alexwitham Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 He's using a sponge... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 "Every product is chosen with the utmost car.....car worth half a million quid you would not want to damage the paint" Thats got to be a really expensive magic sponge, unlike the the one i used the first time I cleaned my zed and threw it away after 30 seconds and after some scratches to the clearcote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Disclaimer, not watched the video. That'll be Paul Dalton on 5th Gear then? The first time (because it's not a Rolls Royce in that picture). Mr Dalton's PR company explained that he wouldn't normally use a sponge but did so to identify with the general public for the sake of simplicity during the shoot... or something along those lines. Also the Maserati had already been washed several times over that day during the course of the shooting as was, of course, fully prepped beforehand. Aside from repeating the well publicised excuses from a company paid to protect his public image, you should also remember that not all sponges are equal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZedManTID Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Ridiculous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Ah, the famous Mr Dalton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Thompson Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Got bored, clicked on recommended videos, watched that fit bird off the Olympics drift a 370z, not bored now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) The horror! A sponge! Noooo... where as in reality unless you do a lot of show n' shine meets or have a million pound car those swirls and light marks are noticed by ...absolutely no one walking by, driving by or even walking up to the car to look at it. Yes I use my own and check there's nothing on it each time but its a car... it gets smacked with road debris daily, so wash it good, use a nice polish as a finisher and don't worry as your paint cannot stay new forever even if you use the cleaning stuff.. it will mark somewhere at some point lol I clean my wheels using Autoglym clean wheels to get the detail done, inside the dish, corners etc, take it to the jet wash (with my own sponge and not using the brush!) soap it up, sponge and rinse myself... put a polish on if you feel like having a sore arm .... lol I don't let my car look that bad..... Edited April 28, 2015 by AMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Ahem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Ahem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Stupid tapatalk posting twice...sorry folks lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 so those of us who refuse to use a sponge, i agree - those swirls etc will come, but they will be properly noticeable in 2 years (just pulling numbers here) and those of you who use a sponge will see those marks inside of 6 months just saying 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Swirls are a cumulative effect. The untrained eye might not say 'ooo look at all those microscratches on your car' but they might say 'ooo your car is duller than hell.....what a nail it must be' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 (edited) My guess is he uses a sponge to charge more money to buff the scratches out.... Microns at a time. You can just see the conversation " I've just cleaned your car and looks at all the swirls" as he runs off to get his very expensive tub of hand milked dodo spunk wax Edited April 29, 2015 by DoogyRev 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I should add that I clean my Jeep with a sponge as it's an off road vehicle and generally I don't give a flying **** 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 (edited) Mines is never 'dull' and I've sponged it since I got it (over 2 n' a half years ago) and once in a blue moon put any form of polish on it Edited April 29, 2015 by AMT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 But yours is grey, so that hides a lot of the imperfections. It never looks dirty, but it never looks shiny clean either. I can promise you that it's not as good as you think it is. That's okay though, for most people a quick wash is fine. They're the lucky ones, it means they don't spend half their earnings & spare time trying to make their cars perfect! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnymonno Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 It's nice to wash and polish a Zed but much better spending my time driving it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) I should add that I clean my Jeep with a sponge as it's an off road vehicle and generally I don't give a flying **** I clean my 4x4 with anything handy - brillo pad wire brush sometimes even a sponge Edited April 30, 2015 by Keyser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I should add that I clean my Jeep with a sponge as it's an off road vehicle and generally I don't give a flying **** I clean my 4x4 with anything handy - brillo pad wire brush sometimes even a sponge since when have you called Bob a sponge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Well yeah it could be more 'shiny' but again if it looks the part why bother with more detail... lol its to be nice tomorrow.. the sponge..will be out haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Why bother with more detail? Because, as you said yourself, it could be more shiny. Some (most) people are perfectly happy spreading the dirt around their car(s) with a sponge. More power to them, I wish I still was and didn't spend for-*******-ever noticing the tiniest marks everywhere. The more people who use sponges the shinier mine looks in comparison though, even when mine is still filthy, so have at it if you wish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I'm about to highlight my pedantic nature... Polish is not a finisher and you do not put polish on a car. You use it to polish the car and then wipe it off, if you are leaving it on the car, you're doing it wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed divine Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Pretty sure Paul used to use a zymol sponge (not watched the video) but these are synthetic sponges and I have used these on soft finishes without issues, not cheap though and always hard to get hold of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) Not polish as such, just a quick topper, like Demon shine, lasts about a week if weathers decent. Put it on with a microfiber, but again... even those will drag bits across your car just as much as a sponge, you should be giving a 'pre-clean' before it to get rid of crap and making sure the sponge hasn't anything on it, will do it just fine and if you do shove something cheap/quick like demon shine on it unless you go get a lamp in a dark place and zoom in you'll be hard pressed to see any swirls etc. If it doesn't look like a heap I'm not bothered, it is a car after all and will get marks straight after you detail it lol. Edited April 30, 2015 by AMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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