Waxing after Polishing

[Baz C]

very tidy, i've heard zanio was good.

 

[Graham2]

focus looks well lad. thats a brand new car tho mate, not nearly as hard to get a proper finish on.

 

[Baz C]

will its not brand lol but looks it

heres an old toyota i buffed and polished using 3m compounds and autogylm polishes

 

[r16vka]

Damn thats one shiny 16yr old!!! i cant get my 4yr old mondeo to shine like that!! might be time to check out this zanio sutff....

 

[Graham2]

that came up very well, for autoglym

BTW, I sold the Saxo to my g/f's mum and she hasnt washed it since September! its starting to annoy me now as I spent a lot of time keeping that car right and I know you did too. maybe you arent fussed but i am! Such a shame

 

[Graham2]

Damn thats one shiny 16yr old!!! i cant get my 4yr old mondeo to shine like that!! might be time to check out this zanio sutff....

if you decide to purchase it I can get 10% discount on it. drop me a PM and i'll send you the link.

 

[Baz C]

that came up very well, for autoglym

BTW, I sold the Saxo to my g/f's mum and she hasnt washed it since September! its starting to annoy me now as I spent a lot of time keeping that car right and I know you did too. maybe you arent fussed but i am! Such a shame

clean it for her

 

[Graham2]

pffttt! watch me!

 

[Nicky]

you do that kind of thing alot slideordie?

id be interested in getting my old mans motor up to yuo while hes away...

 

[Graham2]

no not really, just on a personal basis. i drive a 16 year old BMW and the paint on mine isnt worth spending £80 on zaino on so i've yet to try it. i've done a few other folks cars but just as a favour. what motor is it?

 

[Rob]

Seems the sky really is the limit when it comes to detaling cars. The best results as shown on that E30 M3 seem to involve a buffer, but tbh I don't think I'd trust myself with one.

I may invest in some Zymol wax at some point as it has a much higher carnauba wax content than the Megs stuff I'm using, which I can only presume is a good thing? I think a wash mit and some decent microfibre towels are next on the list though and a decent bucket lmao since half my time is usually spent searching for one!

At the min my own routine seems to be:

Wash with Autoglym shampoo
Dry using combination of flexiblade/geunine leather chamois. Now move to interior to allow paint to fully dry and all water to run out of joins etc
Hoover interior and clean off any dirt with damp cloth
Replenish leather with Gliptone Liquid Leather
Paint tyres, plastic and rubber with Meguiars tyre dressing (purple bottle)
Autosol on the tail pipes
Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover on any tar I can spot around arches and tailgate
Meguiars 3 Stage Renovator/Polish/Wax
Autoglym window polish on exterior glass inc mirrors and wiper blades

By this stage I'm normally rightly fed up and head to the pub LOL

 

[Nicky]

do any of yas use a garden blower to dry the car off before ya chamois? (like a big fook-off hair dryer) or is my old man goning nucking futs in his old age? lol

 

[Baz C]

do any of yas use a garden blower to dry the car off before ya chamois? (like a big fook-off hair dryer) or is my old man goning nucking futs in his old age? lol

have heard of people doing that before, OCD at its best

 

[Rob]

LMFAO! Genius Might have to try that myself!

 

[Nicky]

it actually works really well... doesnt give the water time enough to leave wee smears or marks...

and as for OCD, ya dont wana know the rest... lol (about 102 different bottles of cleaning stuf, and its all for the car lol.. bike cleaner collection is only 97 bottles lol)

 

[Graham2]

Seems the sky really is the limit when it comes to detaling cars. The best results as shown on that E30 M3 seem to involve a buffer, but tbh I don't think I'd trust myself with one.

I may invest in some Zymol wax at some point as it has a much higher carnauba wax content than the Megs stuff I'm using, which I can only presume is a good thing? I think a wash mit and some decent microfibre towels are next on the list though and a decent bucket lmao since half my time is usually spent searching for one!

At the min my own routine seems to be:

Wash with Autoglym shampoo
Dry using combination of flexiblade/geunine leather chamois. Now move to interior to allow paint to fully dry and all water to run out of joins etc
Hoover interior and clean off any dirt with damp cloth
Replenish leather with Gliptone Liquid Leather
Paint tyres, plastic and rubber with Meguiars tyre dressing (purple bottle)
Autosol on the tail pipes
Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover on any tar I can spot around arches and tailgate
Meguiars 3 Stage Renovator/Polish/Wax
Autoglym window polish on exterior glass inc mirrors and wiper blades

By this stage I'm normally rightly fed up and head to the pub LOL

those flexiblade things are also a good job, save a lot of time! one thing i would say about carnuaba wax is that is doesnt last long. if your talking about the M3 then i'd definately splash out on the Zaino!

go here: http://www.advancedcarproducts.com/products.asp?cat=11

scroll right down to the bottom and buy the last three items

 

[Nicky]

are you on about the AutoGlym flexiblade Scrob?

its not worth its weight in sh!te... lol

 

[Graham2]

Seems the sky really is the limit when it comes to detaling cars. The best results as shown on that E30 M3 seem to involve a buffer, but tbh I don't think I'd trust myself with one.

it wasnt a buffer he used, its called a porter. someone expressed the same concern as you on e30zone. if you push down hard with a buffer it will begin to take paint off but with a porter it will just stop after approx 1lb of pressure. so basically its almost impossible to fck up

 

[Nicky]

it wasnt a buffer he used, its called a porter. someone expressed the same concern as you on e30zone. if you push down hard with a buffer it will begin to take paint off but with a porter it will just stop after approx 1lb of pressure. so basically its almost impossible to fck up

thats the kind of machine need...

id still **** something up.. probably trail the cable over the paint and score it or something lol

 

[Rob]

I'd probably electrocute meself.

Yeah I'm talking about the M3 dude, £80 is savage for a tub of polish, I thought £45 was bad for the Zymol! Have heard a lot of people mentioning this porter cable contraption lately, sounds very tempting that it dies off if you press too hard - will definately keep it in mind but right now I'm concentrating on getting the car paid off and replacing a few minor worn bits (window seals etc) to leave her 100% right

 

[Nicky]

where would ya buy 1 of those Porters?

any decent motor accessories shop?

 

[Jason]

G3 and buff, nielsons concept polish, finish with 3m hand glaze or finesse it job done

 

[Lyons]

I use the Meguiars 3 Stage stuff, paint renovator (very very mild T cut), polish, and carnauba wax. Gets very good results but takes fooking AGES!

pmsl, i did it once when i first bought it + havent done it since. I could not be arsed fannying about with that caper when the cars going to get dirty in the next few days anyway. What a crock.

 

[Cess]

Someone should organise a group but on cloths and polishes.

 

[Nicky]

or a group buy on detailing by Slideordie lol...