Recomened Polish and wax

brendan0576

Hi
I want to polish and wax my Black Toyota Avensis
What are the best products to use for this
There are some light scratches and the colour is starting to fade a bit and i want to restore it.

Thanks in advance

I'd clay it then use the Megs step 2 and 3 wax, polish thing, no need for step 1 if you clay it. If you don't feel like claying it use all three steps, cleaner, polish, wax

Megs is great stuff, no powdery residue. Wouldn't wax or poish a car in these low temps though to be honest. Here's a before and after of a then 12 year old car ........













You may find that swirl marks are the enemy with a black car, use plenty of terry cloth and turn , replace it frequently to reduce the swirls, you will get them though.

sudo911

not an expert by any means, but I always use T-Cut in small sections, and then polish up with Autoglym resin polish, and then the Autoglym high gloss as a finish - always brings any car up a treat. I always use the Meguiars tyre dressing (the one in the purple bottle).

The autoglym high gloss is marvellous tack too, I would sometimes out that on over the Autoglym, 'tis like water to apply, need to leave it dry for a good while though I used to be a big fan of the SRP but the powder irked me.

sudo911

RoverJames wrote: »

'tis like water to apply, need to leave it dry for a good while though

I know! must be the easiest thing to apply on the planet!

Anyone use a proper carnuba wax?

vectra

sudo911 wrote: »

Anyone use a proper carnuba wax?

Me..

Black car

Polish with Autoglym SRP
Wax with Harly Wax
Awesome depth in the finish
Looks wet all the time

Seperate

RoverJames wrote: »

You may find that swirl marks are the enemy with a black car, use plenty of terry cloth and turn , replace it frequently to reduce the swirls, you will get them though.

If you use the right applicators and microfiber towels it'd be very unlikely you'd marr the paint.

See here.

Absurdum

RoverJames wrote: »

The autoglym high gloss is marvellous tack too, I would sometimes out that on over the Autoglym, 'tis like water to apply, need to leave it dry for a good while though I used to be a big fan of the SRP but the powder irked me.

I hate the powder marks with Autoglym too, I always end up missing a few of them no matter how many times I walk around the car looking for them. Only reason I use Autoglym is because I got a set of it with the wife's car last year.

sudo911

vectra wrote: »

Me..

Black car

Polish with Autoglym SRP
Wax with Harly Wax
Awesome depth in the finish
Looks wet all the time

Never used it before, how easy is it to put on or take off? Last time I used a proper wax, I think I lost 2 stone after the amount of elbow grease required!! :P

MetzgerMeister

As RoverJames said, Meguiars all the way!

Seperate does this kind of thing professionally for a living so it'd be good to listen to him

Seperate

sudo911 wrote: »

Never used it before, how easy is it to put on or take off? Last time I used a proper wax, I think I lost 2 stone after the amount of elbow grease required!! :P

The newer Carnauba waxes are fine to take off. Trick is to just do one panel at a time, don't wax the whole car and then buff off. Some waxes need time cure, but most can be buffed off almost straight away now.

I've never used Harly wax before. Meguiar's #16 in the link above is a good wax for the money. It last reasonably long, and gives a great warm shine on well prepared paint.

Seperate

Seperate wrote: »

If you use the right applicators and microfiber towels it'd be very unlikely you'd marr the paint.

See here.

Many thanks for that .

-Corkie-

RoverJames wrote: »

The autoglym high gloss is marvellous tack too, I would sometimes out that on over the Autoglym, 'tis like water to apply, need to leave it dry for a good while though I used to be a big fan of the SRP but the powder irked me.

Some one that works in one of the bodyshops in dublin posted about some autoglym stuff. I remember he polished a red 5 series and it came up savage.
Roverjames can you stop putting pics of that celica up as i have already destroyed a laptop from drulling and foaming from the mouth:D

-Corkie-

Seperate wrote: »

The newer Carnauba waxes are fine to take off. Trick is to just do one panel at a time, don't wax the whole car and then buff off. Some waxes need time cure, but most can be buffed off almost straight away now.

I've never used Harly wax before. Meguiar's #16 in the link above is a good wax for the money. It last reasonably long, and gives a great warm shine on well prepared paint.

I use the autosmart canuabra wax with a machine but i use the compound head to polish it off. Am i doing it wrong as the lads said your the expert:)

TomMc

You only really use high speeds with a polisher when using abrasive compounds and polishes, as the abrasives have to be broken down fully to do the job properly. If they are not broken down fully you get swirls marks a plenty. When waxing there are no abrasives to be broken down, so slower speeds are the way to go. Polishing pads will also be firmer to help cut the paint, where as waxing pads are softer so as to be gentle on it. Also you use some downward pressure when polishing but none when waxing.

It is ok to wax by machine so long as you use a soft foam pad with an orbital polisher, not a rotary one and at a slow speed with no real pressure. If you dampen the pad first, wax spreads that little bit better. You just want to apply a really thin coat, not a thick one. A machine polisher will spread out the wax more evenly, but waxing by hand is sort of therapeutic. The residue you remove afterwards is effectively wastage, so the thinner you apply the wax without letting it dry too long, where it hardens, the easier it will be to buff off. You can also use a quick detailer to help remove the residue if it becomes difficult to remove. Something that is more likely to happen in the case of paste waxes as they are more concentrated. It is much safer to buff by hand with soft microfibre cloths, than a machine fitted with the wrong or generic bonnets, to minimise the risk of marking paintwork.

-Corkie-

Thanks for that. I was doing the complete opposite

vectra

Seperate wrote: »

If you use the right applicators and microfiber towels it'd be very unlikely you'd marr the paint.

Applicator ab=nd nothing other than decent microfibre cloths.

sudo911 wrote: »

Never used it before, how easy is it to put on or take off? Last time I used a proper wax, I think I lost 2 stone after the amount of elbow grease required!! :P

Once the paint is properly cleaned prior to using it, Harly Wax goes on like butter. Comes off nice and easy as well.
My car is over 2 years old. Very VERY few swirl marks visible to the naked eye.

Harley wax purchased from this very relaible seller ==Woods Automotive << The one here includes 4 very good microfibre cloths and he normally includes a good quality applicator.