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by 964russ » Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:53 pm
Spent hours this morning cleaning the 64, used that rockhard wax that i got from the raceglaze man at gaydon.
Its hard work to apply and to get off, am i doin sumthing wrong?
It does look good thou, then the heavens opened
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by tr7v8 » Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:48 pm
Sorry I wouldn't know currently an Auto Glym user but Paul Greer my ARO polished my with Meguiars the other week before Gaydon & it looked so good I maybe a convert
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by RH944 » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:08 pm
Sorry, I can't see a car in the photos
Nice wall art though
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by Sean Smallman » Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:46 pm
You're supposed to put it on with your bare hands, nice and warm.
If you found it hard to get off, you've put too much on or let it dry too long.
A good tip if that happens is to get a plant spray and apply a light mist over the polish then wipe off.
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by lindsayhbrown » Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:58 pm
did you polisn the car or the art ? or perhaps both
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by 964russ » Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:50 pm
I took the pic there cos i think it looks cool
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I think i left the wax on for about 10-15 mins before i removed it, oops. On the tub it says leave for 2-3 mins! Didnt look at that b4
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by tr7v8 » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:50 pm
964russ wrote: I took the pic there cos i think it looks cool
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I think i left the wax on for about 10-15 mins before i removed it, oops. On the tub it says leave for 2-3 mins! Didnt look at that b4
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by colt45_gto » Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:50 am
sod that i'd rather use meguiars its easier!
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by JG911 » Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:12 pm
Look well nice
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by 944Tman » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:11 pm
It was me at Gaydon who you purchased it from, and it is rather critical to read the label to get the best from it.
At least you won't have to do it for months now - longeveity is a key feature of this product.
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by colt45_gto » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:34 pm
944Tman wrote:
At least you won't have to do it for months now - longeveity is a key feature of this product.
he lives in manchester...it will probably last a week it does nothing but rain here
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by 944Tman » Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:07 pm
We've got a guy who uses it on his Dads car which is parked on a sea wall, and its lasted 3 months already...
Not that I'd leave a 911 parked outside in certain parts of the country..at least, I wouldn't tell my insurer (cue host of flame mail...)