Whats your wash ritual?

[Palmer]

Now ive actually got a nice car (A8 of course) I've become more inclined to clean it and dust off the products ive accumulated over the years.

I like my car clean, but I cant be arsed with the 1000's of products on the shelf these days. I've always used Autoglym products and it works for me, so I tend to stick with them.

Ritual:

- Wash with a sponge and warm very soapy water.
- Hose off
- Autoglym wheel cleaner on the wheels, agitate, then wash off thoroughly
- Microfiber towel dry
- Autoglym glass polish to all windows
- Autoglym wheel seal to all wheels (buff off with microfiber)
- Tyre shine

Once a month run my cheap rotary polisher over it with Autoglym SRP and finish with Harley Wax. Also get the brasso out and do the tail pipes every few washes. I have some Autoglym bumper trim gel but tbh it doesn't look like it needs it on the A8.

Some pics of how it turned out:













I have noticed that in the sunlight she is covered in swirls, which my cheap rotary will not get out. Im sceptical to get a proper polisher for fear of melting paint and stuff though.

Also looking to replace the handwash bit with snowfoam!

So:

- How do you use a proper polisher?
- Is snowfoam THAT good? Will it require me go sponge the car as well or is it a touch free clean?
- I've never clayed a car before either, worth doing??
- How do I get a windscreen where the water just runs off, sick of water marks the day after ive cleaned it!!


INTERIOR

- Thorough vacuum
- Autoglym glass polish on all windows
- Autoglym interior shampoo on all trim, literally wipe over EVERYTHING
- Vacuum mats and put back in
- Crack open a new air fresher

Think ive got the interior cracked tbh!