jberks
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- Jaguar XF 3.0 S, LR Freelander 2, Fiat 500 & Fiat Panda
Collinite looks good. Looks very similar to the P222 stuff I use. It's actually a bit cheaper too. I guess any high percentage carnuba wax product is what you're after. As I said above, it's much easier to apply than normal polish as it's just wax. So no scrubbing. Just wipe on, wait a few mins and wipe off. Interesting on the above comment though. There's no dust whatsoever with P222.
I use 2 cloths, one to get the bulk off then another to buff. Dead easy, and as I say, I apply it to the whole car so rubber, plastics as well as paintwork, I've even used it on glass - not the screen though!.
Provided it's applied to undamaged paint it should seal in the shine, provide good 'beading' and last.
I've just done the Freelander. To be honest it would have been better to get the paint swirls out first but I wasn't happy to do it myself and no budget for a detailer at the moment. They were obvious to me but then I was looking from a few mm off the surface with a bright light so perhaps I was being a bit picky.
Step back a few cm and they're invisible. A coat of P222 and the car looked like it had just rolled out of the showroom. Really brought out the metallic in the paintwork - they seem to have put different colour flecks in (silver, gold, blue etc) so it's a really nice, top end, black paint job when it's in the sun. I went a bit mad and put 4 coats on the bonnet. Doesn't look much different to the 2 coats elsewhere but it should provide a bit more protection. Anyway, its so easy to apply - why not?
I've also re-done the Merc but then that looks good with 2 weeks of road grime on it!
Still, nice watching the rain bead and roll up the bonnet on the A64 yesterday!
I use 2 cloths, one to get the bulk off then another to buff. Dead easy, and as I say, I apply it to the whole car so rubber, plastics as well as paintwork, I've even used it on glass - not the screen though!.
Provided it's applied to undamaged paint it should seal in the shine, provide good 'beading' and last.
I've just done the Freelander. To be honest it would have been better to get the paint swirls out first but I wasn't happy to do it myself and no budget for a detailer at the moment. They were obvious to me but then I was looking from a few mm off the surface with a bright light so perhaps I was being a bit picky.
Step back a few cm and they're invisible. A coat of P222 and the car looked like it had just rolled out of the showroom. Really brought out the metallic in the paintwork - they seem to have put different colour flecks in (silver, gold, blue etc) so it's a really nice, top end, black paint job when it's in the sun. I went a bit mad and put 4 coats on the bonnet. Doesn't look much different to the 2 coats elsewhere but it should provide a bit more protection. Anyway, its so easy to apply - why not?
I've also re-done the Merc but then that looks good with 2 weeks of road grime on it!
Still, nice watching the rain bead and roll up the bonnet on the A64 yesterday!
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