I read ages ago on here about some mixture the concours guys use for polishing, have no idea what it was though It was along the lines of 3 parts polish, and 2 parts something else

 

take half a bottle of auto-glym super resin

and half a bottle of auto-glym extra gloss protection

 

yep 50/50 autoglym resin polish/autoglym extragloss protection

 

concours people use autoglym polishes? surely the ridiculous amounts of dust piss you off?

 

wot dust??????????????
if you got dust you aint doin it right mate?????

 

compared with meguiars and souveran there's so much dust. it gets everywhere. i also hate the autoglym bottles - they have a habit of splattering their contents over the nearest object when you open them or put them on the floor. i still use their glass polish and glass cleaner, and sometimes that resin polish on my wheels. for all other purposes i bring out the megs + souveran

 

meguires all the way .. sorry .. changed from autoglym the difference is huge...

 

have to agree the bottles are really annoying, and once you have tried meguires tech wax you auto glym boys will never go back.

 

not a bufty but i could tell diff between glym and tech wax! im a meguires user now!

 

Megiuars

 

It is Meguiars.

 

Mine was a typo not an intentional misspelling like 'meguires'!

 

 

Owned SPo0n!!!

I'm going to be switching to Megiuieres for summer too, gets good ratings from everyone it seems

 

Autoglym are fighting back with a load of new products.

Might give the Ultra deep shine polish a go.

Tech wax is fantastic though!!

 

alot of my m8s use maguiars, however i havnt noticed a massive difference apart from the time it takes to use! ma pal took 9 hours to do the 3 stage palava. i mean wtf!!! didnt even look any shinier than normal!

being a valeter, iv used alot of diferent polishes etc, and have to say, autoglym is by far the easiest to use! and gets the same result as maguiars.

its not what you use, its how you use it! (as with so much in life!)

 

PS... autoglym deep shine is a rip off.

 

9 hours? what a muppet! it barely takes me 2 hours to do my car (wash, dry, 3 stages, clean windows, dress tyres, polish wheels, etc)

 

I've yet to take less than two hours to polish mine I think. I want a good, quick to use polish so I can do it more often then once a month Couple of washes each week and a polish a month keeps it ok, but it'd be good to polish a bit more often

 

Well the first 2 stages of the meguiars stuff that i use are basically wipe on wipe off. takes no more than 10mins to do each one. you only need to use the first stage a few times anyway cos it's slightly abrasive.

the last stage (carnuba wax) takes longer because you have to let it dry for about 20mins before removing.

apply with an applicator pad and remove with a microfibre cloth.

 

Can you give us a more detailed assesment? I was going to stick my hand in my pocket for some!

 

Any of you guys ever tried Swissol products? They are expensive but the buftys over at the SIDC forum (Subaru Impreza's) all seemed to swear by them, must admit it is very easy to use and impressive stuff IMO but I am not a concours player I will admit.

Jeff

 

It gives no better shine than the normal super resin and its a bastid to buff off

 

who gives a fuck how its spelled....its better than glym...end of!

 

Anyone ever used armorall wax, it's a clay the you scrape out of a tub? I've used this a few times and found it takes a bit longer that tec wax but leaves a better finish

 

Has any 1 ever tryed this
from meguiars called quik clay

 

LOl @ Sp0on and Sheeman

I use what evers in the cupboard


Soem are bettern than others polish wise but its each to their own

 

Yeah i've used it!
You spray on the quick detailer, and rub the pannel with the clay. Seems really odd and your neighbours will think you finally flipped when they see you rubbing what looks like a bar of soap all over your car!
But the results are great!

 

lol with the bar of soap mate,
tryed it really good stuff thanks

 

i use megiuers.....

 

I agree, ultra deep pile o shite!!!

1 coat red label autoglym + 1 coat gold label autoglym = BLING!!!!!

 

Hi

talking as a ex spray polisher and now valeter for my sins, I would have to say that the supreme polish from autoglym is good stuff,(ultimate shine on the shelves), used to use megs too, but not durable, If you guys want the top notch (forget zymol) use zaino z5 with zfx and then top it off with either P21S, Blitz or soverain, all brilliant products, If zaino to fiddly for you as it is about 4-5 step process then use Klasse AIO topped with P21S or soverain, thats my two pennies worth

cossyman

 

Fook its been ages since i posted this - cheers for all the tips

 

has anyone ever used zymol products they brought a wax called concourse wax its £150 a pot!!!

 

Yes i use it on my black 3 door cosworth and very pleased with it , done it with Zymol HD cleaner first to get the old autoglym and meguires off then put the Zymol on with the palm of your hand , your hand warms the wax , i got mine from a dealer at Goodwood festival of Speed day and in the prise list they list a Royal Glaze wax "same size as concourse wax tub at £ 5,820 a tub , but the refills are free , bargain,Vintage Glaze £1,474 a tub, J Clarkson on top gear ate a hand full of Royal Glaze anybody else see him do that.

 

Having not used anything other than Meguiar's (take note of the spelling ) , I dont have a huge range of knowledge on the other products, but I'm happy with the results I get with my

Meguiar's NXT Generation Car Wah

Meguiar's NXT Generation Tech Wax

 

90%pink wax(trade)10%cutting compound g10

 

I use Autoglym never had any problems it lasts long, it does dust a bit but that ain't no problem works almost aswell as using T-Cut first.

 

I saw him eat some of that polish, wonder if it made his teeth shine.

 

yea i agree zaino is top class my mate has 1 of the cleanest honda s2000s in the country and he let me use his zaino polish. its so easy to remove aswell. i think it can be purchased from the states. i swear by it now or use mequires gold class in the tub. it comes on quite easy and luks lovely when done.