recomend a good wax

After my shoping trip last night when i came back to my car to find another black p38 parked next to mine ive realized how sh#t my paint work is granted this was a few years younger than mine but the paint looked like new
When i bought the car (about 6 months ago)the paint was realy dull and i t-cut it and polished it up with colour magic and it looked 100% better but now in comparison it still looks dull
Its made me quite depressed lol
Anyone got any recomendations?

Some on here have multiple organisms over a bottle of Auto Glym polish and looking at some of the photo's, they have a point.
However, with me being an old fart and being unable to afford to run a P38 and buy Viagra, I use Turtle Wax solid and get rid of my pent up energies that way. I have found that the shine lasts through quite a good few washes and my wrist gets some excercise at the same time....not that the P38 goes out of the garage much.

Autoglym radiant wax or there was talk of boat wax / plane wax

Auto Glym polish would be something i'd use over wax....that's assuming I had the time after spannering!

Detailing is an art, and takes a lot of time and some skill, you have to have a good base, and then lay over it many layers of (I use Cabana Wax) for the bast results, and then keep on top of it

I swear by Mer polish - the cumulative effect means it gets a little bit better each time, rather than waxing where you have to get the surface absolutely prepared before applying the first coat of wax.

I reckon I probably give my main car a proper polish 4 or 5 times per year (I drive around 2,000 - 3,000 miles per month) and this keeps it looking fairly pristine, even with 90,000 miles on the clock. The rest of the time, I give it a quick wash every weekend, with a couple of capfuls of Mer polish in the bucket - then buff it down with a microfibre cloth.

My Range Rover only really gets used these days when it snows, or I need to collect something bulky - so once or twice a year keeps it looking good.

I clocked up just over 245,000 miles in my last car, and even after that mileage people were still asking what I used to keep the paintwork in such good condition.

meguiars is an excellent product Car Care Products: Car Waxes to Leather Cleaners, Meguiar's the Leader in Car and Surface Care since 1901

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Dopey is the man when it comes to "Rubbing Up" and sorting out interior trim !!!
That yellow duster looks a bit mucky though.
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best wax i have ever used, will last years

Fook waxing. That's painful. I'll stick to shaving thanks..

Agreed with recommendations of auto glym and also meguairs.

If you haven't used it before then have a go with a clay bar (meguiar's quick clay is good), it takes a serious amount of time to do the whole car, but really makes a difference! I use it a couple of times a year to get out any road dirt, tar etc stuck deep into the paint. Otherwise just wash each week and wax every now and again.

well then i suppose tweezing is out of the question?

gfromleeds sorry that was me. saw this dull p38 at the supermarket the other day and decided to park mine right next to it just to show the fooker up!

the best way to revive old paint is to use a clay bar. picks up all kinds of ****e that gets embedded in the paint. follow the instructions religiously and you will be surprised. follow that with a thin cutting liquid (not paste) and borrow somebody's orbital polisher if you don't have one as you want to get the swirls out instead of making new ones. then a polish of your choice and finally a sealant. harder the sealant wax the better the gloss and the protection.

Last month Practical Classics did a test on polish. How easy to use,how smooth, resistant to finger marks and shine. Forgot what won - never heard it - but second was Auto Glym dark paint polish. The one that surprised me was how low Mer was in the ratings.

I use Auto Glym but I "Clay" the paint work first

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Agreed with recommendations of auto glym and also meguairs.

If you haven't used it before then have a go with a clay bar (meguiar's quick clay is good), it takes a serious amount of time to do the whole car, but really makes a difference! I use it a couple of times a year to get out any road dirt, tar etc stuck deep into the paint. Otherwise just wash each week and wax every now and again.

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meguiars is a very good vehicle wax,it out performs most

meguiars is a lot of marketing, i wouldn't say it's a good wax. No professional uses it.

Mer was always good in the past but I think they have changed the 'recipe' in the past few year.
Now use Autoglym after a turtle wax wash and if yours is a dark colour like mine get the Ultra Deep Shine polish, makes a hell of a difference. I have been tempted with the clay detailing kit but know in reality I am far too lazy to get to it.

Or you can use a Polish guy with the hand car wash for £5 lol

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Fook waxing. That's painful. I'll stick to shaving thanks..

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Pml at this one !!!!!!

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Be wary of the difference between polish and wax. Polish is probably what you want after you've done a clay bar wash and then put on the wax afterwards.

I have been tempted with the clay detailing kit but know in reality I am far too lazy to get to it.


It is easier to do than polishing