Turd Polishing

[conkerman]

Does anyone here sell their services??

 

I have a car that needs a good once over before sail.  And I utterly lack the arsed to do it myself

[IanMacfarlane]

I've used Bilt Hammer clay bar before, excellent and easy to use, keep soft with a bucket of hot as you can stand water. Keep folding and stretching it - a bit like kneeding dough. Keep each panel wet by splashing water about from a clean cloth.

 

Wash using 2 bucket method with an Asda mit and supermarket own brand shampoo, dry with micro fibre cloth, look in places like B&M for cheap ones.

 

Iron killer on wheels makes a massive difference - my alloys are spotless except for the rusy bits.

 

Auto Glym polish applied by hand, I did two coats on consecutive weekends, after that just needs a weekly wash and the shine keeps coming through.

 

An be careful it can be addictive.

[SamR380]

Has anyone used a clay mitt before? I actually have a car worth polishing for a change at the moment and the mitts look a lot easier than piddling around with a lump of clay.

[oldcars]

Has anyone used a clay mitt before? I actually have a car worth polishing for a change at the moment and the mitts look a lot easier than piddling around with a lump of clay.

Yes the autosmart one. With there wax spray as lube and a bucket of shampoo. Very good but leave a little marring on the paint so needs a machine polish after. Break the clay cloth in on glass first before paintwork.

[beko1987]

 

 

Does it work as well with more modern paint with laquer, and metallic paints?

 

Always wondered that, and one of you will know.  Thanks.

I reckon you could hide it. The Meriva has 2 peeling bits on the bonnet, and with a bit of careful removing of the loose lacquer, until it hits a good, solid edge (stops peeling basically), you can shine the paint underneath to the same as the lacquer, then hide it with polish and wax. Will never truly vanish but will pass the 5 yard test.

 

When I had my Puma all the lacquer fell off the front bumper, so I removed everything with a pressure washer, then just used trim gel to rock the 'matt black' look for the rest of its life!

[beko1987]

I've used Bilt Hammer clay bar before, excellent and easy to use, keep soft with a bucket of hot as you can stand water. Keep folding and stretching it - a bit like kneeding dough. Keep each panel wet by splashing water about from a clean cloth.

 

Wash using 2 bucket method with an Asda mit and supermarket own brand shampoo, dry with micro fibre cloth, look in places like B&M for cheap ones.

 

Iron killer on wheels makes a massive difference - my alloys are spotless except for the rusy bits.

 

Auto Glym polish applied by hand, I did two coats on consecutive weekends, after that just needs a weekly wash and the shine keeps coming through.

 

An be careful it can be addictive.

I've never got the expensive buckets tbh. If I had the money I would try them, but I don't, and get along fine with 2 99p black asda buckets, £3 wash mitts and shampoo. I do have a grit guard though, was given that, and broke one of the fins so it sits in the bottom of the bucket at an angle, but still does the job!

 

With the 2 bucket method, don't forget to split panels in half horizontally, so do the top half of the car first, then the bottom, as the bottom half will be much filthier and will crap the clean water up in no time, and you dont want to be putting that all over the car!

[andrew e]

What Beko says: I do think the Colinite is very good and long lasting, if not super shiny.

 

Anyhow, Autosmart carry out two days courses for very fair money - £155 for two days is very reasonable I think. Obviously I'm not allowed to go

 

http://www.autosmart.co.uk/Valeting%20Training%20Complete%20Guide.html

[fordperv]

I've had fantastic results with a polisher and G3 on my '94 Astra, red of course. Great lumps of paint flying off everywhere, took it from dull to like new in about four hours. Four years later, it isn't perfect but still looks pretty good.

 

Does it work as well with more modern paint with laquer, and metallic paints?

 

Always wondered that, and one of you will know. Thanks.

Myself and sutty2006 did the same job by hand on a pogweasal mk3

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/18132-half-arsed-collekshun-fred-xxx-auto-pogweasel-content-nsfw/

 

The pics didn't do it justice