Hippo

Hippo

Lord Hippo
I use car plan shampoo to wash ma hippo [don't use it now] but I think it's probably cheap as over time it seems to take the collinite 476s wax oft. 2 coats of wax should last a year but the smoothness seems to go so I assume it's coming oft. Rain doesn't run oft as quick anorl. Cleans it ok but I get the feeling the cheaper brands may strip the wax slightly. What car shampoo do you use on yer hippo and is it any good?

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Autoglym for :
power wash detergent
resin polish
wheel protector .. which works great at keeping wheels virtually free of brake dust
 
Mer shampoo, then mer polish, then a couple of coats of mer finishing wax, works on the wheels as well. Rain X on the windows. Keeps it looking shiny for about 6 months.
 
~ Like most Autoglym wash and super resin polish.

When driving today I was admiring the mirror finish on the bonnet. Washed 2 weeks ago !
 
Hippo said:
I use car plan shampoo to wash ma hippo but I think it's probably cheap as over time it seems to take the collinite 476s wax oft. 2 coats of wax should late a year but the smoothness seems to go so I assume it's coming oft. Rain doesn't run oft as quick anorl. Cleans it ok but I get the feeling the cheaper brands may strip the wax slightly. What car shampoo do you use on yer hippo and is it any good?

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Have you tried brake fluid as a shampoo, bring up that 'ippo a treat?
 
Shampoo??? Is that to go with yer hairdryers??

Yer average freelander drivers





Bring it on Lord Hippo I could do with cheering up
 
I only wash mine once a year...
supermarket brand €0,99 on special offer about 3 years ago, still have over half bottle.
 
You get shampoo and wax (or coatings as they call them these days) that work together. You get the paint to a finish you are happy with, apply the coating and use the corresponding shampoo which then tops up the "wax" as you wash. It also depends a lot on how you dry the surface as this is where a lot damage can occur. You can buy products now that you spray on and this reduces the damage inflicted, and as with the shampoo, tops up the coating.

Have a look at a youtube channel called Ammo NYC, there are loads of videos but there are a few on this very subject, worth watching as he tells you how to use other people's products for a better finish.

No amount of was'n'wax will stop yer dorz fallin oft though :p
 
To be honest I don't know............. I'll ask the guy in the Turkish car wash when I go there next ;)
 
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