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Post by David on Apr 22, 2008 12:55:36 GMT
As the title says, what with so many cleaners, polishes and waxes out there thsi section is for advice, recommendations and comments on how you keep your P5 gleaming.
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Post by glennr on Apr 22, 2008 17:46:06 GMT
Well done Admin Can i also suggest the spouse??? With all due respects to our partners I think the only good job is by the owners themselves.......unless you know different ;D
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Apr 22, 2008 18:55:06 GMT
When I do get round to washing mine I only use plain water applied with sponge and carefully dried off with a large chamois leather - any stubborn marks I use Mer or one of the other high quality non-abrasive polishes.
Same treatment on chrome and Rostyles although sometimes have to use cutting compound and Scotchbrite pad to get bad rust stains off
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Post by theroveringmember on Apr 23, 2008 0:38:08 GMT
Yes, I generally use Autoglym car polish for everything. Paint, chrome, glass, the lot. I'm not an advocate for a bottle of product for each surface.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2008 20:55:26 GMT
I always found Autoglym to be very good. I am currently trying Meguires products, very good too.
The CLassic Gold shampoo and polish seem to be very effective and easy to use - they suggest applying to polish with a sponge and cleaning it off with microfibre cloths. I can heartily recommend buying the microfibre polishing cloths from COSTCO. Much much cheaper than on the high streets.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2008 20:13:45 GMT
I used to use Autoglym on the p5 but found that every time I wiped it off there was blue on the rag as it was taking some of the paint. I switched to Maguires a few years ago before you could buy it out the shop.This is also good on the chrome and I have noticed that after polishing with it the polishing cloth I use just slides of the bonnet when left.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2008 19:58:49 GMT
I use mer polish mixed with mer shampoo to wash then rinse of then shamy comes up gleaming no need to polish after washing
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Post by lagain on May 3, 2008 21:40:28 GMT
I use autoglym as it is OK to use inside the garage. When I used Mer the fumes made me vomit ! ;D
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Post by David on May 4, 2008 11:37:47 GMT
Meguiars for me, though I read that Autoexpress rated TurtleWax Platinum(?) as the best.
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Post by doojab on May 4, 2008 20:34:59 GMT
For an absolute top shine and ease of use, Bilt Hamber's Auto Balm is brilliant. It's not abrasive and doesn't create a dusty film to polish off. I love it and their other products seem pretty good too though not necessarily cheap.
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