Wax polish for exige
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Pedant mode, but wax and polish are two separate things. I'm such a geek!
Every year I treat my Elise to a Meguairs three stage treatment and it always looks shiney. Try the detailing section if you really want in depth information and be prepared for too much of it! Unless you are a concourse type then they are all pretty much the same and do the same job. I believe that wax with a high proprtion of carnuba, which is apparently the hardest wax naturally availabe, are best.
If you take the time to polish then wax a you are in a tiny minority of drivers anyway and no matter which product you choose, your car will be better protected than most. I hear good things about clay bars btw if you can be arsed!
Every year I treat my Elise to a Meguairs three stage treatment and it always looks shiney. Try the detailing section if you really want in depth information and be prepared for too much of it! Unless you are a concourse type then they are all pretty much the same and do the same job. I believe that wax with a high proprtion of carnuba, which is apparently the hardest wax naturally availabe, are best.
If you take the time to polish then wax a you are in a tiny minority of drivers anyway and no matter which product you choose, your car will be better protected than most. I hear good things about clay bars btw if you can be arsed!
As Tony says, wax and polish are seperate things. The Megs 3 stage is ok, but the wax (stage3) is not a particulally good one.
If your going to Halfords then I'd say get the Autoglym Super resin polish and Extra Gloss protection. They can be tricky to use especially in this cold weather but give a fantastic long lasting finish.
If your going to Halfords then I'd say get the Autoglym Super resin polish and Extra Gloss protection. They can be tricky to use especially in this cold weather but give a fantastic long lasting finish.
its a huge subject - looking after a cars finish, so much so, over on SELOC there is a "detailing section" with recommendations on a multitude of products
personally, I just paid a detailing dude £60 and he comes and spends a whole day on making it look like new inside and out, I will wash it from time to time now when Im up to it
personally, I just paid a detailing dude £60 and he comes and spends a whole day on making it look like new inside and out, I will wash it from time to time now when Im up to it
bogie said:
its a huge subject - looking after a cars finish, so much so, over on SELOC there is a "detailing section" with recommendations on a multitude of products
personally, I just paid a detailing dude £60 and he comes and spends a whole day on making it look like new inside and out, I will wash it from time to time now when Im up to it
lol! It seems on the detailing sections some people spend more time cleaning than they do driving! I have been using a zymol polish recently which brings the car up well just really need a top layer to protect the paint well. Few stone chips need sorting from driving on the autobahn in germany at silly mph.personally, I just paid a detailing dude £60 and he comes and spends a whole day on making it look like new inside and out, I will wash it from time to time now when Im up to it
The way to a well preserved paint finish is:
Wash the car two bucket method (one for suds on the other to rinse crud out. so not back on to the car)
Dry the car with a good waffle towel.
Polish the car, this can be as painstaking as you like some use clay bars to remove surface contamination and old wax residues others use fine polishing compounds either by hand or machine to buff out swirl marks and fine surface imperfections.
Once you have polished the car you can protect it with a good wax.
Some people will pay hundreds of pounds for a 500g tub of wax (some even more than that!!)
but a good wax containing some carnuba wax is a good start and obtainable around £20.00
Apply and buff off with clean lint free cloths.
Jobs a carrot.
Just so you know the extent some goto see here..
http://www.miracledetail.co.uk/
F.C.
Wash the car two bucket method (one for suds on the other to rinse crud out. so not back on to the car)
Dry the car with a good waffle towel.
Polish the car, this can be as painstaking as you like some use clay bars to remove surface contamination and old wax residues others use fine polishing compounds either by hand or machine to buff out swirl marks and fine surface imperfections.
Once you have polished the car you can protect it with a good wax.
Some people will pay hundreds of pounds for a 500g tub of wax (some even more than that!!)
but a good wax containing some carnuba wax is a good start and obtainable around £20.00
Apply and buff off with clean lint free cloths.
Jobs a carrot.
Just so you know the extent some goto see here..
http://www.miracledetail.co.uk/
F.C.
F.C. said:
The way to a well preserved paint finish is:
Wash the car two bucket method (one for suds on the other to rinse crud out. so not back on to the car)
Dry the car with a good waffle towel.
Polish the car, this can be as painstaking as you like some use clay bars to remove surface contamination and old wax residues others use fine polishing compounds either by hand or machine to buff out swirl marks and fine surface imperfections.
Once you have polished the car you can protect it with a good wax.
Some people will pay hundreds of pounds for a 500g tub of wax (some even more than that!!)
but a good wax containing some carnuba wax is a good start and obtainable around £20.00
Apply and buff off with clean lint free cloths.
Jobs a carrot.
Just so you know the extent some goto see here..
http://www.miracledetail.co.uk/
F.C.
Cheers mateWash the car two bucket method (one for suds on the other to rinse crud out. so not back on to the car)
Dry the car with a good waffle towel.
Polish the car, this can be as painstaking as you like some use clay bars to remove surface contamination and old wax residues others use fine polishing compounds either by hand or machine to buff out swirl marks and fine surface imperfections.
Once you have polished the car you can protect it with a good wax.
Some people will pay hundreds of pounds for a 500g tub of wax (some even more than that!!)
but a good wax containing some carnuba wax is a good start and obtainable around £20.00
Apply and buff off with clean lint free cloths.
Jobs a carrot.
Just so you know the extent some goto see here..
http://www.miracledetail.co.uk/
F.C.
Right, rubbing my hands together... 
As others have said - polish and wax are different things.
For your average use once every few months I suggest autoglym super resin polish, and then put a wax over the top of it. Autoglym now do a high end wax (can't remember what it's called, but I have some) but Meguiars NXT, that sort of thing - it all does the same thing; provides a waxy coating over the body, and makes water bead from it hurrah 
Sad loser alert; water beading after Zymol Concourse wax...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGJazPVbkgc
For an idea of what you can do (but not necessarily to that degree) have a look here;
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
As others have said - polish and wax are different things.
For your average use once every few months I suggest autoglym super resin polish, and then put a wax over the top of it. Autoglym now do a high end wax (can't remember what it's called, but I have some
) but Meguiars NXT, that sort of thing - it all does the same thing; provides a waxy coating over the body, and makes water bead from it hurrah Sad loser alert; water beading after Zymol Concourse wax...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGJazPVbkgc
For an idea of what you can do (but not necessarily to that degree) have a look here;
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
On the Wax front I would recomend AutoGlym Aqua Wax. You can put it on straight after washing the car before it has dried making it easy enough to do almost everytime. The results seem very good to me. I've not read up on the subject much, this is just something that I have found works well for me 
TonyHetherington said:
Right, rubbing my hands together...
As others have said - polish and wax are different things.
For your average use once every few months I suggest autoglym super resin polish, and then put a wax over the top of it. Autoglym now do a high end wax (can't remember what it's called, but I have some) but Meguiars NXT, that sort of thing - it all does the same thing; provides a waxy coating over the body, and makes water bead from it hurrah
Sad loser alert; water beading after Zymol Concourse wax...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGJazPVbkgc
For an idea of what you can do (but not necessarily to that degree) have a look here;
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Quite impressive that water beading, so basically going to stop it from drying with marks. Right well im in a better frame of mind now to enter halfords and look for some wax to finish the top coat off.As others have said - polish and wax are different things.
For your average use once every few months I suggest autoglym super resin polish, and then put a wax over the top of it. Autoglym now do a high end wax (can't remember what it's called, but I have some
) but Meguiars NXT, that sort of thing - it all does the same thing; provides a waxy coating over the body, and makes water bead from it hurrah Sad loser alert; water beading after Zymol Concourse wax...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGJazPVbkgc
For an idea of what you can do (but not necessarily to that degree) have a look here;
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Edited by TOENHEEL on Wednesday 7th January 16:16
Yup, it also makes it much easier to clean, makes it stay clean for longer (dirt literally falls off), and it makes it shiny (where polish simply gets rid of marks). And above all, it protects the car from contaminants, bird poo that sort of thing.
This is the wax that Autoglym do;
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m37b77...
I've not used it yet, but I'm certain it will be good quality, relatively priced well and will meet your needs perfectly. I think they do it at halfords.
This is the wax that Autoglym do;
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m37b77...
I've not used it yet, but I'm certain it will be good quality, relatively priced well and will meet your needs perfectly. I think they do it at halfords.
TonyHetherington said:
Yup, it also makes it much easier to clean, makes it stay clean for longer (dirt literally falls off), and it makes it shiny (where polish simply gets rid of marks). And above all, it protects the car from contaminants, bird poo that sort of thing.
This is the wax that Autoglym do;
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m37b77...
I've not used it yet, but I'm certain it will be good quality, relatively priced well and will meet your needs perfectly. I think they do it at halfords.
The high Autoglym definition wax is a really good product An autoglym guy gave me a pot for my Fezza, after he waxed half the bonnet and compared the result to the recently Zymol concours other half; the autoglym side was markedly "redder" than the zymoled side.This is the wax that Autoglym do;
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m37b77...
I've not used it yet, but I'm certain it will be good quality, relatively priced well and will meet your needs perfectly. I think they do it at halfords.
I don't know if it's as good at protecting the paint as Zymol but it certainly lives up to its name.
F.C.
TonyHetherington said:
Yup, it also makes it much easier to clean, makes it stay clean for longer (dirt literally falls off), and it makes it shiny (where polish simply gets rid of marks). And above all, it protects the car from contaminants, bird poo that sort of thing.
This is the wax that Autoglym do;
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m37b77...
I've not used it yet, but I'm certain it will be good quality, relatively priced well and will meet your needs perfectly. I think they do it at halfords.
Brill mate cheers for the help! This is the wax that Autoglym do;
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m37b77...
I've not used it yet, but I'm certain it will be good quality, relatively priced well and will meet your needs perfectly. I think they do it at halfords.
I must have hundreds of pounds worth of various stuff in the garage, that Ive tried/used over the years...and 8 years ago, then a Sunday once every couple of months spent on the car was a nice way to pass some free time.
over the years, time got less and less - now its case of necessity cleaning, with the odd proper clean before going somewhere special maybe
anyway, the lazy mans option - get the car detailed, but rather than putting on wax, (even the £5K a pot stuff will only last months) get some synthetic polymer coating put on, like they use on aircraft and posh yachts ...then you only ever have to do the quickwash with 2 buckets every fortnight to keep it looking good
so thats what I did - www.gtechniq.com are the guys to see - approx £300 for a small car with club discount I think - highly recommended if you intend on keeping your car a few years...work out how much youve spent on potions and fancy rags over the years and it will pay for itself
over the years, time got less and less - now its case of necessity cleaning, with the odd proper clean before going somewhere special maybe
anyway, the lazy mans option - get the car detailed, but rather than putting on wax, (even the £5K a pot stuff will only last months) get some synthetic polymer coating put on, like they use on aircraft and posh yachts ...then you only ever have to do the quickwash with 2 buckets every fortnight to keep it looking good
so thats what I did - www.gtechniq.com are the guys to see - approx £300 for a small car with club discount I think - highly recommended if you intend on keeping your car a few years...work out how much youve spent on potions and fancy rags over the years and it will pay for itself
Edited by bogie on Wednesday 7th January 18:50
TonyHetherington said:
Yup, it also makes it much easier to clean, makes it stay clean for longer (dirt literally falls off), and it makes it shiny (where polish simply gets rid of marks). And above all, it protects the car from contaminants, bird poo that sort of thing.
This is the wax that Autoglym do;
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m37b77...
I've not used it yet, but I'm certain it will be good quality, relatively priced well and will meet your needs perfectly. I think they do it at halfords.
I bought a pot of that at the Cholmondley Pageant of Power from the display stand. It is very good stuff IMO. The guy selling it new his product very well and had realistic answers for all my questions without spinning me a load of bThis is the wax that Autoglym do;
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m37b77...
I've not used it yet, but I'm certain it will be good quality, relatively priced well and will meet your needs perfectly. I think they do it at halfords.
ks.IIRC I paid £40 for my pot. It is cheaper than the shop price but there seems to be plenty on Fleabay at the same price. It is very easy to apply and you only have to do so sparingly; I have herdly dented the top of mine!
You do get the beading effect mentioned earlier about the Zymol stuff. I noticed instantly that when driving in s
tty wearther, less crap sticks to the sills.As somebody has mentioned, have a look on the detailing forum, but don't hang around there too long; they might polish and wax you!
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