What car polish does everyone use? reccomendations?

edzillion

Since I have never had a classic car I never bothered polishing, so I know next-to-nothing about it. Having done some research it seems like a market with a fair amount of snake oil salesmen.

for example, I saw a 'car wax' selling for €5000 a can. I saw a reccommendation for zymol, who have a rather ridiculously complicated form to design your own personalised wax (questions such as 'Is the water to wash your car purified ?' whooahh)

anyway, all I want is not to damage anything and also give my slightly faded riviera blue bmw a decent shine for Terenure. any suggestions?

Bigus

Auto glym good all round products

ikb

Bigus wrote: »

Auto glym good all round products

Polish Lad ( I mean a Lad, from POLAND) came around to work to valet the Big Chiefs Car. He was using Auto Glym, said it was good, Also mentioned Meguires (< that doesent look right)... but its dear.
I have recently tried that Snap seal stuff, But I havent made up my mind on it yet, Works well, Shiney like, but I havent used it long enough to see what protection it gives, or how long it lasts.( is dear enough @ 20 yo yos a bottle.

walter sobchak

For durability, supposedly Collinite 476s is tops - google it...
suppose it's more a wax than a shiny polish as such - suppose it depends what you're after...

lav1

walter sobchak wrote: »

For durability, supposedly Collinite 476s is tops - google it...
suppose it's more a wax than a shiny polish as such - suppose it depends what you're after...

put the collinite on after you polish..
i bought that collinite wax from ebay its really good stuff and it came with free cloths and applicators.
as for polish i use autoglym and i cant fault it.

mathepac

ikb wrote: »

... Also mentioned Meguires (< that doesent look right)...

M-E-G-U-L-A-R-S (Megulars HTH )

Kevin_Herron

I use Zymol myself, the auto wash shampoo and the cleaner wax.
They are probably a bit more expensive than Autoglym and they are very good.
I ffound Autoglym to be a bit chalky.

kev1.3s

http://www.swissvax.com/swissvax-automotive-car-care.htm

never used this stuff before but come on you know you want to!

V480

Would highly recommend Zymol also. Kinda came across it by accident, my brother had some lying around in the garage. I thought it was cheap stuff actually due to the drab packaging but boy is it good. I had used Simonize and some other things before the Zymol but I may as well have been using nothing by comparision. It's not too expensive either compared to some others on the market.

bookerboy

Snap Seal gets my vote.You can polish your car in 20 minutes and the results are excellent.
If you have a bit more time try Meguiars.Another excellent polish.

Mr Benevolent

mathepac wrote: »

M-E-G-U-L-A-R-S (Megulars HTH )

Close. It's Megiuars.

Tommyboy40

If you want a lasting shine you first need to use a clay bar to get rid of tiny blemishes that you can feel when you rub your hand over the paint. I use auto glym high definition wax, it's a bit pricey but fantastic results

SilverBell

Confab wrote: »

Close. It's Megiuars.

Third time lucky! Meguiars
http://www.meguiars.com/

galwaytt

bookerboy wrote: »

Snap Seal gets my vote.You can polish your car in 20 minutes and the results are excellent.
If you have a bit more time try Meguiars.Another excellent polish.

ikb wrote: »

.......I have recently tried that Snap seal stuff, But I havent made up my mind on it yet, Works well, Shiney like, but I havent used it long enough to see what protection it gives, or how long it lasts.( is dear enough @ 20 yo yos a bottle.

Another one that uses Snap Seal, here. Don't know whether it's good or bad, but by gum it's easy, and car looks well - which is a major ++ in my book. I really couldn't be arsed with the whole Karate Kid routine........:p

atlantean

I use a couple, AutoGlym, Meguiars, Zymöl, Poor Boys, DoDo Juice and Nanolex.

mathepac

SilverBell wrote: »

Third time lucky! Meguiars
...

:cool:

68deville

does anybody use a polishing mop?

Mr. 'H'

Tried "Mer" recently and liked it. Got a loan of it from a friend who swears by it (he's got one of the lovely last-of-the-made-in-Mexico Beetles.)

mustang68

Mr. H wrote: »

Tried "Mer" recently and liked it. Got a loan of it from a friend who swears by it .....

I use the same myself, much better than turtle wax (i think anything is better than that). I have noticed lately that it is leaving slight streaks, probably only the kind that I would notice.

atlantean

68deville wrote: »

does anybody use a polishing mop?

I use a Porter Cable 7424 DA.

SilverBell

mustang68 wrote: »

I use the same myself, much better than turtle wax (i think anything is better than that). I have noticed lately that it is leaving slight streaks, probably only the kind that I would notice.

I got a heap of Turtle Wax from a friend recently. I find it leaves streaks though. I'm working my way through it. It is much harder to apply than Auto Glym. At least its a healthy "work out" when doing the polishing thing.

This is a good thread, I might be tempted to buy some of the more expensive polishes thanks to all of the replies here.

atlantean

I tend not to use a lot of polish as I only polish a car about twice a year. I do go through wax though. One I can recommend as easy to use and long lasting is the AutoGlym HD wax. It is so easy to apply in this warm weather if is great. It is not the cheapest but I do think it is worth the money.

si_guru

If your car is already clean and polished, then you just want to nip in the garage of an evening and give a quck dust and buff I use Demon Shine "Spray on shine".. works really well. You can even wash a car with it and large microfibre cloth - assuming no bird crap or grit!

http://www.carplan.co.uk/index.cfm?product=156

Rust or Weld

Dri wash n guard from the states (leaves no chalk) & auto glym high def wax twice = brilliant:D takes a while though & weary arms lol!
tried others but this is the best combo i reckon anyway.

sudo911

I've used Autoglym, Mer,and Zymol in the past.... but I now use Harlys Wax - its a 100% No1 Yellow Carnauba wax - goes on and comes off like butter... the mutts nutts!

http://www.harly-wax.co.uk/

markpdoyle

Hi Guys,

i am looking to get a polish called Corium 148, i have a can but getting close to the end. super polish, it has carnuba wax in it. spray it on leave for 5mins then wipe off. glass shine zero effort. only one problem. can't find it anywhere not even on google. anybody help

mountain

Quick search throws up Corium 58 - Liquid car wax.


is that what you are looking for?

http://www.bayenter.co.za/corium.html

markpdoyle

Ye seems like the same thing, i actully found the name of the distributor last night and gave him a call this morning, he remembers the product and may have some left, waiting for his call back re stock. will let you know as he may have the 58 product as well.

thanks
mark

MidlandsM

I use snapseal also, its great for instant results - I buy it direct from a friend who imports and sells it all over Ireland. Pm me for his details if anyone wants to contact him.