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Best Polish for a hand job
Andy:
ooh err misses :grin:
AJP:
You can't go wrong with Autoglym SRP. It's mildly abrasive so will deal with the water marks nicely, and also contains fillers, so it's good for swirls and small scratches.
Just don't over apply it, try and do it out of direct sunlight too. Microfibres help to stop it getting 'chalky'. Finish it off with a decent wax/sealant if you can be arsed. :)
willni:
What polisher do you have? it's pretty much impossible to burn through the paint with a Dual Action. Rotaries are the ones that will burn through the paint but mainly on edges.
To be honest for the amount of effort it is polishing by hand the reward in very very low. What i'd recommend is the following;
A all in one polish (it's more designed for hand loving :grin:)
Then a coat of poorboy's blackhole :wink: (these innuendos are getting out of hand now)
Then your choice of wax x 2 coats and the next step or 3 coats and finish.
To finish I recommend some Waxaddict's Fo'show spray wax and then reapply every 2-3 weeks
pudding:
Cheers guys, gotta love some innuendos to brighten up a cloudy summers day :grin:
I've got a rotary polisher which I borrowed off a mate about 10 years ago, but conveniently forgot to return. I can't remember the make but he got good results with it on his car. My car has some iffy paint in areas from previous owner cover ups, so I don't want to risk rubbing that off with the machine!
OK so bash some Super Resin on by hand, wipe it off, bung some blackhole on, wipe that off and then wax. Cool, I think I can cope with that :smiley:
2-3 coats of wax :surprised: I normally put 1 coat on, but I could give 2 or 3 coats a bash. I normally use Collinite 476 because I'm lazy and only give the car a thorough scrub once a year, but I missed last year's scrub up.......so it was more work this time around :grin:
Oh, is there a chemical you can recommend to stop the rubber strips in the window runners and the sunroof seal from going green with moss/algae?
willni:
--- Quote from: Pudding on July 12, 2017, 09:52:02 am ---Cheers guys, gotta love some innuendos to brighten up a cloudy summers day :grin:
I've got a rotary polisher which I borrowed off a mate about 10 years ago, but conveniently forgot to return. I can't remember the make but he got good results with it on his car. My car has some iffy paint in areas from previous owner cover ups, so I don't want to risk rubbing that off with the machine!
OK so bash some Super Resin on by hand, wipe it off, bung some blackhole on, wipe that off and then wax. Cool, I think I can cope with that :smiley:
2-3 coats of wax :surprised: I normally put 1 coat on, but I could give 2 or 3 coats a bash. I normally use Collinite 476 because I'm lazy and only give the car a thorough scrub once a year, but I missed last year's scrub up.......so it was more work this time around :grin:
Oh, is there a chemical you can recommend to stop the rubber strips in the window runners and the sunroof seal from going green with moss/algae?
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Personally for hand polishing I'd recommend Kleenfreaks all in one, you'll save your arm/elbow and shoulder since it's a half polish so works easier.
2-3 coats of wax offers maximum protection and longevity :happy2: , and yeah rotary actually puts more swirls in it for finishing so I wouldn't worry about using it.
For green moss and Algae some all purpose cleaner with a stiff brush (I use an old tooth brush for around sunroofs) do this for 3-5 washes and it will die permanently as well as point the powerhose down into the window and across to help blow out all dirt from the window.
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