maxtherotti Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 hi all my recently purchased disco is in very good cond but i want it better (and before any one starts laughing at the back yes i know its a land rover but that dont mean it cant be clean ) there are quite a few light scratches etc on the paint and i want it buffed back to a spot on finish hand polishing has made it shiney but there are still more marks on it than i would like so anyone on here able to recommend either a mobile one or local ish place that will do a proper job on it? i had a local garage valeter buff my last car with a mop and he burned the paint so defo want better than that doing lol rob ps if and one on here wants the job pm me and we can sort it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megansfolly Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 just use a good quality polish and the normal t cut not the colour stuff on older car i always do i a t cut and leave it to set then either mop off or rub witha good quality soft cloth, then us a light polish to give the deopth to the shine. other cars i done are pictured below so u can see the depth of the shine bit sad really but used to do for a living this is my old lotus companyy car before going to a show very clean thats mine i did recently after 6 months of no washin and its nevr been polished before coz the paint felt like sand paper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxtherotti Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 mine feels like sand paper in places and i want some one else to do it as if i do it my self i will never be happy with it (if that makes sense lol) rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-rover Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Bilt Hamber have some good products. I have used their clay bar and it did wonders for the paint work. Again felt like sandpaper, but after the clay bar it was as smooth as a babies bum. Took me all day though. Wash Claybar Wash Dry/ Chamois leather Polish Extra gloss protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxtherotti Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 well now im redundant i should have plenty of time for polishing lol clay bars work well then do they? rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Have a look on Detail world - or the Meguiars UK forum. There are some professionals who post up pics of their work on there. Detail world is a bit boy racer - should be called retail world as they all spend a fortune on high quality detail products. A good guy will clay your car to clean the surface, then measure the paint depth to see how deep they can cut with a paint cleaner. Then polish it. Then wax it - they'll also use an orbital polisher where the mop moves around as well as spinning. There is a great guy in Manchester who is mobile but I think its a bit far! Its not cheap to get a proper job done of course... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I just polished the 90 with 1200 wet and dry it was the only thing I had to remove the grime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissvdh Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 On my old car... i won't say what it was apart from fast and shiney i used a clay bar, then t-cut, then t-cut with a product called finesse it from 3m. About half and half mixed together, then just pure finesse it. Then a hard build wax, then a high shine wax. If you wanted to you could miss out the mix and the high shine, you would still get a good finish. A lot of work but it won trophys. This is the stuff Finesse It P.S. If you do it yourself there is so much satisfaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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