MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Topic started by: MrP on June 19, 2012, 11:37:22 am

Title: Machine polishing hints and tips
Post by: MrP on June 19, 2012, 11:37:22 am

Thanks to a couple of flying elephants, i've got multiple etchings on the roof and bonnet of our golf.

I want to try and get hold of a DA or rotary and some training and have a go at getting them out, and giving the rest of the car a polish

however, i dont want to spend money on pads and polishes i dont need.

so what are the best pads and polishes to use on a metallic black golf?

thanks

Title: Re: Machine polishing hints and tips
Post by: Grande_GTi on June 19, 2012, 03:33:44 pm

Have a look into the meguires MF system its a very straight forward system to use and also very forgiving great introduction to detailing imo

Title: Re: Machine polishing hints and tips
Post by: DFish on June 19, 2012, 05:22:35 pm

Also check youtube... plenty of videos on there. General rule of thumb is to start slow then increase if the results aren't coming.

Fish

Title: Re: Machine polishing hints and tips
Post by: stealthwolf on June 19, 2012, 08:29:58 pm

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=63859

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=66024

That is where I learnt from. Anything else I got from a friend or from Nath at DMR.

Title: Re: Machine polishing hints and tips
Post by: keith on June 19, 2012, 10:44:46 pm

Dave & gordon they know there shizzle, for a lighter and sometimes funnier take on detailing

videos

Title: Re: Machine polishing hints and tips
Post by: MrP on June 20, 2012, 09:11:50 am

thanks for those, i think i read them a while ago, but a refresher never hurts :)

any reccomendations on polishes and pads??

will lime prime be enough to get rif of general swirling and etching, or am i going to need something more serious to get rid of that and then something to really put the gloss in?