extreme newbie help pleeze

[stealthwolf]

Sorry - use microfibre for everything - If you use none microfibre you run the risk of scratching and marring the paint

Really? I was told not to use MF as it's supposed to be designed for cleaning and therefore is good as removing stuff, which isn't what you want with a polish when applying.

[autoperfection.com]

Yep - it's best to use microfibre for everything really...  what you take off the surface, whether it's a polish, a wax or a glaze, after you've applied it is excess so your polish will have already done the job that it's supposed to when it's rubbed or machined in and therefore you're only removing what's left.

If you're using anything other than a microfibre, you're running the risk of scratching what you've just done - for example if you machine polish a wing to remove the sractches and you then buff with a microfibre you won't harm the paintwork that you've just corrected, however, if you take a non-microfibre cloth, you run the risk of undoing the correction work, and this applies with whatever process you're doing, even drying the vehicle.

 

[matsu]

thanks jim
youve been very helpful.

i did the full works on the GF's mondeo today- really pleased with the result.
i just washed an d used the aqua wax on mine BUT i,m not happy with the results. its abit smeary and everytime i did a bit that had water it just hazed everything around it.

is there an alternative weekly routine i can do to keep the result i got last week on mine and this week on the mondeo estate?

thanks again for helping a keen but dim newbie

matsu

[autoperfection.com]

Hi Matsu,

Sounds to me like you might be using a bit too much product - if you're getting hazing and smearing the product isn't being removed completely... maybe you could try using less product, or alternatively, instead of using the Aquawax invest in a carnauba type wax, which will give much longer durability and protection as well additional gloss, and would only require washing and drying once a week to keep it looking tip-top and then maybe applying the wax once a month.

If you like the idea of a spray-type detailer-come-wax then maybe a spray sealant such as Dodo Juice Red Mist may be a better alternative for you.

Hope this helps

Jim 

[matsu]

yep that sounds like me if some is good then more is beta lol

i,ll try using less on sunday or could i just re use the megs3 instead ??

i,ll research the dod red mist tho fanx


thanks again for you help.
matsu

[autoperfection.com]

The Aquawax is a good product so I'd suggest perservering with it to see if the results are better when less is used, but the Red Mist would be the best alternative if you're not happy with it.