Going to buy a DA on Thursday and would like people's opinions on the best beginners polish for a black car?
Cheers
Cheers
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Best polish for black
- Thread starter fairm010
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The Menzerna range is hard to beat tbh. the colour of the car is irrelevant for polish though.
He asked for a polish to use with a DA.
Amos91
Honorary Member
Depends if you are looking to permanently correct, or fill / glaze? Plus what pads have you got?
Eh?
Cheers guys. Will experiment this weekend.
@Yellow Dave
I think only you have the patience to respond to this. I'll upset someone.
I think only you have the patience to respond to this. I'll upset someone.
Cleaning my car consists of using a jetwash. That kinda beginner.
Knuckles
ClioSport Club Member
@fairm010 , read up on the machine polishing guide stickied at the top of this section.
I keep recommending the zenith technique (as explained in that guide) as I get brilliant results via DA with it.
It's all in the breaking down and burnishing of the polish rather than the actual polish itself.
I find the auto finesse #2 pad and polish to be sufficient to remove all but the deepest swirls and scratches, and it still finishes up well.
And definitely invest in tar remover and iron remover before touching the car with the machine! If the car isn't decontaminated, you'll just be dragging all the bonded s**t around your paint.
You can still cause damage by applying wax to the car with a machine.
I keep recommending the zenith technique (as explained in that guide) as I get brilliant results via DA with it.
It's all in the breaking down and burnishing of the polish rather than the actual polish itself.
I find the auto finesse #2 pad and polish to be sufficient to remove all but the deepest swirls and scratches, and it still finishes up well.
And definitely invest in tar remover and iron remover before touching the car with the machine! If the car isn't decontaminated, you'll just be dragging all the bonded s**t around your paint.
You can still cause damage by applying wax to the car with a machine.
Knuckles
ClioSport Club Member
No bother, also, Draw a line on the backing pad and alter your pressure on the different speeds to keep the pad spinning at the same rate
Clio 200t
Great advice imho..
The only thing id add to that if your buying tar remover, buy some clay also, and clay the car before you machine, for the same reasons.
Knuckles
ClioSport Club Member
Yup.
I don't like suggesting clay to beginners though after the amount of people who use it incorrectly.
"My car looks so slick and shiney after a clay barred" lol.
Knuckles
ClioSport Club Member
Lmao
That is awful!
That is awful!
Everyone has to start somewhere. Appreciate your reply though.
TT
I hevba al althe touls he wouldn need.
Sorry, my hydraulic ramps got in the way writing this - I have all the tools he would need.
late 2003 172cup
Get some colour magic [emoji39]
On a serious level start with something weak,
Get an old car bonnet and practice. I know many who have gone thru the lacquer .
Polish for shine and light swirl removal
Wax to shine and to protect shine and colour and hide remaining swirls
On a serious level start with something weak,
Get an old car bonnet and practice. I know many who have gone thru the lacquer .
Polish for shine and light swirl removal
Wax to shine and to protect shine and colour and hide remaining swirls
Golf GT & A4 Avant
I appreciate that some may not know all that much about god methods or products to use to wash, valet or detail their car. But it's their if people do a little reading first. So there's no excuse for random or incorrect suggestions or advice. Using a DA to apply a wax isn't really a great method, as for doing it to practice starting to use a DA, good luck trying to remove it. And you're still likely to burn through with poor technique.
You say you know nothing about detailing. First off sort you basic wash and drying routine out.
Then look into wash, clean and decontaminating the paint and protecting with a wax or sealant.
Then once you've got the previous sorted then look into using a machine polisher to apply glazes, cleansers or abrasive polishes
On blacks, I've found it all to be down to the finishing polish. If you've got all the above sorted, or have to hand someone to guide you through the process, menzerna or meguiars polishes are a good place to start. The autofinesse compounds work well by DA and are simple to use, the finishing polish worked well. Or look at a mild abrasive cleanser like dodo juice lime prime or britemax blackmax
You say you know nothing about detailing. First off sort you basic wash and drying routine out.
Then look into wash, clean and decontaminating the paint and protecting with a wax or sealant.
Then once you've got the previous sorted then look into using a machine polisher to apply glazes, cleansers or abrasive polishes
On blacks, I've found it all to be down to the finishing polish. If you've got all the above sorted, or have to hand someone to guide you through the process, menzerna or meguiars polishes are a good place to start. The autofinesse compounds work well by DA and are simple to use, the finishing polish worked well. Or look at a mild abrasive cleanser like dodo juice lime prime or britemax blackmax
Eh?!
Must. Resist. Forum. Argument.
Thought I'd throw up my results, can't remember what products were used off the top of my head, but here:
http://www.cliosport.net/threads/fairm010s-1-2-project.776199/
http://www.cliosport.net/threads/fairm010s-1-2-project.776199/
