Hand polishing?

[DusheR]

So Ive ordered my wash kit. 2 buckets, 2 grit guards, lambs wool wash mitt, miricle dry towel.

Next on the list is two sonus der wunder drying towels. megs quick clay kit.

Then I want to polish and wax. Is hand polishing any good?

What products do you find are best for hand polishing and waxing. Towels and all... Cheers

[James_Skylit]

I use AG SRP, and hand polish everything, takes a good while but once its done you relise how much better it looks polished.

I always look at my car for like 20 mins after iv done it and always find lil patches iv missed haha.

[jamiemackie]

Srp should be fine for hand polishing, you could follow it up with something like this
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing/polish/clearkote-vanilla-moose-wax-hand-glaze/prod_119.html which is really easy to apply by hand and gives a great finnish.
For the wax you can go with pretty much whatever you want depending how much you want to spend, i used to use clearkote wax also, hope that helps dude

[Chuffy]

If you are Rolls Royce'ing everthing like grit guards and lambs wool mitts, why not save up for a machine polisher. Much better results than polishing by hand. It's all about the speed and the temp the machine is able to generate to break down the polish.

[J222JRA]

Before polishing, clay the car, this makes a big difference.

if i was applying by hand i would use Chemical guys all in one polish, this as well as polishes also applys a sealant to protect the polished finish.

If you want on top of that you can apply chemical guys m seal (by hand) again to protect the good finish you have achieved.

On top of that i highly recommend applying a good quality wax to make the paint really sparkle. Now waxes are a little more complicated, what colour car do you have? This is very important to choose the wax that will work best with your car.

As far as towels go, always use good quality microfibre cloths.


I will say though that the finish you can achieve by hand is very limited, i always thought my car was looking good but now that i use a orbital machine polisher the reaults are absolutly fantastic. Could be worth purchasing one in the future.

have a look on www.cleanyourcar.co.uk


Hope this helps.

[werdna]

Ive just got some chemical guys all in one not tried it yet but heard good things about it.

I always used to use srp and thats very good also when used by hand.

I think i may have been using too much though as its very dusty.

[J222JRA]

Ive just got some chemical guys all in one not tried it yet but heard good things about it.

I always used to use srp and thats very good also when used by hand.

I think i may have been using too much though as its very dusty.

srp is always dusty mate even if you use a little bit, wait until you use the chemical guys products, it will be bye bye srp lol

[gav1513]

im really looking forard to finishing off my bottle of SRP, if my car looks awesome with that cant wait to see the results with a better polish

[Krys_23]

Hand polish y0'

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n299/Krystewart9/DSC00282-1.jpg

[demon_dan]

Depends how much you're looking to spend. I personally like Poorboys products if you're looking for a medium price range. PB Waffle Weave drying towel has to be the best drying towel I've ever used (better than Sonus for me). PB polish with carnauba or PB polish with sealent followed by PB Natty's Blue wax (for dark cars). Foam applicator to apply polish, buff with a microfibre towel, microfibre applicator for applying wax, again buff with a microfibre towel :y:

[bullit]

dusher, you cant polish a turd :P

[dj_russell]

i recommend a hand polisher mine looked amazing last saturday.

[titchster]

Wont do much in the terms of correction, not without spending a bit of time on it.

Hand polished with SRP, and waxed with Dodo Juice:

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff26/titchster/XS/Image024.jpg

[dj_russell]

Wont do much in the terms of correction, not without spending a bit of time on it.

Hand polished with SRP, and waxed with Dodo Juice:

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff26/titchster/XS/Image024.jpg

looks stunning mate, its my 1st time using a buffing mop and i havent quite mastered it the shines awesome but im unsure on swirling is it a lengthy process.

[bullit]

russel a buffing mop is unless for swirls

[dj_russell]

what would you recommend?

cheers

[DusheR]

Cheers for the replys. So think I might try the CG all in one.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing/polish/chemical-guys-all-in-one-polish/prod_166.html

With the megs quick clay kit and NXT wax

Getting a set of towels aswell

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/microfibre-cloths/der-wunder-towel-trio/prod_364.html

Will I need anything else for applying the wax etc? Can I use the towels in that kit?

dusher, you cant polish a turd :P

ha Im gunna give it a good shot. :y:

[J222JRA]

i would get a few applicator pads at the same time mate, they only cost a few £'s and are well worth the money

[DusheR]

annoying, this kit

http://www.chemicalguysuk.com/product_p/autofwash.htm

arrived today minus the lambswool washmitt and maxisudII

snotty email sent!

[bullit]

what would you recommend?

cheers

an orbital or a makitta

[J222JRA]

annoying, this kit

http://www.chemicalguysuk.com/product_p/autofwash.htm

arrived today minus the lambswool washmitt and maxisudII

snotty email sent!

www.cleanyourcar.co.uk is so much better mate

[bullit]

as above or elite car care. made so many orders form them and spot on everytime

[DusheR]

cheers yeh Ive just put an order in there. The guy said he would send the missing stuff for today. Ive got a canny little collection now. Washing car when I get in.

[bullit]

i took a photo of mine other day, as im selling stuff. "shakes head"

http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn336/bullitsax/njnjnj.jpg

[DusheR]

wow, youve got a few there

[J222JRA]

i took a photo of mine other day, as im selling stuff. "shakes head"

http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn336/bullitsax/njnjnj.jpg

what exactly are you selling mate, im very interested.

Pm me a list please.

Thanks James

[DusheR]

dibs on his virginity

[bullit]

dibs on his virginity

:y:...

was a six months hobby