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Old 29-08-2009, 08:51 PM
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just bought a focus st170 in dark blue nearly black can anyone reccommend a good polish/wax to use. I usually always use autoglym tried super resin on it good results but very chalky leaving dust all over the place. Any advise would be appreciated. (the car is a solid colour not metalic)
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Try poorboys blackhole and dodo juice purple haze for a wax afterwards.

Try using your applicator for Auto Glym damp and try not to use too much product both can stop the dusting.

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Is it a solid colour, or does it have a metallic/pearlescent flake in the finish?
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the car is solid colour thanks for the advice.
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As above then our recommended routine can be viewed on this link...

https://passionford.com/forum/concou...ark-fords.html

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Originally Posted by Polished Bliss
Is it a solid colour, or does it have a metallic/pearlescent flake in the finish?
via ford smokestone what would you use
Old 08-09-2009, 06:15 AM
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via ford smokestone what would you use ?
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Is smokestone lightish metallic silver/grey? If so, please see this link...

https://passionford.com/forum/concou...ent-fords.html

...but if not, post a picture of it and I'll direct you accordingly.

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Smokestone is a very dark metalic blue i think
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yes. Smoke stone very dark blue metallic
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Originally Posted by Polished Bliss
Is smokestone lightish metallic silver/grey? If so, please see this link...

https://passionford.com/forum/concou...ent-fords.html

...but if not, post a picture of it and I'll direct you accordingly.

cheers its got a metallic/pearlescent flake in the paint

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I did not know they did a ST170 in a dark blue almost black colour, they only came in 4 colours
Panther Black :- pearlecent metallic
Imperial Blue :- Metallic
Capri Blue :- solid colour
Grey :- metallic
There might be a very rare horrible solid blue out there too but no dark blue?

Has the car been re-sprayed?
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car not been re-sprayed colour is ink blue .
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For the Smokestone enquiries - thanks for the picture; seeing as its much darker than I thought, here is our recommended guide for dark metallic/pearl finishes...

https://passionford.com/forum/concou...ent-fords.html

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Originally Posted by Polished Bliss
For the Smokestone enquiries - thanks for the picture; seeing as its much darker than I thought, here is our recommended guide for dark metallic/pearl finishes...

https://passionford.com/forum/concou...ent-fords.html

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