Recent content by butchdave

Bit of a theoretical question for me at the moment, but I know some people who have alloy bodied cars (no paint). Currently they simply polish them on a regular basis - any ideas or recommended products for a more durable finish - wax/ polymer etc? For an example of what I mean

Quote from Meguiars in the UK We do demonstrations for clubs at a local detailers called Swoshh. If you are a member of a club and would like to arrange one of these demonstrations or discuss the options then please call us They are based near Northampton. I have not talked to them yet...

Just before the recent thread on this I was thinking I needed something smaller to carry QD etc in the car as the standard bottles are just too tall to carry in the compartments either side of the rear wheel well. I thought about ebay etc and I had a scout around but then I realised in the...

Has anyone used this? How does the pro line compare to the consumer line? Is radiant wax SR in a tin, or is the hardwax closer? Not sure I really want to buy that much in one go, but the price is tempting if its a polymer that I can use on the daily driver and top when I want to

I will soon have the task of trying to do something with a faded gel coat on glass fibre. Actually I have two to do, but the one below is the most obvious. I will be doing it by hand, but the question is, will a chemical type cleaner - AIO or similar work, will I need to go the abrasive route...

I am still in the process of deciding what power tools to buy. Can you use DA/RO sanders or rotaries for wetsanding? I'm assuming the answer is no, but... Thanks

Always amused by you guys chatting about your typical two car garages and how difficult it is to fit in the lawn tractor, I thought I would show a photo of my typical UK garage. Don't really have much chance to make it any bigger, but there will be some work done to improve it - painted...

Hi, Took me some time to find this site - and I'm impressed. Now I'm just frustrated that I can't easily get my hands on the products you guys talk about! Dave