Car Cleaning

[marty32]

a belated happy new year to all you corolla t sport drivers

planning on giving my cts a once over with the bucket and sponge when we next get a decent day.

have been looking for some car polish cos my bottle of auto glym is nearly at its end. have seen couple of decent reviews for zymol and Meguiars in magazines

can any1 shed any light on these and any experience of there quality

[ae102]

a belated happy new year to all you corolla t sport drivers

planning on giving my cts a once over with the bucket and sponge when we next get a decent day.

have been looking for some car polish cos my bottle of auto glym is nearly at its end. have seen couple of decent reviews for zymol and meguiars in magazines

can any1 shed any light on these and any experience of there quality

not used any of them - i use autoglym high gloss, i find it perfect once you have a good finish from a decent polish is just seals it and shines. that zymol is expessive isnt it? i cant imagine i could get a better finish that what i have now - i first used diamondbrite's two stage polish which removes all swirls n lil scratches then i just use the autoglym to seal the shine. oh ye - happy new year to you too

[marty32]

yeah i have the diamond brite on mine, despitewhat people say its good stuff worth the dosh

[ae102]

yeah i have the diamond brite on mine, despitewhat people say its good stuff worth the dosh

where did you get your diamondbrite? mines ran out now and i got mine off me lil cousin who was a mechanic at range rover but hes gone into engineering now so need a new supply! it is good but i still like to use extra gloss on top but diamondbrite gives a perfect and very durable finish.

[marty32]

ive got a mate in the trade he fills me car shampoo bottle up with the stuff used in trade and he gave me the 2 bottles of diamond brite for 50 quid

sayin that i asked mr t my dealer that supplied the car they offered me it for 80 quid which is better than the 299 the likes of drive and evans halshaw offer

i cleaned the car up yesterday used autoglym the high gloss 1 it did a pretty good job. if u read some of the other posts some of the guys reckon zymol is good stuff theres some pics somewere on here

[linty264]

I would choose Meguiars over most of the AG range, If your after something that will hide the swirls give the tech wax a go. Any light polish (eg AG Super resin) is only going to mask the swirls for a while, it really isnt going to remove them. If you want a wax thatll last on the car for a few months try collinite476 its great especially over winter when you cant be ubikd cleanin your car lol.

[marty32]

id seen posts about the Meguiars must admit i am one for trying diffrent polishes so no doubt ill try that, is worth 10-20 quid for a bottle especially if the finish s there. i went for that high gloss stuff cos a mate hasan m3 and the finish he gets is first class

[ae102]

I would choose meguiars over most of the AG range, If your after something that will hide the swirls give the tech wax a go. Any light polish (eg AG Super resin) is only going to mask the swirls for a while, it really isnt going to remove them. If you want a wax thatll last on the car for a few months try collinite476 its great especially over winter when you cant be ubikd cleanin your car lol.

i got rid of the swirls using diamondbrite - i found super resin can create swirls unless applied with a wet cloth. a lot of peeps seem to rate mequires - must be good stuff. i like extra gloss - once you have a good surface it just maintains a really good shine and very easy to use. still need more diamondbrite - can anyone get hold of any?

[thomasb]

I would choose meguiars over most of the AG range, If your after something that will hide the swirls give the tech wax a go. Any light polish (eg AG Super resin) is only going to mask the swirls for a while, it really isnt going to remove them. If you want a wax thatll last on the car for a few months try collinite476 its great especially over winter when you cant be ubikd cleanin your car lol.

i got rid of the swirls using diamondbrite - i found super resin can create swirls unless applied with a wet cloth. a lot of peeps seem to rate mequires - must be good stuff. i like extra gloss - once you have a good surface it just maintains a really good shine and very easy to use. still need more diamondbrite - can anyone get hold of any?

The Meguiars range is first class,please dont go spending to much money on diamondbrite,compared to what else you can get for the money its a rip off.

My partner used to work for a toyota dealership,They had a new salesman who came from another dealer who suggested they started selling diamonbrite with new cars.The cost price of each pack was something like £20 and they started selling it for over £200 saying the valeters time to apply it made it so expensive.i bet they dont tell the customers that My girlfriend got given the pack for free and just asked one of the valeters to do it for her,iam the one who cleans the car now and have to say it has a worse affect than when cleaning mine.

i am sure some people can get good results from it however imo its well overpriced.

[ae102]

I would choose meguiars over most of the AG range, If your after something that will hide the swirls give the tech wax a go. Any light polish (eg AG Super resin) is only going to mask the swirls for a while, it really isnt going to remove them. If you want a wax thatll last on the car for a few months try collinite476 its great especially over winter when you cant be ubikd cleanin your car lol.

i got rid of the swirls using diamondbrite - i found super resin can create swirls unless applied with a wet cloth. a lot of peeps seem to rate mequires - must be good stuff. i like extra gloss - once you have a good surface it just maintains a really good shine and very easy to use. still need more diamondbrite - can anyone get hold of any?

The Meguiars range is first class,please dont go spending to much money on diamondbrite,compared to what else you can get for the money its a rip off.

My partner used to work for a toyota dealership,They had a new salesman who came from another dealer who suggested they started selling diamonbrite with new cars.The cost price of each pack was something like £20 and they started selling it for over £200 saying the valeters time to apply it made it so expensive.i bet they dont tell the customers that My girlfriend got given the pack for free and just asked one of the valeters to do it for her,iam the one who cleans the car now and have to say it has a worse affect than when cleaning mine.

i am sure some people can get good results from it however imo its well overpriced.

got mine free - dont get much cheaper than that! it does take a while to use but good results. my cousin said it was £50 from range rover - so trade would be £20 - £30? i still need some - top product

[tccom]

I would choose meguiars over most of the AG range, If your after something that will hide the swirls give the tech wax a go. Any light polish (eg AG Super resin) is only going to mask the swirls for a while, it really isnt going to remove them. If you want a wax thatll last on the car for a few months try collinite476 its great especially over winter when you cant be ubikd cleanin your car lol.

i got rid of the swirls using diamondbrite - i found super resin can create swirls unless applied with a wet cloth. a lot of peeps seem to rate mequires - must be good stuff. i like extra gloss - once you have a good surface it just maintains a really good shine and very easy to use. still need more diamondbrite - can anyone get hold of any?

hi,E BAY had loads on when i last looked.

[marty32]

im gonna give that Meguiars a whirl ive heard a few good reports

think the tech wax is a good bet....correct me if im wrong guys