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Tue 19 Aug 2008 14:22
Another 'detailing' post - shawad
My Sapphire Black VX Zafira is suffering from the swirlies in the paint, along with some minor scratches that always look much worse than they are on a black car.

So before I go with the 'best wax\polish" thread suggestions, I need to get the swirls out. Any advice on what to go for and the best method to do it?

I used to have some Turtle Wax scratch remover, but I think that might be too abraisive to use on the entire car.
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Tue 19 Aug 2008 15:14
Another 'detailing' post - Roger Jones
Meguiars Scratch-X is pretty good. However, for the whole car you should consider a machine polish at a local body shop. I had my metallic-black Audi 100 done some years ago and the result was very impressive.

Go to one where the governor greets you in overalls; avoid the ones with suits and an addiction to lucrative insurance work. Shouldn't cost more than some tens of pounds.
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Tue 19 Aug 2008 15:42
Another 'detailing' post - oldtoffee
I'm with Roger, get it done professionally and then seal/wax it yourself a few times to give it best protection. It's easy to permanently damage the clear coat with the wrong product and/or bad application. Scratch-X works well but to do a whole car would be a real slog and it may not remove the deeper marks. As well as good bodyshops you could find professional detailers (detailingworld dot co dot uk) who have all the right products to carry out paint correction and probably wouldn't charge much more for a top quality glaze or wax top coat.

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Tue 19 Aug 2008 17:41
Another 'detailing' post - NickS
Im not sure if i'm allowed to recommend or not, but a good friend of mine runs his own car detailing company, and although he specialises in Prestige cars, he did a lovely job on a Golf i used to own, and I can throughly recommend his services. He has worked on Maybachs, Ferraris etc and is very competent.

As I said, he is an old friend, but that is where my connection to his compnay starts and ends; im sure he would provide you with a no obligation quote; details can be found at www.theshinexperience.co.uk/ and i believe he offers a very comprehensive, and reasonably priced service.........

If it's not the sort of thing you are looking for though, i had some scraches machined out by a "good 'ol boy" in overalls and he did a marvellous job for £100..... highly recommend that approach..........

:-)
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