Rjones511 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Hi folks, I have a diamond blue celebratory model targa and wanting to give it a good polish soon. Any recommendations of polish/wax etc and whether it's worth me purchasing one of those flash electric polishers??? Any advice appreciated rather than simply taking Halfords advice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjones511 Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 Oh and any advice on targa top treatment to keep it supple?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Man Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I'm a big fan of autoglym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Morris Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I'm a big fan of autoglym. AGREE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swift911 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I'm a Zymol fan, but it is on the dear side. If you are looking for mid range price polishes, Meguiars are very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ab54666 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Autoglym is OK, however for a pro finish you need at least a DA and some decent polishes (various cuts) sealant, wax etc. Meguiars as above is very good. 303 vinyl/fabric cleaner followed by 303 high tec fabric guard for the roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von Twinzig Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Meguiars for me. I Switched from Autoglym years ago for two reasons.....the residual dust and the worrying amount of paint on the cloth after polishing a non-clear coated car. Scary. VT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobydick Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 I have used clay bar twice (Bilt Hammer) - it made such a big difference . Some panels had a 'rough' feel, but after clay barring they had that very smooth finish. I then polished it with Autoglym products ... All came up to a big shine. I didn't have any paint on the clothes like VT above, and used both their polishes. Also, I found buying some proper polishing clothes helped ....Halfords sell them. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieB911 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Have a look on detailing world, there's a scary amount of choice out there. If you want it to really look good, take it to a pro & get it polished & ceramic coated, this is meant to last years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryH Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 (edited) Have a look on detailing world... Nooooooooooooo ! I don't know what's worse, two blokes taking a picture of 1mm paint blemish of the roof of some Dagenham dustbin or the bloke taking a picture of two blokes taking a picture of 1mm paint blemish of the roof of some Dagenham dustbin !? Edited December 26, 2014 by GaryH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 I have a diamond blue anniversary Coupe - its a hard colour to make shiny as its not a deep glossy colour I have just polished mine with autoglym ultra deep shine then sealed with collinite 476 wax - beads water off well and seems to stay glossy, I machine polished my car about a year ago with farecla to improve the gloss and polishing it in this way tends to keep it shiny Looks reasonably ok - wont win any awards on detailing world Untitled by alexb1969, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swift911 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Your car looks great, you don't see many in that colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy M Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Think of cleaning like painting - preparation is everything! Use a clay bar (bilt hamber mentioned earlier uses water as a lube) to get a smooth surface (try putting your hand in a supermarket bag to check for lumps). Then gently do any paint correction (small scratches or swirls) using a polisher and something like farecla. After this you can glaze if you wish or go straight to polish. Most polishes will look great straight away but may not last - you usually do get what you pay for. I now use a Victoria wax which is great. There are dozens of websites giving detailed info on the various processes so look at these and decide how anal you are!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gander Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 That picture of the two photographers is seriously scary stuff! OCD or what?! D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALEX P Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 That picture of the two photographers is seriously scary stuff! OCD or what?! D. Oh, I think it goes beyond that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP72 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 I swear by this these days - wash your car first, then use this instead of a clay bar for glass smooth bodywork, then a wax/sealant over the top. http://www.halfords.com/motoring/cleaning-products/detailing-products/farecla-g3-body-prep-clay-mitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesworth Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 I'm with Gary on this one. Life is too short to spend it polishing. I use meguiars clay twice a year and a good quality wax. Simple and quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Rock Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Life is too short to spend it polishing. I use meguiars clay twice a year and a good quality wax. Simple and quick. And just look at the state of your paint... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesworth Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 (edited) Protective coating Seriously though, you don't need to spend a fortune in terms of money or time to get a car looking great. Edited December 27, 2014 by Lesworth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatkenny Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Les any progress on project ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluskera Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Clay (and learn how to use it). Wolfgang polishes for me but none would be truly great without clay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mean in green Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Oh wow, thanks, I'd forgotten all about the VXR thread...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von Twinzig Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Oh wow, thanks, I'd forgotten all about the VXR thread...!Brings to mind my old mans saying....."Son, you can polish a ****, but underneath it'll still be a ****." Very profound was my dad. Substitute the **** for the letters T.U.R.D. VT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndglynn Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I have a rotary DA polisher: can't remember which one but it is a good thing. Bought it to refresh the Big Pig after the vinyl lettering came off it. I used it as part of a clay - Meguiars paint cleaner - Menzerna compounds - Zymol routine on the Cayenne and worked a treat. Nice little present to oneself if you ever have the spare cash. edit: just found the Porsche Cayenne paint correction story on Ferdinand Magazine. It's a DAS Pro 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevvy Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 ... but none would be truly great without clay. ..too right. No point bothering to try to make paint look better without starting with clay plus is makes the rest of the process loads less ballache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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