anyone tried the "mer" car polish? been offered a large bottle, any good?

Yes, I have used it and still have some left. I found it easy to apply and take off, and the car looked good, but I thought the result was short lived.

Use it with your car wash, and you will wash and wax in one go, and without white streaks on your plastic.

Kenny, its decent stuff, and as good as you'll find for the price.

I've used it for years and always been happy with it

People on here swear by Swissol but it's not cheap.

I recently read a Which? report on car polishes and came away thoroughly confused. There were so many different things that they were rated on that it was difficult to decide which one to go for; all had their limitations and none struck me as an ideal compromise. I would dearly like to try a Swissol wax polish but the price is prohibitive for me.

Use it with your car wash, and you will wash and wax in one go, and without white streaks on your plastic.

Listen to the man. I'm now a fully paid up member of the 'Mer' club. A bucket of warm water with Mer shampoo plus a couple of capfuls of the polish.

But if it waxes the body, doesn't it also wax the windscreen - NOT a good thing?! :confused:

Can't say I was that impressed with its longevity or lustre, TBH.

Fully plan to get Swissol at some point, but I've found that Autoglym and Zymol Wax makes the car look fantastic.

ill give it a go. ive tried a few wax products and the just leave swirrls on the black paint work.

But to a point so does normal wash and wax. I always clean the front screen again anyway.

And also should I ever feel the need to set fire to the cars bonnet I know I'm using the right stuff.

I use Autoglym polishes and quite like the end result, Huck, apart from the white residue they leave on black plastic trim - ie roof rails, scuff plates, around the wing mirrors, scuttle panel etc. That's a b****r to remove successfully. :(

I use Autoglym polishes and quite like the end result, Huck, apart from the white residue they leave on black plastic trim - ie roof rails, scuff plates, around the wing mirrors, scuttle panel etc. That's a b****r to remove successfully. :(

Seriously, what is the best way of getting that off. My wife (the one with the huge engagement ring) paid some valeter bozo to wash and wax her car and there are polish marks all over the plastic trim. This, obviously, was my fault because if I kept her car clean she wouldn't have had to have it done. The fact that I live in Sheffield and she was working in Manchester has nothing to do with it.

try "armour all"think thats what its called) trim cleaner on a duster and elbow grease and hopefull it will work, i used that on my mk2 golf gti(its got more black trim the anything!arches, side skirts bumpers and rubbing strips) and it worked

In essence, when I wash the car, I make sure that the absolute minimum gets on to the black trim.

If it does, it normally responds to elbow grease - sometimes use a toothbrush with a little oil on it which does the trick. You could always use the tried and tested peanut butter trick. Liberally apply on trim, leave for a wee bit and wipe off. Voila!! Lovely clean trim!

This is true BTW. Something to do with the oils in the peanut butter I think.

Also, Autoglym Tyre cleaner is superb for trim.

Seriously, what is the best way of getting that off. My wife (the one with the huge engagement ring) paid some valeter bozo to wash and wax her car and there are polish marks all over the plastic trim. This, obviously, was my fault because if I kept her car clean she wouldn't have had to have it done. The fact that I live in Sheffield and she was working in Manchester has nothing to do with it.

Rich,

Mer do an exterior trim cleaner too which is good stuff, if not there's Back To Black etc etc

Though the best trim cleaner i've found to date is some cheap CarPlan stuff from the local "Anything for a Pound" type shop

You could always use the tried and tested peanut butter trick. Liberally apply on trim' date=' leave for a wee bit and wipe off. Voila!! Lovely clean trim!

This is true BTW. Something to do with the oils in the peanut butter I think.[/quote']

Yeah right. Like I don't get the wee wee taken out of me enough already with this whole 'obsessive Skoda owner' thing.

(Gloating mode on) I dont get ANY white marks on ANY of my black plastic trimmin because I use the Mer shampoo and Wax in the same bucket, at the same time, then chamois dry. (Gloating mode off)

As for waxing the windscreen, I dont find any problem with the windscreen, as I generally apply Rain X, every now and then.

Only problem I have is an appearance of evaporation of the screen wash fluid leaving white streaks on the windscreen.

I've found Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo and Clear Coat Wax to be Superb ('cuse the pun Andy!). It is more expensive than a lot of the other High St. brands but it is excellent stuff. I last washed the car 5 weeks ago and the rain still beads and runs off the paintwork! :p

I don't really need to recommend Swissol right? People already know what 'us converts' think of that right?

Hell yeah.. swissol is worth the money just to get the "posh pack" you get with it!

(ive not got round to using it yet) but the starter pack comes with everything you need.. terry cloths, wax, tyre cleaner.

even our very own TaviaRS swears by it.

Seriously, what is the best way of getting that off. My wife (the one with the huge engagement ring) paid some valeter bozo to wash and wax her car and there are polish marks all over the plastic trim. This, obviously, was my fault because if I kept her car clean she wouldn't have had to have it done. The fact that I live in Sheffield and she was working in Manchester has nothing to do with it.

Rich...here is your answer!!!!

To remove the white stains you will need SMOOTH PEANUT BUTTER!!!!!!!!!!!1 No its not a joke....I carry a pot in the car to use professionally.

Merely rub some peanut butter into the plastic bits where effected by the white stains. Gently rub in with a finger and allow to soak in. Then using an old cloth remove the excess and buff up. If any remnants still persit repeat again. Then prepare the trim ( ie the whole item) with some peanut butter...wipe over with finger and then remove excess and buff up and BINGO!

Before you mock...try it and then shout about the solution!!!

have fun!

:wave:

well we can only try! ive washed my car with the mer stuff today, shine looks brilliant, im going to try another few products then decide,

where is the cheapest place to buy swissol stuff??

You could always use the tried and tested peanut butter trick. Liberally apply on trim' date=' leave for a wee bit and wipe off. Voila!! Lovely clean trim!

This is true BTW. Something to do with the oils in the peanut butter I think.[/quote']

confirmation from the wizard himself!

i rest my case m'lud.