I've Polished it !!!!!!

[DennisTheMenace]

Yep ive done it !
only a year since it was last done
Now one for the ones who love the polishing lark ...
It comes up ok but the paint still feels rough would a good t-cut and another polish sort that ?
last time i used the stuff it was a bugger to get off . all ive done tonight is autoglym it

Also and the bloody badge fell off on the bonnet , was going to leave it off but some chimp has used a shedload of super glue previously to nail it back on

anyways heres some boring pics of a clean snot rocket !





little fellas happy again


And the interiors been cleaned

Edited by DennisTheMenace on Thursday 8th May 20:41

[pmanson]

Looks very nice mate!

I did our's last weekend and pretty pleased with the results (pics on here somewhere).

How easy were the 6x9's to fit?

[pmanson]

In regards to the paint work I'd get hold or a Meguirs clay bar and their Stage 1, 2 & 3 system... highly recommended. #

A previous session....

Before


After

Edited by pmanson on Thursday 8th May 21:06

[tybo]

looks good

To get rid of the rough feel on the paintwork, try a claybar.
It will strip off any polish or wax you've put on there,so you'll need to do it again, but you'll have a smooth as glass surface as a base.

[Munter]

And the badge will come off again if you use superglue. Superglue is water soluble (slowly). So you'll need something water proof to stick it on with.

[DennisTheMenace]

Wossat do then Phill ? Not sure if its worth going for an all out mega shine as its a variety of greens !

The 6x9s are an easy fit , remove all the carpeting and the metal panel on the rear shelf there is enough space each side of the fuel tank to mount them . makes it a bit more audible , but you cant beat a set of decent amped door speakers

[pmanson]

DennisTheMenace said:

Wossat do then Phill ? Not sure if its worth going for an all out mega shine as its a variety of greens !

The 6x9s are an easy fit , remove all the carpeting and the metal panel on the rear shelf there is enough space each side of the fuel tank to mount them . makes it a bit more audible , but you cant beat a set of decent amped door speakers

Hello Mate,

Right the clay bar removes all the old waxes, tar spots etc and bascially gets the paint like glass again.

The Stage 1 is a paint cleaner, Stage 2 is the polish and Stage 3 is a wax

[trace1967]

Nice car, when I wash and wax mine I then use autoglym tyre dresser and just spray the facing parts of the tyre to keep it looking black.

[MX-5 Lazza]

The clay bar will remove tar-spots, dead insects and other contaminants but it shouldn't remove any wax - that's the idea of it, to remove contaminants without affecting the wax layer, otherwise you might as well be using an abrasive cleaner.
However, you will want to re-wax afterwards anyway to get the best finish. It's well worth doing as it makes waxes MUCH easyier to apply and especially to remove and will make cleaning a much quicker & easier process

[MX-5 Lazza]

trace1967 said:

Nice car, when I wash and wax mine I then use autoglym tyre dresser and just spray the facing parts of the tyre to keep it looking black.

That's a good point - clean wheels & tyres makes a massive difference.
I find that a clean car with dirty wheels still looks dirty whereas a dirty car with clean wheels looks much cleaner...

[Wigeon Incognito]

MX-5 Lazza said:

The clay bar will remove tar-spots, dead insects and other contaminants but it shouldn't remove any wax - that's the idea of it, to remove contaminants without affecting the wax layer, otherwise you might as well be using an abrasive cleaner.

I disagree with that - the clay is to prepare the surface in order to use an abrasive cleaner i.e. polish.

All the clay does is remove contaminants from the surface of the paint e.g. tar, dirt from scratches etc to allow the subsequent polish to perform its roll to the best of its ability. The removal of wax is unavoidable and beneficial as you want the polish to touch the paint surface rather than skim the wax.

You should always wax after claying/polishing as that is when your paint is in its most exposed state.

Although I'm prepared to be corrected by those with slightly more obsessive knowledge than I!!

Edited by Wigeon Incognito on Friday 9th May 10:31

[MX-5 Lazza]

Wigeon Incognito said:

MX-5 Lazza said:

The clay bar will remove tar-spots, dead insects and other contaminants but it shouldn't remove any wax - that's the idea of it, to remove contaminants without affecting the wax layer, otherwise you might as well be using an abrasive cleaner.

I disagree with that - the clay is to prepare the surface in order to use an abrasive cleaner i.e. polish.

It doesn't really matter either way as you will want to re-wax after using clay-bar anyway.

[Wigeon Incognito]

MX-5 Lazza said:

Wigeon Incognito said:

MX-5 Lazza said:

The clay bar will remove tar-spots, dead insects and other contaminants but it shouldn't remove any wax - that's the idea of it, to remove contaminants without affecting the wax layer, otherwise you might as well be using an abrasive cleaner.

I disagree with that - the clay is to prepare the surface in order to use an abrasive cleaner i.e. polish.

It doesn't really matter either way as you will want to re-wax after using clay-bar anyway.

That I agree with, although there's no point waxing straight after claying.

[DennisTheMenace]

MX-5 Lazza said:

trace1967 said:

Nice car, when I wash and wax mine I then use autoglym tyre dresser and just spray the facing parts of the tyre to keep it looking black.

That's a good point - clean wheels & tyres makes a massive difference.
I find that a clean car with dirty wheels still looks dirty whereas a dirty car with clean wheels looks much cleaner...

Ive got one restored wheel after an old lady hit the car and i will be doing the rest one day , i quite like me filthy wata'a or whatever they are

[DennisTheMenace]

Oh and typicaly the evening i polish the thing it bloody rains

[pmanson]

DennisTheMenace said:

Oh and typicaly the evening i polish the thing it bloody rains

Looking good!

[hornetrider]

Wigeon Incognito said:

MX-5 Lazza said:

Wigeon Incognito said:

MX-5 Lazza said:

The clay bar will remove tar-spots, dead insects and other contaminants but it shouldn't remove any wax - that's the idea of it, to remove contaminants without affecting the wax layer, otherwise you might as well be using an abrasive cleaner.

I disagree with that - the clay is to prepare the surface in order to use an abrasive cleaner i.e. polish.

It doesn't really matter either way as you will want to re-wax after using clay-bar anyway.

That I agree with, although there's no point waxing straight after claying.

Eh? Lazza's right - you wax after claying. I don't get how you say you agree with him, then contradict that by saying no point waxing after claying when that's what he's said?

[MX-5 Lazza]

What he is saying is that yes you do need to re-wax after claying but in his opinion there is no point claying unless you are going to use a polish before the wax.

I guess it all depends what your goal is. My car is covered in small scratches and stone-chips and I can't be arsed with trying to polish them all out. Giving it a good waxing gives it a good enough shine that you can't see the scratches so that's good enough for me and waxing is way easier if I use clay-bar a couple of times a year.

[hornetrider]

I've just re-read the post and it makes perfect sense. At 3am and a few bottles down I failed to recognise the difference between polishing and waxing

[ciderminx]

surely the badge falling off was an invite to get a sticky-on number plate?