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I bought some of this polish a while ago but never had a chance to use it as someone poured paint stripper on the car :( In basic terms, this stuff is cheap, easy to use and works very well. My guess is that it is a mild chemical cleaner which does provide a decent gloss. A little goes a...

I can see why using a wax is not a good idea after a respray but why can polish not be used?

I have just noticed this from Wackchem (original makers of P21S and OEM to BMW, Porsche etc), the roller wax method. Not sure if this is a brilliant idea or silly. http://www.wackchem.com/a1/frm_news_a1.htm

After my recent thread about the car being vandalised on Friday I was woken up this morning by a neighbour who said my car had been damaged again. Every single panel has been damaged by paint stripper. This will mean I lose my car. The insurance company will right it off and so I will...

Someone, and I might know who, has keyed the entire length of my car. Straight through to the metal and dented some of the panels. My suspect, an employee we dismissed a few weeks ago for violence and abusive behaviour. I saw him whilst shopping and 30 minutes later my car is damaged. Cant...

These are, IMO some words of wisdom from a few years ago (Beau July 2001) I'm worried that some of the visiting newbies are/will get disillusioned because they aren't getting the results they're after. I just want to stress, and I'm sure many of you think the same way, that just because...

We all accept that wax does not last a long time, but where does it go; evaporation or migration?

Many of the aluminium parts in the engine bay are stained. I have tried using various degreasers which help make the metal cleaner but do not touch the stains. From searching the best option seems to be to use a buffing machine and various grades of rouge(?). I have no idea about metal...

Whilst searching for polishes, it seems that Dr Wack is the OEM supplier to Porsche. Not sure if this helps anyone but I posted this just in case

Would Autoglyms Renovator work with a PC? I have searched the AG site with no luck. Given the strength of the product, would it be safer to firstly try with the polishing pad instead of the cutting one? Steven

Can I use DACP followed by FC to polish a non clear-coat paint or would this be to aggressive. My black 1994 Alfa has a number of problems but mainly a fantastic collection of swirls but I do recognise just how delicate the paint is therefore I am after some guidance.

I have compiled a listing of most of the products which are discussed on Autopia and where in the UK they can be bought. As Distributor's and Retailers change all the time, I would like others to contribute with updated information. These were the products I could think of and hopeful I...

I have been wondering for some time why I cannot get my non clearcoat Alfa to shine anything like clearcoated cars. But now maybe there is a problem. The paintworks seems to be harder and harder to shine with a large increase in stone chips and many other marks appearing in recent months...

I washed my car late last night and so ended up drying by streetlight. I thought there was a lot a smearing when using two MF towels but I thought this was simply an effect of the lighting. It was not. The car this morning looked terrible. Smears and marks everywhere – I was not a happy...

Just a thought, do folk add a layer of wax on the day of a show? It seems to me that wax always looks better the day after I apply it, but maybe old age and poor eyes are deceiving me. Steven

What is the best way to dress a radiator? Cleaning it seems to be one thing, but making it look good is beyond me. Steven

I am sure this is the product on TV, where they set fire to the paint after it is protected by Mer. Anyway here is my quick review. I was bought a bottle of this stuff at Christmas by some distant relative. I was clearing out some stuff I would not use again, and was about to throw this in...

Is a PC powerful enough to use after wetsanding. Given that my car is not in great shape, I am now willing to use it to experiment on. I know many have used a rotary to polish after sanding but can a PC do the job. Steven

It was mentioned in another post about Klasse been made by Car-Lack in Germany. I sent them an email asking how similar Klasse was to their own products and they said it is 95% the same. So, at long last we can buy Klasse in Europe :xyxthumbs Steven

I have been thinking about all the people who look at the amazing results by using product X and want to get the same kind of shine. I fear to many are concentrating on products and not on techniques so I thought it would be worth reposting this by Beau (June 2001) I'm worried that some of...