Too unfit for TVR ownership!
Too unfit for TVR ownership!
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chutmun

Original Poster:

132 posts

278 months

Tuesday 30th March 2004
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I tried waxing the car on Sunday for the first time!

Having bought (hopefully) all the right stuff (P21 etc) got to work on washing, pre-waxing and waxing.

Couldn't get "wax-on/wax-off" out of my head the whole time and was frankly knackered afterwards!

So, to the question...

I saw one of these electronic polishers in the motor factors (lookes like a hand-held floor polisher).

Has anyone tried one of these and can recommend purchase (or not) of such a thing?


Cheers
Richard

crankedup

25,764 posts

272 months

Tuesday 30th March 2004
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Yep, my Son uses one, cost about 20 quid and is OK for regular waxing/polishing. If a car has not been waxed for a while (year +) he uses elbow grease. His a part time car valeter. Believe it or not there is a knack to the electric polisher, you must not use to much polish or you will never get a decent shine, once you get the hang of it its great.

Pies

13,116 posts

285 months

Tuesday 30th March 2004
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That P21S is so easy to use its ridiculous,my step father did his car yesterday and he's 70,

How are you using it, dont ait too long before wiping it off
next wash should be just wash, dry then wax

chutmun

Original Poster:

132 posts

278 months

Tuesday 30th March 2004
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crankedup - thanks for the info. Seems that after reading Pies' post, I must be doing sommat wrong (that or I'm in worse shape than his 70 year old step Dad!

Pies said:
That P21S is so easy to use its ridiculous,my step father did his car yesterday and he's 70,

How are you using it, dont ait too long before wiping it off
next wash should be just wash, dry then wax
I started to wonder whether I was waiting too long - and guess that's what the problem probably was - its just that it didn't seem to 'haze' much at all after applying the wax (cue Podie) so figured I wasn't waiting long enough! Further experimentation to be done once the tennis elbow has subsided

Pies

13,116 posts

285 months

Tuesday 30th March 2004
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That'll be your problem

read the reviews

>> Edited by Pies on Tuesday 30th March 17:13

zipzap

10 posts

270 months

Tuesday 30th March 2004
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whats the right stuff never had a car that good to wax before

HarryW

16,003 posts

298 months

Tuesday 30th March 2004
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Wot no, 'buy a masser' jokes, obviously shnozz isn't on line at present

Harry

PS couldn't resist, sorry

shnozz

30,620 posts

300 months

Tuesday 30th March 2004
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HarryW said:
Wot no, 'buy a masser' jokes, obviously shnozz isn't on line at present

Harry

PS couldn't resist, sorry


online, but I could resist

HarryW

16,003 posts

298 months

Tuesday 30th March 2004
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shnozz said:


online, but I could resist

Obviously gaining more tack as the years go by then Phil , me, never had none, never will . Now you've quoted me can't even delete it

Harry

stainless_steve

6,050 posts

287 months

Tuesday 30th March 2004
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Pies said:
That P21S is so easy to use its ridiculous,my step father did his car yesterday and he's 70,

How are you using it, dont ait too long before wiping it off
next wash should be just wash, dry then wax


Great stuff Thanks Colin
Got to go the second coat of wax is ready to polish off, don't want to leave it too long


Steve