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Polishing/Waxing! (Artic blue 182 FF)... Your opinions please!



  L'arctic Bleu Clio 182FF
Hi everyone....

Am going to give the car the mother of all cleans very soon and wondered what you guys use for waxing/polishing/paint sealing etc.

I will be buying a lambwool wash mit, and have read the cleaning guides in the guides section so really i'm just looking to see what people use on the car, particularly if you have an Arctic Blue paintjob, and what brands work best etc.

I have a few very mild scratches, some tar build up on the skirts and low down etc. For this i bought AUTOGLYM PAINT RENOVATOR, apparently this can be used onlylocally on the scratch or affected area. Is this ok?

I also have T CUT colour. I always thought this was a cutting agent, and again should only be applied locally. However, my local accessory shop (who have been very good in the past i must say) said this was a common myth with T CUT, and its actually an all in one, and can be used on the whole car. I don't like the idea of this though, as it is a cutting agent, so after i have used it, surely i need to "add a layer back on" with some kind of wax or sealant?

I'm thinking I can use the AUTOGLYM PAINT RENOVATOR on the scratches, then use T CUT on the whole car to get rid of the muck, but then i need a decent wax/paint sealer to put a protective layer on it after i have cut into the paint! Please correct me if i'm wrong, I really dont know a lot about these things, ashamed to say i havent done it anywhere near enough! :eek:

So people,any recommendations / tips / seals of approval (pun unintended! ;))....

Thanks!
 
  106 GTi
Would not use either !

Wash
AG Tar Remover
Clay
Meguiars Scratch X or Carlack Hand Polishing bundle if working by hand in the areas needed.
Autoglym Super Resin Polish to the whole of the car
Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection to seal
Nice coat of carnauba wax as an extra step for the final look. On Blue - R222, Victoria Concours or Swisswax Onyx depending on your budget.

AG Paint Renovator is quite an aggressive product there are better products for the job. T CUT is akin to the above but even worse - it will leave horrible fine scratches taking out larger ones. Is the work of the devil.

Do some searchs on here on T Cut.
 
  L'arctic Bleu Clio 182FF
Thanks Rich, a real eye opener there, glad i asked!
What is the Clay about? Never used it before, what does it do, how do you use it?...
 


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