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Cutting is going well. Really wish I had bought more pads but that's life! Nearly finished with the bonnet and the passenger side of the car. Slow progress but I'm taking my time

Basically I've been a massive fan of the spray on 'ceramic' waxes. But I just fancy a change. So should I just polish and then go straight to wax?

Just found some Autoglym "Extra Gloss Protection" Sealant I got given for xmas. Anyone used this? Recommends it after polishing (I assume to lock in any fillers) but as im not sure of Meguiars Ultimate Polish has any fillers, is this useful? Can you wax over the top? (Yes, I know, I want to wax...

Autosmart Tardis gets recommended a lot but I've not used it myself

Will do tomorrow when its finished! I posted a little before and after above so take a look. That was before I got the polish out too 😈

Fully decon'd the car. Clay bar and tar removal (surprised at the amount of tar!). Washed twice. Managed to cut and polish the bonnet as was experimenting with different compounds. Absolutely shagged now. Roll on tomorrow for a quick wash again as being left outside over night. Then cut and...

Advice needed. As you can see, I've achieved quite a fair correction (in my opinion) and I'm pretty pleased considering this is the first time ive really given this a shot. The second image is after. Should I continue to try and achieve full correction or just go to polish now? I'm not hunting...

Wurth are great quality and not silly money. Should do well.

Is Gyeon wet coat a good base for applying a wax on top of? Dont normally wax so but since I got a bunch off someone on here I'm down to give some a try

Got this stuff from ECP when it was about £5 a bottle. Tested it on my new (to me) car after a spray decon only and its beading its nuts off 3 weeks later. Considering Meguiars is over £20 a bottle now, this is a total bargain and wished I had bought 4 😂

Thanks guys I'll bear that in mind tomorrow!

Thanks! Can you continue on after cleaning them or do you have to stop and dry them out?

Advice on this? Will the toothbrush trick do?

Any advice on the whole 'buying the same product just rebranded' situation? Obviously none of us want to be buying the same stuff if it's no different with our hard earned £

I understand. It was a totally fair comment as I said. Not disputing you clearly know your stuff! I was just a bit taken aback is all 😂 . I honestly love this section and detailing in general. Since changing cars it's why I've stuck with this forum. It's full of seriously helpful people...

I can also testify to this (not that you need me to 😂). Found a video and tried it next time I was cleaning the car. Was really impressive! Almost didnt need a drying towel

Well, I can only apologise. As I said, I was quoting another forum that I had read. This is what this section is all about, is it not? I get where you are coming from but instead of saying how much you dislike a section, why not make it a better place? Nobody knows everything as I think I've...

CarPro Perl - what ratios do you guys use for interior bits? I've got nearly a litre mixed up of 1:3 so hoping that will be good. Gave the whole interior a go with some interior shampoo from autoglym. Brought everything up nice and smells good. Just want to dress it all now :)

I consulted a bmw based forum on just this question. I got the following answer give or take: BMW paint isnt necessarily hard. Some even argued it was soft. I guess that's a matter of opinion! One thing that was mentioned was that it does have quite a thick clear coat which is very reassuring...

That was my hope after someone posted a pic of theirs tbh. It's a 'clean and shiny' branded one and I was under the impression theirs were Das just rebranded. Who knows 🤪

This is what I got. Bought it off a friend ages ago

Absolutely no idea. Its blue 🤪. Get a pic

Cheers for the tips. I've only got a big one so larger panels first! The swirls arent that bad as it's only 4 years old but shes seen some car washes that's for sure! 🙃

Think I was just worried about anything flying onto the panel. I'll give the bonnet a go with megs ultimate compound and a nice calm pad and see how I go. Mondays job!

On the topic of machine polishing. How do you guys feel about polishing outside? Not got access to the usual garage so it's the driveway. Obviously full decon first then just go for it? Still need to test pad and compound combo. Would it be wise to just prep the bonnet and try and achieve...

Let me know how you get on with the arches. Mine looks like it's been through a WRC stage 😂

Not gonna lie, this has my mind running wild 😂😂

I dont know the specifics on this but surely this is allowed? You arent going near someone outside of your family home and it's on your land. I for one will most likely be detailing the family fleet of cars 😂

My thoughts exactly. Think this person might have the wrong thread 😂

Might pop on to amazon on Monday to try and get prime. Not convinced many things will be available shortly and dont want it to hinder the progress. If I cant get it, I'll just use SRP and then a good wax to seal it all in. Be nice to do a proper correction though as I've got the time