Novice car cleaner.

[Jenks]

NB. I said cleaner, I'm a zillion miles away from being able to call myself a detailer.

Today I bought one of these..

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_18 8980_langId_-1_CarSelectorCatalogId__CarSelectorGroupId__varien t__categoryId_31443_crumb_33958-33974_parentcategoryrn_31443

Washed the car as usual. Snow Foam. Megs Gold class Shampoo. Two bucket method. Then using the the new polisher I went over the car with Autoglym Ultra deep shine. I had clayed the car a couple of weeks ago. Fantastic result (for a complete amateur that is) got rid of all the swirls that came with the car, which was a demonstrator. “Black Magic” Was just finishing waxing using Megs NXT Tech Wax when it came on to rain. I had the most ginormous beads almost had me reaching for a camera , Lol. Any way chaps thank for all the tips I have picked up here..

Jenks

[oilburninnut]

[Baker21]

Originally Posted by oilburninnut

As above?!?!?!?

[Jenks]

Originally Posted by oilburninnut

perhaps next time. I had only finished cleaning the car by about twenty minutes and my beloved was off trying to find every muddy puddle in Hampshire The purpose of my post was just to say thanks for the tips I have gleaned from the experts on here, also to say that at about £20 the little Halfords polisher is a gem.


Jenks

[Baker21]

Originally Posted by Jenks

perhaps next time. I had only finished cleaning the car by about twenty minutes and my beloved was off trying to find every muddy puddle in Hampshire The purpose of my post was just to say thanks for the tips I have gleaned from the experts on here, also to say that at about £20 the little Halfords polisher is a gem.


Jenks

Would really be interested to see what the 'gem' added to your results.....

[Jenks]

Originally Posted by Baker21

Would really be interested to see what the 'gem' added to your results.....

Well the wee machine did manage to polish most of the swirls and a few light scratches. I did kind of rush as the rain that came down in torrents as I was buffing the wax off the bonnet, was threatening all the while. I don't suppose the polisher will last for very long but its only going to be used occasionally and only on our car so at the price I don't care. In fact I'm thinking of buying another whilst they are still available at such a low price.


Jenks

[Irf]

I had one of these polishers many years ago and to be honest I hardly used it. Got better results by hand. There's just not enough heat generated to break down the polish properly and the size of the polisher is quite big, especially when you compare it to a Porter Cable.

As for removing the swirls in the paint, I think you'll find that the AG products contain fillers that hide them instead. If you used TFR or wahsing up liquid on your car and removed the products, the swirls will still be there. But its the easiest and safest way of hiding the marks. I swear by AG Ultra Deep shine on my car, works great using a Porter Cable and a medium pad. Used to top it off with AG Extra Gloss Protection too.