Which Car polish

[Rigsby1975]

Could somebody recommend something from here?

http://www.carcarenut.co.uk/products.asp/SubCatID/...

http://www.carcarenut.co.uk/products.asp/subcatID/...

[tuscan_thunder]

see www.polishedbliss.co.uk

will show you how to properly wash, clean, polish and wax your car.

explains the differences between the types of products, how to apply them etc.

the products they offer are first rate.

[mrmaggit]

I'd go with Mike from The Polishing Company, advertise on here, thoroughly nice chap, and excellent products. He'll go through what you might need.

[Neil_Sc]

Finish Kare 1000p, really great and lasts very well, available in the UK from seriousperformance.co.uk or in the US from fk1usa.com

[P17_GTA]

From the polish page there that you posted, then the Chemical Guys all-in-one is a good bet if you want a product that will do some minor paint correction and give some protection.
Or of the shelf Meguiars NXT 2.0 is also a kind of all in one product, easy to use and offers a good finish without being very expensive.

Edited by P17_GTA on Thursday 6th August 15:57

[mat205125]

For 99% of the population, Auto Glym Super Resin Polish will give a perfectly good finish.

I used SRP for many years, accompanied with a coat of Extra Gloss Protection and was very happy with the results .... The white residue that needs the be cleared from panel gaps, and from black plastics got a bit annoying.

I use Swissvax waxs now, and the finish is excellent. I don't enter concours contests, or autosol the brake disc drill holes, but I like my car to look good and shiny, and for the (never ending) rain to bead up like golf balls on the surface.

All depends what level of OCD you want to get to .... I'd not saw that I am too bad for someone with V Power for blood, however the GF doesn't get why my car takes 2-3 hours every weekend to clean, but hers takes 2 minutes a month at the jet wash

[Rigsby1975]

I think I'll go with the Autoglym. Thanks for the advice.

[num2uk]

My recommendation for the novice is to start with either Meguiers gold glass shampoo or Zymol auto wash both are available in Halfords and very good products.

Then purchase a Meguiers clay kit, this pick out and lifts away bonded contaminants to the paint, very important.

I would then use Auto Glym Super Resin Polish this is a great product it is slightly abrasive but nothing you should be worried about it is also very filler heavy to hide swirl marks

I would then apply Auto Glym Extra Gloss Protection as this is easy to get hold of too, this is a sealant as opposed to a wax but they are both last stage products. Any wax will give a decent finish if your prep is good.

Prep is the most important stage to getting a good finish the Meguiers clay bar and super resin polish are good ways to start on that for the novice.

ETA Too slow again!

Edited by num2uk on Thursday 6th August 16:15

[num2uk]

Remember to put something on top of the SRP otherwise the nice finish it gives won't last long.

[Daz4m]

num2uk said:

My recommendation for the novice is to start with either Meguiers gold glass shampoo or Zymol auto wash both are available in Halfords and very good products.

Then purchase a Meguiers clay kit, this pick out and lifts away bonded contaminants to the paint, very important.

I would then use Auto Glym Super Resin Polish this is a great product it is slightly abrasive but nothing you should be worried about it is also very filler heavy to hide swirl marks

I would then apply Auto Glym Extra Gloss Protection as this is easy to get hold of too, this is a sealant as opposed to a wax but they are both last stage products. Any wax will give a decent finish if your prep is good.

Prep is the most important stage to getting a good finish the Meguiers clay bar and super resin polish are good ways to start on that for the novice.

ETA Too slow again!

Edited by num2uk on Thursday 6th August 16:15

Almost exactly what I did to my car and it came out looking amazing. Only difference is that after polishing I waxed with Meguiars NXT.

[otolith]

I polished and waxed the Elise last weekend - I'm not an OCD "detailing" sufferer, but I do own a machine polisher and I have sought advice from those so afflicted on how best to use it. I spent about four hours on it - washed, polished with a fairly aggressive polish and then a much more gentle one. Then used AutoGlym Super Resin Polish, because while it doesn't do much to polish anything, it does fill any remaining fine swirls and scratches very effectively. Put a coat of AutoGlym Extra Gloss Protection on it, on the grounds that I had some, it's designed to work with the SRP and it couldn't do any harm, and then waxed it with some Dodo Juice Purple Haze that I was trying for the first time. 30 quid for a little tub of wax, and it's by no means the expensive end of the market .

Did feel a bit of a product tart using all of this stuff, but it certainly came up nice and shiny, and it got rid of all of the swirling.



Also really reduced the appearance of a fine scratch on the front wing.

before:



After:




I think a lot of it is wishful thinking, and there's less difference between the products than the marketing would have you believe. I would say that a proper polish with a machine polisher makes a hell of a difference, and Autoglym super resin polish followed by Autoglym extra gloss protection and/or a good wax is pretty much as good as you are going to get without one. I was really pleased with the Purple Haze wax, but it's only for dark coloured paint - there are others from the same manufacturer for different coloured paint. Not available anywhere I could find on the high street, all ordered off t'internet, but even at 30 quid a tub its still cheaper than the AutoGlym HD wax in Halfords.

[Vipers]

otolith said:

I polished and waxed the Elise last weekend etc etc

Do you need any particular polishing cloths to use with Dodo Juice? or will yellow dusters or cotton cloth from Halfords do the job, and not having used it before any comments on how often do you have to apply it, and how long will it last?

[otolith]

Vipers said:

otolith said:

I polished and waxed the Elise last weekend etc etc

Do you need any particular polishing cloths to use with Dodo Juice? or will yellow dusters or cotton cloth from Halfords do the job, and not having used it before any comments on how often do you have to apply it, and how long will it last?

Never used it before, so we'll have to see how long it stays on the car. Didn't use very much of the tub, though, so I can re-do it as needed. I've got a set of little circular pads I picked up from somewhere - possibly Halfords - and I used one of those to apply it. Then polished it off with a cheap microfibre cloth. Think those came from the supermarket, and were very cheap. You can buy proper ones meant for cars, but I have a feeling you're just being taken for a ride if you do.

[num2uk]

Vipers said:

otolith said:

I polished and waxed the Elise last weekend etc etc

Do you need any particular polishing cloths to use with Dodo Juice? or will yellow dusters or cotton cloth from Halfords do the job, and not having used it before any comments on how often do you have to apply it, and how long will it last?

Can't comment on Dodo juice as I haven't used it, but on the cloth question again it depends on how OCD you want to get. Better cloths will help prevent the spread of swirl marks to your paint. The CD test is a good one to do. Rub a CD with the cloth in question, if it starts to produce scratches/swirl marks then it will produce them on your car also.

Edited by num2uk on Thursday 6th August 16:35

[madrob6]

Vipers said:

otolith said:

I polished and waxed the Elise last weekend etc etc

Do you need any particular polishing cloths to use with Dodo Juice? or will yellow dusters or cotton cloth from Halfords do the job, and not having used it before any comments on how often do you have to apply it, and how long will it last?

The soft stuff you apply by hand rubbing it in with your finger tips and once it has been left for a while you wipe it off with a microfibre towel and you get a lovely shine. It comes off really easily too which is nice.

[simonej]

Recently been using Zymol, Autoglym, Meguiars NXT stuff and Dodo Wax.

Dodo wax is my favourite, easy on, easy off, no residue and very, very shiny! Autoglym super resin polish is also very good.

[Gad-Westy]

I'm pretty new to the world of OCD car cleaning but I have started taking more of an interest. The last time I did a full on clean of the car I used the following with very pleasing results:

Two bucket wash with bog standard Halfords car wash stuff
Clay Bar using Sonus kit
Wash again, rinse and dry
Meguirs Scratch-X on any scratches or heavy swirls Using Sonus german applicator pad
Autoglym SRP Polish using sonus pad and microfibre towel
Zymol wax, 2 layers 24 hours apart.

Looks great but I fancy trying some better wax as i find the zymol doesn't last long.

[Stu_00]

Torquey said:

mat13 said:

dodo juice is amazing stuff

+1.


If thats out of your price range then maybe meguiars NXT... You get what you pay for.

+1 English company that are petrol nuts too !

[mat13]

I start by washing the car with the dodo juice shampoo (sorry ive forgotten the name) using the two bucket method.

The wheels are then cleaned with autoglym alloy wheel cleaner and are then given a coat of high definition wax.

Use autoglym tar remover where it is needed on the bottom of wings and doors.

Then go over the car with a meguiars clay bar kit making sure i do it panel by panel taking extra time on the wings, doors and roof where tree sap and road grime become ingrained.

I then use dodo juice lime prime prepartion polish to prepare the surface of the paint before i apply a wax.

After this i use auto glym high definition wax as i have found it to bring out a good finish on silver paint work.

I then go over any rubber trim with autoglym plastic restorer (forgotten its name but this stuff is amazing for rubber/plastic) and clean the outside glass with meguiars fast glass

and i started out as a fairy liquid and a bathroom sponge car cleaner and just slowly aquired products, must admit its a very addictive and rather expensive hobby

[Gad-Westy]

mat13 said:

I then use dodo juice lime prime prepartion polish to prepare the surface of the paint before i apply a wax.

Have read a few people using stuff like this and 'pre wax' or 'paint prep'. Never been sure exactly what its for if anybody cares to enlighten me.