Car polish

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

righty has anyone actually ever got a 449 blue car gleaming? I have never seen one, if so what you use?

I mean good enough to look like glass.

I can get it shiny and you can read newsprints in the reflection etc but its never clean looking.

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 1141

I'm pretty sure there was a debate on polish on here not that long ago and simonds1 posted some excellent pics of his 449 Valver shining like a biatch!

Personally I use Turtlewax stuff thats in Asda, its Â£3 a bottle and gives a very good shine, although it doesn't last very long.

My mate has some Megs stuff that did a lovely shine, but I forget what its called - although we used megs shampoo first.

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 1141

Found it:

Turtle Wax Zipwax apparently, thread here: http://www.retro-renault.com/viewtopic.php?t=3127

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

that just looks like mine when washed though.

It loosk good till you get up close then you see its not all that.

Same with every 449 car I have seen.

My latest ploy is not washing it, the blue cars not been washed in about 6 months. Still looks ok, suppose its not moved in that time though.

Gay Rights Activist Joined: 07 Apr 2004 Posts: 1268

have a look on Cliosport Laughing

Level 10 User Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 570

Looks good to me. Have a day just rubbing one door down with wax and it might turn out nice Laughing

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 247

on my rover coupe i used to usea mix and match brands and got better resaults thjen using maguires 3 step thing!!! not had time to polsh the 19 yet cause it needs a good mooping 1st then ill give it a go

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

farcela may have to be bought again, dear stuff.

Should get he white one nice but the blue ones pish at coming up.

Level 10 User Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 570

Can you use a bit of Tcut on it? Works well on mine then two coats of auto glym brings it up nice.

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 247

i no its a diff car but my mate s has a taheti blue car and he uses blue t-cut folled by maguires clay then some other polise then he will put a wasx over the lot and not do it again for about another 6 wks!!!

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

yeah its been t-cutted more than once etc as have all the others, theny never gleam, only good thign is when they are manky you don't notice it!

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 247

have u thought about getting it mopped? might help bring back the shine/bling factor a bit

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 569

Auto Glym is king Chris. You can't beat it imo.

You should give it a try.

Oh btw, please reply to that Pm Chris. Me love you long time.

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Ah Addie, you beat me to it! Yeah that's my car after a good clean with some Turtle Wax Zip wax. I doubt very much it's the best stuff out there....probably far from it.....but as you can see it does the job!

It ain't too bad once you get close up either....

Newbie Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 8

chris tbh matey theres nothing like meguires, theres a wax they do called quick clay my m8 jace and my ex manager whom i have bought the scoob of both use it and the finished results are like beyond glass, try halfords for it i know they def do it think its about 15 quid a pot or summik but worth evry penny

Level 9 User Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 453

with touring 19 16v...megs is shit hot tbh!!! i polish and wax mine once a week..if i get the chance use the megs misyt n wipe(reccomended by leigh f also) in between...nowt like it mate...keep up with it and you start to notice difference Wink

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

used meguirs on the red car and it was shite, it really is over rated. Farcela seems to be the best.

i reckon the blue will never get good, needs to be a different colour.

Newbie Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 8

yer chris once aweek with megz and ull defo notice it, actually saying tht why dont you t-cut it with a coulor restorer they do then use either the gold class megz polish or the 3 step 1 then quick clay it maybe that might help, ill be doing the same on the tungy next week wen i got some time on my hands will take picks and post em up once i done it

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

once? Think we might need a dictionary filter Wink

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

done huw

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

I always found polishing 449 was a waste of time, it was only as shiney as a quick wash