Super Resin?

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davhill

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5,263 posts

183 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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Is it my imagination or has Autoglym Super Resin polish got thinner? I got some and it seems far less thick/creamy than it used to be. It works well enough but I'm still recovering from the outlay!

Evolved

3,553 posts

186 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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Unknown, switched to megs a long time ago.

Jamesgt

848 posts

232 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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Have you given it a good shake?

Supersonic Welly

8,842 posts

186 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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As above, when I've found my super resin to be a bit thin, I've always given it a thoroughly vigorous shaking and normally it thickens right up.

steveo3002

10,493 posts

173 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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they changed the forumla about 3 years ago and its now thinner , although i had a bottle seperate and go watery so sent it back , email them if you think its gone bad

trickywoo

11,705 posts

229 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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davhill said:
It works well enough but I'm still recovering from the outlay!
SRP is pretty much at the lower end of the detailing market these days in both price and performance. If you find it dear I'd respectfully suggest 'detailing' isn't for you.

rossub

4,400 posts

189 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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trickywoo said:
SRP is pretty much at the lower end of the detailing market these days in both price and performance. If you find it dear I'd respectfully suggest 'detailing' isn't for you.
Where did he say anything about detailing? Its quite obvious all he wants to do is give his car a polish!

Super Resin is perfectly good for those of us who just want their car to look shiny in between it getting covered in st off the roads. £10-15 on a bottle of wax on top to finish it off does the job fine on something you're using every day.

steveo3002

10,493 posts

173 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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its a solid performer , try not to be sucked into every bit of hype you see on detailing sites

davhill

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5,263 posts

183 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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rossub said:
Where did he say anything about detailing? Its quite obvious all he wants to do is give his car a polish!

Super Resin is perfectly good for those of us who just want their car to look shiny in between it getting covered in st off the roads. £10-15 on a bottle of wax on top to finish it off does the job fine on something you're using every day.
Quite so wink

It's a lease car I've had for a couple of months (Audi A1 Sport). I noticed that rain wasn't beading on the paint so I went for some SRP. I tried giving it a good shaking but it made no odds.

Fair play to the detailers but it isn't my thing. I just wanted to give the paint a fighting chance. It's a black car and makes a prime target for loose-bowelled birdies!

davhill

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5,263 posts

183 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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The car's ultra-shiny anyway so all I was after is protection. In the past, I found that SRP lets dirt lift more easily at wash time, just wash, rinse, leather off and it's fine. I usually add a coat of Autoglym 's high gloss stuff. Then, the wash strategy works for 6 months and more.


lurky

61 posts

94 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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Fair enough! Thanks.

smudgerebt

241 posts

112 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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I have got the new SRP (got it when i was at AG hq via DW open day), and its fine for what you want.

It wont bead like a wax but will last a month or two depending on where you park etc

So once a month wash the car, dry, srp, buff, dont worry about it for another month.

Dolf Stoppard

1,318 posts

121 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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SRP is good stuff. Fairly easy to use, fills scratches nicely, lasts OK. Top it with extra gloss protection and you can't go far wrong.

More prep will lead to a better finish, far more than spending extra cash on a unicorn based wax.

Detailing really does demonstrate the law of diminishing returns perfectly. And this is from someone with more cleaning products than you can imagine and a blower for drying the car!

Alex_225

6,234 posts

200 months

Tuesday 21st June 2016
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steveo3002 said:
its a solid performer , try not to be sucked into every bit of hype you see on detailing sites
Second that. I've gone through the full circle of detailing. Start off with standard off the shelf stuff, then get into detailing and it opens up a whole host of snobbery and wallet pillaging products.

Then after so long you realise that it's about the performance not the price or funky names and get a collection of products that you like and use regularly.

I'd recommend Super Resin to anyone, it's easy to use by hand, leaves a good finish and can be finished off with various different waxes. No it hasn't got a lot of cut to it but for ease of use and cheapness it's a winner and I'll always have a bottle in my detailing collection.

Far Cough

2,192 posts

167 months

Tuesday 21st June 2016
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No need to pay boutique prices. Yes, I too noticed it had got thiner when I opened the bottle and was expecting a small dollop to come out but instead covered the garage floor !! It was further corroborated when I relieved my dads ancient bottle and it was way thicker.... :-)

Mikeyjae

906 posts

105 months

Tuesday 21st June 2016
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Used it today and I have used it since I started cleaning my own cars 14 or so years ago. I did notice it came off easier. Cant really say I noticed it was thinner though. My bottle is a couple of years old so may be the old stuff.

Its a newer car though and I did clay bar first so perhaps the paint is in a better condition hence it was easier to remove. The extra gloss protection is still a pig to remove manually however.

If my bottle is the new recipe or not it still leaves loads of dust.

davhill

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5,263 posts

183 months

Tuesday 21st June 2016
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Mikeyjae said:
Used it today and I have used it since I started cleaning my own cars 14 or so years ago. I did notice it came off easier. Cant really say I noticed it was thinner though. My bottle is a couple of years old so may be the old stuff.

Its a newer car though and I did clay bar first so perhaps the paint is in a better condition hence it was easier to remove. The extra gloss protection is still a pig to remove manually however.

If my bottle is the new recipe or not it still leaves loads of dust.
I go back as far as silicone polishes coming in. The first I used was the Simon stuff (in a blue bottle) - it always left greasy marks on da4n colours.

SRP always was better but it's definitely gone thinner - also used to cut better in its thicker incarnation.

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 21st June 2016
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Nanook said:
trickywoo said:
SRP is pretty much at the lower end of the detailing market these days in both price and performance. If you find it dear I'd respectfully suggest 'detailing' isn't for you.
laugh

Love it.

"I'd respectfully suggest 'detailing' isn't for you."

I'm all for keeping my car clean, my wife, and my buddy who is a full time 'detailer' kinda do most of it for me.

But that comment makes you sound like such a loser, it's funny! biglaugh
yes

I'd imagine he's also a chavplate hater smile

This place is funny at times

themanwithnoname

1,634 posts

212 months

Tuesday 21st June 2016
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trickywoo said:
SRP is pretty much at the lower end of the detailing market these days in both price and performance. If you find it dear I'd respectfully suggest 'detailing' isn't for you.
Dude, I love a detailed car as much as the next man, and have quite a selection of gear with which to do it, but statements like that make you sound like a massive bellend!

Nothing wrong with SRP or UDS for the average enthusiast, sure it won't cut it with the paint depth gauge and adenoidal Swissvax toting 87 microfibres per panel lot, but its a reasonable product which does exactly what it says on the bottle.

OP, this is what can be acheived with SRP and a bit of Extra Gloss Protection in a couple of hours after a winter of abuse and bad washing.





and a before / after on the passenger side doors.





Blue Oval84

5,276 posts

160 months

Tuesday 21st June 2016
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themanwithnoname said:
You did that with SRP and EGP? By hand or machine?

Stunning improvement for SRP, I know it's a good product but have never seen it work that well (even if the scratches are mostly still there but simply filled)

Personally I like SRP, I find it useful whenever I want a quick and easy enhancement, usually top it off with something hardwearing like Colinite Wax or EGP.