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Yep i agree with the above, did wonders for my car once it got off the boat... they have a full cut polish and also a middle-of-the -road one which isn't quite so abrasive, i think it's called a "cleaner" or something to remove dirt/grime and oxidised paint. crystal finish somethingorother. ah heck you'll find it!

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I think its Eagle one hmmmm trying to think but they do the wet shine tyres and their polish brings my car up like glass - ive also got maguires wet shine but it smudges for me - then again some days i just cant be bothered putting any effort in - its like im only doing this because my car looks gun metal grey when it really should be black. All i can say is what you pay for is what u get and if u can grab hold of armoural wipes for the inside of your car - do so! They are like baby wipes but you go over you vinyl/leather dash and steering wheel etc with them and they really do a good job specially if you car is sitting in sun all day.

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If you have a black car dont even think of cutting the paint work back yourself unless you know what you are doing because it will just end up looking crap full of swirl marks in the sunlight best to let the pros do it but you could try meguiar's scratch-x it works good on black paint and then try some meguiar's gold class wax:uh-huh:

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I tried the turtle wax, with the chip stick... The wax itself is colour coded (just get the same shade as your car, e.g. red, blue etc).

It did cover up a 2" scratch on my boot lid and looks less obvious unless you come very close. I may do it again to get another layer for better protection.

Always a good idea to do it once every few months I suppose, but of course not every week.

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"and if u can grab hold of armoural wipes for the inside of your car - do so! They are like baby wipes but you go over you vinyl/leather dash and steering wheel etc with them and they really do a good job specially if you car is sitting in sun all day."

In my opinion Armourall is rubbish - ie too greasy/slimy, you can always tell if someone has used it. The Meguiars plastic cleaner is better, lasts longer, looks more 'natural' and you wont slide right out of your car.....

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Originally posted by SupaFly Skyline

meguiars all the way

Yepp, that's what I use.

The last time I polished the car was about 12 months ago, and it still looks great after a wash.

Hay one thing - has anyone used one of those electric buffer things that you can buy for $40-50 bucks???

Are they any good??

It would make the job sooooo much quicker.

J

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U know how i said those wipes were amoural they are actually maguires gold class - my mistake why the hell i thought they were amoural is beyond me - they do a good job of the inside anyway!

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i got one of them buffers the other day lol... i'm gonna use it on my black car tommz, I'll let youse know how it goes...

It was on sale in Marlows from $60 to $20 (with a discount coz my mate owrked there).

I now have to find gold class hard wax by maguiars. I use the liquid one and it works wonders but liquid wax tends to fly off the buffer.

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