totally loving all your threads on here and DW, what do you make of the HD wax from Autoglym? also the best product to get a deep shine for a grey Nissan GTR and a new blue Focus RS?

The GTR has very healthy paint readings all over and the Focus well its OK under the sun gun both cars have little, nearly no marks on them the Focus has light swirl and scratches.

also bird shit!!!!! gloss it aggresive clay could not even shift the residue(sp) from what was left on the car (BMW), it was like someone had pulled a sticker off and all that was left was a shiney none sticky film

Andy

 

Hi Andy, sorry for the delayed reply, we've been flat out for weeks now, and we are struggling to find time to get on the boards. The HD wax is getting a lot of positive reviews, but it's not something we've used or will try, as we're not interested in stocking Autoglym products - we favour little known brands with a more upmarket boutique feel.

For polishing the cars mentioned above, please note that they will have very different paint types - the GTR will be soft, while the RS will be hard. Thus, a different appraoch will be needed on each. See here...

GTR - By Hand: http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...e-faq.html#3.5

GTR - By DA machine: http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...e-faq.html#3.8

RS - By hand: http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...e-faq.html#3.7

RS - By DA machine: http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...-faq.html#3.10

Also, the bird crap mark you describe sounds like sub-surface etching, caused by the uric acid in the crap eating into the surface of the paint (this would explain why the clay didn't touch it - clay removes bonded dirt and grime, but does not address sub-surface defects etched into the paint). The above polishing methods should help to correct the mark, but note that sometimes etching can be so deep that no amount of polishing can safely remove it.

When it comes to protecting both cars, I would suggest carefully reviewing these links...

GTR - http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...e-faq.html#4.2

RS - http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...e-faq.html#4.4

If you want to save some cash, then the Werkstat Acrylic system would look ace on both; see some example images on a grey GTR here...

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/may.html

I hope that helps!

 

as allways a Top reply and loads of helpful info cheers Guys