

I'm a big fan of Sonax Bsd.
How would Hybrid compare?

 

[ChrisL]

I'm a big fan of Sonax Bsd.
How would Hybrid compare?

I was a fan of sonax ... but wouldn't go near anything else bar hybrid now, even for cost l, its just so well priced for what you get out of it

 

[gerryp]

I was a fan of sonax ... but wouldn't go near anything else bar hybrid now, even for cost l, its just so well priced for what you get out of it

I might give it a try.
Have a couple of Sonax bottles to get through first.

 

[Coog]

I'm a big fan of Sonax Bsd.
How would Hybrid compare?

Sonax beads better and lasts longer IME but hybrid gets it on ease of use and outright shine. I use both. Sonax every couple months and hybrid after every wash.

 

[Snoopcousins]

I was using Hybrid, but now I too with Purity-X and sometimes Beadmaker as a drying aid,much better imo

Hybrid for me can look ok for a very short while, nothing like the ones above

 

[Father Stack]

Aye I'm going to have to get more Hybrid. I got it about a week ago and I've washed my own car about 5 times, and even washed the wife's Fiat 500 which hasn't seen a sponge in about 4 months. Is articulate a good prewash? I'm guessing it is.

 

[Eager]

Aye I'm going to have to get more Hybrid. I got it about a week ago and I've washed my own car about 5 times, and even washed the wife's Fiat 500 which hasn't seen a sponge in about 4 months. Is articulate a good prewash? I'm guessing it is.

be cautious with anachem pre wash products and follow instructions. It melted the front of my skyline headlights and left the entire car bleached and needed machine polishing and wet sanding

Possibly due to application method, I’ve no idea. Wasn’t me that used it, left it in for some work and the chap decided to give it a wash for me.. Not the only report of it either, I know of one other guy with similar end results

No doubt a lead balloon post on Rms but just a warning to follow instructions closely. by and large anachem gets great reviews on the full range, I’d use it myself but extra carefully/keep it wet/no sun kinda setup

 

[mark19]

be cautious with anachem pre wash products and follow instructions. It melted the front of my skyline headlights and left the entire car bleached and needed machine polishing and wet sanding

Possibly due to application method, I’ve no idea. Wasn’t me that used it, left it in for some work and the chap decided to give it a wash for me.. Not the only report of it either, I know of one other guy with similar end results

No doubt a lead balloon post on Rms but just a warning to follow instructions closely. by and large anachem gets great reviews on the full range, I’d use it myself but extra carefully/keep it wet/no sun kinda setup

Melted your headlights???

 

[Cossers]

That’s the thing with some products, some just don’t use them correctly! Slap it on in the sunlight and leave to it dries! Some of these things should only be on for a few mins at most

 

[Eager]

Melted your headlights???

its about all I could describe it as. Etched/melted. See pics. Headlights were crystal clear and required a fair bit of sanding to tidy them up a bit, that’s not dirt or bug splatter on them, it felt into the plastic.
The staining on the white panels buffed off with compound.

no doubt a unpopular post but i hope it’s taken more as a warning to use products properly

That’s the thing with some products, some just don’t use them correctly! Slap it on in the sunlight and leave to it dries! Some of these things should only be on for a few mins at most

exactly that. It’s very easy to read about a few products online like on Rms and think ‘feck it’s a miracle product I can lash on while making dinner’
as said, wasn’t me that used it but I was not happy to discover it wouldn’t wash off once home. A set of r34 headlights are a grand or more

so to be clear I’m not slating the range. Always read the label or seek instruction just.

 

[Snoopcousins]

I honestly don’t see the need for a pre-wash....
Rinse...Snow foam on a good PH neutral soap let sit and then wash car...rinse with a spray coating and dry with a drying-aid (Hybrid etc) works wonders.
Based on Having a decent wax/sealant on the car

 

[Boydie]

Depends on how dirty the car is but mixing pre wash (sprayed on first) then foam on top, works a treat - you can literally see the dirt dissolve off the car in the pool of foam on the ground.

With regards to the staining above, i would like the think that has been left on too long (either in the sunlight or on warm panels) as i had this problem before with a fall out product (not anachem) on our old black A3 where it stained the life out of it as i left it on in direct sunlight - learned from my mistake!

 

[Father Stack]

its about all I could describe it as. Etched/melted. See pics. Headlights were crystal clear and required a fair bit of sanding to tidy them up a bit, that’s not dirt or bug splatter on them, it felt into the plastic.
The staining on the white panels buffed off with compound.

no doubt a unpopular post but i hope it’s taken more as a warning to use products properly

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exactly that. It’s very easy to read about a few products online like on Rms and think ‘feck it’s a miracle product I can lash on while making dinner’
as said, wasn’t me that used it but I was not happy to discover it wouldn’t wash off once home. A set of r34 headlights are a grand or more

so to be clear I’m not slating the range. Always read the label or seek instruction just.

Yeah that looks like an incorrect application method, and not respecting what the product is.

I honestly don’t see the need for a pre-wash....
Rinse...Snow foam on a good PH neutral soap let sit and then wash car...rinse with a spray coating and dry with a drying-aid (Hybrid etc) works wonders.
Based on Having a decent wax/sealant on the car

I agree 100%, but my wifes car gets washed about 5 times a year, so some form of prewash would make that job much easier.

 

[ahannigan]

Is articulate a good prewash? I'm guessing it is.

I’ve yet to try hybrid (current stock of quick detailer needs to run dry first) but Articulate is the one thing from the range I couldn’t do without now. Best TFR I’ve used by far.

 

[Ben]

I love Articulate, it's probably my all round favourite washing product.

Tell me this lads, has anyone compared Hybrid with C2v3? I love C2 and people have said to me I should try Hybrid, but is it any better? My cars beads for 6 months after using C2v3.

 

[TalkToFrank]

I had put on a FB page about a gloss rinse / drying aid. Purity X seemed to be the best outcome according to the FB chaps.
I'm looking it for times when I can't / can't be arsed drying or when the weather can't commit to staying dry. If it took well to a dry and we buff with a mf then happy days. I have detailing spray / liquid wax for the times I want to leave them perfect but I'm looking something with little hassle I can wack on through the gun.

Any ideas or is purity X the one to go for?