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19th July 2006, 14:22
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Aycliffe
Posts: 32,205
Car(s): Saxo VTS
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Deep shine from a silver car
hey gang,
now i know it will never reflect light like a black car, but was just wondering what the best wax and polish to give the deepest most reflective shine?
Ta
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19th July 2006, 14:25
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Saxperience Hardcore!
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I would also like to be in the know
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19th July 2006, 14:29
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Saxperience Hardcore!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Leckie
I would also like to be in the know
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i suspected there's a few on here so seemed a good thread to create
By the way, I'm currently using Meguiars Canubra Wax as my final treatment to the bodywork
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19th July 2006, 14:38
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Saxperience Hardcore!
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and your views are? didnt you use the claybar on the DIEsel? what was that like?
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19th July 2006, 14:45
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Saxperience Hardcore!
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well... the last mofo-huge clean was at FCS and the car came out like this, note the doors and the reflection
The claybar is wicked, cant rate highly it enough :Y:
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19th July 2006, 14:51
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Saxperience Hardcore!
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what was involved in that clean then mate?
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19th July 2006, 14:57
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Saxperience Hardcore!
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Location: Aycliffe
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A fair bit man lol,
wash down with wool mitt
shampoop with wool mitt
rinse
shammy dry
claybar
left it a night
came back, detailed it (as i had driven it)
applied autogylm polish, buffed off with terry cloth
applied meg's canubra wax, buffed off with premium show room cloth.
then gave the car a light rub all over with premium show room cloth just to remove the residue
there was something else but i cant remember. i didnt have time to do it properly
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19th July 2006, 17:59
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Teesside
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Car(s): focus tdci, clio v6
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most of mine seems to come up really well but would aslo be intrested in knowing how to get the best out of a silver car, this is the shinyest pic ive got
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19th July 2006, 21:16
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 504
Car(s): Leon 16V
C2 SX
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A common question often thrown at me is how do you make silver look good? Silver cars are better at hiding stone chips and swirls than darker cars, but the down side is that it is harder to make them really shine and stand out from the crowd. After a fair bit of experimenting I’ve found the answer. Optimum Car Wax (OCW). This product is amazing ”“ spray on, wipe off immediately with a buffing microfibre, then stand back in amazement. It really is that good. A further bonus is that it adds both sealant and carnuba wax protection at the same time, making it extremely durable. It can also be layered to build up a really wet finish, which is why it works so well on silver. Here’s some examples…
The pictures below were taken at the start of August. The previous major detail was only done 4 weeks previously, when I used Poorboys SSR1 to remove some swirls, then Klasse All in One (AIO) to add a basecoat of protection and finally P21S carnuba wax as my last step product. For this detail, I simply washed it really well with Poorboys Super Slick n Suds shampoo and then finished with a single layer of OCW.
Several months on, and after 4-5 further applications of OCW, my car looks even wetter, with really deep reflections. This is hard to achieve on silver, and really proves what OCW can do. In the pictures below I also redressed the tyres with Poorboys Bold n Bright. The interior was vacuumed and all hard surfaces dressed with 303 Protectant. I finally gave the engine bay a once over, dressing all plastic and rubber surfaces with 303 Protectant and adding a coat of OCW to all painted surfaces.
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19th July 2006, 21:21
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Frequent Poster
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Car(s): Leon 16V
C2 SX
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19th July 2006, 21:29
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Infrequent Poster
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Cardiff United Kingdom (Wales)
Posts: 199
Car(s): Saxo Furio
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lurvly! one problem - where can i buy the JEFFS Werkstatt Acrylic system?? cheers
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19th July 2006, 21:31
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Frequent Poster
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Car(s): Leon 16V
C2 SX
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From me! Look in the wash, polish, protect and maintain sections of the store...
www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/
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19th July 2006, 23:22
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Saxperience Hardcore!
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Car(s): Saxo VTS
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That is certainly one shiny silver automobile :Y:
I will have a sift through you items and go from there
Cheers!
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20th July 2006, 17:34
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Established Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Northallerton
Posts: 1,672
Car(s): Mini Cooper S
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Autoglym Ultra Deep Shine is good!!!
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