Whats you guys preferred brand of polish/wax and ways of applying? . Im currently using autoglym ultra deep shine by hand but am considering buying an electric polisher from Halfords, ive also got some super resin polish and extra gloss which have yet to try.
leec33
Don't waste your money on a Halfords polisher, I told a guy (Warpa) the same on here a few years back, he took my advice and now does detailing for a living.
If you want a decent polisher, get a dual action polisher, they produce pro results and are fairly safe for beginners. You could get a proper rotary machine but, unless you know how to use one properly, you can inflicts lot of damage very quickly.
As for polish, there are various types with various cutting properties.
Sonus, Mequiars, Menzerna, Auto Glym etc will be fine, as for wax, Collinite 476s and Collinite 915 are very good.
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If you want a decent polisher, get a dual action polisher, they produce pro results and are fairly safe for beginners. You could get a proper rotary machine but, unless you know how to use one properly, you can inflicts lot of damage very quickly.
As for polish, there are various types with various cutting properties.
Sonus, Mequiars, Menzerna, Auto Glym etc will be fine, as for wax, Collinite 476s and Collinite 915 are very good.
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It's a buffer, and a poor one at that, not even powerful enough to break down the polish.leec33 said:
Something like this will do the job properly:
http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/kestrel-d ... p?cPath=71
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Used to spend time polishing my other cars but not really done the Nav, in the summer I clayed it and used this came up really well and has kept it's finish. Used it on my partners RCZ and that looks the dogs still.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PTFE-Carnauba ... 2664&rt=nc
No idea if it's good bad or indifferent to paintwork
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PTFE-Carnauba ... 2664&rt=nc
No idea if it's good bad or indifferent to paintwork
We tend to be a bit vague on the terms
- polish is when we use a mild abrasive to cut the the top layer off the paint
- wax is the protective layer that goes on top
For polishing it is useful to use machine, normally £120 dual action polisher. For waxing it is just as easy to do it by hand, a £20 buffer makes it a bit easier, but not much.
If you just want to make your car shiny after washing then something like the Carnuba above is ideal.
- polish is when we use a mild abrasive to cut the the top layer off the paint
- wax is the protective layer that goes on top
For polishing it is useful to use machine, normally £120 dual action polisher. For waxing it is just as easy to do it by hand, a £20 buffer makes it a bit easier, but not much.
If you just want to make your car shiny after washing then something like the Carnuba above is ideal.
leec33 said:
viewtopic.php?f=43&t=9101&hilit=detailer
This will help. Careful, detailing can be addictive!
x2landmannnn said:
The more you learn, the more you realise that you've been doing it wrong all along. Once you know how to do it right, you'll never go back (even if you want to). I found myself last weekend, snow-foaming the Ifor Williams trailer belonging to the company I work for. :faint
Warpa's thread about detailing is what got me started.
I also learnt everything I ever wanted to know about detailing here: http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/car-care-advice.html. I highly recommend Polished Bliss if you want to buy detailing products. They're very efficient and very helpful. If you ever need advice on the best product for a particular vehicle or application, you can email them and Rich always gives good advice. I'm just after buying £192 worth of synthetic sealants from them for the paint, trim, glass, leather etc in my new truck.
Oh, and listen to LT about the polishers. He knows what he's talking about. I bought one of those cheap polishing machines before. They're useless. They don't run fast enough to generate the heat needed to break down the polish. All I use mine for now is buffing off wax because it takes less effort than doing it manually, although I don't even use it for that since I started using synthetic paint sealants. A dual-action polisher is perfect for home use. It's not quite as fast as a rotary polisher, but it's a lot safer. If your paint is properly protected and you use a proper washing technique, you shouldn't have to polish your truck very often anyway, so the extra time that the DA polisher uses is negligible.
EDIT: I just looked at the invoice again. My order was £192 + VAT = £230. So yeah, be careful. It's addictive and costly. :eyeroll
I bought the Halfords mains operated polisher a couple of years ago, used once on the truck and it was more trouble than it was worth, the only good thing about it is that I have two solid wood tables in the house and it is good for polishing them but it will never be any good on a non flat surface.
Ian
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