Hi all,
Now I know Supaguard isnt rated much in detailing circles and Im under no illusions that the three years of claimed protection is overly optimistic. However, I picked up my new car last weekend (new to me - three year old approved used car) and as part of the deal the car was treated with supaguard. It looks great, very shiny - better than I had expected and water is beading off the car nicely.
Im not crazy about detailing but I do like to look after my cars the best I can. I would say that I wash my car once a month on average and now that I have something nice Ill be giving it more thorough attention about once every six months. I understand more would be better but the realities of life mean time is always tight.
My first question relates to those bi-annual treatments. What would be best to use, something which wont scrub off the supaguard but would actually compliment or top it up? I was thinking some kind of wax might provide an additional layer of protection over the top? Would there be some benefit in me applying a treatment now while the car is relatively free of contaminants etc?
My second question is on the topic of monthly washes. Recently I have been using CarPlan Demon Snow Foam. I like the idea of snow foam and its kind of fun - but I dont think this is the best product out there. Have been looking at other brands like Pro-Kleen but dont really know whats good? Any suggestions? Im applying using a Karcher pressure washer and foam bottle. Is the snow foam thing just a fad and would I be better going back to a bucket and sponge? How about Traffic Film Remover - my gut feeling is that if it lifts grime and dirt the way its claimed that it would also strip off any wax or similar protective coating! I could be totally wrong about that.
Thanks for reading. I hope someone can provide some guidance on how to keep my car looking great without getting in to clay and spending half a day applying exotic ointments every couple of weeks.
JF.
Now I know Supaguard isnt rated much in detailing circles and Im under no illusions that the three years of claimed protection is overly optimistic. However, I picked up my new car last weekend (new to me - three year old approved used car) and as part of the deal the car was treated with supaguard. It looks great, very shiny - better than I had expected and water is beading off the car nicely.
Im not crazy about detailing but I do like to look after my cars the best I can. I would say that I wash my car once a month on average and now that I have something nice Ill be giving it more thorough attention about once every six months. I understand more would be better but the realities of life mean time is always tight.
My first question relates to those bi-annual treatments. What would be best to use, something which wont scrub off the supaguard but would actually compliment or top it up? I was thinking some kind of wax might provide an additional layer of protection over the top? Would there be some benefit in me applying a treatment now while the car is relatively free of contaminants etc?
My second question is on the topic of monthly washes. Recently I have been using CarPlan Demon Snow Foam. I like the idea of snow foam and its kind of fun - but I dont think this is the best product out there. Have been looking at other brands like Pro-Kleen but dont really know whats good? Any suggestions? Im applying using a Karcher pressure washer and foam bottle. Is the snow foam thing just a fad and would I be better going back to a bucket and sponge? How about Traffic Film Remover - my gut feeling is that if it lifts grime and dirt the way its claimed that it would also strip off any wax or similar protective coating! I could be totally wrong about that.
Thanks for reading. I hope someone can provide some guidance on how to keep my car looking great without getting in to clay and spending half a day applying exotic ointments every couple of weeks.
JF.
