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RE: paint and plastic protection - PhilSkill - 26-10-2011 10:16pm
That's great thanks, never imagined the day a swiss watch maker is making fluids to clean wheels with!
Can I dare to ask how and what you would recommend to prep and seal the brand new white paintwork!? Obviously that gTechnique C1 looks but anything before?
RE: paint and plastic protection - Barneyridge - 26-10-2011 10:37pm
(26-10-2011 06:24pm)Iain S Wrote: PhilSkill, you may want to try this product instead. Watch the video. G techniq products are very impressive!
http://gtechniq.com/shop/3s-for-cars/exterior-coatings/c5-wheel-armour/
Look like really good stuff. Had a search where I could get here, and for a 50ml bottle the price is AUD $352 without postage
. I think I might just wash the wheels each week as I do now.
RE: paint and plastic protection - Iain S - 26-10-2011 10:52pm
(26-10-2011 10:16pm)PhilSkill Wrote: That's great thanks, never imagined the day a swiss watch maker is making fluids to clean wheels with!
Can I dare to ask how and what you would recommend to prep and seal the brand new white paintwork!? Obviously that gTechnique C1 looks but anything before?
This Swisswax video will show you the basics http://www.swissvax.co.uk/process You could substitute the finnal wax stage with the G techniq C2 product.
(26-10-2011 10:37pm)Barneyridge Wrote: Look like really good stuff. Had a search where I could get here, and for a 50ml bottle the price is AUD $352 without postage
If you go onto the G techniq UK website it shows they ship to Australia but I think you need to either call or email them to enquire about the cost. $352 AUS is ridiculous when a bottle of C2 costs the quivalent of $20 AUS here.
RE: paint and plastic protection - Barneyridge - 26-10-2011 10:56pm
Ian,
Check this out. This is the Australian website address.
http://www.gtechniq.com.au/articles/_C5_Wheel_Armour/24
RE: paint and plastic protection - Iain S - 27-10-2011 08:35am
Wow..... that is quite a mark up!
Business opportunity there to aquire in bulk in the UK and resell in Oz via eBay I should think 
RE: paint and plastic protection - Spiderman - 27-10-2011 10:11am
Iain
Once you have applied G techniq C2 product over swisswax as you have done on your new Evoque can you just reapply a top up of swisswax Onyx as and when required without further preparation or is there no need?
Thanks
RE: paint and plastic protection - Iain S - 27-10-2011 12:23pm
You can reapply a coat of wax over the top of the C2. I use the C2 in diluted form as per G techniq's recommendation with water as a quick detailer after washing and drying the car as it builds up further protection. The great thing about it is it can be sprayed onto glass, rubber and plastic and wiped off with a microfibre so one product really does it all for routine cleaning. I think you'll be impressed as it certainly helps bead water on your windscreen when it rains (a bit like RainX) and helps delay/prevent the build up of traffic film that makes a screen greasy and impairs vision.
RE: paint and plastic protection - Rootsboy - 27-10-2011 12:37pm
(27-10-2011 12:23pm)Iain S Wrote: You can reapply a coat of wax over the top of the C2. I use the C2 in diluted form as per G techniq's recommendation with water as a quick detailer after washing and drying the car as it builds up further protection. The great thing about it is it can be sprayed onto glass, rubber and plastic and wiped off with a microfibre so one product really does it all for routine cleaning. I think you'll be impressed as it certainly helps bead water on your windscreen when it rains (a bit like RainX) and helps delay/prevent the build up of traffic film that makes a screen greasy and impairs vision.
this is interesting, does it also help protect the rubber and plastic as well, or its just the fact that it does not leave and marks.
i was looking at using some C4 as a plastic trim protector, possibly as soon as i get me new car. the plastic on all cars gets eaten by the spanish sun, and so far this looks like the best solution, but i did not look into detail to much about the other G-Techniqs stuff now i already have a few other products.
RE: paint and plastic protection - Iain S - 27-10-2011 12:54pm
It's probably worth using the C4 to protect plastic from very strong sunlight. The C2 works well in the UK on rubber and plastic trim as we don't have continuously high UV levels or high temperatures.
RE: paint and plastic protection - Spiderman - 28-10-2011 01:44am
Thanks Iain...
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