Polishing

[paul_good]

Just bought a Astra SRi 2.2 in Black Sapphire - needed a bit of a poslish so went and bought some black T-Cut colour restorer polish.

Spent ages putting it on and made it look mint in the garage. Took it out into the sunlight and there are polish marks all over. Does anyone how to get ring of them and stop this from happening?

[LEE69]

rather than circle motion for polishing use straight lines.

[LEE69]

[LEE69]

[a16vbk]

when u put the polish on the car was it completly dry?was the rag u used 2 buff it with dry?was it clean?did u change it regularly?did the side trims have bak 2 black on em?if any 1 of these things is a no then thats ur anser.

[John Orrell]

Bin that sissy black T-cut crap and get yourself some Meguiars Cleaner Paste Wax in a tub with the foam applicator. You'll not touch anything else (perhaps except other Meguiars stuff) after using that. No I don't work for Meguiars, it's just that their stuff is the dogs bollox and nothing else touches it. Period.

EDIT:

...and that includes the legendary (very good but overrated) Mer.

[andrew_lumb]

Spent ages putting it on and made it look mint in the garage. Took it out...

you did buff it off yeh? lmao

[Mike007]

You need to go back over the car with a finishing polish (T-Cut is a cutting polish). Mer, Autoglym Super Resin Polish or as already mentioned, Meguiars, etc.

Mike

[loo_goblin]

i use this industial stuff M3. doesnt leeave a residue or nowt. and polishes up good, but i compounded mine a week before i polished it. oh and always clean ur car before polishing u would be suprised how many people try and polish dirty cars

[DaveB]

urghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Lee!! look at the wheels look at the wheels lmao lmao lmao lmao lmao

[nickyboy]

Lee those wheels really do look gash lmao

Even Daves green one is better

[alistairk]

Mer is pants. I bought some because they were out of Autoglym and I was fed up of the dust it makes anyway. So got the Mer and I polished one half the bonnet with it and one half not touched and you can't tell the difference. Also water does not bead up nicely like it does on the Autoglym. Halfords budget own brand gives the same/better results as Mer.

Not used Meguirs or Mothers yet but will def. give them a try. I want as good a finish as Autoglym but without the frickin' dust.

[dafz]

Just got one of those huge electrical buffers. FANTASTIC. My blue astra really needed to be polished (roof had started to fade). Used dome t-cut on a special cloth with the buffer, and it's come up brilliant! Then used Autoglym super resin polished and sealed it all with loads of carnuba wax (watch out for wasps though, they fookin love it!)

[imcsherry]

i use this industial stuff M3. doesnt leeave a residue or nowt. and polishes up good, but i compounded mine a week before i polished it. oh and always clean ur car before polishing u would be suprised how many people try and polish dirty cars

I thought I was probably one of the only people on here that uses the 3M hand glaze wax. This stuff is really the excellent.

[paul_good]

Like the sound of Meguiars Cleaner Paste Wax, any idea how much it is and where the best place to get it is?

[LEE69]

Lee those wheels really do look gash lmao

Even Daves green one is better

urghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Lee!! look at the wheels look at the wheels lmao lmao lmao lmao lmao

Sticks and stones.....you so mistake me for someone who gives a ......
its so much more fun to drive,pot holes pah!bumps in road pah!

[Orange Peel]

Lee, when you coming to polish my astra mate

[LEE69]

Does come up well,i must admit

[John Orrell]

Like the sound of Meguiars Cleaner Paste Wax, any idea how much it is and where the best place to get it is?

I paid £7.99 from my local stockists. Go to www.meguiars.co.uk, press "stockists", type in the first half of your postcode and see what comes up. Your nearest stockist is Evo Performance & Styling, Tones Garage, on Shotton Rd

[DaveB]

Sticks and stones.....you so mistake me for someone who gives a ......
its so much more fun to drive,pot holes pah!bumps in road pah!

urghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Lee!! look at the wheels look at the wheels lmao lmao lmao lmao lmao

[John Orrell]

Come on lads, give the guy a break. If he'd wanted your opinion on his wheels he'd have asked for it. As it stands, he asked for help with car-polish.

[loo_goblin]

imcsherry, its good stuff isnt it. i am surprised any1 else uses it as it isnt that cummon to buy in shops. i am goin to do my car again with it this week.

[LEE69]

Come on lads, give the guy a break. If he'd wanted your opinion on his wheels he'd have asked for it. As it stands, he asked for help with car-polish.

Ta john but i can handle this pair they know it won't bother me

P.S,The original poster isn't me,but it's my car up there.

[DaveB]

lee. if those wheels are on your car at trax... oh dear

[nickyboy]

Sticks and stones.....you so mistake me for someone who gives a ......
its so much more fun to drive,pot holes pah!bumps in road pah!

Lee those wheels really do look gash lmao

Even Daves green one is better