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  • flyingscotno1
    flyingscotno1 Posts: 1,679 Forumite
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    Ouch. £8K!

    Autoglym Super Resin Polish for me too. Excellent, and only mildly abrasive so will help remove some fine scratches and swirl marks by car wash brushes and sponges.

    Apparently you shouldn't use a sponge to clean the car, can drag grit over the surface and scratch it creating those fine circular swirl marks- a wool mitt it preferred. .
  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
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    The best wax is probably Collinite 476s. Nice to give it a polish up first with SRP, maybe some EGP (extra gloss protection), topped up with some 476s :)
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    I never polish my car, yet it gleams, the answer is Aldi Car Shampoo, cost's a fiver for five litres, the more I wash it, the more it shines.

    Even the MOT Tester said " you must spend every Sunday waxing it ".. in fact, I have never actually waxed it.. amazing stuff.
  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
    To be honest, I only ever clean mycar when I'm in the process of selling it...
  • mcjordi
    mcjordi Posts: 4,238 Forumite
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    no word of a lie i got stopped by the police not long back because my car was dirty LMAO

    any way i used wash and wax at 1.99 a bottle (500ml) and the dry it using microfbre cloths then AG SRP but the white dust carp does my head in lol

    either that or Meguairs
    Sealed pot challenger # 10
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  • mcjordi
    mcjordi Posts: 4,238 Forumite
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    AdrianHi - you missed abit LMAO
    Sealed pot challenger # 10
    1v100 £15/300
  • AdrianHi
    AdrianHi Posts: 2,228 Forumite
    mcjordi wrote: »
    AdrianHi - you missed abit LMAO
    :rotfl:
    Actually it was a professional detailer that did it for me, full de-swril treatment (because I used to use a sponge, now I know to use a wash mit as said earlier by someone else ;) ) plus the right combination of duragloss products to cleanse, the a bonding agent for the sealant that goes on top to help the job last longer.
    It was done at no cost to me in exchange for agreeing for photos to be used for promotional purposes :cool:

    The Duragloss 901 shampoo I use builds up a shine over a few washes too.
  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
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    mcjordi wrote: »
    no word of a lie i got stopped by the police not long back because my car was dirty LMAO
    I believe it is actually illegal in Germany, lol.
  • mchale
    mchale Posts: 1,886 Forumite
    Turtle wax platinum extra gloss
    ANURADHA KOIRALA ??? go on throw it in google.
  • Throbbe
    Throbbe Posts: 469 Forumite
    If Autoglym SRP is creating loads of dust you're using too much. Try to spread it a bit further (damp applicator will help).
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