Wax and Prep Recommendation

[Nodzed]

For many this is going to be a Granny and Eggs post

Those of you that know me well know I hate polishing cars, its a chore and I derive zero pleasure from it. For those that don't know I have recently purchased a Z4 e89 (yes yes I know) and its black
This car has been used as a daily driver by the previous owner for much of its life and 50k miles and the paint work is well, in need of some tlc, in fact it needs a few days with a professional detailer, and it will get that next spring, so in the meantime I decided to do the bare minimum and polish it.

After a bit of reading up I decided to use Poorboys products, and the recommendation was for Black Hole Show Glaze, followed by Natty's Paste Carnuba Special Edition Black Wax. The Black hole is supposed to eliminate the majority of swirls, well I've heard that before

So off I went, washed, dried, glazed and waxed. Now the real star of this show is the Glaze, its quite amazing, I would say 60% of the swirls are hidden. Its a very easy on / off product and produces a shine I would expect from a polish / wax, to say I'm impressed is an understatement. I followed that up with the wax and the car (by comparison of before I started) is just gleaming with a mirrored wet look.
You can get this stuff for dark, medium and light paint work.

Some pics

 

[Jack Ratt]

Looks spot on Niall
Mine needs a good rub down and I'm wondering when I'm going to find the time to do it.

 

[andyglym]

Impressive stuff

 

[TaffDaddy]

That looks superb mate. Is this the start of something new?

 

[Mac Romans]

I never thought I’d see the day!!!! The planets must have aligned or something!!!!
That looks great...and much more effective than using the morning dew as a quick detailer!

 

[Nodzed]

I never thought I’d see the day!!!! The planets must have aligned or something!!!!
That looks great...and much more effective than using the morning dew as a quick detailed!

No I still like the morning dew method Mac

 

[Nodzed]

That looks superb mate. Is this the start of something new?

Probably not I just know all those Z3s are going to be looking very shiny at Tony's meet didn't want to the only mucky bugger there

 

[Grumps]

It's ok I suppose for an amateur . I'm on with the same task at present.

My daily is black and a swear while I have a hole in a certain place I will never ever ever buy another black car

 

[andyglym]

It's ok I suppose for an amateur . I'm on with the same task at present.View attachment 115317My daily is black and a swear while I have a hole in a certain place I will never ever ever buy another black car

Black is best

 

[Grumps]

Black is best

I can't agree mate sorry. The Focus paint drives me bonkers.

 

[Nodzed]

It's ok I suppose for an amateur . I'm on with the same task at present.View attachment 115317My daily is black and a swear while I have a hole in a certain place I will never ever ever buy another black car

Only problem with autoglym is it's a resin polish and highlights swirls

 

[t-tony]

I like my Carnuba Wax. And when I get my new buffing machine I'll like it a whole lot more too.

Tony.

 

[Mark Gutteridge]

Only problem with autoglym is it's a resin polish and highlights swirls

Problem with autoglym is that it contains fillers to mask imperfections short term. Looks good for 24 hours then it goes off.

 

[Bmbards]

@Nodzed great job, looks fab!

Of the Autoglym products I never really got on with UDS on my black cars. I found SRP and EGP gave a long lasting shine.

 

[Mint]

For many this is going to be a Granny and Eggs post

Those of you that know me well know I hate polishing cars, its a chore and I derive zero pleasure from it. For those that don't know I have recently purchased a Z4 e89 (yes yes I know) and its black
This car has been used as a daily driver by the previous owner for much of its life and 50k miles and the paint work is well, in need of some tlc, in fact it needs a few days with a professional detailer, and it will get that next spring, so in the meantime I decided to do the bare minimum and polish it.

After a bit of reading up I decided to use Poorboys products, and the recommendation was for Black Hole Show Glaze, followed by Natty's Paste Carnuba Special Edition Black Wax. The Black hole is supposed to eliminate the majority of swirls, well I've heard that before

So off I went, washed, dried, glazed and waxed. Now the real star of this show is the Glaze, its quite amazing, I would say 60% of the swirls are hidden. Its a very easy on / off product and produces a shine I would expect from a polish / wax, to say I'm impressed is an understatement. I followed that up with the wax and the car (by comparison of before I started) is just gleaming with a mirrored wet look.
You can get this stuff for dark, medium and light paint work.

Some pics
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Who's posted this? This is not from the Niall I know. What have you done with him? Bring back the old Niall



Looks very shiny, when can you do mine?

 

[Nodzed]

Who's posted this? This is not from the Niall I know. What have you done with him? Bring back the old Niall



Looks very shiny, when can you do mine?

Its worrying Dave, just after I was looking at Willow and thinking, she needs a wax .............. then I came to my senses and went for a drive

 

[Mint]

Its worrying Dave, just after I was looking at Willow and thinking, she needs a wax .............. then I came to my senses and went for a drive

Welcome back, good man



And Willow will look even better when she's wearing her Blue top coat

 

[pgunter]

I think he's worried and has been considering the old spitfire pilots that used to polish the hell out of the planes to get a few extra MPH... The modified Zedshed HQ Specials are putting a nervous twitch in his mind.

PS They are closer in the rear view mirror than they appear... Lees behind you....

 

[Nodzed]

I think he's worried and has been considering the old spitfire pilots that used to polish the hell out of the planes to get a few extra MPH... The modified Zedshed HQ Specials are putting a nervous twitch in his mind.

PS They are closer in the rear view mirror than they appear... Lees behind you....

Ha ha lets see how long they last before they start blowing engines and diffs. Chase all they want I'll wave to them while they are sat in the lay-by steaming away waiting for the nice man in the yellow van

 

[arcirese]

I use Meguiar's Wash and Wax. It's less complicated to apply.