Wax or Polish - What to choose

[abbs_172]

Guys following on from the thread about Autoglym resin polish has anyone any ideas on what cleaning and waxing materials should be used to give the best finish to our beloved machines!

Im led to believe froma guy who works for BMW that a make called Diamon White is the best but ive been unable to locate it, may be because i was pissed when he told me, has anyone ever heard of this stuff?

 

[Daz]

Diamond White is a drink - maybe you were drinking it? heh.

 

[Jonathan]

Could be Diamond Brite, a dealer applied cash extraction tool ! I had Supaguard on mine, a similar tool gave a good finish for about 1.5 years though.

 

[Illusion]

I use some polish called Mer http://www.merproducts.com/prodgen.htmhttp://www.merproducts.com/prodgen.htmhttp://www.merproducts.com/

Might have to give it two coats, but its some good ish tho. Dunno about the rest of their stuff, but the polish is quality

 

[Daz]

Polish shouldnt be used every week.. its abrasive.

I use Turtle Wax Extreme Wax.. Very good.. leaves the bodywork well smooth..

Daz.

 

[abbs_172]

Yeah i knew i was going to get this level of resonse very funny!

Cheers guys!

 

[MaLicE]

m8 if u want the ultimate stuff zymol is the only way to go or meguairs if u want a slightly cheaper alternative.

u are looking at 99 quid for the zymol.



MalicE

 

[tumbleweed]

meguires is the three stage stuff i have ordered:

stage 1 is polish for the shine

stage 2 is the deep gloss glaze

stage 3 is canuba wax for hardened finish

 

[Colin_S]

As i always say, Simoniz Original Wax. And it is only a fiver!!!

http://www.holtsauto.com/products/53.jpeg

Colin

 

[Lee]

Ive always used Mer. Just do it once every six months then I use a decent car shampoo everyweek.

The Mer alloy cleaner is pretty good too.

 

[Paul16V]

I like turtle wax colour magic. use the autoglym extra gloss stuff too every so often

 

[Mikey16vClio]

Is the turtle wax colour magic actually wax then? It does protect ur paint then? Cheers.

 

[MaLicE]

um all u people saying mer is goot and turtle wax is good you are correct but until u do a propper clean with a good 3 stage product that is designed to be used together.

if u ever get around to using a meguairs 3 stage system or spending out and trying the zymol u will notice a HUGE difference.



i used to think using just a polish or a wax would do, i have tried meguairs and also had a m8 do my bonnet with zymol and im shocked the bonnet stands out like a sore thumb cos its soooo shiney and looks really deep in colour, the rest of the car needs it now just need to save 100 quid :/

 

[warren172]

I tried the zymol starter kit over the bank holiday weekend and i agree with Malice the sh*t you get is amazing it gives the car a deep wet looking shine a lot better than other things i have tried. However, having used maguairs before i dont believe the zymol is worth the extra cash.

I could be wrong though time will tell when i come to clean her again.

 

[wallisj]

Zymol is the dogs.....brought my car up like better than new, took about 4 1/2 hours to do the initial 4 stage job, but now can be topped up with a good wash and wax/field glaze, which takes no time.

Very expensive, it cost £200 for the initial outlay, but it should last me about a year....some of the more expensive products only get used 1 or 2 times a year.

If you want to pay the ££££ go for Zymol, if you want the cheaper option go for meguires

Ta

J