Hi.
I've got a couple of questions I thought you could help me answer.
1. What’s the best wax to use with an electric polisher? Using Turtlewax, I tend to put too much on. If I don't put enough on, the polisher vibrated so much it makes my hands go numb, so putting more helps it 'glide' better but puts it on so thick, the buffing mitt can't remove it.
2. Therefor, is there anything I could do or use with the wax to make that little bit easier?
3. Lastly, after the car was clean, the bumpers looked dreadful. So, I put the usual WD40 on them, which has been working really well for the past 6 months, bringing them up really black. But this didn't work, in fact it did the opposite, making them go grey! Using Simoniz bumper black (both spray and liquid) and Armorall did nothing but make them streaky. So, I had no option but to remove all of the gunk from over the years. Out of the three products I had, spray "Simonize back to black" worked the best. BUT what do you think is the best for reviving black bumpers.
Any thoughts
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Thoughts:
1. AutoGlym products -- did everything I wanted when I did it myself. Get their video; read their handbook.
2. Mobile valeting service -- does everything I want, at a price.
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I find that Autoglym car polish requires so little effort to apply and buff that a machine is unnecessary. For black/grey plastic parts, Bumper Care looks good for 4-6 months before you need to repeat.
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AutoGlym cant IMO be beaten.tried the rest
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first off give the car a good pressure wash get all the old wax off,give it a couple of washes,when the car is dry put a 2p size of the wax on the polisher(do this for each panel)bit extra for bonnet and top,wait 10 mins,then go over the car with a tea towel (gettin all the haze off)then change mop head for polishing one then buff to shine....for the black bumpers use halfords yellow can of rubber and nylon lubricater(4quid)spray on all rubber and nylon(interior as well esp the dash ,stops it sqeaking and creaking)brings all colour back ,also spray on bushes ,works wicked
Do not use t cut or any cutting compound with a car polisher unless you know what you are doing,
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A post or two seem to do it the hard way.AutoGlym is wipe on wipe off.and looks more profesional than using a machine.in fact my motor hasnt had a polish in about 6 months just a good wash with plain warm water and still looks as good as the day I polished it.for me a 20 minute wash does the trick.Ps if you use the extra gloss even better.but dont wipe on the plain rubbers though I have done with no ill effects
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belive it or not...kiwi shoe dye/scuff cover(not polish) is great ...ive ran a mk2 golf gti for 10 years and ive tried everything out there..kiwi lasts over a month
you must make sure any greasy/silicon stuff is off...
2 coats on well worn bumpers...and no it wont go your clothes when dry
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I've used some of the AutoGlym products including their polish and rate them very highly, but I am disappointed in their plastic bumper care product which seems to wash off or discolour quite quickly. I find that Back To Black is much better - maybe this depends on the exact type/grade of plastic in the bumpers on specific vehicles though?
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If the bumpers are unpainted the grey colour is probably just dirt or old polish ingrained in the surface. Try scrubbing a small area with a nail brush and a strong solution of detergent or sugar soap.
Kevin...
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ALWAYS, ALWAYS, Do all your plastics and bumpers first. Then you can polich the car. This prevents the polish from contaminating the plastics making it resistant to bumpers type treatments.
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