any chance of the name of these swirl removers :P

cheers

Graham

Swirl removers....

I'll ask around ans see if I can find the name of a good retail one.

I'll tell you why I'm here apart from the fact that there is bugger all on telly right now. since we launched our web site' date=' we have been getting loads of customers who are just like the people on this message board. They don't come to us for valeting nor do they need it, they come for stuff like alloy wheel restoration and bumper scuff reapir. Now I am pretty much in charge of the marketing at our comapny and it's my job to know our customers. and you guys are a definite unique sub-catagory which I need to get to know about. I'll make no secret about that, and thats why I use this nick. so it is all up front. We sell the idea that a well maintained car holds value. Thats out service. We don't sell wax or polish. In valeting, we are selling a service which frankly, you guys don't need. But please continue being sceptical of me, as I am happy for my opinions to be scrutinized and challenged.

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Fair enough m8.

To remove visible swirl marks, follow these 4 easy steps.

Take your car to your local Skoda dealer

Part exchange your car for a model identical with the exception of colour

Drive home in your new Lemon Yellow Skoda (or silver if you must)

Polish away with wax or whatever........

The secret here is that any dark colours (red included) will aways have a tendency to show up paint imperfections in sunlight. One reason I went for yellow instead of black, which I must admit does look very nice on vRS's and I was more than tempted, is the pain in the backside that a few years of washing and polishing will bring. Unfortunately fine abrasions on the paint work will always occur especially when washing. Yes your wax may hide these but on a light paint colour (e.g. yellow ) they just will not show up!

Lee

Silver Im afraid but I agree it hides a multitude of scratches & stone chips much better than Black & other dark Colours

Mine is silver also...The wax has done a good job of hiding them, and they are now only slightly visible and only in direct sunlight. Though looking round at other cars since, mine weren't that bad in the first place...again only really being visible in direct sunlight.

Cheers

Ventmore

Swirl removers....

I'll ask around ans see if I can find the name of a good retail one.

wicked thanks

p.s ignore the comments from the childish ones i had to use a valeter the other day for my bro's vaux corsa seats an damm there good at there job.

cheeRS

Graham

p.s ignore the comments from the childish ones i had to use a valeter the other day for my bro's vaux corsa seats an damm there good at there job.

cheeRS

Graham

With all due respect..what comments form which childish ones? I thought we all wanted our cars to look there best, and some take great pride in that.

Grizzle,

it's okay for people to be sceptical, besides, it shows they care!

Anyway, I don't mind, I have nothing to hide, I'm sound as a pound which is up against the Euro.

Anyway. I have had a bit of a job finding swirl removers that you can buy in the shops. But my man insists that if you can get 3M Finess-it or Tetrosyl Pro-tet then it will be worth the effort. You can get them from a body shop supplier which is in the yellow pages. They will be able to offer you advice on which exact products to use and how to use them.

Failing that, i hear meguires do good stuff in the pro range... ask Bushy or whoever it is who floats around these boards selling their gear.

hope that helps.

Danny

Well some how I'm gettin a :confused: bashin over the turtle wax/wash I used yesterday..on the Top Gear thread. Don't know how it all started in there,so I've come back in here to have a grizzle.

Turtle wax is sh one tee according to some of it's users :confused: apparently.As I said in there as a quick fix at a good price I think it's great

you lot carry on using your peanut butter and swissol polish. I really havn't got a problem living with that...but its not for me.

So I dared to have a giggle about the peanut butter thing,well I'm very sorry for all those I offended.If it works for you,well you carry on using it

Vowed I wouldn't mention it again,but seein as I'm apparently being laughed at now,thought it was time to defend MY choices accordingly too.

Colin m8, it could be worse...you could drive a Barge

You use what ever rocks your boat and gives the finish at the price you like m8. Who are we to judge/criticise you or what you use?

Getting back to swirl cloths, I only use microwipes/e-cloths on my car, and Halfords do a great pack of 3 types that are real good.

Have to say, these microwipe cloths are heaps better than anything else I have tried.

What we all using on dashboards then. Noticed I'm gettin quite a big build up of fluff now. Will not under any circumstances use anything to shine it. Like the natural look.

Damp chamois p'raps? Dry duster?

Quantum interior trim cleaner, applied with a dry cloth then buffed off. I dont bother with the wet cloth after as they say too. It has a nice aroma, and leaves everything anti-static and silk sheen, although it can take a while getting used to the steering wheel after as it sort of shine/waxes it, but I like its effect as you takes away that "dirty" steering wheel stickyness that uncomfortable.

Edit: this would be applied about bimonthly ,with a dry buff weekly. The car of course though is vacuumed weekly.

Getting back to swirl cloths' date=' I only use microwipes/e-cloths on my car, and Halfords do a great pack of 3 types that are real good.

Have to say, these microwipe cloths are heaps better than anything else I have tried.[/quote']

I've seen these cloths in Halfords...but what are the 3 types for? Are they all suitable for polishing/waxing?

Cheers

Ventmore

Well some how I'm gettin a :confused: bashin over the turtle wax/wash I used yesterday..on the Top Gear thread. Don't know how it all started in there' date='so I've come back in here to have a grizzle.

Turtle wax is sh one tee according to some of it's users :confused: apparently.As I said in there as a quick fix at a good price I think it's great

you lot carry on using your peanut butter and swissol polish. I really havn't got a problem living with that...but its not for me.

So I dared to have a giggle about the peanut butter thing,well I'm very sorry for all those I offended.If it works for you,well you carry on using it

Vowed I wouldn't mention it again,but seein as I'm apparently being laughed at now,thought it was time to defend MY choices accordingly too.[/quote']

Yep, I agree. Turtle Wax is fantastic for the money. In my box for tricks I tend to only have the low cost products. Halfords Car Wash, Turtle Wax Original Hard Shine Wax, Chrome Polish, WD40, and a bottle of Tyre Slik I got free with the Turtle Wax. Total Cost is less than

I'll tell you why I'm here apart from the fact that there is bugger all on telly right now.................................

Thanks for taking the effort and time for offering advice and interesting information its appreciated.

John

Iv'e been thinking about peanutbutter.

The traditional way of dealing with plastic bumpers through the 1980's and 90's was to coat them in silicone oils. Peanut butter is full of peanut oils which will do pretty much the same job. I was thinking that as you are only exchanging one oil for another, wouldn't it be better just to use an oil less messy than peanut butter? I'm sure that olive oil, sunflower oil, or better still baby oil would do exactly the same job? Unless there are any chemists here that wish to tell me why peanut oil would be of particular benifit? Maybe you think peanuts have an abrasive and cleansing effect? I doubt it, but if this were true, you would be better off using a household cleaning product like Vim.

but I have to say that the general consensus in my industry is that putting any kind of oils on plastic bumpers is a bad thing for the following reasons. Firstly, it is too water resistant and it makes water bead up. These beads of water can act like little magnifying glasses and when the sun gets on them they can leave sun bleached spots. Secondly, rain water will wash off the oils in a short space of time and cause streaking. Thirdly, these oils will evaporate when they get hot leaving their impurities behind, adding greatly to the faded and dull apearance. This will be made worse if the oil has streaked and gone patchy.

I can only guess that peanut butter has far more impurities than specially made silicone oil bumper gels and after a few treatments would be making the problem far worse.

The modern approach to this problem is to clean bumpers but not coat them, and if need be, paint them.

I have already suggested kitchen scourer to clean with, but I have also been planning to experiment with acrylic floor polish. I have to admit I haven't done it yet (will do it on thursday on a Golf GTD Turbo) but I think that if you want to start messing with 'exotic' products on your bumpers, this sugestion at least has some sound scientific thinking as it's rational.

The advice about peanut butter came from a chemist with relevant qualifications - ie B.Sc., C.Chem., Registered Analytical Chemist - so should be soundly based.

Can't beat Fairy Liquid as a degreaser, removes all the old gunk. Turtle Wax Cannuba (sp) wax to finish it off. Job's a good un.

Had also looked at alternatives to peanut butter, had considered cooking oil, olive oil or something like that. Avoid silicon based things as they react to sunlight.

Mr Image, I've found that the water doesn't bead with tem but just sheets off leaving them dry. I then put a protective coat over the top to stop them "drying" out so they stay black for ages.

Re the dash thing, I use Swift - nice matt finish

For door surrounds and under the bonnet (well the metal round the edge - glass cleaner Does a splendid job and cuts through any grease that may be there

The advice about peanut butter came from a chemist with relevant qualifications - ie B.Sc., C.Chem., Registered Analytical Chemist - [/i']so should be soundly based.

Who? I'd love to hear what he has to say about this. If there really is anything in it I am interested in HOW it works, as I don't use any product unless the chemistry has been explained to me. After all, this whole car care business is just chemistry.

Who? I'd love to hear what he has to say about this. If there really is anything in it I am interested in HOW it works, as I don't use any product unless the chemistry has been explained to me. After all, this whole car care business is just chemistry.

Wax Wizard.