Ryannn
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Jun 15, 2014 19:17:13 GMT
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Evening all, looking for some advice and experience. I was reading this blog www.meguiars.co.uk/blog/?p=664 about restoring paint. Whilst the paint on my mini is no where near as bad as that, I've never paid it much care and attention. I have a DA and a week off work. What polishes and waxes have people used with good result? I know the paint on it can look good, but it never lasts. Thanks
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Jun 15, 2014 19:45:40 GMT
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Poor boys products end of They don't cost the earth, a touch more than the likes of meguirs and autoglym but not much. I use Black hole sun And Nattys blue hard wax
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Jun 15, 2014 20:05:26 GMT
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How long is a peace of string? If you got plenty of time and its not been polished for a while i,d give it a good T cutti ng first, Or get a proper mop and use some G3 cutting compound but make sure you know what your doing if you go down this route. I use autoglym SRP I did splash out and get some autoglym HD wax but i wouldent buy it again.
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Last Edit: Jun 15, 2014 20:08:30 GMT by bababoom
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g40jon
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Jun 15, 2014 20:36:23 GMT
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collinite waxes are good if you want long lasting protection. Maybe doesn't give the depth of shine other waxes can provide though
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Polish and Waxfr€$h&m1nt¥
@freshandminty
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Jun 15, 2014 20:44:35 GMT
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Bear in mind that polishes are abrasive and take a (albeit minimal) layer of paint off each time they're used.
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Polish and WaxMercdan68
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Jun 15, 2014 20:52:44 GMT
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Clay bar from bilthamber then wash with turtle wash and wax, then a wax and polish with auto smart products that's what I use
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Last Edit: Jun 15, 2014 20:53:52 GMT by Mercdan68
Fraud owners club member 2003 W211 Mercedes E class 1989 Sierra sapphire 1998 ex bt fiesta van
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Jun 15, 2014 21:39:52 GMT
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Hi, my new Golf is worse than the one in that link in the OP (And the same colour) What could I use to bring the paint back to life, without doing too much damage, whilst leaving a finish that will last? Been told this stuff's pretty good: www.i4detailing.co.uk/shop/meguiars-80-speed-glaze-946ml.html?gclid=CIukzLH4-b4CFUjlwgodYkoAaQCould I just get away with good old T Cut, instead? What could I use to "seal" the paint after t-cutting, if I choose to go down this route? Many thanks
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Ryannn
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Jun 15, 2014 21:55:27 GMT
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Hi, my new Golf is worse than the one in that link in the OP (And the same colour) What could I use to bring the paint back to life, without doing too much damage, whilst leaving a finish that will last? Been told this stuff's pretty good: www.i4detailing.co.uk/shop/meguiars-80-speed-glaze-946ml.html?gclid=CIukzLH4-b4CFUjlwgodYkoAaQCould I just get away with good old T Cut, instead? What could I use to "seal" the paint after t-cutting, if I choose to go down this route? Many thanks The link I posted goes through all three stages which should work wonders on your Golf! I don't think I'll need to go the compound route as the car has only been painted 12 months. I think I need to experiment!
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ferny
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Polish and Waxferny
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Before After Won me... Two days with t-cut in the baking sun and it was done by hand. Whacked on some wax after but the paint was so far gone that after a few months it started to oxidise again. If it's really bad I don't think it's worth all the effort. When it was shiny it also showed up the hundreds of dents!
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Last Edit: Jun 16, 2014 6:20:20 GMT by ferny
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For those red cars that are faded a simple buff with g3 or 3m fastcut would work miracles followed by some autoglym or poor boys polish to seal it up
Poorboys ,meguiars or autoglym are ones I would use mate no questions
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Jun 16, 2014 12:23:14 GMT
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Evening all, looking for some advice and experience. What polishes and waxes have people used with good result? I know the paint on it can look good, but it never lasts. Thanks If you want lasting gloss, you need to prepare the surface properly - i.e. make sure it is as clean as possible - then wax and seal. After that (depending on which sealant you choose) you should be able to just keep washing it and bring the shine up in no time... I went to a detailing course at AutoBrite on Saturday just gone and they did the following to my car (which was dirty but its only 2 years old so not faded...) and it came up looking lovely; Wheels first; "Purple Rain" to get baked on iron off "Wheel cleaner" to make them shiny Body; "Citrus Wash" to start dissolving dead bugs and other curse word "Magifoam" snowfoam - awesome foam, made me realize just how curse word the snow foam I use is...! Hand wash (two bucket method of course...!) with lambs wool mit and "Purple Velvet" shampoo Dry with a huge soft fluffy microfibre towel clay using "Berry Blast" detail spray (significantly watered down) to remove contamination from the paint - I was amazed how much difference this made to panels that looked pretty clean already! At this point it also became apparent there were some tar spots that I'd previously not seen so we sprayed on some tar remover and then rinse and dry to leave an outrageously clean car... next we're on to protecting the now extremely clean bodywork - this is where the lasting shine come in, we were shown "Cherry Glaze" followed by "Abyss" sealant and honestly, once they rolled the car outside and hosed the bonnet off with water, I've never ever seen water bead and run off car bodywork so much in my life... So, my understanding is that if you go through every step, it will take a while to get the bodywork "prepped", i.e. cleaned, waxed, sealed, but afterwards it should a) shed dirt and b) be extremely quick to clean - hence it stays cleaner for longer... from what the guys said on the weekend, the main reason people are disappointed with how long the shine lasts on their cars is because the bodywork wasn't completely clean before they applied wax/sealant and hence they effectively applied wax to the dirt rather than the paint... As far as I can see, you can get as deep into detailing as any other part of car restoration, there is even a forum ( detailing world) where you can get more information than you could ever imagine... In short, go as wild as you want, but be careful with the DA...!
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Jun 16, 2014 12:31:08 GMT
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oh, just to add, if it has only been painted 12 months, you probably don't need to DA it - just wash it thoroughly then polish and seal/wax and it'll be lovely :-)
the DA is used to take out swirl marks and it probably won't have collected enough (unless your wash technique is very poor) to need DA'ing...
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Jun 16, 2014 13:11:11 GMT
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Meguiars for me and a decent clay bar before any polish or wax
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Jun 16, 2014 13:47:06 GMT
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