My new car is arriving next week and its Santorini black so will need a lot more care than my present Stornoway one to keep clean.
Can anyone recomend a good on-line supplier and suggestions on what I will need i.e. which snow foam gun,shampoo,wheel wax etc? MY2011 HSE Santorini/Ivory/Piano Black/Privacy Glass/TV .Sadly gone.
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Elite Car Care - a great compnay, husband and wife team based in Maidenhead - 3 or 4 of us on here are really into detailing, and happy to offer any advice you need.

You may do well to register on Detaling World too - paint is very soft on the RRS, so you need to take that into account - remember you won't ever not have swirling, because as careful as you are, it can't be helped - but you can do lots to keep it to a minimum.

2 bucket method and a drying towel (and not a leather) are good ways forward. But you'd do well to get a first treatment in, just to protect it - don;t think you'll need a polish, but I would certainly recommend a wax - either Collys 476 or Dodo Supernatural. Meguiars do a good purple tyre gel, which lasts 2-3 weeks too....

I recommend Albanians

Jonny don't you dare take your new car to one of those guys - get a company to come and do it once a week at your place - such people exist. Their leathers and wash mits go over your car without a rinse off, and you're asking for trouble....

Like your last post - you spend all that money, but happy to let some bloke swirl the crap out of your car.....bloody northerners...

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Jonny don't you dare take your new car to one of those guys - get a company to come and do it once a week at your place - such people exist. Their leathers and wash mits go over your car without a rinse off, and you're asking for trouble....

Like your last post - you spend all that money, but happy to let some bloke swirl the crap out of your car.....bloody northerners...

I do have someone to come to office once a week, TBH he's not that good though

I am planning taking my new one to a detailer when it gets here...

I used this guy last time

http://www.finerdetails.co.uk/

Ive used Elite like NickM recommends and also http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk They are another very small outfit, good stock and great customer service. Every order comes with a handwritten 'thank you' from the owner on a compliment slip.

I generally use Meguiars Gold Class Car Wash, Autoglym Super Resin Polish and Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection. The latter two being really easy to use on black paintwork. You can then slap a very thin layer of a hardwearing wax such as Collinite

Its generally the washing that produces the swrils in the paintwork. As you say a decent foam lance will help and only use microfibre wash mits and towels.

PS Its addictive!! FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

Very addictive,but the amount I've spent on products in the past 2 weeks,halfway to a respray

Thanks everyone for the input I'll have a look around those tomorrow and order all the bits up. MY2011 HSE Santorini/Ivory/Piano Black/Privacy Glass/TV .Sadly gone.
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I have someone detail every few months and use this person to wash my car each week






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Just been through making up a list,any preference for the snow foam lance Elite heavy duty or Gilmour Foam master,same price so a recomendation would be helpful? MY2011 HSE Santorini/Ivory/Piano Black/Privacy Glass/TV .Sadly gone.
Audi A5 Sportback Black Edition 3.0 tdi quattro S Line

I use Elites own brand stuff, always really good......try it and if you don't get on the guys will exchange it for something else, they are pretty good that way.

Go for the Zaino cloths, pack of 3 for £20, amazing!! They call them luxury finishing cloths....great with a rapid detailer

I Think everythings been covered above

I was thinking of having a clear out of some of my stuff, more LSP, and stuff I bought on impulse, I might have a part used Dodo Supernatral wax stick amongst the things If I do, just don't have the time to use it All

I used some of the AG detailing wax yesterday on the bonnet and front wings,went out in it last night and it got dirty.Just had to wash it again :oops:the snow foam won't stick to it now just puddles up and runs off.