*** The Car Cleaning Thread ***

[dbmzk1]

SRP hasn't got any cut really. It's a filler polish.

You still can't compare a wax to a polish, they do totally different things...

 

[PiKe]

Yes I know, I'm not saying they're the same.

SRP doesn't really provide any protection whereas wax does.

 

[mrk]

Yes and that's why we always recommend putting a good wax on TOP of the polish. SRP Doesn't cut indeed, it fills and that's why it works so well and the wax on top extends the deep gloss the combination provides year round.

 

[Howard]

The problem I have with SRP is that the effects don't last very long, not when compared to a cutting polish

 

[mrk]

That's why you use a long lasting wax.

Like I've mentioned countless times before, I wax once maybe twice a year and the deep gloss never goes away.

 

[kitch9]

SRP being a polish, will "cut" the surface.

Wax being a wax, wont.

For the most part, wax and polish is not interchangeable, they do different jobs.

SRP does not cut anything.... There's only one real way to cut and that's with a buffer and compound.

 

[Vita]

That's why you use a long lasting wax.

Like I've mentioned countless times before, I wax once maybe twice a year and the deep gloss never goes away.

This. I've noticed this too but with the the cheapo Turtle Wax advanced green bottle Wax thing. I didn't use much but for the price it does seem very good and after just a wash the car has a nice deep shine to it. Really adds definition.

I would like to try a polish, but at the moment I don't see the point.

 

[Gaygle]

SRP is a polish, filler and sealant all in one.

It has very little cut, lots of fillers and a light sealant which is why you get beading after you used it. If it was just a filler, you wouldn't get any beading.

That said, the sealant is very weak and will last a wash or two if you're lucky. It needs a tough wax afterwards.

 

["andy"]

SRP does not cut anything....

srp cuts

There's only one real way to cut and that's with a buffer and compound.

also not true

people have successfully polished things for years by hand with polishes until detailing world and mass marketing from detailing product manufacturers hit the web

 

[Blackhawk47]

srp cuts


also not true

people have successfully polished things for years by hand with polishes until detailing world and mass marketing from detailing product manufacturers hit the web

Hell of a lot quicker/easier with a hand held machine though.

 

[kitch9]

srp cuts


also not true

people have successfully polished things for years by hand with polishes until detailing world and mass marketing from detailing product manufacturers hit the web

You can only usually get very minor surface marks with a polish, but hand applied stuff just tends to fill and mask, you are not going to flat lacquer by hand its a simple as that.

 

[~Divine~Wind~]

Black hole and Nattys Paste Wax has arrived

Grabbed a few more bits n bobs from B&Q too, RainX and a coupla AG squirties.

whats the best type of cloth for Applying Wax? Will a MF do?

 

[Raymond Lin]

Black hole and Nattys Paste Wax has arrived

Grabbed a few more bits n bobs from B&Q too, RainX and a coupla AG squirties.

whats the best type of cloth for Applying Wax? Will a MF do?

Those yellow applicator pad works great and cheap. Then MF to buff off.

 

[Blackhawk47]

Long afternoon but well worth putting in some effort. Used the usual array of autoglym products (aqua wax etc).

 

[LiE]

Looks squeaky clean!

 

[Raymond Lin]

Nice work!

 

[PiKe]

Nice plate Sxy

 

[shifty_uk]

Is Blackhawk a girl?

 

[Blackhawk47]

Is Blackhawk a girl?

Hold on let me check......

Nope. Shuttle's in the hanger!

Anyway, I will laughing all the way to the bank as if you stick SXY into the DVLA website they go for like £500 a pop!

 

[Blackhawk47]

A friend sent me this...cannot be serious, I just couldn't believe it.