Help, need to polish a black car?

[AudiSport]

Hi Guys,

I popped round to my uncles this weekend and he has been out polishing is metallic black Merc with some cheap polish he purchased down the local market.. You can Imagen the results..

So, I have offered to give him a hand this weekend to polish his car properly. I'm not thinking some five stage polishing process - however can anyone recommend a good basic polish for me to apply? The car is an 08 metallic black Merc. I was thinking about buying some (Poorboys Black Hole Show Glaze) to apply followed by some basic polish like Merr etc?

Any help would be great - thank you SO much.

[dougc]

Might struggle if you're glazing THEN polishing - thats the wrong way around.

If he's buggered up the paintwork good and proper, one pass is unlikely to sort it I'm afraid.

Might need professional help

[Chris_VRS]

Autoglym Super Resin Polish will go some way to fill/hide some of the defects, follow this with some Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection which will give the paint some protection against the elements.

enjoy.

[AudiSport]

He's not nakered the paint, it looks like he has applied the polish badly, not let it dry correctly and then not polished it off very well. So, all in all a poor job. But I believe we can make it better.. So I'm looking for someone to recommend which product is best used - and how?

[dougc]

Good show! In that case, a good wash and dry and the combo mentioned by Chris above should do the trick - I use it on my Audi. No direct sunlight and not rushing buff off should do the trick!

[AudiSport]

Chris_VRS said:

Autoglym Super Resin Polish will go some way to fill/hide some of the defects, follow this with some Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection which will give the paint some protection against the elements.

enjoy.

Fantastic - so, wash / dry the car, followed by Autoglym Super Resin Polish. Then Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection?
One coat of each?

[PJ S]

AG SRP is unlikely to give you much correction on the Ceramiclear® paint used, least of all by hand.
If you're looking to just mask the worst of it, then AG SRP will be half decent at that, but EGP needs a good 24 hours to cure before doing a 2nd layer to ensure full/even coverage.
As per earlier today, Bilt Hamber Auto-balm would be the easier choice - an AIO (all in one), which lasts longer than EGP.

Correcting hard paints involves better polishing compounds than SRP, and firmer foams than AG's foam hand applicator.

[ribenavrs]

he's not trying to correct it tho'

another for SRP, just remember to work it till its clear, rather than just laying it on

I would imagine he has polish residue all over the trim too, get some peanut oil from a supermarket to remove that, a bit of attention to detail and it'll be 100% better

[AudiSport]

ribenavrs said:

he's not trying to correct it tho'

another for SRP, just remember to work it till its clear, rather than just laying it on

I would imagine he has polish residue all over the trim too, get some peanut oil from a supermarket to remove that, a bit of attention to detail and it'll be 100% better

Ok, great advice - I will make sure I work SRP till it is clear, then buff off with soft cloth. Right?
As for peanut oil.. That could be a problem with my allergy... Any other suggestions?

[PJ S]

Yeah, don't get any on black textured trim!

[H13BSM]

Ok My mercedes has had full paint correction this year, but this is what it looks like everytime I generally wash it. Remember the better your prep, the better the finish article. Wash and clean the car properly, and clay if it has contaminants in the paint. This will make a big difference to depth and shine. If you are doing no correction then yes you need to go for a glaze as you want to hide as meny defects as possible, as well as bring out the depth, shine and clarity. Don't get me wrong srp is one of the best filler glazes on the market, but if its a dark car poorboys blackhole glaze is unbeatable. Once the glaze is on use a wax for dark cars such as dodo juice blue velvet. any protection that aids to the cars colour is going to help, especially if the paint has not been corrected.