DEEDEE

What should I use for best shine and protection, ease of application and buffing. On Silver.

RON

SWISSOL!!!

jonny gav

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used to use autoglym which is very good, i now use zymol, a little more expensive but worth it

spally

iTrader: (1)

another thumbs up for zymol

zeptor

Swissol, no question. Forget the rest , i've tried them all.

Buzzer

.....or if you cant afford the second mortgage for Swissol buy Meguires

Just ask Nick Adams for the pics to prove it

or do a search and see the results that Nick got

PS i use Meguirs aswell

Soapy Sam

....if you can afford it, Meguiars if you can't.........

IN THE STICKS

Swissoil is the dogs , but expensive, Zimoyl is a bit more affordable ...Halfrauds sell it for about £11

Dave

SCD Simon

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SWISSOL
my mota after a wash this weekend and over 6 months since the last wax


Edited to say yes not the cheapest but i bought mine over 2 years ago and still have half of it left. Good value IMO

Simon





[Edited by SCD Simon - 10/27/2003 9:23:50 PM]

nigel s

Always used Autoglym until I come across Swissol, yes its expensive but once you use start using this stuff you will have no regrets. Treat your Scoob to the best.

NickAdams

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Many many threads on here about what polish to use but as most will point out,it comes down to how much you wanna spend!!
I use Meguiars on mine and the results speak for themselves!!
Thanks for the reference Pete!!
Lucky I spotted this really

Nick

SHAGGY6603

Can't recommend Meguiars highly enough. the 3 atep system is tops., though a bit time consuming the first time you do it.

r32

Dont use a polish use a glaze, like Swissol or the proper Zymols, wouldnt recommend the Zymol you get from Halfords, this is a cleaner polish and like all the others is abrasive. A glaze puts a shine on top of your paint and not by scrubbing the paint surface.
Its the difference between getting a shine by using wet and dry and using a high class varnish. The glazes have a high content of waxes so protect your paints surface (usually over 50%).
Try them, you spent a lot of dough on your motor, so a tub of Zymol Titanium has got to be small fry in comparison.
STEVE......................

Rasher

Swissol

Gixerman

Another vote for SWISSOL....the shine you get with it is almost obscene, pic of my old car to prove!!!!

Alex Creasey

As someone else has already mentioned, go for a glaze if the paints already in good nick, or a polish if there are any little imperfections that need polishing out, then follow with some sort of wax for the protection.
It's alot harder to make a silver car look 'wet' and give such a high level of reflectiveness, the black car above is a fab example of both.
I've found with silver, if you want a deeper, warmer gloss finish go for a proper carnauba wax, or if you want a colder but more reflective finish go for some kind of polymer/carnauba wax or a full polymer sealant.
Just my 2p's worth .

TelBoy

Mine's silver.

All you need is Swissol Medium Paintwork Cleaner.

And a tub of Swissol wax. The Teflon one is more than adequate for a silver car.

I've been cleaning cars and doing concours competitions now for about twenty years, and NOTHING compares to Swissol stuff.

AudiMan

Agree with Alex, silver is a difficult colour to make 'shine', I use a combination of Autoglym super resin + the high gloss finisher. I also use meguires (cos it smells nice), it's very good but works better on darker colours.
Haven't tried Swissol or Zymol but think I might as they both seem to get lots of votes.

Ian

iain ross

collecting my new my03wrx on thursday, ive been given a super guard pack to protect and seal the paint aswell as the interior from a friend who works for mercedes, what glaze or polish should i use as of day one after using this pack?

cheers

Alex Creasey

Everyone has their own opinions on what looks best on their car.
As long as you use something of good quality but with no abrasives or cleaners to begin with. You could use a glaze with no abrasives that will help bring out a really good shine and prep the surface for waxing but you shouldn't need anything with cleaners etc, as the paint is brand new and should look that way.
Cheers.

iain ross

so are these steps right

1,use the super guard pack
2,use a glaze
3,use a polish

then when washing just use water

Neil W

I used Auto Glym and thought it looked like showroom finish until its was parked next to an identical car that had swissol products used on it.

It made mine look really dull and a totally different shade of silver.

Swissol does a superb job.

Alex Creasey

Almost, the whole polish/glaze/wax thing can get a bit confusing as even the various 'polish companies' tend to use the terms in different ways.
generally speaking.......

Polish - an abrasive product that removes paint imperfections, they come in various cutting levels from mild to wild. They help to restore gloss and smooth out the paint. Usually are used to remove light to moderate swirl marks and oxidation.

Glaze - like a polish but only adds gloss to the finish. Does not contain any abrasives by any means. Strictly used for adding depth and gloss to the finish.

Wax - a temporary protection barrier that also adds gloss to the finish, but only lasts for about a month or 2. Sometimes 3 if you maintain it well. Can be used on top of paint sealants for added depth to the finish.

Sealant - a more hard shell like protection barrier that lasts longer than wax. Some sealants don't shine as well as other carnuba waxes but there are some out there that mimic the shine of carnauba.

Hope this helps .

Fulham71

would that be my car neil ?
& who helped you wax that car Gixerman ?

TelBoy

Alex, what % carnuba wax are you basing your "one or two months" protection numbers on???

Swissol Mystery, at 55%, will last about six to nine months before water doesn't bead quite as well, assuming it hasn't been washed with Turtle Wax dirge or washing up liquid.

Sometimes i wish i could afford to buy everybody who doesn't use Swissol a bottle of Cleaning Fluid and Teflon Wax, just so that they can see what is possible with these products.

Alex Creasey

Telboy,
I'm not basing it on any particular % of carnauba, as personally I don't think you need to.
A wax may be able to give 'X' amount of months of protection but generally speaking as soon as you leave your car somewhere, drive it around, it gets rained on, etc etc, it's collecting dirt, contaminents and whatever else which are taking away from the protecting properties of the wax layer.
I'm not saying a wax won't protect for however many months but in the real world and in real world conditions can you honestly say that it does?

TelBoy

Yep, i would! My everyday car gets all weathers, but a wash with Swissol carwash and it's back to beading again. That's basing it on the Teflon wax - especially designed for this very purpose - not quite the shine of the more exotic waxes, but with Teflon to resist all the crap from everyday driving conditions.

ScoobyKev

Meguiars...anyday




Kev

TelBoy

Kev, you'll be the first on the freebie handouts list if/when i can afford it.

Alex Creasey

Okay, cool, that works for you.
You have a good wax layer etc, how much of the beading since the latest wash can be attributed to the wax compared to the shampoo (or whatever it may be called). The wax layer may still be present but is it the wax layer that is doing all the work or is the shampoo that has got all that dirt and grime of the paintwork helping with the beading?