What polish?

dawkinsrover · 5th April 2007, 10:45

Hi guys, what polish do other members recommend? I have a 2000 (W) Rover 75 in Midnight Blue, with 104.000 miles on the clock and the paintwork looks tired! I have tried Auto Glym and am using Turtle Wax High Gloss car wax....in liquid form. Although, very clean etc, the car still lacks the 'twinkle' I'm looking for. Is there a polish you guys would recommend, that is reasonably priced? The car is kept outside and is washed about twice a week and leathered off. How often should I polish?
Any tips and advice would be much appreciated.
Dave

GreyGhost · 5th April 2007, 10:58

Emps is the resident expert, one of many.

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ead.php?t=2569
http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ead.php?t=2568
http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ead.php?t=2566

We all have our personal preferences though.

dawkinsrover · 5th April 2007, 11:05

Thanks GG will read through that. Thank you!

Tim_Burgess · 5th April 2007, 11:08

I use Car Plan Color Fast - it's a coloured polish which also removes minor surface scratches. Use once or twice a year. I then polish on top with Turtle Wax Color Magic - no cut but fills any small nicks in the paint so they don't show up so much. Use Color Magic for regular polishing. I do mine every 4 - 6 weeks.

My car is metallic Royal Blue & I find "normal polishes" leave white spots in and blemishes. Coloured polish disguises this a bit better, especially on my car which does about 2000 miles a month and obviously picks up the odd mark.

dawkinsrover · 5th April 2007, 11:10

Thanks Tim, that's very helpful

CDTi · 5th April 2007, 11:14

Pardon my stupidity but whats the difference between wax and polish?

asjsrs · 5th April 2007, 11:46

I use ZYMOL.
Its very easy to use and wipes off easily. It gives a superb glass like shine on my car. Although I did use a g3 compound (like T-Cut) first. This gets rid of small sratches and swearls in the paint caused by previous polishing.
It can be bought from Halfords for approx £12.

Simon · 5th April 2007, 11:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDTi

Pardon my stupidity but whats the difference between wax and polish?

No stupidity there - I did wonder myself until I became a member of this club

Polish - Like a mild abrasive and cuts through the very top layer of paint to remove oxidization, haze, light scratches etc.

Wax - Forms a protective barier against the elements and in particular UV light.

Pete · 7th April 2007, 12:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by dawkinsrover

Hi guys, what polish do other members recommend? I have a 2000 (W) Rover 75 in Midnight Blue, with 104.000 miles on the clock and the paintwork looks tired! I have tried Auto Glym and am using Turtle Wax High Gloss car wax....in liquid form. Although, very clean etc, the car still lacks the 'twinkle' I'm looking for. Is there a polish you guys would recommend, that is reasonably priced? The car is kept outside and is washed about twice a week and leathered off. How often should I polish?
Any tips and advice would be much appreciated.
Dave

Ah, another Midnight Blue owner. A man of great taste!

On my example I've tried a lot of different brands over the years. I'm a bit of an Autoglym superfan as they have a good wide range and nearly everything they do is excellent at the job. Their interior cleaner is for me the best thing since sliced bread, it shifts shoe polish on the door trims like magic. However, I also use Zymöl on a regular basis and have a good collection of Meguiar stuff as well, mainly for the clay bar side of things.

The one point I would stress is that it is easy to end up with a patchy finish with different depths of shine, and Midnight Blue really shows it up too. A tip I saw on the back of a Zymöl bottle was to lightly spray the ca with clean water after the coat had been buffed off and then leather it again - this seems to spread the covering and give a more even depth. The other tip is to put another coat on and help build up the layer.

Several brands do tend to leave a bit of dust behind which is easy enough to remove either by a quick spray over with water or with an anti-static mop. Also, the streaky finish you sometimes see on a car from poor buffing - it's horrible! I use one of those home version of a buffing machine things and that removes any of that happening.

Last thing I would mention is to gloss the tyres and clean the insides of the windows. This alwyas makes a big visual difference to the rest of the car.

fraser656 · 8th April 2007, 23:24

Re your comment about autoglym interior cleaner can you tell me which product you were talking about for removal of scuff marks and was it the interior shampoo by any chance?
The reason i'm asking is because i have tried a host of products and the scuff marks remain.
Your help would be most appriciated.

5th April 2007, 10:45	#1
dawkinsrover Avid contributor Rover 600 GSi Auto Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Poole. Dorset Posts: 218 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What polish? Hi guys, what polish do other members recommend? I have a 2000 (W) Rover 75 in Midnight Blue, with 104.000 miles on the clock and the paintwork looks tired! I have tried Auto Glym and am using Turtle Wax High Gloss car wax....in liquid form. Although, very clean etc, the car still lacks the 'twinkle' I'm looking for. Is there a polish you guys would recommend, that is reasonably priced? The car is kept outside and is washed about twice a week and leathered off. How often should I polish? Any tips and advice would be much appreciated. Dave

5th April 2007, 11:05	#3
dawkinsrover Avid contributor Rover 600 GSi Auto Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Poole. Dorset Posts: 218 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Thanks GG will read through that. Thank you!

5th April 2007, 11:10	#5
dawkinsrover Avid contributor Rover 600 GSi Auto Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Poole. Dorset Posts: 218 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi Tim Thanks Tim, that's very helpful

5th April 2007, 11:14	#6
CDTi This is my second home No longer in the MGR club Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tipperary Posts: 3,933 Thanks: 35 Thanked 51 Times in 35 Posts	Pardon my stupidity but whats the difference between wax and polish? __________________ 'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

5th April 2007, 10:58	#2
GreyGhost Banned 180+ Sport Auto Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bedford Middle Level Posts: 17,787 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 5 Posts	Emps is the resident expert, one of many. http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ead.php?t=2569 http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ead.php?t=2568 http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ead.php?t=2566 We all have our personal preferences though.

5th April 2007, 11:08	#4
Tim_Burgess This is my second home 1999 75 Connoisseur SE 2.5, 2000 75 Classic SE 2.0, 2012 Lancia Delta 3, 2016 Dacia Sandero Ambiance Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kilcreggan Posts: 3,191 Thanks: 334 Thanked 334 Times in 162 Posts	I use Car Plan Color Fast - it's a coloured polish which also removes minor surface scratches. Use once or twice a year. I then polish on top with Turtle Wax Color Magic - no cut but fills any small nicks in the paint so they don't show up so much. Use Color Magic for regular polishing. I do mine every 4 - 6 weeks. My car is metallic Royal Blue & I find "normal polishes" leave white spots in and blemishes. Coloured polish disguises this a bit better, especially on my car which does about 2000 miles a month and obviously picks up the odd mark.

5th April 2007, 11:46	#7
asjsrs Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I use ZYMOL. Its very easy to use and wipes off easily. It gives a superb glass like shine on my car. Although I did use a g3 compound (like T-Cut) first. This gets rid of small sratches and swearls in the paint caused by previous polishing. It can be bought from Halfords for approx £12.

8th April 2007, 23:24	#10
fraser656 Regular poster Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Clackmannan. Scotland Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re your comment about autoglym interior cleaner can you tell me which product you were talking about for removal of scuff marks and was it the interior shampoo by any chance? The reason i'm asking is because i have tried a host of products and the scuff marks remain. Your help would be most appriciated.