Someone in my work is interested in buying my 2007 black Getz off me.  I have arranged to bring it in to allow him to see it on Monday (to give me a chance to get it cleaned inside and out).  It has a couple of small rusty stone chips.  I have a retouch kit but have never had much luck using these without it lookins ****e.  Any advice?  Also want to give it a polish.  Now my hubby (who is away at sea) would normally deal with this, but is not here, so any advicce on polish (which would also be good for my new Citigo when I get it?

For the stone  chips you usually get a small metal scraper on the other end of the touch up brush to (carefully) remove the rust. normally you'd then treat the arse with rust inhiditor but as you're selling it you might not want to go that far. a lot of people use a cocktail stick rather than the brush to apply the paint and build it up a bit at a time in layers within the chipped area.

 

As far as the 'polish' is concerned that depends on how much time effort and money you want to spend. You can go from using a professional detailer who'll give it the works and spend most of the day on it to throwing a bucket of water over it. If you let us know how much time and effort you want to spend and what cleaning stuff you  already have that'll help you get some good advice.

 

cheers

All I want to do is wash it, let it dry and then polish it with a polish which will make it shiney.  This is normally the hubby's area, but he is on HMS Argyll somewhere south of Mexico.  I have never polished a car in my life .

All I want to do is wash it, let it dry and then polish it with a polish which will make it shiney.  This is normally the hubby's area, but he is on HMS Argyll somewhere south of Mexico.

 

 

 

 

  I have never polished a car in my life .

 

 

 

 I would advise you to get someone else to do it for you.

 

 

 

 Steve.

If it's just a quick wash and polish you can't really go wrong with Autoglym Super Resin Polish (SRP). Have a look in hubby's shed or garage, I reckon most people whether experienced or not will have some AG product around.

 

Wash the car as normal, dry it off then working on a panel at a time, apply the SRP and buff off. If hubby hasn't got anything to apply it with, you can use a old t-shirt or something - cut in half, apply with one bit and buff off with the other.

 

Goldren rule with AG products - less is better. Apply thinly.

 

Should bring the car up a treat.

Hmm it says on your profile your into swinging your husband is away on ship the other side of the planet you potentially look like your profile picture and no one has yet offered to clean the car for you. Something not quite right here

If it's just a quick wash and polish you can't really go wrong with Autoglym Super Resin Polish (SRP). Have a look in hubby's shed or garage, I reckon most people whether experienced or not will have some AG product around.

 

Wash the car as normal, dry it off then working on a panel at a time, apply the SRP and buff off. If hubby hasn't got anything to apply it with, you can use a old t-shirt or something - cut in half, apply with one bit and buff off with the other.

 

Goldren rule with AG products - less is better. Apply thinly.

 

Should bring the car up a treat.

And be careful not to touch any plastic/rubber trim with the SRP because it will leave a stain which is difficult to remove.

Hmm it says on your profile your into swinging your husband is away on ship the other side of the planet you potentially look like your profile picture and no one has yet offered to clean the car for you. Something not quite right here

Where's Robshaw and his famous one-liner?

:lol:

And be careful not to touch any plastic/rubber trim with the SRP because it will leave a stain which is difficult to remove.

unless you use toothpaste or is it peanut butter, can't remember

Take the car to the local 'hand car wash' - saving you the time & effort. Then touch in the chips once its back in the drive!

Good luck with the selling

unless you use toothpaste or is it peanut butter, can't remember

have you posted this in the right thread?

Yeah, straight up, if you get wax or polish residue on trim you rub one of them in and it removes it. Apparently.

Peanut butter, or linseed oil, but it is easier to use AG black restorer stuff, as peanut butter makes you hungry, and linseed oil soaked rags can self combust.

If your selling and you need it to look its best get the turtle wax blackbox.

It will do a descent job for someone to view.

Well I took the Getz to a hand car wash. Got it both washed and a mini valet. Touched up the worst of the stone chips with a Halfords retouch kit we have had for ome time. I then used a tube of T-cut scratch remover for black paint which as greatly helped many of the little scratches etc. Finally polished the car with some wax polish for black paint (Turtle). First time I have ever done any of this type of thing. I must admit the car looks almost like new!

Well done.

Nice to see a lady getting stuck into the detailing!

Did the trick, my boss is buying it for his daughter.