Weekly Clean

[billz]

I know this has probably been done before. But how long do you spend on a normal weekly clean of the Z and what/how do you do yours.
I think this will help people to pick from different options to try and get the best results.
I will start.

I always start off with the Wheels
1. Rinse Wheels
2. Wash Wheels with Micro Fibre Mitt
3. Wash the inner rim with soft bristled brush wrapped in Micro Fibre Mitt
4. Wash Wheels with Micro Fibre Cloth and use my finger tip in the cloth to do all nooks and crannies.
5. Rinse Wheels
6. Dry Wheels with Micro Fibre Cloth
Approx time 1 1/2 hours

The Car
1. Rinse car with Medium Jet
2. Snow Foam Car
3. Rinse Car
4. Wash Car using AG Wash and also using 2 Bucket Method using Micro Fibre Mitt
5. Rinse Car
6. Towel Dry using Micro Fibre Cloths
7. Spray on Demon Shine
8. Towel Dry with Micro Fibre Cloth
9. Use a Micro Fibre Buffing Cloth to wipe any where that got missed when doing stage 8. The Buffing Cloth is a really thick Micro Fibre Cloth and very soft.
10. AG the External Windows
Approx time 2 to 3 hours

I do this every Sunday when it is not raining or when i have got other thing planned even in the Winter

 

[Shelly]

Wow that's what I call a good clean
Bet your Z must be sparkling clean
I always wash my wheels last
My Z needs a clean at the moment........
So if your got a spare few hours

 

[Jack Ratt]

I really wish I could share your enthusiasm for cleaning your car. Mine gets little more than a cat lick every few weeks or so. I do admit that I love the look of my car when I've spent a little time cleaning it but sadly I'm not a Mrs Buckett type owner

 

[Shelly]

I luv cleaning my Z
I find it very therapeutic and relaxing
But I can't do it at the moment

 

[Antm72]

My car gets the same really. Having spent the time to get her to afairly good state i clean her once a week too.
The car weekly gets.
Rinsed off with cold water.
Snow foam covered and allowed to sit
Rinsed off with pressure washer
Hand washed with a Micro fibre mitt, Bmw's shampoo used 2 bucket /grit guard
Wheels brush cleaned and inners cleaned with micro fibre clothes.
Car re rinsed again pressure washed
Car 100% towel dryed with micro fibre drying sheet.
All closure point Doors wing tops boot and bonnet all cleaned and dried.
Interior
All carpets are hoovered
Mats removed and beaten (rehooverd)
All leather cleaned with Liquid leather mild cleaner
Plastics cleaned with above.
Body revisited runs fom mirrors etc dried if ran
Glass cleaned along with the rear screen and wind deflector.
Soft top hoovered/brushed.
Tryres dressed Bmw tyre shine.
Autosol to exhaust tips and rear box along with the strut brace.
Takes 3-4 hours but no rush
Every 3 months the car will under go a fully clay mitt clean followed by polish and a wax.
Inbetween all this car is spot cleaned with Meguires Quik Detailer.
Not a daily driver and very rarely gets wet but is never put to bed dirty or wetmost would say i spend all this time cleaning a clean car
Find it relaxing and rather therapeutic.

 

[MAURICE THE MARTIAN]

Hmmm 40 mins top to clean, and mine still looks good without all that faffin about,

Tbh wen i go on a eurotrip wi bill he's up n out 5.30 -6 am, cleanin n polishin,very annoying, lol,
Me, well I just sit there wi a coffee watchin him,.
Oh t b young an enthusiastic.
M

 

[billz]

Hmmm 40 mins top to clean, and mine still looks good without all that faffin about,

Tbh wen i go on a eurotrip wi bill he's up n out 5.30 -6 am, cleanin n polishin,very annoying, lol,
Me, well I just sit there wi a coffee watchin him,.
Oh t b young an enthusiastic.
M

Mozz you dont stir till around 8. I need summit to do to stop me from listening to you snore

 

[andyglym]

Inside

Mats out, beaten, hoovered and sprayed with Autoglym (AG) fresh spray. Roof down and all seals washed and dried then treated to Weurth rubber conditioner.

Roof up and all leather cleaned and resealed with AG.

All carpets, wind deflector and dash hoovered with soft brush. AG spray on carpets. Clean boot interior.

Rear window buffed with AG cloth, window interiors cleaned with AG.

Outside.

Full spray Inc underneath and wheel arches

Starting from roof, wash with hot water with AG Bubbles and fibre mits. One panel at a time, rinse panel and fibre mits between panels.

Wash wheels with sponge

Shammy, one for windows one for bodywork. Open all doors, boot and bonnet and wash hidden bits with clean water and sponge, shammy. Shammy all panel gaps etc so no dribbles.

AG SRP and buff, turning cloth regularly.

AG Extra Gloss Protection, same as.

AG High Definition Wax, same as.

Windows with AG and shammy wiper blades, clear washer jets with a pin

AG wheel polish

AG tyre cleaner on tyres

AG bumper gel on all external black plastics Inc Tonnuoe Cover

Wash engine bay and clean with AG Vinyl product.

Check fluids and tyre pressures.

Clean dust caps

Go fo a drive and fo it again.

 

[billz]

With ours being a black car it is terrible to keep clean but when it is you stand back and say god it looks good and thats the feeling i get. I am at the moment waiting for the rain to stop so i can rinse and snow foam her before i towel dry for it to rain again but she will look good in the rain

 

[Antm72]

Problem with the rain is it usually leaves half a dessert behind !

 

[billz]

Well in between the showers i have actually managed to get it washed and its weekly protection on

 

[t-tony]

Looking very nice Bill, those wheels certainly suit a dark coloured car no doubt!

Tony.

 

[MidlifeZ]

If you are happy with the results nobody can say you are doing it wrong, although i no longer use a towel to dry my car, instead i use my sidekick blaster because the less you touch the car the less chance of damaging it..IMHO.

 

[ppavuk]

Guys, your cars looks amazing! Though I can't go beyond karcher foam&rince every two weeks!

 

[Twin Turbo]

LOL I am a lazy Fatty = 30 min wash

1) Snow Foam: Bithammer
2) TFM on alloys and brush
3) Jetwash Off
4) Snow foam: Chemical Guys Mr Pink
5) Wash with mitt and bucket
6) Jetwash Off
7) Spray Quick detailer and towel dry