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Polish :) - Bananalad - 05-06-2012
Whats a good polish to use on a freshly painted car? I want to do it by hand too.. Suggestions welcome
Re: Polish :) - Niall - 05-06-2012
Polish or wax?
Auto glym super resin polish is great by Hand or using as polisher. You will want to get a good coat of wax on there as well
Re: Polish :) - Alee83 - 05-06-2012
Good old meguiars ultimate compound! Meg's ultimate shine polish... Or AG super resin. All good!
As said, get a good coat of wax too!
Re: Polish :) - Toms306 - 05-06-2012
I saw SRP has a 'new formula' as I was gonna get some more today (before noticing the emptiness of my wallet)....just wondered if anyones tried the new one and if its any different??
Re: Polish :) - Jenkosowls - 05-06-2012
No point with AG Srp on fresh paint itl more than likely need some compounding to give it some wow factor. The follow up with a finer polish srp is just cheating really
and leaves paint oiley after a few weeks as the resins and oils break down
Re: Polish :) - Rippthrough - 05-06-2012
By hand, easiest thing is either tidy it up/hide any marks with either SRP + EGP on top, or just go straight to something like AutoBalm (sealant/wax, rather than a polish), which is heavy on fillers.
If you really want a true polish, then try Gtechniq P1 by hand, it has a lot of cut but finishes well so you can do a fair amount of work by hand without dying of exhaustion. Otherwise you might have to go to a heavy compound and then refine it with lighter polishers to be able to sort it without a machine in a reasonable timescale
Re: Polish :) - Curt - 05-06-2012
When I was painting bits for my old black DT I used G3 compound, then G10 which is like a finishing compound (finer than G3) then SRP, then wax. Worked well. If there's imperfections/orange peel you'll need a cutting compound, but make sure there's some wax on there
Re: Polish :) - InkedMuttley - 05-06-2012
I found with my Mondeo which was pearlescent the best polish was Poorboy's World SSR1 which has an extremely mild abrasive followed by 2 coats of Mer Ultimate and then for finishing I used Turtlewax NanoWax...The shine when used together was astounding but be prepared to spend hours on your car if you're owt like me!
Re: Polish :) - Bananalad - 06-06-2012
I painted the car there yesterday and the lacquer is a little dull in places.. Dont really want to wet sand and buff it im not that confident
