GOLDIE My new toy Lifetime Members 5,344 Member For: 21y 10m 4d Gender: Male Location: stanthorpe wine capital of qld. Posted 03/12/06 10:08 PM Share Posted 03/12/06 10:08 PM Mate im a big fan of meguires three step polishThey all come in maroon bottles Step One is a pain cleaner that removes all the crap of your paint workStep two is a normal polishStep three is a good waxGet yourself some good polishing cloths when you get the polishPS you will need at least 6 hrs free time for best results←Meguires is good, but do you realise that they have Meguires Gold Class which has all of the above setps in one polish, plus Wet Look clear coat as well. I used to use the Claener, Polish, Was and Wet Look, but now Gold Class does it in one go with the same result. ←All I have ever done with goldie the car that is.Is a high pressure wash than dry with chamois and than every six weeks or so is as you have said mequires gold class.The paint has no marks in it and shines better than new.I have never used a sponge and wash cloth when washing the car as these tend to scratch the surface of the paint.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDIE My new toy Lifetime Members 5,344 Member For: 21y 10m 4d Gender: Male Location: stanthorpe wine capital of qld. Posted 03/12/06 10:11 PM Share Posted 03/12/06 10:11 PM A pic taken on sunday to show the gleam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeighD Donating Members 255 Member For: 20y 6m 10d Location: Perth Posted 03/12/06 11:05 PM Share Posted 03/12/06 11:05 PM If you can get your hands on it, try Fire Glaze!!It is supposedly a one step polish but personally I think that its always better to use a clay bar first or something else to clean the surface.The Fire Glaze seems to leave an awesome shine on the paint that lasts for ages. It won't evapourate in the sun like carnuba wax and forms a glass like coat on your paint (if you believe the advertising crap).Some places will charge as much as $90 per bottle but DON'T pay that much. Should be able to get it for $27.50 from a wholesaler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordak Member 1,226 Member For: 20y 8m 16d Posted 04/12/06 12:34 AM Share Posted 04/12/06 12:34 AM Can't say I can tell much of a difference regardless of what I use however have always found the maguires stuff best of the mainsteam products.The secret is to find a sealant / wax that protects the paint surface for longest possible time. This way just washing with water brings the car back to a just polished / waxed finish. Check out waxit.com.au. The owner put me onto Poorboy products (Polish and Sealant) which are reasonably priced and definately protect the car longer than anything from the meguires range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 11m 6d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 04/12/06 01:18 AM Share Posted 04/12/06 01:18 AM (edited) Hi I am looking to put my first polish on my baby and are looking for some suggestions 1: WHAT BRAND 2: WHAT TYPE 3: WHAT APPLICATION METHODAny hints would be most welcome.p.s. Car is 6 months old, Bionic colour←Im wondering if yours is still a lil too new to polish and perhaps should be just washed and waxed this early on. Revheadrobbo is a clean freak when it comes to his car and it always looks shmick. Edited 04/12/06 01:19 AM by Iconic Bionic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIMXR6T Member 116 Member For: 19y 5m 24d Location: Shire Posted 04/12/06 01:37 AM Share Posted 04/12/06 01:37 AM Which is better to do for the car. Polish by hand or by machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Lifetime Members 5,368 Member For: 19y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 04/12/06 02:03 AM Share Posted 04/12/06 02:03 AM Which is better to do for the car. Polish by hand or by machine.←Depends on how good you are with a buffer. The buffer will do a quicker job but if you are not careful you can burn the paint. If you are in any doubt stick to hand polishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac450 Member 1,650 Member For: 18y 5m 22d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 04/12/06 02:28 AM Share Posted 04/12/06 02:28 AM Which is better to do for the car. Polish by hand or by machine.←Hand is always better if there aren't too many stains on the paint. Regardless of how good you are with a buffer, they always leave swirl marks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nang3 12" member Donating Members 2,107 Member For: 19y 8m 2d Location: Perth WA Posted 04/12/06 02:42 AM Share Posted 04/12/06 02:42 AM start with a claybar mate, gets all the shizzle off the paint to start with.. then whatever decent polish you want to use.. personally I use pinnacle clay, then Zaino Z2 polish followed by P21S carnauba wax for the final coat..←How hard are these clay bars to use, I must say I'm a little bit worried about using one, having never used one before.←the clay is easy as to use.. just cut it in half and keep half in case you drop the 1st half !!!!!! cause you DONT want to use it after its been on the floor!!also keep the panel nice and wet so the clay doesnt stick etc..a car is never too new to claybar - the entire trip from factory to showroom it would have been sitting out in the elements getting crap all over it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 10m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 04/12/06 03:08 AM Share Posted 04/12/06 03:08 AM Why would he be needing clay bar/paint cleaner on a new car? Or would you just do it anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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