Polishing the car...advice needed! PICS UP NOW! SHINEY!

[DF:FD]

Hi Guys been about a year i think since i have made a post up on here its about that time of year were i put some work into the car, had a little accident so i need a new bumper(i will upload pix later as i am at work) but to my main topic.

"I have swirl marks on my black polo and i want to get rid of them"...simples? lol

i have been using turtlewax colour magic for a while and it did help, but i want to purchase one of those polish machines.
My uncle has a car bodyshop garage and he has a proper 1..puts on this white paste all scratches go away but he said if you press it to hard the paint would come off.

so i really wanted advice on a good one to buy which would simply polish my car clearly i know yo guys have some so jus asking really which one to buy, for a good price and what website can i get it from and also any other advice, i will upload a pic later today on the state of my car.

[DF:FD]

hmmm well i been on the meguiar's uk website and there stuff looks the business! isit really good or just good advertising...? anyone use there stuff worth buying?

[Karson3270]

To be honest mate, I think I would simply just go for a lint-free cloth and put the time into doing it properly, as I wouldn't trust myself in using a buffer machine simply as your uncle says, it will take all my paint away. I'd rather do it gently and find a whole day free so I can sort it out Hope this helps.

Have a look on here: http://www.clean-image.co.uk/articles/c ... ion-07.htm

[DF:FD]

hmm i was looking at more of a model just to spread the wax more evenly and use wax products eg to buff and not to cut persay

[willow]

my best advice would be to find someone with a porter cable these are the dogs danglies ive got one there are a few places that use them ur uncle has got a mop as i would deffo not use one of those look here is one on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PORTER-CABLE-7424 ... 4cf01f7add

[ianmt]

Try giving some "safe cut" a go.


Spend a few hours on some scratches that were caused by car not being masked off properly when repainting bumper and it came up a treat. All depends how deep the swirls are.

[Cam 9n3]

I recently corrected the paint on my polo and was the first time i had ever picked up a polisher let alone used one. I must admit the prospect of doing it is very daunting, but as you get used to the feel of the machine and how long to work the polish for it gets a lot easier. I used guides on the Polished Bliss website, who are local to me, and are the dogs in this dept. Also check out some of the guides on detailing world for some good advise.

I bought the Meguires G220 which is a DA (dual action) machine are are far easier and safer for a novice to use, with menzerna pads and polishes. Polished bliss do kits which include everything you need! Obviously i did not correct 100% of the defects, but it removed swirls with ease, i just didnt have the balls to go at it with a cutting pad/compound!

You have to ensure your car is properly cleaned before you start and you cannot rush the process or you will damage the paint/not obtain the desired result. For example i did my entire detail over 4 and a bit days.

good luck!

pics:

[DF:FD]

m8 your car looked good with the white and blue

[DF:FD]

Right afta spending 4 hours cleaning ma car! basicly i havent got the best equipment however this is what i have

Turtlewax platinum car wash
Turtlewax platinum car polish
Turtlewax Colour magic black wax(with chapstick)

Now yes i do need to buy some better products this is what i had before joining the forum and learning the good stuff i had made the mistake of taking my car to car washes "100% hand wash rubbish" and got a million trillion swirlmarks and them using acid on my diamondcut alloys totaly messed them up! so im geting rid of the alloys next get some 17" and some collies but here check the pix out and from what i got! tell me what you think i started at 7pm and finished at 11pm lol lucky i have a garage!


New Transformers Sticker


The start 7pm havent washed it myself since sept 2009!! since then it had been carwash carwash and it basicly messed my car up!


dont know if you can see but the car was so bad me and my gf were playin 0 & X on the back lol


Sorry for the poor photo(mobile) taken at 10:45




Poor photo: This is after using the colour magic and the polish liquid this was at 10:45 so even i havent seen it properly in the sun


Final photo taken 7am the next morning before work car looks a much deeper black then i have ever seen before! i was very impressed for the halfords products i have

I will take proper photos today once home and yes i still need to put tyre shine and polish the windows...it was 11pm i was tired lol

Tell me what you think guys!

[Karson3270]

I can honestly say, it looks the business! Very nice job. Have you also tinted your driver and passenger windows as well? If so what percentage tinted are they?

Thanks

[DF:FD]

thanks mate yeah i got the front two done same as the back 3 stage 3 of out 5 i dno how much in % but never been pulled over and it been since 3 years

[Kelvniii]

Very nice and clean! loads of hard work in there!
By the way those are MK4 Golf VR6 4mo rims?

[ianmt]

Looking awesome!

Could you send me the link to get the transformers sticker please!?!


Cheers.

[Motoract]

Drop me a PM. I do paint correction services...