polish review

[DaveD]

one for you polish aficionados to argue about!

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/p ... olish.html

[parksie]

Interesting read,I've been using "Muc off" now for over 12months & swear by it ,good to see it faired well

[m3ben05]

Good find, shame it only compares lower end products

[march109]

I was under the impression that polish and wax are two entirely different kettles of fish, so how how can they draw an direct comparison betweek the two??

[march109]

Yup I knew I wasn't going mad!

Cleaner Polishes are for removing very light or fine defects while restoring a crystal clear, smooth high gloss surface. Pure polishes are for finishes already in excellent condition and are for the purpose or creating brilliant high gloss with deep dark reflections.

If you look in Webster's Dictionary under the word polish, one of the definitions they include reads like this:

"A preparation that is used to produce gloss, and often color for the protection and decoration of a surface."
or
"To make smooth and glossy by friction."

waxes protect the finish left;

Paint protection products (waxes by any other name), whether they are based on natural ingredients or synthetic ingredients (or a blend of both) provide a protective film, or Sacrificial Barrier (as mentioned above) against Mother Nature and other detrimental or corrosive substances. Without this sacrificial barrier, your finish is susceptible to attack at any time, as harmful or corrosive substances come into direct contact with the surface.

If a product is labeled a polish, but in fact is used to protect, then you know it's a wax or a paint protectant and not an actual polish in the true sense of the definition of the word. The inability of a company to correctly label their products should be a clear warning that calls into skepticism any of their claims, not to mention the quality of their products as well as their credibility.

yes I also hang out at http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/

[Morat]

We are becoming far too similar.
Are you my long lost relative?
Yes, I too have a doggy avatar and a degree in comp sci.

scary.

Morat

[billgatese30]

its funny how turtle wax comes out in the top two when they have massive mutipage ads in autocar, and other publications from the same publisher


sceptical moi...............hevan forbid

[c76jon]

its funny how turtle wax comes out in the top two when they have massive mutipage ads in autocar, and other publications from the same publisher


sceptical moi...............hevan forbid

never.........................

yeh and aston martin use autoglym


right on the money chris

[dazleeds]

i like the zymol meself
for a cheapo wax it does a pretty good job, not the longest lasting i dnt doubt but gives a nice shine
and smells gorgeous i get hungry the minute i open the bottle

[89-325isport]

Talkin about polish what do u fellas recon i would get the best results outta for my diamond black?

[dazleeds]

mines diamond black and the zymol worked well
hardly used any too

but its a budget thing with polish/wax etc
there are some tht would make car look loads better than zymol but for a tenna im smiling

jon,s the expert im sure he will reccomend some thing special if thats what your after

[march109]

I like zymol like daz and he and I both have black E30's, good results, good full shine and colour. Just remember a true polish is abrassive so should be used with care. And then a decent wax used on top of the new surface.

[89-325isport]

Think i'll give the zymol a try, i was using mer it was brilliant on all my other cars but i don't think it does the sport justice!

[dazleeds]

not the best pic
but that was the day i zymold, and im seriously lazy so didnt spend as much time as i should have

[89-325isport]

Thats more like it far better lookin than what i got from the mer! i'll buy a bottle tomorrow and that'll be most of my saterday sorted! Cheers

[dazleeds]

Thats more like it far better lookin than what i got from the mer! i'll buy a bottle tomorrow and that'll be most of my saterday sorted! Cheers

oh sod it

think i,ll do mine too
gotta fit new wishbones first but i think ill give her a good goin over after

washed her tday but couldnt be bothered going the whole hog

if ya really wanna go mad get some detailing clay and do that first
i keep meaning too but havent gotround to it yet

but clayed and waxed will look loads better

[89-325isport]

Have you ever used the clay? handy to work with or a complete b*stard? I might give it a go have her lookin her best for the summer

[march109]

claying a car is a piece of pee mate, you can pick up a basic kit from halfraud which includes the lubricant.

[dazleeds]

not tried it meself yet

but heard only good things bout it
jon above uses it and his m3 could only be described as stunning

[march109]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/QUICK-CLAY-PAINT- ... dZViewItem

they have this in the halfords 3 for the price of 2 deal!

[89-325isport]

nice to hear is handy worked with, i'll go tomorrow and pick up suplies ( clay kit, zymol, box of bud) and really go at her on sat