Morris Minor Owners Club

hi, me again,

which make of car polish would you recommend? I know there are at least two which claim to be "the best" - got any views?

Is polish very different from wax? (spot the ignoramus )

juliet xxxx

Polish and wax mean the same things these days - (maybe 20 years ago they were slightly different products?? but I'm only guessing).
As for products - I'm not really the best person to ask as my previous cars were rather rough and ready, but I'd be interested to know ready for de-mothballing the traveller in a month or 2 ready for a few more rallies.

turtle wax in the green flat tin, wax not turtle wax sealer.
stay away from sealers
also somthing called "mur".
its very top quality,

After washing the car and when it's dry. First use One Grand Omega Glaze then Blitz wax. Both available from Frost in Rochdale. The wax isn't cheap but in this instance you certainly get what you pay for - a mirror finish with excellent protection that, unlike a lot of treatments, DOES last for months.
MER is quite good too. A few years ago I sprayed dark oak timber treatment on a shed which also migrated onto a white car at the front of the house (windy day) . The only thing that would remove the stuff from the bodywork without a layer of paint was MER. I still use MER on the chrome.

which make of car polish would you recommend? I know there are at least two which claim to be "the best" - got any views?

I have used autoglm for years now and wouldn't use anything else.
everyone seems to have different views on products but I find this perfect. After washing/drying the car just wipe it on, go and have a coffee and then buff it up.... couldn't be any easier.... twice a year I also add a coat of 'super resin' on top....brillient shine.. no hard work involved !!!!
Mal

We use autoglym super resin polish on the veteran car and its really good! just wipe it liberally on wait a few minute and it just wipes off it is an excellent product and involves very little effort.

Mer in the blue bottle in most local markets 1ltr for £10 in the shops around £13-15 & Autoglym but it is Mer for the quickest polish you dont need to dry the car off as it goes on damp but can sometimes leave a residue on window rubbers. The is another one that has appeared recently but I have not tried it called Meguiars.
http://www.motorshop1.co.uk/mer.htm

oh dear. i thought there might be quite a few different opinions on this one.

Thanks all for your replies! and for explaining the wax/polish thing so kindly and patiently. i swear i even felt a kindly hand patting me on the head as I read through your posts

cheers v much for the link kevin

also, can you use any of those polishes on the chrome? as having read through the posts on the "chrome" thread I am left with the impression that you guys recommend protecting it with a layer of normal car polish?

Mer is ideal for chrome, lots of the so called chrome cleaners are abrasive and will wear away the chrome if you decide to use one check its a chrome polish and of course non abrasive.

57traveller wrote: I still use MER on the chrome.

Another invisible post.

I think Juliet wanted a few point of view, but nice to know we both find Mer so good.

An example of a Blitz waxed car. Black is a difficult colour to keep shiney but the car was washed 2 weeks ago and has been out on local rural roads, treated and untreated, most days since and has retained gloss in spite of this. The muck can be seen on the windscreen, which is regularly cleaned, outside the wiper blade sweep.

MER is also excellent for treating UPVC window frames.

we use mer on the outside of our telescopes.
i thought i would be smart and put it on my skateboard once, and instantly slipped/fell off it.

I use Mer too, it's near idiot proof to use and brings up my dull powdery finish into gleaming paint!

I reckon it'll look a lot shinier after the re-spray...
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it's near idiot proof to use and brings up my dull powdery finish

Spending too much time in the student bar is what causes that Rob

I've always found Mer needed too much elbow grease, whereas Autoglym is much less work. I guess I'm lazy, but then my paintwork's not in the best of conditions...

A friend has just bought a new Mini and paid for the fancy stay-clean coating (I forget the product name) and it seemed to shrug off 50 miles of motorway spray very well. I guess it's a bit like Rain-X (which you can't use on paint aparrently). Not cheap, but if you hate washing cars...

It's no good - I think I must have been away the day they did washing cars - and ironing and how to use a comb, and how to wear a suit without loking like a naughty schoolboy...

Yeah, same here mate!! I can't drive modern expensive cars without looking like I've just pinched them!!