It worked really well and saved a lot of time. Maybe not quite as good as a clay bar but more than good enough to do the job
And I disagree with the comment about not needing an electric polisher, just a clay bar. No amount of clay barring would have done away with the swirls on my paint work. The upper back part (below the window) was machine polished, the rest wasn't.
See if you can spot the difference in direct sunlight!!
The end result
22nd Jul 2017 9:42 am
Batfink
Member Since: 31 May 2017
Location: Isle of Sheppey
Posts: 1514
I have got a machine polisher just never used it. With mine being silver the paintwork doesnt look too bad swirl wise. It has all been colour coded so a lot less bare plastic to worry about trying to make look nice. The roof rails were looking a bit stained and water marked and a bit of good old t-cut sorted them out. Look good as new now. Was toying with taking the window trims off and painting them as have bubbling on them but they seem to have a rubberised coating on them which is annoying.2006 TdV6 HSE.
22nd Jul 2017 9:50 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13873
Iceman08 wrote:
gstuart wrote:
what do i think of the clay mitt, just thought it may be easier and not so easy to drop on the floor
not sure how hard the paintwork is on the discos
After years of using real clay bars I took a punt on this clay mitt
It worked really well and saved a lot of time. Maybe not quite as good as a clay bar but more than good enough to do the job
And I disagree with the comment about not needing an electric polisher, just a clay bar. No amount of clay barring would have done away with the swirls on my paint work. The upper back part (below the window) was machine polished, the rest wasn't.
See if you can spot the difference in direct sunlight!!
The end result
that looks really nice,
with mine being black it does indeed show up the swirl marks , believe the dual action polisher is the one to go for, didn't want to even think of having to polish it by hand ,
over the years have used black trim products , most of them useless as they don't last very long
good to know about the clay mitt
dont mind now getting some decent products , as the paintwork is in good shape
will be the case of just taking my time over an entire weekend , doing it bit by bit
thks again
22nd Jul 2017 10:37 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13873
Batfink wrote:
I have got a machine polisher just never used it. With mine being silver the paintwork doesnt look too bad swirl wise. It has all been colour coded so a lot less bare plastic to worry about trying to make look nice. The roof rails were looking a bit stained and water marked and a bit of good old t-cut sorted them out. Look good as new now. Was toying with taking the window trims off and painting them as have bubbling on them but they seem to have a rubberised coating on them which is annoying.
reminds me i've got to put my rails on, they are second hand but in really good condition, just need a good clean , good idea about the T cut
my window trims have also got a few bubbles here and there , think a set of 4 x new trims are around £80
i had aftermarket tints on my middle row windows and back window, removed them as they were extremely dark and a nightmare of a night in trying to see, took forever getting all the remaining glue off , as when i put the window down the rubber tucked back on itself and nearly stopped the window from going down
left the boot side window tints on
for me personally i think a polishing machine is the way to go, seeing its such a large car and also got pins and screws in my back so would slaughter me if i attempted to polish it by hand
thks again for the great ideas
22nd Jul 2017 10:44 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13873
think this was one i used a while back for the trim
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13873
mick_n3 wrote:
I used to use Meguiars stuff but now use Autobrite Direct, did a back to basics course with them in May best £50 I ever spent cover everything from pre wash to machine polish and sealants/waxes.
Did my D3 last week 2 days solid
Pre wash
Snow Foam
Wash
Clay
2 stage Machine Polish
Cherry Glaze
Ultra Slick Sealant
Carnuba wax
Then a gloss enhancer
On trims I tried Abyss paste sealant (expensive for a full tub but I got a sample pot which will do a complete car) but works a treat and out lasts normal trim stuff
22nd Jul 2017 10:55 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13873
Pete199 wrote:
This was last year. Quick wash and dry then Poorboys black hole polish and Poorboys nattys paste wax. Not a bad result for half a days work.
22nd Jul 2017 10:55 am
Iceman08
Member Since: 22 Sep 2014
Location: Hereford
Posts: 2284
Sorry to hijack your thread! Just thought I'd add a few paint correction photos for anyone interested in electric polisher results after the owner thought T-cut was a good idea!!
Before
50/50
And Complete
This was the bad boy in question
22nd Jul 2017 11:46 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13873
iceman
oh wow , that is very impressive
out shining
22nd Jul 2017 12:36 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10543
gstuart wrote:
pete
only reason i was looking at the polishers was due to it being such a large car
will be interesting to see what the clay bar does, see they do a soft , medium and hard bar , assume that's how aggressive u wish to be
what do i think of the clay mitt, just thought it may be easier and not so easy to drop on the floor
Once you have clayed the car you should be amazed how effort-less applying and cleaning off wax or polish is. Give it a go! Certainly the wax is easy.
I didn't realise meguires did different grades of clay.
I've not tried a mit.
I would guess as yours hasn't been done (maybe ever) a bar would be the way to go as a start.
Meguires does do an anti swirl product which works.
I am most impressed with their Scratch remover product, which does an amazing job of removing scratches in the lacquer. It's magic in a bottle, called scratch X v2
22nd Jul 2017 3:02 pm
tayaste
Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
Posts: 7633
+1 as above for claying, you really can feel the difference. Mitts make it so much easier.
22nd Jul 2017 3:08 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10543
Batfink wrote:
I have got a machine polisher just never used it.
Yeah, I have one too, but it never gets used since I purchased clay.
22nd Jul 2017 3:09 pm
tayaste
Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
Posts: 7633
Machine polishers help get rid of swirls and defects after the claying stage.
22nd Jul 2017 3:16 pm
Iceman08
Member Since: 22 Sep 2014
Location: Hereford
Posts: 2284
Also some of the harder clay bars can marr the paint which would then need machine correction afterwards. Not so much the case with soft bars, but it usually explains this in the item description.
22nd Jul 2017 3:19 pm
Batfink
Member Since: 31 May 2017
Location: Isle of Sheppey
Posts: 1514
Yes. Have heard about the marring with clay bars so will be going easy with it. I only have the wool bonnet for my polisher not the sponge pads yet. Have got a bottle of Megiars G1 compound which has worked well being used by hand on some marks so would be using that with the polisher if needed.
I went for the the medium or regular clay as that is what was recommened for a car that hasnt been done before. I know I do have some tar spots down the sides which before I have always used white spirit to remove on previous cars then polished straight after removing.2006 TdV6 HSE.
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