Car Polish/Wax

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Car Polish/Wax

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I have used a variety of different products all with different results, I find the meguiars Tech wax to be a very good wax, gives off a great shine and protects the paint well, I have also used the meguiars clay bar and 3 stage kit which again was very impressive. currently I am using a Zymol wax which I find to be fantastic.

Now i am just wondering what kind of products you use and what reviews you have on tried and tested products?
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i have used turtle wax colour magic for years and its great , but iv ran out now and was quite supprised at halfords polish(cant remember the name) when my next door neighbour gave me some to try
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Polish i use megs
wax i use
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This stuff is ideal if you dont want to spend every weekend polishing
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ive used some sort of different ones but found mer a great polish been using it for some years now and auto glem bumper and rubber care for dash give a lovely shine
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i dont mind polishing/waxing the car every week, infact I hate not doing it :lol:

you use autoglym bumper care on your dash?? :o
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sri-kev wrote:ive used some sort of different ones but found mer a great polish been using it for some years now and auto glem bumper and rubber care for dash give a lovely shine

Yes I agree mer is very good I use it myself
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i use to use mer all the time, but since moving over to meguiars and zymol, they are a different league really, give them a try 8-)
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i use Zymol, brilliant stuff (when i actually polish the car :mrgreen: ) cant fault it at all. Craig ive never known anyone wash and wax there Cav as much as you lol. Wish you lived next door you could do mine :lol: :lol: :mrgreen:
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lol i know, im just obsessed, I just cant help myself, love the colour to much 8-)
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Never really used waxes as i prefere polish.i use supaguard paint protector,gives the best shine ive seen and protects the paint from rust.I might try zymol one day?

I hate my car being dirty

I also use meguires trim restorer and lasts a long time
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Zymol is a great piece of kit, I think you will be amazed by its finish, it gives your paint a deep healthy shine. Using a wax product is a must to get that perfect finish, you see when you polish a car you are buffing the paint and leaving a protective layer behind, but when you wax after a polish your "locking" that layer of polish therefor its not being stripped off by rain etc. and gives you a much longer shine to your paint.
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Cavyman_130 wrote:Zymol is a great piece of kit, I think you will be amazed by its finish, it gives your paint a deep healthy shine. Using a wax product is a must to get that perfect finish, you see when you polish a car you are buffing the paint and leaving a protective layer behind, but when you wax after a polish your "locking" that layer of polish therefor its not being stripped off by rain etc. and gives you a much longer shine to your paint.
im getting lots of good advice off this guy thanks again
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autoglyms arite using that the now with meguires shampoo

yes polish is a light abrasive it simply cuts through old dead paint ideally after a polish you should then seal the paint after words using a good wax, carnuba wax is very good but sometimes difficult to use
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Rich P wrote:
Cavyman_130 wrote:Zymol is a great piece of kit, I think you will be amazed by its finish, it gives your paint a deep healthy shine. Using a wax product is a must to get that perfect finish, you see when you polish a car you are buffing the paint and leaving a protective layer behind, but when you wax after a polish your "locking" that layer of polish therefor its not being stripped off by rain etc. and gives you a much longer shine to your paint.
im getting lots of good advice off this guy thanks again
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i,m with you on the meguiars i use the 3 step polish aswell ,it takes a bit of time but its worth every minute epecially when you stand back and admire the depth of the paint .
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i done my cav turbo with the meguilars stuff,claybar,3 stages,but i found it quite poor seeing as everybody swears by it,the paint cleaner and clay bar are the only good stuff to get from that range,im now going to start using poorboy`s stuff and some zymol wax.
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I ONLY USE MEGUIARS PRODUCTS ON MY CAV.TRIED AUTO GLYM BUT MEGUIARS OUTSHINES IT CANT KNOCK IT IN ANYWAY.IM A TOTTALLY SATISFIED MEGUIARS CUSTOMER :D :D
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I use Turtlewax Colour magic mixed with Autoglym Super Resin Polish


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angryman wrote:I use Turtlewax Colour magic mixed with Autoglym Super Resin Polish


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Hopefully mine will look as shiney soon Leon, i got the same stuff, well the colour magic stuff anyway :lol:
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Still swear by the Zymol stuff. it is expensive but least i dont have achey arms when im finished :lol:

Though looking at the result of the turtlewax and autoglym it does work well. i'm just lazy and dont like making a huge effort :lol:

though it will be gleaming for PVS :mrgreen:
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thats a good effort on the red likes, looks real good 8-)
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decided to get some of the collinite marque of excellence... give it a whirl
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what is that stuff?

Im gonna get a tub of the new autoglym Hi-Tech wax come payday, almost £40 a tub but its meant to be brilliant.
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I use Autoglym deepshine stuff, the black lable, never try'd awax in a tub before. Gonna give it a good going over at the week end, as its been parked up against a wall for 18months, so only managed to clean one side of the car for over a year. . . . . . . Yes I'm a naughty boy. :oops:
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I've cheated outragously for 8 mths... sainsbury's car wash :D :D
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