just gave the car quick wash&polish - Page 2 - Saxperience

chrissycampbell1 · 26th August 2011, 10:36

will do bud

well if you do hope too see some pics up

holdawayt · 26th August 2011, 10:52

My brother keeps using my expensive stuff in the wrong way.

Poorboys white diamond glaze - using it like a polish (almost half a fucking bottle in one go)
Meguires liquid wax (from my newbie days before i discovered hard wax) As a polish again.
Dodo juice red mist as a degreaser.

I've even put aside a set of polishes, washes and waxes for him that are cheap and do the job. Does he listen? Does he fuck.

Cool story bro, not on topic blah blah blah but I needed to vent my anger.

Car looks good btw mate!!

chrissycampbell1 · 26th August 2011, 11:20

haha id be raging aswell! and thanks mate

saxo_gray · 26th August 2011, 12:35

I'd go nuts if someone used my cleaning products without consent, I've spent tons on it all!!

chrissycampbell1 · 26th August 2011, 12:44

jeeso, thats some gear ye have there

holdawayt · 26th August 2011, 12:49

Not a fan of the Auto-Shite stuff but all the rest looks good.
How do you rate those window cleaning things with the hand prints? Do they actually make it easier to clean the lower edge of the windscreen like they claim?

saxo_gray · 26th August 2011, 12:50

yep, especially love the Zaino stuff, and some really nice Eurow cloths and pads. Cleanyourcar is an amazung website for buying everything. Save yourself a small fortune. Also, autoglym at car shows it like 1/3 off the shops prices - hence I have a lot of it!

all goes in a couple of nice neat boxes and bags though :

any excuse for a little ASW action

saxo_gray · 26th August 2011, 12:51

maybe I should start a detailing service.... hmmmmm....

chrissycampbell1 · 26th August 2011, 12:55

would be a good idea

could you tell me how you use that chemical guy wet mirror finish? got told to use it on my black car as it would be good but dont wanna buy it and use it case i f**k it up lol

holdawayt · 26th August 2011, 12:56

I did it last year, you'll make your money back quickly but my back stopped me.

I won't post all of my stuff on here, it's not as pretty lol I tend to put them into bigger containers etc and label them up. Buying in bulk from Cyc is much cheaper in the long run. some of the dilution ratios are like 1:20 so it lasts years.

holdawayt · 26th August 2011, 12:57

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Originally Posted by chrissycampbell1

would be a good idea

could you tell me how you use that chemical guy wet mirror finish? got told to use it on my black car as it would be good but dont wanna buy it and use it case i f**k it up lol

Unless you're using a Rotary machine polisher you really won't fuck up. If something looks wrong just wipe it away and try again. (Or use fairy liquid to strip back to the paint layer)

The worst it'll do is leave a mark that can be wiped away lol.

chrissycampbell1 · 26th August 2011, 13:03

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Originally Posted by holdawayt

Unless you're using a Rotary machine polisher you really won't fuck up. If something looks wrong just wipe it away and try again. (Or use fairy liquid to strip back to the paint layer)

The worst it'll do is leave a mark that can be wiped away lol.

thanks

do ye just aplly it like polish then buff it of? thats what i ment sorry

saxo_gray · 26th August 2011, 19:41

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Originally Posted by chrissycampbell1

thanks

do ye just aplly it like polish then buff it of? thats what i ment sorry

yep, I use a good microfibre applicator, there are some sonus ones on CYC that are really good.

rub on and buff off straight away if by hand, otherwise its quite difficult to get off. pretty difficult to f*** it up.

works wonders on black cars!

im planning on using the wet mirror finish on sunday/monday, will post results from my posi blue

Rob-6 · 26th August 2011, 20:24

Wet mirror finish isn't polish.

saxo_gray · 26th August 2011, 20:35

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Originally Posted by Rob-6

Wet mirror finish isn't polish.

wet mirror-finish is a sealant, to go on after a polish, but in many respects, you apply it in the same way. there's no waiting for curing at all, its just a nice top up to a decent polish, before applying a wax top coat

Rob-6 · 26th August 2011, 21:03

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Originally Posted by saxo_gray

yeah looks good fella! You're lucky black is the best colour for getting a really good shine, like a mirror.

Put your hand in your pockets and buy some Chemical Guys wet mirror finish, works wonders on black cars and lasts for ages, plus its a good all-round polish

I just thought you were calling it a polish in this post