Poorboys

[Jordanb29]

Hi all,

Just wondering do a lot of you folk use the Poorboys gear?

I have a black clio and im after using the Black Hole Glaze, Blue Paste Carnauba Wax & Wheel Sealant?

Are these all good products to use? as to be honest they are not badly priced any in my price range

Thanks

 

[Scrooge]

To start off with, they're great tbh. I found that I had to put quite a few layers of wheel sealant on for it to be any good.

 

[Jordanb29]

Ahh, you used the glaze/wax? Ive seen some reviews saying they are great and others saying they are poor. But i suppose the pricing of them does reflect as cant expect much for £15 a bottle sort of thing

 

[Scrooge]

Yes I use both occasionally, I'm a big fan of black hole.

 

[StuPh1172]

Black Hole is good stuff, smells good too

 

[Jordanb29]

Ahh ill give it a go then dude. Cheers

 

[Jordanb29]

Would you recommend any type of wax after it or a sealant of some sort?

 

[mi16chris]

All poor boys stuff I've used has been great and they all smell really nice lol very good vfm

 

[JD]

Would you recommend any type of wax after it or a sealant of some sort?

You need to top off Blackhole with a sealant or wax, yes. Otherwise all of the fillers will just wash away. The Natty's Blue is a very good wax. Cheap but punches well above its weight.

 

[Ph1 Tom]

For the money you can't complain. Does a decent job. I've got the black hole, professional polish, Natty's paste wax and QD+ with carnuba

 

[Jordanb29]

ive found both the wax and black hole with a applicator pad/mf cloth for £28 posted. That a good price guys?

Link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....8&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:GB:1123#ht_1151wt_721

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

Used poorboys black hole on my dads car and it really is good! removed all little scratches and some swirl marks.
Oh and it smells amazing btw haha

 

[Jordanb29]

Used poorboys black hole on my dads car and it really is good! removed all little scratches and some swirl marks.
Oh and it smells amazing btw haha

Oh i might have to buy it then as everyone seems to say it smells good.. Ill just sit there sniffing it lol.

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

It really does smell amazing, and I actually did end up smelling the roof of my dads car haha

 

[Jordanb29]

It really does smell amazing, and I actually did end up smelling the roof of my dads car haha

Could imagine someone driving past you when your doing that, looking and just like.. He must be one special child ha!

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

Luckily no-one did. But people usually think that haha

 

[Jordanb29]

Luckily no-one did. But people usually think that haha

Ha oh dear! Good job i live in a quiet area where noone drives past much. I wont look like a tool if i start sniffing it so im all good!

 

[Ph1 Tom]

For good prices my friend is a Poorboys distributer

www.waxmonkey.co.uk

 

[Jordanb29]

For good prices my friend is a Poorboys distributer

www.waxmonkey.co.uk

Ah i ordered both the black hole glaze and the blue paste wax about 2 hours ago and its been sent out already so should recieve it saturday Ill have a look when i next need to purchase some gear

 

[VIICarCare]

Their liquid wax is epic! (Blue one!)

 

[Jordanb29]

Their liquid wax is epic! (Blue one!)

I didnt buy the liquid wax. I bought the blue paste wax in the end. If i keep getting good reviews off a lot of their different products im going to end up with a massive amount of their stuff!

 

[welsh.Z.S.]

Im a big fan of the poorboys polish with carnauba blue, also like black hole . heard good stuff about the nattys blue and red, although heard the durability aint the best ??

 

[VIICarCare]

The Nattys liquid blue is superb. Had the paste waxes but prefer the liquid wax a million times over

 

[yellowbelly]

Nice to find a decent product that is comparatively cheap

 

[Jordanb29]

The Nattys liquid blue is superb. Had the paste waxes but prefer the liquid wax a million times over

My gf said she is going to buy me the liquid one for next time along with the wheel sealant! So ill give it a go soon once i get it

Nice to find a decent product that is comparatively cheap

Yeah i wouldnt mind having a few products from AF or Swissvax but both very expensive. So poorboys are good for having a good product in my price range

 

[yellowbelly]

You haven't always got to spend a fortune, there are so many products out there these days to suit all budgets. Yes there will always be a better product to those of a 'budget' range however unless you use the premium products you don't know what you're missing therefore make do/are happy with what you've got.

 

[imprezaworks]

Completely agree. I love buying 'good' budget stuff to try. I think id be dissapointed with the bigger value stuff. Probably as i expect miracles lol

 

[Jordanb29]

You haven't always got to spend a fortune, there are so many products out there these days to suit all budgets. Yes there will always be a better product to those of a 'budget' range however unless you use the premium products you don't know what you're missing therefore make do/are happy with what you've got.

Oh yeah i know. Ive just heard very good things about the swissvax - Best of show but doubt ill ever buy it due to the pricing of it

 

[Jordanb29]

Hi all again,

Whilst i was at a car show i found some cheap Poorboys stuff. Only had the cash on me for one of them but at £6 cant go wrong for a full bottle

Ive bought the Poorboys SSR 2.5 and was just wondering if it is actually any good for removing scratches from paint?

 

[imprezaworks]

Cheap

 

[Jordanb29]

Cheap

I know its cheap, but does it work?

 

[imprezaworks]

Never used it but aparantly its good

 

[Jordanb29]

ahh right. well hopefully it will get rid of some scratches. Because its an abrasive do you think its going to get rid of some of the paint level?

Just wondering because my bonnet is at around 30-50 microns and the rest of the car has around 150 so my bonnet paint is very thin! :|

 

[imprezaworks]

Ni idea mate. Gally, jd, etc will know im sure

 

[Yellow Dave]

To remove swirls with correction, you are removing very fine amounts of clear coat, as you say microns. It's nothing more than ultra fine sanding in its basic form. 150m is a decent level to play with. 30-40 is worryingly low.

Are you using it by hand or machine? I guess you have access to a PTG to measure your progress

 

[Jordanb29]

im doing it by hand so will take a long time to do. I had it checked out by someone i know as i was going to get it fully corrected a month ago but he said he darent do the bonnet due to the level being so low. I think ill purchase a secondhand bonnet soon so i dont have to worry about it. Theres a few little rust patches coming out on the bonnet right at the front so its getting to the point of being very bad :/