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cossie_al
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Car polish
« on: Apr 29th, 2008, 11:18pm » |
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I now have a new job as a car valeter and I had a lengthy discussion with my new boss about different brands of polish suiting different makes of car.
I have found that both the peugeots we have had get a far better finish with autoglym but I found my scorp came up far better with mer.
My new boss is of the opinion its how its applied, Cant say I have changed my technique any but without doubt I have had poor finishes with autoglym on the scorp and excellent finishes on the pug, the reverse is also true with mer 
Has anyone else found the same thing IE different brands of polish giving beter results on different makes of car.
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Daven
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #1 on: Apr 30th, 2008, 8:22am » |
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Not really - found using a clay bar followed by Zymol was good. Interesting test here
Have found the wax effect wears off a bit quicker than the cheaper polish - but that could just be SE London pollution  
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98scenic
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #2 on: Apr 30th, 2008, 11:28am » |
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I have found that different polish/waxes work differently on different cars
For the Scorpio, I used Muc Off first, followed by poorboys exp sealant and finally poorboys carnuba wax, car comes up a treat
However, my wifes Corsa just doesnt like the poorboys products at all, the stuff proves difficult to get off and just doesnt look good, so on hers I use the Meguiars 3 stage polishes
I guess it comes down to personal preference, the amount of time you have and the amount of want you want to spend
For me, 4-6hours is the maximum Im willing to spend on a polish/wax process, which I do every 2-3months
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Matt
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #3 on: Apr 30th, 2008, 6:04pm » |
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yeah found autoglym to be crap on the scorp but the meguires stuff to be top nothch on the fords we have
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cossie_al
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #5 on: Apr 30th, 2008, 9:34pm » |
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Never used Joffs. But I an willing to try it.
I have used clay bars and meguiars in the past and obviously they do make a big difference. The meguiars paint cleaner is absolutely fantastic at removing tar and tree sap etc.
I was just interested in the different brands on different makes of car side of things.
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #6 on: May 1st, 2008, 5:22pm » |
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Intresting topic.I have only used Autoglym for many years now ,as i felt it was the best product for the least amount of effort  .My last car was polished on a weekly basis (yes i know.....got no mates) using autoglym ultra deep gloss polish & i was amazed at how well it performed.Meguires i found is only effective on dark colours & i havent used mer in years (didnt know they still made it).I have read some good reports on the new Turtle wax "ice" polish.Its a clear liquid that leaves no chalky residue when dry ,so no spending hours with a cotton bud getting it out of hard to reach places  (Ok i think i had better shut up now !!! Loosing what little bit of credability i have ...If any ) 
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98scenic
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #7 on: May 1st, 2008, 5:40pm » |
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The Ultra deep gloss is a good product, along with the ultra gloss protection, I have never got on well with the super resin polish though, finding it difficult to remove
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taliban aka Cheekyboy2
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #8 on: May 1st, 2008, 6:09pm » |
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i've never got on with autoglym or crystal glo whether thats on motorbikes or cars, for good quality reasonably priced versatility i find mer hard to beat, but the best i've found (reasonably priced too) is deffo the joffs....
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Matt
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #9 on: May 1st, 2008, 7:00pm » |
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not the best pic but heres what the cossie looked like after Meguires
that pic is a bit old now, shes got the facelift lighs and you can see the old 12v in the reflection lol
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #10 on: May 1st, 2008, 7:17pm » |
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My word Matt what can one say but WOW she looks fantastic!
Mine's silver which unfortunately is not a good colour in order to achieve a shine. I have tried MER but found it too hard to take off and so have recently settled on the Autoglym High Gloss which is quite good. But all ways willing to try new things I have just now ordered the JOFs via scorpio_man's link. Might yet even try the Maguires .
Really need to get some polish on as I haven't, ashamedly, done so since ....well sometime last year. 
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cossie_al
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #11 on: May 1st, 2008, 8:17pm » |
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Matt,
That looks the muts nuts.
I love to see a black car with that deep glossy shine.
Its a credit to you
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #12 on: May 1st, 2008, 8:39pm » |
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its dark aubergine actually, took a while to do but i did it panel by panel repeating it till i was happy lol, the rain ran off it faultlessly for a month or two i dont normally go to that extreme with it tho
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #13 on: May 1st, 2008, 10:23pm » |
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Strange how peoples opinions differ., I tried Autoglym and thought it was too much hard work buffing it off, and the end result didn't justify the effort.
Been a devout Mer fan for years..until I tried Jofs! Easy on, easy off and a deeeep gloss shine.
Probably Scorpio-Man's recommend in the first place some time back. Good one!
Goes a long way too.. I thought 'this little bottle won't do the Scorpio' but it took just half the bottle.
That was last Summer. I add a couple of cap fulls of Mer polish to the Mer shampoo when I wash the car and that keeps her shiny. Will use the rest of the Jofs when the decent weather arrives.
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #14 on: May 1st, 2008, 10:57pm » |
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wayne.
Are you taking your car to Spain then ?
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #15 on: May 2nd, 2008, 10:28am » |
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Hi guys. I use both Autoglym and Jofs, like them both for different reasons.
Autoglym is a better product than Jofs, no question. After a while the Jofs matts up the paint and you have to use something else to clean it off...the finish lasts a bit longer but it also goes greasy and hazy after a few days if you keep the car covered and it sweats a bit., neither happen with Autoglym. Jofs though is softer, makes a good detailing polish, the finish is deeper and not quite as 'sharp', it's also more tolerant of water/weathered paint.
Autoglym has a mild cutting action like T-Cut. Super Resin (red label) is the best...High Gloss (black label) is great if you use it over the red but on it's own it doesn't take kindly to weathered paint...but then Autoglym doesn't anyway, that's why you have trouble taking it off afterwards. But red is the best if the car's been weathered a bit.
Did my Scorp properly with the Autoglym once after I did some paintwork, took all one Staurday evening to clean and cut it back and most of the Sunday to polish it back up...but the result was stunning, believe me it really looked better than new.
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #16 on: May 2nd, 2008, 3:48pm » |
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Hmm., Point well taken!
Fact that I haven't felt inclined to use the other half bottle is testimony to the rubbish weather we have here!
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #17 on: May 2nd, 2008, 3:58pm » |
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If guys are posting pics, can I post mine?
This is after I'd Jof'd her last Summer...
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #18 on: May 2nd, 2008, 6:02pm » |
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thats interesting tibs, i've never found autoglym to do anything of any note, i've never even got water to bead off with it, whereas the depth i get with joffs is amazing, i've never found it to go greasy or hazy either, but an interesting point you noted about the car being covered, mine lives outside...
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Re: Car polish
« Reply #19 on: May 2nd, 2008, 7:18pm » |
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HI REF POLISH NEVER HERD OF JOFFS POLISH ALWAYS USE MEGUIRES WERE CAN I GET SOME FROM PLEASE JUST BOUGHT COSWORH 1995 WITH ONLY 36000 MILE ON CLOCK BUT CANT USE IT TILL I SELL MY MERC TRIED EBAY BUT NO GO WILL TRY AUTO TRADER NEXT CANT WAIT TO GIVE SCORPIO A GO
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