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slave1 · 28-01-2019 08:55PM

They may be my future friends once my current friends get consumed:)

acri · 28-01-2019 09:30PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Your options are:
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vectra wrote: »

Option one above is
well suggested.
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That did the job nicely! It's not perfect, but it is a damn sight better than what it was. Got a few complements from passers-by!

I see above you mentioned that the colder it is, the harder it is to buff off. It was about 5°C yesterday. Needless to say, I skipped shoulder work today.

Duff · 30-01-2019 12:25PM

Hey guys,

I remember reading here a year or so ago about some brand of spray on wax people were using that buffed off quickly and gave a nice , lasting shine and was handy to use when in a rush/ not doing a full detail. I can't for the life of me find the name of it again though, any chance anyone knows what I'm talking about?

opinionated3 · 30-01-2019 08:51PM

Duff wrote: »

Hey guys,

I remember reading here a year or so ago about some brand of spray on wax people were using that buffed off quickly and gave a nice , lasting shine and was handy to use when in a rush/ not doing a full detail. I can't for the life of me find the name of it again though, any chance anyone knows what I'm talking about?

Sonax brilliant shine detailer maybe???

Duff · 30-01-2019 09:22PM

I don't think that was it, but I've looked at a few Youtube reviews of it, and that looks decent too. I'll get that if the name doesn't come to me. Cheers.

RR3.5 · 30-01-2019 11:05PM

Glare polish maybe?

MetzgerMeister · 31-01-2019 11:08AM

Gtechniq C2V3 or QD?

vectra · 31-01-2019 11:22AM

Carpro Reload?

ronnie3585 · 31-01-2019 01:52PM

Reggae reggae sauce?

Duff · 31-01-2019 02:37PM

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Reggae reggae sauce?

Not spicy enough.

Cheers, lads. It was the Glare stuff I was thinking off. Was driving me mad :pac:

EPAndlee · 03-02-2019 09:29PM

Anyone used Autoglym Polar Seal yet? Picked up a bottle of it this evening. €24 for a litre, said its worth a shot before spending €60 on a litre of CarPro Hydro2

Duff · 04-02-2019 04:29PM

Has anyone any experience with Meguiars 105 and 205 cutting and finishing pastes? I need to 2000 grit wet sand my bonnet to remove some oxidisation was was going to use this to restore the paint after? Any other recommendations for a cutting compound and polish if not?

MetzgerMeister · 04-02-2019 05:06PM

You don't need to use sandpaper to remove oxidation. A polish will do the same job.

Duff · 04-02-2019 07:03PM

I'd planned on just trying to polish it out, but the general consensus on the AutoDetailing sub-reddit was that I'd be better off using a fine 2000 grit or similar wet sand and then polishing after I posted a pic of the oxidisation.

vectra · 04-02-2019 08:50PM

As said above.
Try polishing first.
This wet sanding seems to be the latest craze "just because"

If it were my I would try with the lesser of 2 evils first.
ie
start with the least cut and work up.

Duff · 04-02-2019 09:22PM

vectra wrote: »

As said above.
Try polishing first.
This wet sanding seems to be the latest craze "just because"

If it were my I would try with the lesser of 2 evils first.
ie
start with the least cut and work up.

Any recommendations on a rubbing compound and polish? I was thinking of the Megs 105 and 205.

vectra · 05-02-2019 02:08AM

Duff wrote: »

Any recommendations on a rubbing compound and polish? I was thinking of the Megs 105 and 205.

Megs 105 and 205 have been around with a while and are still going well, so I would use them.
Remember, Start with lowest cut/pad and work up until you find the best combo to suit.

Duff · 05-02-2019 04:20PM

vectra wrote: »

Megs 105 and 205 have been around with a while and are still going well, so I would use them.
Remember, Start with lowest cut/pad and work up until you find the best combo to suit.

Picked up some Megs compound and polish earlier along with a clay bar and quick detailer but couldn't decide on a wax as the place I was in only had turtle wax as an actual wax, everything else was spray wax which I already have some of. Any recommendations for a good, hard wax that will last a few months? Read good things about collinite 845 but it costs as much to post it here as it does to buy!

Thanks.

billybonkers · 05-02-2019 04:40PM

Uh oh, spilt some soft drinks on the front seats. 50/50 leather/cloth VW seats.

What should I use to remove the staining? The seats are black.

JustLen · 06-02-2019 10:51PM

https://www.aldi.ie/car-polisher/p/010847253266500

Any opinions on this?

I assume it's a rotary?

MetzgerMeister · 07-02-2019 10:58AM

It's a rotary alright. At that price I'm not sure it's going to have enough torque to do the job in a timely fashion. I could be wrong though, don't have any experience of those.

slave1 · 07-02-2019 01:30PM

Duff wrote: »

PAny recommendations for a good, hard wax that will last a few months? Read good things about collinite 845 but it costs as much to post it here as it does to buy!

Thanks.

Have you tried Amazon, that's where I get mine and generally no postage as it's easy to get over the £25 total order mark for free postage.
You may have to search through the sellers to find one that ship to Ireland, last time I got mine it was AMZ themselves selling so no issue...

moby2101 · 07-02-2019 08:44PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

It's a rotary alright. At that price I'm not sure it's going to have enough torque to do the job in a timely fashion. I could be wrong though, don't have any experience of those.

Hey MM
Could you recommend a decent one?

Cheers
Mike

vectra · 07-02-2019 08:47PM

Duff wrote: »

Picked up some Megs compound and polish earlier along with a clay bar and quick detailer but couldn't decide on a wax as the place I was in only had turtle wax as an actual wax, everything else was spray wax which I already have some of. Any recommendations for a good, hard wax that will last a few months? Read good things about collinite 845 but it costs as much to post it here as it does to buy!

Thanks.

Soft99 Fusso from Autopia

Lord Nikon · 08-02-2019 02:04AM

Duff wrote: »

E60 by any chance?

MetzgerMeister · 08-02-2019 10:55AM

moby2101 wrote: »

Hey MM
Could you recommend a decent one?

Cheers
Mike

I only ever had 1 rotary polisher and it was a Kestrel. Good yoke but I preferred using a D/A.

Maybe Foxhole Norman would be better able to recommend one for you.

Duff · 08-02-2019 10:30PM

Lord Nikon wrote: »

E60 by any chance?

Of course! :pac:

MetzgerMeister · 11-02-2019 11:13AM

The E60s must suffer from oxidation. I did a job on one recently enough to remove it all over the car along with oily fingerprints.

Lord Nikon · 11-02-2019 12:37PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

The E60s must suffer from oxidation. I did a job on one recently enough to remove it all over the car along with oily fingerprints.

Paintwork on mine is alright for a 2007, however, oxidation has got to the headlamps.

padyjoe · 11-02-2019 02:26PM

How do you cycle the MF clothes? Hopefully they're not meant to be thrown away after a single use. Thinking a bit further: how to know the MF reached its end of life?

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