Wax for Mendip Blue metallic
Discussion
Car looks great.
Mendip Blue can look so different depending on whether the sun is out and what angle you view the car from.
On some days the paint just looks dull, but I washed mine on Friday and it looked wonderful in the sunshine. Spent ages just wandering round it admiring it from different angles.
I'm always a bit sceptical about all these products.
Mendip Blue can look so different depending on whether the sun is out and what angle you view the car from.
On some days the paint just looks dull, but I washed mine on Friday and it looked wonderful in the sunshine. Spent ages just wandering round it admiring it from different angles.
I'm always a bit sceptical about all these products.
The single best thing and the biggest difference to the look of a car you can make is to get it machine polished. A wax will make it look at bit better, but ultimately you'll be putting it over imperfect paint, often slightly cloudy and not as sharp as it could be.
With that budget, you could have a detailer do an enhancement detail and then wax it for you. Then you can buy a cheaper wax and just keep on top of it. You could even get them to apply a sealant and then you'll not have to wax it, but instead you could use a rejuvenating shampoo and a 20 quid spray sealant every so often.
So, I would say to just get it detailed. As for swissvax vs zymol, I'm in the swissvax camp and used to love best of show, but It will only give you about 4 months protection. This has not long come out and might be worth a look:
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/blackfire-...
Put this underneath to add a bit more gloss:
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/blackfire-...
That's of course if you decide to not get it detailed.
Hope that helps a bit.
Francis
With that budget, you could have a detailer do an enhancement detail and then wax it for you. Then you can buy a cheaper wax and just keep on top of it. You could even get them to apply a sealant and then you'll not have to wax it, but instead you could use a rejuvenating shampoo and a 20 quid spray sealant every so often.
So, I would say to just get it detailed. As for swissvax vs zymol, I'm in the swissvax camp and used to love best of show, but It will only give you about 4 months protection. This has not long come out and might be worth a look:
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/blackfire-...
Put this underneath to add a bit more gloss:
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/blackfire-...
That's of course if you decide to not get it detailed.
Hope that helps a bit.
Francis
paddy328 said:
The single best thing and the biggest difference to the look of a car you can make is to get it machine polished. A wax will make it look at bit better, but ultimately you'll be putting it over imperfect paint, often slightly cloudy and not as sharp as it could be.
With that budget, you could have a detailer do an enhancement detail and then wax it for you. Then you can buy a cheaper wax and just keep on top of it. You could even get them to apply a sealant and then you'll not have to wax it, but instead you could use a rejuvenating shampoo and a 20 quid spray sealant every so often.
So, I would say to just get it detailed. As for swissvax vs zymol, I'm in the swissvax camp and used to love best of show, but It will only give you about 4 months protection. This has not long come out and might be worth a look:
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/blackfire-...
Put this underneath to add a bit more gloss:
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/blackfire-...
That's of course if you decide to not get it detailed.
Hope that helps a bit.
Francis
Many thanks Francis. I think I am committed in my head to have it professionally buffed now.With that budget, you could have a detailer do an enhancement detail and then wax it for you. Then you can buy a cheaper wax and just keep on top of it. You could even get them to apply a sealant and then you'll not have to wax it, but instead you could use a rejuvenating shampoo and a 20 quid spray sealant every so often.
So, I would say to just get it detailed. As for swissvax vs zymol, I'm in the swissvax camp and used to love best of show, but It will only give you about 4 months protection. This has not long come out and might be worth a look:
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/blackfire-...
Put this underneath to add a bit more gloss:
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/blackfire-...
That's of course if you decide to not get it detailed.
Hope that helps a bit.
Francis
The sealant sounds like a smart move. Are there any down sides to that product? ie Long term will it ruin the paint?
Many thanks
Adrian
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