restoring life

[ben_p]

ok, my car has been washed every week by my and as far as im aware the other owners.

but it has not been polished, the paint is not looking the best, when it cleans it looks bright but has liltle reflection depth to the paint. (i.e when me n my mate both was our cars (his is 182 in same colour)) his looks fit n mine looks s**t lol



i have a pc, and a few basic products, nothing wonderful, what do you sugest i buy and in what order to restor life?

 

[Rich]

A good wash,clay and paint cleaner to remove all the in grained dirt.

Then a good polish to restore depth, gloss and shine and remove any defects in the laquer. Then seal and protect.

What products have you got to use with the PC?

 

[ben_p]

just a few auto glym things, ok i can rebiuld and engine but im no good at cleaning, whats clay bar lol and any names of products to use? runs and hides in shame!

 

[Rich]

Easist Clay Bar to get hold of is the Meguiars Quick clay kit - some Halfords sell. Claying removes bonded on sh*t that washing leaves behind.

To get the best out of the PC you need some decent polishes to restore the paint. Has it got lots of swirl marks to remove?

I would look at the Meguiars Body shop range of polishes or the Poorboys Super Swirl Remover ranges.

http://www.seriousperformance.co.uk/


Make sure you get the CS discount!

 

[_Kenny_]

What paint cleaner you recommend r-jay?

 

[ben_p]

no swirl marks, as i am very carful washing just dull paint, what polishs you yo recomend? i am going to spend about 2 days on it

 

[Rich]

I like Klasse All in One or Carlack 68.

(Same product different names)

Cheers

Rich

 

[Rich]

no swirl marks, as i am very carful washing just dull paint, what polishs you yo recomend? i am going to spend about 2 days on it

For good shape paint then:

Meguiars #80 Speed Glaze or Poorboys SSR 2, and a polishing Pad by PC

Autoglym Super Resin Polish on a Finishing pad by PC

Autoglym Extra Gloss x 2 and topped of after 24 hopurs curing time with a good carnuba wax.

What colours your car Ben?

Cheers

Rich

 

[ben_p]

cheers m8, my car is titanium. where can i buy these products from??

cheers ben

 

[Rich]

Top it with P21s Wax then

The Meguiars, Poorboys and P21s from

http://www.seriousperformance.co.uk/ with CS discount or

http://www.cleanandshiny.co.uk/

The Autoglym from Halfords

 

[_Kenny_]

http://www.seriousperformance.co.uk/ seems to have damn good prices!

 

[Rich]

Alex who runs it is a top bloke and will do CS discount on top of those prices to. Down load the PDF price list for his full range.

 

[_Kenny_]

Nice one, cheers

 

[ben_p]

yup cheers r-jay

 

[MRBILLYUK]

So whats a good car shampoo r-jay ? When you just wanna give it a quick wash to get off all the surface sh*t !

MrBillyUK !

 

[Rich]

I like Sonax Gloss Shampoo from Vauxhall dealers, great cleaning ability and a glossy finish after drying. About 3 quid a litre so cheap to. ( Dont buy it from Shell garages it costs an arm and a leg!)

Otherwise you can't go wrong with Meguiars Gold Class of the Blue Zymol stuff they sell in Halfords.

Cheers

Rich

 

[MRBILLYUK]

I like Sonax Gloss Shampoo from Vauxhall dealers, great cleaning ability and a glossy finish after drying. About 3 quid a litre so cheap to. ( Dont buy it from Shell garages it costs an arm and a leg!)

Otherwise you can't go wrong with Meguiars Gold Class of the Blue Zymol stuff they sell in Halfords.

Cheers

Rich

Cheers I'll go n get some tomorrow .

MrBillyUK !

 

[howie p]

i find the 172 silver looks the same wether i spend 20mins or allll day washing it.. i used super resin polish once and it didnt look much different.

used a clay bar and loved the feel, can only be a good thing.
clay=well worth the money.

 

[ben_p]

i went to halfords last nite and they had no clay :-(

 

[Rich]

Not all stores sell the Megauirs range, did they have any other Megs products?

Any other branches local you can try?

 

[Kev_md]

Try www.speeding.co.uk they have all you need car accessory wise and all their prices inc p&p.

 

[Spykee]

if you rin your fingers on the paint and it feels smooth then Meguiars Quick Clay won't do anything. thats for build up and removing bugs and paint flecs etc. if it feels rough then you should use the QC.

if its smooth or after you have done the QC i would recommend washing it with some meguiars gold class shampoo, then give the whole car a coat of Auto Glym Super Resin Polish and then once you polish it up give it a coat of Meguiars Gold Class Wax and that will seal the polish in nicely.

to give you an idea of how good it is, take a look at my old car and check out the difference between the rear 1/4 and the door (the door is the bit i had polished and waxed)!

 

[Rich]

if you rin your fingers on the paint and it feels smooth then Meguiars Quick Clay won't do anything. thats for build up and removing bugs and paint flecs etc. if it feels rough then you should use the QC.

Use a plastic sandwich bag to do this, makes it much easier to tell.