3 week old Metallic Black Audi - Help Pls?

[richjohnhughes]

Hi Guys,



firstly sorry to be a bit of a Newb but just after some of your thoughts please.



I`m looking for a sensible routine to maintain the finish on my car. deeper/wetter the better



New Audi - Metallic Black - 25,000 miles per year. left outside. (starting to regret the choice of colour already)



I wash the car by hand once a week and i`m happy to wax etc about once a month or so.



I have used Autoglym products before and found that they are ok (and easily available in the UK) - but if there are better products - i`m up for trying them.



Was thinking about SRP followed by EGP followed by P21S Wax.



Do i need to use SRP as this is a new car or can i go stright to EGP or would i be better off using some sort of pure paint cleaner first?



After the wax is on and i rewax say a month latter - do i have to prep the surface again, or can i just wash and wax?



questions questions questions - sorry, but so much info on here not sure which way to go.



many thanks:brit

[Accumulator]

Was thinking about SRP followed by EGP followed by P21S Wax...

I`d use something more durable myself. If you can`t get Collinite over there across the Pond, then maybe Blitz by One Grand (but keep it off black plastic trim).

Do i need to use SRP as this is a new car or can i go stright to EGP or would i be better off using some sort of pure paint cleaner first?

I`d use the SRP (ggod stuff, that). Even though the car`s new you might even need something more abrasive than *that*; I haven`t seen many black cars that didn`t need polishing, even brand new ones in the showroom usually need it.

After the wax is on and i rewax say a month latter - do i have to prep the surface again, or can i just wash and wax?

Depends how clean it gets. I just rewax but I keep my vehciles very clean. You might want to use a very gentle clay before rewaxing (e.g., the green Sonus clay).



Oh, and Welcome to Autopia!

[Tim W.]

Hey man welcome! I own a uni-black vw gti and have maintained the paint by re-waxing regularly with Pinnacle Souveran Liquid Wax which looks great on black cars. Every couple of months I clay and re-polish using Optimum Polish to get out the minor scratches washing the car leaves behind. Hope all goes well with the car.





-Tim

[richjohnhughes]

thanks for that guys i`ll give it a go and maybe post some pics here after.



i might even give Ultra Deep Shine a go. it seems to get a really bad rep here, but the other UK forums seem to really like it. hopefully the EGP will bond to it ok.



rich