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agreen
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Post Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:11 pm

right help me fellas whenever i plish my 318is i uses autoglym polish for dark cars works realy well,


the only thing is i always get white (the coulour of the polish ) everywhere on the sun roof rubbers, the window rubers the bumpers by accident i herd yyou can get blik polish ?

is this true are there any other ideas you might have

thanKS IN ADVANCE
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Post Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:11 am

No colour polish is particularly great in my experience but i've found turtle wax colour magic to be ok. I used to use it every so often to brighten up my paintwork. Taking it your car is black?
Alternatively, Auto Glym bumper care is very good at removing polish, you can use that on all the black bits and freshen them up at the same time.
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Post Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:20 am

use a trim cleaner to smarten up the black bits as it will give a good result and last a while
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Post Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:52 pm

when you polish the car cover all the trim parts in masking tape, as this will stop them from getting stained from the polish.
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Post Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:28 pm

thanks for all the advise will do so this weekend and let you all know how i get on thanks again peeps
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Post Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:15 pm

why not use some wax, proper wax, that does,nt contain chalk hence the white stains. dodo juice,p21s, collinite,zymol,chemical guys the list goes on. once your car is shining you don,t need to use polish use a wax try collinite 915 perfect for the winter.
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Post Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:00 pm

Hi all

I advise you to never, ever, ever, ever (under no circumstances) use colour polish. It my experience it is the worst thing ever invented by man!

It only lasts about 2 weeks then the marks show through and its full of nasty chemicals.

Once the paintwork is smooth (clay bar...) use carnauba wax. I use 'Jofs Classic' which is 100% carnauba wax and does not leave white marks at all. (no additvies; no cut - just a brilliant, deep shine, easy to use and great price) The bottle has got his email address jofs@btinternet.com

Hope that helps :D