Wax/Polish

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

What do you use? I'm looking to do the chammy soon and have been looking at the meguiars nxt stuf...any recomendations?

Level 1 User Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 35

ive heard the meguiars stuff is supposed to be the stuff, i polished mine the other day and i used mer, and it made it shine like a treat! Very Happy

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Well Turtle Wax 'Zip Wax' does this lol.....

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

holy crap thats awesome!

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 1141

Thats one hell of an advert for tutlewax!

I'll be getting some of that when my Autogylm runs out me thinks!

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

that blue 19s nice

bit dull tho

:P

Level 7 User Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 230

That shiny effect looks pretty photoshop tho, but ok. I use megulars since i had the opportunity to try 10 different waxes on a metalic painted hood and a normal painted hood and could damage what i wanted and then try every polish/wax! I have to say turtle wax was almost as good the only thing was that the megulars stuff better hides very tiny scratches and is much more easily to get on and to polish out!! But if ya have a polisching machine that's almost reduced to no difference (except for the rubbers)

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

I can assure u there ain't no photoshop involved in that pic! I have several other angles of that pic, but that one was the best

Site Subscriber Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 1575

I use autoglym tis good stuff Very Happy

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

i use halfords colour magic stuff, works well enough... followed by meguiars machine glaze, applied with an electric orbital polisher... wahey!

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

I just use Colour Magic (is it not made by turtle Wax?). Need to do it actually but by the time I've washed it properly I'm knackered! (there is a medical reason for little things tiring me out, it's not just coz I'm a girl!).

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

i dont have a medical reason for not doing anything... im just lazy.

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

I have just been diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Sad

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Xvisor wrote:

That shiny effect looks pretty photoshop tho, but ok. I use megulars since i had the opportunity to try 10 different waxes on a metalic painted hood and a normal painted hood and could damage what i wanted and then try every polish/wax! I have to say turtle wax was almost as good the only thing was that the megulars stuff better hides very tiny scratches and is much more easily to get on and to polish out!! But if ya have a polisching machine that's almost reduced to no difference (except for the rubbers)

Is that the 3 step stuff or the nxt sutff?

Level 7 User Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 230

huwwatkins wrote:

Xvisor wrote:

That shiny effect looks pretty photoshop tho, but ok. I use meguiars since i had the opportunity to try 10 different waxes on a metalic painted hood and a normal painted hood and could damage what i wanted and then try every polish/wax! I have to say turtle wax was almost as good the only thing was that the megulars stuff better hides very tiny scratches and is much more easily to get on and to polish out!! But if ya have a polisching machine that's almost reduced to no difference (except for the rubbers)

Is that the 3 step stuff or the nxt sutff?

Tech Wax it's called i think, have to walk to the garage to check, i think nxt stands on the bottle too. The only less nice thing is it costs a sh*tload of money, something like 25 euro if i'm right.

Lindsey, that's pretty sh*tty then, a good friend of mine has the same thing i think (called cvs/me in holland) I hope it won't get to bad for you!

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

depends what state ur paint is to start...if u got lots of little scratched and swirls u need polish to remove them...and nothing really beats good ole t-cut original...wax is just the protective, shiny top coat, it wont remove the scratches...colour magic barely touches scratches, it just hides them (hence the name COLOUR magic) just fills em with coloured polish that soon comes out...u can seal it in with wax, but you will be doin it for ever...

if u have good paint and no scratches, dont use polish, just wax it as the polish will remove more than u need to...

i used thingy plan wax i think...car plan? or was it turtle wax...cant remember...not massively different.

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

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Lindsey, that's pretty sh*tty then, a good friend of mine has the same thing i think (called cvs/me in holland) I hope it won't get to bad for you!

Thanks Xvisor, it is also known as ME or Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome. I've been ill for about 2 years but only got the diagnosis last week. I know there are people with it that are alot worse off than me. I just need to learn how to not do things I want or need to do and how to say no!!! [/quote]

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Well, i was thinking of giving it a bloody good Tcut as it looks quite dull compared ot the red TD and the using some of that tech wax .

I've got some autoglum polish, could possibly use that inbetween, think that might not be a good idea tho seeing as the tech wax claims to be a wax and polish Razz

Level 7 User Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 230

Don't think it matters to much if you use the autoglym in between it's only more work and i think it won't help extra.

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Been looking about, which is better the gold class was or the tech wax?