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Old 13-01-2012, 05:56 PM
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Hi everyone, i'm interested to hear members opinions on the best car polish to use, i have for years used mer and autogleam but have become disappointed with these produces now
Old 13-01-2012, 06:03 PM
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depends on colour mate, I have a black car and like to use poor boys black hole as it is designed for darker cars, and doesnt show up all of the stone chips. It is also very very easy to apply and buff off. Price is good to.

Remember, after polishing, you should be waxing or using a sealant to protect the paint as the polish is cleaning, the wax/sealant is protecting.

detailersworld is a good site to nose around to see what people use, and the results.

Last weekend I did a good clean on mine

rinsed
snow foamed (not essential)
rinsed,
shampood with a mit (less likely to cause swirls)
used tar spot remover to get rid of any nasties
claybarred the car to remove ground in shite - essential
rinsed and patted dry
polished
waxed

Will now be able to wash and wax for a few months till i do it all again.
Old 13-01-2012, 06:16 PM
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The car is red mate,thanks for the tips i will take a look at that site,cliff
Old 13-01-2012, 09:09 PM
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I've never found anything better than autoglym super resin polish
Old 13-01-2012, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by lordjc
I've never found anything better than autoglym super resin polish
i used that on my puma and cmax, both dark coloured cars. looked fucking mint after that and a wax.

the next time i washed them tho they looked fucking awful!

could see all the swirl marks and both cars looked very dull.

the SRP has chalk as a filler, and the next time you wash, you wash the chalk off, so you can see all the swirls and it dulls the paint.

i done both just before xmas with dodo juice shampoo, and dodo juice blue velvet wax, they both looked good after that. i think i need to mop them both tho to get the best look as you can still see some swirls.

i just dont get the time to spend on them tho
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Dodo juice lime prime is a very good Polish...!.... I find it much better than AG srp.
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What would be the best stuff to use on a black car guys?

Just bought a black Golf GTI so want to keep it looking nice!

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Originally Posted by Kitchen Devil
What would be the best stuff to use on a black car guys?

Just bought a black Golf GTI so want to keep it looking nice!

poor boys black hole!
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What's best polish and wax to use on my white fiesta guys? Just bought it want to give it a good doing cheers
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Originally Posted by Kitchen Devil
What would be the best stuff to use on a black car guys?

Just bought a black Golf GTI so want to keep it looking nice!

Use dodo juice lime prime...polish.... And then a layer of rainforest rub... Make black excellent.






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Originally Posted by warriors9
What's best polish and wax to use on my white fiesta guys? Just bought it want to give it a good doing cheers

Dodo juice lime prime ... And swissvax onyx.... Excellent on white.






Old 13-01-2012, 10:26 PM
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srp is full off fillers that why it look good untill you wash it 2/3 time's.to remove swirls id (my self) use 3m fine then move to a swirl/glase seal and a good wax but it diff's from the make and colour's
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Use poorboys on mine. Was an autoglym user for years
Old 13-01-2012, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by rsmat
Dodo juice lime prime ... And swissvax onyx.... Excellent on white.







have too get me some swissvax!!!
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it seems like this thread has quite a bit of interest, anyone know the best place to buy valeting gear
Old 13-01-2012, 10:38 PM
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get most off me stuff from my A/S rep/ebay/and www.cleanyourcar.com and so on
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Originally Posted by tat2cliff
it seems like this thread has quite a bit of interest, anyone know the best place to buy valeting gear
Join detailing world and have a look on there for bargains... Try eBay also... I shop around for the best offers.
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i got some stuff through clean your car, good site.

also the iron x stuff to use on your wheels is very good stuff, fucking stinks of shit but does a very good job of getting off brake dust!

mine looked like new on the puma after a blast, and they were blacker than, well err a black thing beofre!
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3M for me
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cheers guys
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yea have been using 3m for agood bit now seam's to be good gear loving 3m fine
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Originally Posted by bubs_rsturbo
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Originally Posted by rsmat
Use dodo juice lime prime...polish.... And then a layer of rainforest rub... Make black excellent.






Cheers boys!

I'll have to get me some of that!
Old 14-01-2012, 05:07 AM
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poorboys balck hole is a glaze not a polish, but is very good similar to ag ultra deep shine but easier on/off and better results, obviously needs a wax/sealant after, works very well on my tungsten grey r5gtt.

another good one that iv seen but not tried yet is chemical guys black light
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There has been some very good results (hand polishing) with G-Techniques range of polishes. I do own some but not used it yet so cant comment but i have seen a good video on YT being used and seems extremely good. I,m always polishing by machine and some of the polishes used aren,t suitable by hand although i can recommend Menzerna 203s with a good hand applicator with brilliant results. After polishing especially on darker cars i now use Poorboys creme -z its a glaze known as a cleaner glaze and filler . I find it so much nicer to use than 'black hole' although that is superb also. A cheap decent wax and that will aid looks further is PB Nattys wax (blue) they do a red one too for other colour types but you could use them on any colour.

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Always found AG very good stuff if just using buy hand products.

3M Gear is my choice when machine polishing their compound/polish/glaze is superb if the paints been wet flatted 1st.
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Old 14-01-2012, 06:25 PM
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is auto glym super resin and then extra gloss protection a good combo

i use the super resin but never knew it needed anything after that
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poorboys blackhole,autoglym srp and dodo lime prime are not polishes
blackholes a glaze,srp is full of fillers and has very little to no correction and lime prime is a pre wax cleanser with mild abrasives
if your want an easy to use real polish use 3m or menzerna but will need to use a machine polisher.youll get very little correction by hand
if your just looking to make it look good and hide and swirls/marring then use BH or SRP followed by a good wax
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Originally Posted by JamboRS
poorboys blackhole,autoglym srp and dodo lime prime are not polishes
blackholes a glaze,srp is full of fillers and has very little to no correction and lime prime is a pre wax cleanser with mild abrasives
if your want an easy to use real polish use 3m or menzerna but will need to use a machine polisher.youll get very little correction by hand
if your just looking to make it look good and hide and swirls/marring then use BH or SRP followed by a good wax
sorry for being very thick what is a good wax? I'd do it all by hand so clean the car then apply srp and then a wax on top is that right?
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yes thats right, also if you aint done it before a good clay bar can work wonders brings the paint back to life so to speak and so smooth after

i currently use either ag hd wax or dodo juice supernatural hybrid
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Clay bars are mint. All my cleaning/polishing gear is auto glym.
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