best car wax for black cars?

KimLouise17

hi
i currently have a BMW 1 series in black and want to get it shining


it has a few minor scratches that i would like to be able to cover.

any reccomendations??


thanks in advance

fivetide

If you can feel the scratches with your fingernail, chances are you'll need a smart repair like chipsaway (quality varies as they are franchised) to get rid of them.

If you really want a work out, a session with a clay bar, a polish and then a wax would do it. Meguiars is good stuff.

If you want to quicker version, some t-cut to take the edge off the scratches and a good quality wax will get it looking pretty ok at first glance.

Lots of guides on the web - mainly through car care product vendors though!

www.bimmerforums.co.uk might have some more specific advice.

imho

Mer i used to use this on my black BMW 325i if you dont polish a black car it goes a hazy blue colour. I would polish it every month and use a bit of Mer in the water when i was washing it. Not sure if it would cover scratches but put on neat i used to rub off small marks.
http://www.merproducts.com/
Halfords often sell car polishes half price so look on there.

KimLouise17

thanks for your replies,

i remember my mum using t cut on her car when i was younger.

i will have a look at both them links thanks

anotherbaldrick

Go to the Dodo juice site http://www.dodojuice.com/?source=googleads_generic they do the products that the car detailing nuts all use

fivetide

Stuff like T-Cut takes off the wax and leaves the paint unprotected. Tradional polish does the same but is less aggressive (Mer is good).

Be sure to wax after though. This is what adds the real shine and protects the paint.

306chris

The wax will only be good if the prep is good. 90% of the work to get the car right will come from the prep and polish.

If you want a quick job then auto glym super resin polish would do the job. It has fillers in to hide the tiny scratches but isnt that abbrasive.

But as said earlier if the scratches are felt with a finger nail then they will need polishing or even wet sanding. possible to do it yourself.

If you really want to know about wax/polish then have a look at detailingworld.co.uk I'm a member on there as well with the same username.

keith1950

I second Meguiars.

forgotmyname

Rain, Snow and a 20 ton gritting lorry. Lovely paint finish.

Thats about as much effort as i can put into it so that will have to do.

Horizon81

For goodness sake don't t-cut the whole car.

To do it right you need to start off with a clay bar to get the surface back to the paint. The clay removes all the dirt you can't see. I then go for a mild polish like autoglym super resin polish which mildly cuts into the paint. After that I use turtle wax gloss (called something like that anyway). To be honest though, life's too short, so I tend to just use the AG SRP these days, and wash the car with a solution that contains carnauba wax.

Whatever you do with a black car it'll probably still have noticeable swirl marks in bright sunlight.

Wh05apk

Autobalm by bilthamber : http://www.bilthamber.com/auto-balm

This is dirt cheap, dead easy to use, fills swirls/light scratches, gives a lovely "wet" look on dark cars, and lasts 6-9 months.