next car i buy will not be black

knaps · Post by **knaps** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:29 am

spent many hours today cleaning the polo, took the front seats out to vac, claybar-ed it for the first time, was totally amazed at how much crud was on the paint.....but however I am not happy with the results. I need a stronger cutting swirl remover but other then that it still shines. Being black you can see every little imperfection

dino · Post by **dino** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:25 am

To remove swirls you will need either a Porter Cable (PC) or a rotary. VAG paint is very hard and is a right pain in the ass to remove swirls.

Take a look on www.detailingworld.co.uk for more info.

knaps · Post by **knaps** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:43 am

Cheers for the advice, I have been using a random orbital polisher, the paint treatment I do is as follows:

Wash / dry (Meguiars shampoo)

Meguiars claybar

Wash / dry (Meguiars shampoo)

Meguiars swirl Remover (Light Cut number 3 from memory, using a foam cutting pad)

Meguiars deep crystal polish (using a wool polishing pad)

Meguiars Carnauba wax

www.waxit.com.au for my info, porduct descriptions may be different as I am in Australia.

Anyone would think I am a sales persona for Meguiars

The paint is like glass with a mad reflection, but still there are many scratches

I might post some new pics tomorrow.

samil87 · Post by **samil87** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:04 am

knaps i know this is totally off topic but just wanted to know what the phillips blue vision bulbs are like?

knaps · Post by **knaps** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 3:04 pm

hey, yeah they are really good...much better looking and brighter then the normal globes (side lights can be a bugger to change)

samil87 · Post by **samil87** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:25 pm

have you also got the sidelights that come witht he bluevision bulbs?
how are they?

i can get the sidelights out of my 6N2

xx_loopy_xx · Post by **xx_loopy_xx** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:43 pm

Yeah sidelights are a bugger... just done mine today!!

I agree with never having a black car, they do look nice when they're clean and then for about 2 hours after, and thats it, back to grey again!

Wardy · Post by **Wardy** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:44 pm

knaps wrote:Meguiars deep crystal polish (using a wool polishing pad)

The fact you're using a wool polishing pad may be why you're not getting the swirls out. You'll need a harsher pad for the VAG paint really.

I use Lake Country pads with my Porter Cable, not sure if they're available in Oz? Post some pics of the car up and we'll see how bad it is. If it just general swirling go for a 6.5" pad, maybe a harsher Yellow cutting pad (in Lake Country's range anyway). I tend to use the slightly less abrasive Orange grade pads. If there are more intense scratches/swirls, buy a 4.5" spot bad as well, to attack those specific areas.

Don't think those consumer Meguiars polishes you mention will be good enough either, if you want really top results. You should be able to get hold of their Professional range from somewhere though - it's highly regarded. Personally, I use Mezerna polishes - one coat of Intensive then a coat of Final Polish II when I'm detailing. Then I use Klasse sealant, followed by a couple of coats of Meguiars Gold Class Wax.

Hope this helps.
Steve

GT/TDI · Post by **GT/TDI** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:52 pm

My 03 black clio was the same mate. The bonnet was bad in the sun plus after hours of cleaning, take it out bring it back it was dusty and showing signs of dirt.

solidsponge · Post by **solidsponge** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:38 pm

silver is the best colour for not showing dirt

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:50 pm

solidsponge wrote:silver is the best colour for not showing dirt

ok, whats this then??

GT/TDI · Post by **GT/TDI** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:47 pm

lol what a come back mate

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:39 pm

DanDiesel wrote:ok, whats this then??

*pic*

A poor neglected Polo

This is how silver should look