Using poorboys black hole

[Vince70]

Hi I wonder if someone from the detailing world can help.

I've used poorboys nattys blue wax on my old black car previously with good results, so I decided to buy some poorboys black hole glaze for the new car and give it a go to remove the minor blemishes and swirl marks before giving it a new coat of wax.

I previously waxed my car with some super guard polish and wonder can I just wash the car first then apply the black hole glaze or would I have to somehow remove the previous coats of wax before applying the glaze.

[Defcon5]

I would imagine the supaguard is long gone to be honest

[belleair302]

All the glaze will do on a well washed and possibly clayed surface is add depth to the paint. It offers no protection, that is why people wax their cars. Whatever was on there beforehand will not stop the glaze from doing its job, but the better prepared the surface, ie polished, clayed etc, the better the results.

[Vince70]

Thanks for your posts,
The main reason I'm going to glaze my car is because the other week I fitted a new rear bumper which was bought on eBay,
As I found someone had put a small crack in my old one.

Looking back the crack wasn't that noticeable but I knew it was there so I had to renew the bumper I really should of just repaired the old one.

I took the old one off and took it down the tip and installed the new one which now fits nice without any gaps but to my eye the colour looks darker on the new bumper to the rest of the car in certain light or from a distance.

So I was going to compound the bumper and leave it and let the uv lighten it up a touch and try and give the paint more depth on the car with black hole glaze and then a coat of nattys blue wax to see if it helps.

A good friend who is an excellent sprayer told me it should cost about £100/150 to repaint the bumper but advices me not to bother as its an old car, plus money is tight at the moment.

Also most people I ask can't spot the difference in the colour I guess a lot of the problem is that I was a printer for 20 years so I've got quite a good eye for colour, either that or I have OCD lol.

[toastman]

Talking about cleaning/ polishing has anyone used these waterless products.I must admit I am somewhat nervous using 'dry' cleaning fearing scratches etc.

[Vince70]

I can't help you there as I've never used waterless products as I wouldn't wish to try them out for the sake of an extra half hour with a bucket and sponge.
But I can vouch for the poorboys products they are reasonably priced and the money is spent on the product and not the packaging.
I went to a car show which had two identical blue smart roadsters once side by side me and a friend thought they were different colours because one had been waxed with poorboys nattys blue, it looked so much darker with more depth in the paint than the one next to it.
Hopefully it will darken the metallic paint on my car.