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Old 5th April 2007, 10:45   #1
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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.
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Old 5th April 2007, 10:58   #2
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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.
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Old 5th April 2007, 11:05   #3
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Thanks GG will read through that. Thank you!
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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.
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Thanks Tim, that's very helpful
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Pardon my stupidity but whats the difference between wax and polish?
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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.
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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.
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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.
Hi Simon

Good, simple explanation. Its something that has puzzled me for some time.

Now the more questions

-can/should you use both together? I assume that you should use the polish rarely as it removes a small amount of paint.
- how does the polish work with modern car paint as there is a clear lacquer top coat on most cars
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I personally would only use polish to remove hazing or oxidation or scratches. What could be done (for example) is once you've thoroughly washed your car give the paintwork a polish then give the car another quick wash to remove any polish residue. Then you would apply a wax coating to protect the paintwork.

I apply wax nearly every other time I wash the car (so about every 3 or 4 week intervals it gets applied). However, most directions for wax products state that you can leave it until water no longer forms "droplets" on the bodywork. (Wax forms a sort of clear 'film' on the surface of the paint, water does not adhere to this film and so forms droplets rather than puddling together. Any good waxed car after a rain storm will be left covered in little droplets of water which will simple roll off the surface, in a strong breeze for example).

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