its true .. ive tried everything in the past and now im in dashboard cleaner heaven  

A little reflection shot of my 3 year old 60k car that the previous owner had not looked after very well.

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do you use a clay bar etc first ? and what final polish do you use 

Yes clay bar first
Then a cutting polish called Menzerna applied with a Porter Cable (American electric polisher) to remove all swirls etc.
Then 5 coats of American paint sealant called Zaino.
Takes a bit of doing but does look good now

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pretty impressive cliff envoy was right

seriously though very impressive  

Yes I can imagine what Envoy has said The man who polishes a Ferrari with Turtle wax and an old duster

TBH the pictures don't do it justice, you can't see the flake in it either.
They were also taken about 5 weeks after the polishing was done

ive used zymol on my since i got it can see it soak into the paintwork 

Which Zymol do you use?

zymol cleaner wax in the bottle  

Their cheapest then Not bad but could do better (sounds like all of my school reports )

its all i could get out of my pocket money mate im not a plumber you know  

Actually although they are THE polish / wax brand a lot of the hardcore detailers have moved away from Zymol as the company has gone very weird, they have threatened internet sites such as www.detailingworld.co.uk with legal action if their name is used. Every mention of their name has had to be blanked out.

The new favourite it Swissvax but they don't sell that in Halfords so no good to you

i bet you coud tell me who invented carnuba wax too cliff


envoy ... when you said cliff was a detailing geek whos only passion in life is too polish his shiny bits ! i thought you were joking


 

No wouldn't have a bloody clue who invented it

How did I know that Envoy had called me a geek

If he ever surfaces again I will tell him I want my sheepskin wash mitt back

he didnt really call you a geek cliff i just added that in for effect hes probaly out now polishing his big red thing with your sheepskin mitt