Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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Going to purchase some polish tomorrow 
Anything out there that will do a decent job on a budget  Car is Black 
It's been polished once in 19 months of ownership and needs a bit of tlc. Since it cost me £120 for tyres this morning, another £200ish this week for a service and £150 last week for the bonnet to be sprayed, thought i'd give it a good clean. Doesn't look too bad after a wash in all fairness, just a few swirl marks can be seen in the sun. Wasn't paying much attention tbh, way too many fitties in the front today 
I hate spending money  
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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3M Finesse-IT or Perfect-IT best polish available IMHO!
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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nothing wrong with autoglym super resin polish.
i used it on mine today and it's so easy to use and gives good results.
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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Autoglym Super Resin is uber shit.. Its full of silicone to make it easier to use, problem is builds up and gives your paint a greasy appearance.
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--DAN--
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Bottesford. Drives;3 Series
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By hand and off the shelf you'll not get much better than Super Resin Polish, make sure you top it with a half decent wax though otherwise you'll be doing it again before too long.
I used to use Clearkote Vanilla Moose on my old black coupe and it gave a fantastic shine.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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didn't look greasy to me  i used aqua wax after and it was really smooth.
i also have meguiars stage 2 shit, really difficult to use that.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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It doesn't leave a greasy finish. Its the best hand polish you can buy and will give Andrew the results he is wanting on a budget.
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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Sorry but I think it sucks hairy balls compared to professional products.
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--DAN--
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Bottesford. Drives;3 Series
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
It doesn't leave a greasy finish. Its the best hand polish you can buy and will give Andrew the results he is wanting on a budget.
Agreed.
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--DAN--
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Bottesford. Drives;3 Series
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
Sorry but I think it sucks hairy balls compared to professional products.
Which need to be applied by machine to get a decent result...
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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You can use Finesse-IT by hand.. you'd be wasting your time with Perfect-IT though.
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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quote:
Originally posted by --DAN--
quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
It doesn't leave a greasy finish. Its the best hand polish you can buy and will give Andrew the results he is wanting on a budget.
Agreed.
Was going to get a machine polisher but the paint is in a lot better condition i thought it would be. Think a good polish will get most of the swirl marks out. It will be near perfect apart from a small crack in the windscreen and car park dent in a rear door. Not bad imo for a 40k car.
In terms of wax, is Turtle Wax going to be any good on a black car or be too greasy/hard to get off? Used to use that on my silver Corsa and did a pretty good job.
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hmfctal
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Registered: 1st Sep 08
Location: Falkirk
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I find TurtleWax Nano-tech is great. It's great for my red car, making it from pink to red and lasted the whole winter period. I recently used the Meguiars 3 step system, and its pink after a week. I reckon this is due to me rushing and not putting enough elbow grease into it as the 3 polishes are thinned based.
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Terry12
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Registered: 24th Sep 07
Location: Manchester
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
i also have meguiars stage 2 shit, really difficult to use that.
Are you serious? I used it on my mates and mine in the passed, Found it a doddle to use.
I'm on a spending spree as we speak. Already bought so chemical guys products and about to buy a snowfoam lance even though I doubt it'll make much difference, but I like to play
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--DAN--
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Bottesford. Drives;3 Series
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I don't think Turtle Wax do a pure wax, they are all polishing wax things. Get Collinite or something, not too expensive and will last for ages.
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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Ok guys, recommend a decent wax
It will piss me right off if i polish it and then fuck it up with the wax 
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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Zymol premium wax is a good off the shelf wax and it smells good enough to eat.. Infact I had to taste it! And I have to say it tastes like shit
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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It's alright Davey, my Mum provides food
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--DAN--
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Bottesford. Drives;3 Series
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
Zymol premium wax is a good off the shelf wax and it smells good enough to eat.. Infact I had to taste it! And I have to say it tastes like shit
Ditto. Wasn't pleasant.
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Terry12
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Registered: 24th Sep 07
Location: Manchester
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After my mates poor Cav paint was cut ack with G3 I polished it using megs stage 2 polish then used his £15 Collinite 476. I thought it'd be crap when I looked in the tin but was very impressed with how easy it was to apply and remove. Gave a great shine too.
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Terry12
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Registered: 24th Sep 07
Location: Manchester
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Here it is.
Ignore the wheels he's just bought the car.
[Edited on 29-03-2009 by Terry12]
[Edited on 29-03-2009 by Terry12]
[Edited on 29-03-2009 by Terry12]
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