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if you want to do all 3, then do polish/seal/wax - there are only a few specialist sealants that will bond to waxes and these sealants only add to the look, their durability is poor on top of waxes
 
Toker said:
if you want to do all 3, then do polish/seal/wax - there are only a few specialist sealants that will bond to waxes and these sealants only add to the look, their durability is poor on top of waxes
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Ha ha Toker thats what i was going to ask you on msn, but had no reply.

The sealant i will be using will be Chemical Guys FS PURE ACRYLIC CRYSTALINE HIGH GLOSS SEALANT - (Anti-Static) if that makes any diffrence?
 
ah right sorry I don't speak on msn at work.

can't really find any decent information on that sealant as everyone tends to by default go for jetseal 109 from the cg sealant range, as it is amazing. But anyway - definitely put the wax on top of the sealant and not vice-versa :)
 
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/sealants/chemical-guys-jet-seal-109/prod_484.html

that's the sealant i'd choose from CG :D

but just now I'm loving this combo for my sealant needs:

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jeffs werkstatt :o i would love to try that stuff but it aint the cheapest of stuff. I will get to trying it soon. The kits are around £50.00 aint they ?
 
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First of all you will save allot by not buying stuff from Halfrauds.

How much is cheap? For £50 (ish) you could get some decent stuff.

- Meguiars Lambswool Wash Mitt
- Dodo Juice - Born to be mild shampoo
- Sonus Perfect Shine Drying Towel
- Meguiars Quik Clay kit
- Megs #16
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Sounds good :) Ta
 
I see a lot of people raving about Megs #16 - how does it rate over Collinite #915? Megs is a lot cheaper.

I'm still trying to find a good hand polish :( I cannot find the (recommended above) Menzerna PO91L anywhere.
 
Right guys and gals get yourself now to Asda, i popped in yesterday for some food. Came across a car pride display. Everything £1.00

I picked up
Microfibers
Wash Mitts - £1.00 ( :o thinner than the more expensive but perfect for wheel arches and mud flaps as you dont mind getting it dirty for that sort of money
Alloy Brushes. - One style is exact same shape and dimesions of my megiuars alloy cone brush which cost me near £15.00

And finally i picked up a product ive never seen before

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what an amazing product, after washing i dried it with this product. Better than any weave towel ive got if im honest. soaked up the water to leave me a bone try finish in a matter of minutes.


After about 5 hours on the g220 and several layers of sealant and wax

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nice one, I'll prob head in for some more MF work towels.

I'm not sure about that drying sponge thing, I foresee it being a swirl device. The idea behind waffle weaves were to further reduce the swirls caused by MF drying towels

If you picked up a bit of dirt or grit in that sponge it would be epic, just like a normal washing sponge :D
 
Toker said:
nice one, I'll prob head in for some more MF work towels.

I'm not sure about that drying sponge thing, I foresee it being a swirl device. The idea behind waffle weaves were to further reduce the swirls caused by MF drying towels

If you picked up a bit of dirt or grit in that sponge it would be epic, just like a normal washing sponge :D
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lol i did think about the dirt grit, i was very carefull. However the spongy thing is not spongy its like a weried rubber. it would very hard for stone grit to stick. The Material of it would make it very easy to spot grit dirt on there also. However for £1.00 you cant go wrong even if i use it once/twice was worth a try
 
Did a major detail on saturday thought i would share some pictures:

Before:

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And After :cool: :

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Wash (autoglym)
Clay (meguiars)
Wash (autoglym)
Meguiars DC1 / Paint cleaner
Poorboys Black hole / Glaze
Meguiars DC3 / Wax

Was really pleased with the results :cool:

I have some more cleaning stuff coming for next time ! :D
 
Awesome thread, got me wanting to do my escort now ( We gonna keep it now. :p )
I know its not the best car in the world, but it will be still nice to make it look factory again. Also started on the rusted rear arche, its been sanded and primerd now, all it needs is filler, mesh etc then spray. :)
 
Ok finally got my 2nd bottle of EGP in like...2 years (lasts ages!) and this weekend it's going to be some hard core car porn washing and waxing and admiring the shine :D

Here's what I use for the end results:

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SRP, EGP, Halfords applicators for Windowlene Cream , SRP and EGP, Microfibre cloths for drying after wash, Turtlewax Leather Treatment (find it pretty good) + Microfibre cloth to apply.

Job done spose, pics on weekend :p
 
Toker said:
if you want to do all 3, then do polish/seal/wax - there are only a few specialist sealants that will bond to waxes and these sealants only add to the look, their durability is poor on top of waxes
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should never use sealant ontop of wax'es as wax'es need to breath.

however i think you know this and you just got your words muddled up? :)
 
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Toker said:
well now you can tell them about the websites I posted so they can get the products...along with the hundreds of other 3M polish users on detailingworld :)
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This is why I don't post regularly on this forum anymore. I get sick of the sarcastic reponses.
 
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