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Old 14th June 2020, 08:18   #2
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Hi.

Short answer - No.

Here's my thoughts (apologies if this is teaching granny to suck eggs etc.).

First get hold of some car detailing clay bar or mitt (I prefer a mitt - I just find it easier to use)

Something like this: https://www.car-chem.com/shop/fine-grade-clay-mitt

If you've never used one you might be surprised just how much smoother the paintwork is afterwards. They take off particles that are embedded in the paintwork.

Then use a car polisher.

The number of variables is vast as is the amount of £££'s you can spend .

I started off by going the "cheap" route with the idea that if it works - great, if not I haven't invested too many £££'s.

Off to Argos for their Dual Action polisher and then some polish

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8647...polisher:2:8:1

and

Something like Scholl S20 https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/scholl-s20-black-1-step-compound)

That'll get you started.

After that you can get different sized backing plates, different pads, different grades of polish, different machines and types of machine etc. etc.

There's a fair few of us one here that are also on the Detailing World forum (https://www.detailingworld.co.uk/). While it's a truly awesome site beware that you can get totally overwhelmed by the amount of info/options/opinions there. My mantra is to Keep It Simple.

Like you would for any new tool, do a bit of homework about how to use it and what the risks are. Here's a video well worth watching:

https://www.detailingworld.co.uk/for...d.php?t=281047

Hope that helps.

Let us know how you get on.

Good Luck.

Andy

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