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Old 22-04-2007, 01:00 PM
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what do you lot use?

i have got a flint grey saph which gets used everyday and is kept on the drive.but i like to keep it clean and shiny..been using autoglym polish then changed to megs gold wax. but is there anything better. but please no £50 pots of wax.
Old 22-04-2007, 01:53 PM
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Use auto glym mate , but actually prefer meguires as ive used to use it , but heard only good things about poorboys stuff , this is next on my shopping list, theres a guy who sells it on here serious performance is his username ment to be the buisness by all accounts
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Poorboys. pm gaz 7 off here.
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a good all in one is meguires cleaner wax, halfords do it about £10
Old 22-04-2007, 03:53 PM
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cheers
ive heard loads about the poorboys but i need something you can do in one or 2 coats and last a long time.most people using poorboys seem to put on 4 coats of different things.so i sont know which ones i would want.

heard autoglym gives bad swirling thats why i stopped using it for
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i got this result from using auto-glym:

before:



after:



after with the lockup door open:



roof:



what do you think?
Old 22-04-2007, 04:22 PM
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i use poorboys and joffs
Old 22-04-2007, 04:33 PM
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that is a impressive shine/reflection indycos, saw it on rsoc earlier and im still impressed now.
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Originally Posted by 2wdsaph ben
that is a impressive shine/reflection indycos, saw it on rsoc earlier and im still impressed now.
thanks mate, it took all day to get it like that
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PM Gaz7 off here

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I use auto-glym and auto smart Carnauba wax. would use Zymol if i had the cash. my best tip for a deap shine is to make sure the paint is clean (detar) and use a clay bar then finsh with a wax that as Carnauba in it.
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indycos

It looks good but soon as its in direct sunlight you might see lots of marks previously invisible (swirls).

But it certainly looks better than b4!

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Originally Posted by AlexF
indycos

It looks good but soon as its in direct sunlight you might see lots of marks previously invisible (swirls).

But it certainly looks better than b4!

aLex
did not see any swirls when i took it outside for some pics mate
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