1. Twice a week, usually rinse, shampoo, rinse & chamois.
2. Not totally sure what needs to be done, or what products actually do.
3. I have those annoying swirl marks when viewed close in reflection, and I hate it.
4. Yeah.
5. I'd stick with it, if it was accessable easily ie. K-mart / Supercheap.
6. Yeah, I love my car in mint condition, it looks great!
7. Takes approx. an hour to wash and dry.

Just some more questions on getting that nice smooth wet finish... I'm not asking for showroom here as its too hard to maintain it. I have a relatively new BA Falcon (Narooma Blue) and I just want the paint & finish to last.

To remove swirls with over the counter products
Mothers or meguiars

Mothers reflections and FX lines
protect the paint with a paint sealant or wax

Actually maintaining a better than showroom finish is not difficult, lot easier than refinishing the paint every 6 months
because the paint is refinished and sealed, crap doesn't stick to it, rain fall off, less repair work to do




Lately, Im really annoyed by all the swirl marks left over after I clean it...

What do you recommend I use with overly avaliable products (ie. ArmorAll, ect.)????

What would you recommend to protect against stone chips. I'm getting my front bar resprayed soon, and want to try to keep it looking good.

I noticed (@ auto stores) some sorta stone guard spray on stuff, dunno if it
a: works
b: affects the finsih (ie. not as shiny or discolours the paint)
c: worth the $

Just some other questions...

What is the difference between 'Polish' and 'Wax'?

A polish is a paint refining product that removes a thin layer of clearcoat or paint, removes oxidation and fading and restores the shine and gloss of the paint
The abrasiveness of polishes varies, there are final finishing polishes, polishes with light compounding power (stronger cut) and those that provide the ultimate wet look finish

A wax is simply a paint protectant that comes from brazillian trees, there are two types, white and dark
It has no cleaners, it's weakness is heat
A paint sealant is a synthetic man made protectant that can withstand incredible heat , gets as close to a wax like finish as possible and lasts longer than wax

What would be the difference between a Polyglaze Polish to a Meguires Polish?

Probably the abrasiveness and ingredients used
every brand polish can be made up of totally different ingredients
any polish that comes in a tin in most cases is old school polish that will leave powder residue and contain a far bigger amount of petroleum distillates

Meguiars polishes are as follows (1 strongest - 7 finest)

1. Diamond Cut
2. Dual action cleaner polish
3. Swirl free polish
4. Wet look polish and sealant (#20)
5. #9 Swirl mark remover (only fills and hides marks)
6. Deep crystal paint cleanser
7. #21 pure sealant

The only thing I can find that says 'sealant' is the Meguires Wet-Look Polish? But it says to use its 'Cleaner' before applying it???

Meguiars #21 (look for the number on the bottle) is their latest pure sealant
If you want something stronger that is readily available - try mother reflections top coat - great gear

How should I be applying these products?

1. How much time do you spending cleaning/detailing your car each week
2. Are there any aspects of detailing that you find difficult or too hard
3. Does your car have any scratches,scuffs,marring or other defects that you cannot remove
4. Are you the only one in your family that cares about a car's appearance
5. would you find a product that works and stick with it or search for something better
6. Is there something you really like about detailing your car
7. how long does it take you (approx) to solely wash and dry your car

Great, the car will only get better from now on
Slowly move from the retail stuff to the boutique gear and then let me see some pics