Spit 'n' polish

Hi chaps, quick question.

Having given my car a thorough clean, I waxed it (my first time) and managed of course to get a little on the lower black section in places.

I of course polished it off, but has left a little residue that makes some of the plastic darker than the bits that were not affected.

Should I scrub with a nail brush and detergent (I read that somewhere i think)
or
Get a "back to black" sort of thing? If so can someone recommend a brand/type?

Many thanks
 
Wash with one bucket, rinse with the other; spray and brush your alloys / shuts with diluted "all purpose cleaner" (APC) @ 10:1 before you start and you'll have the whole thing done in half an hour or so.

Thanks for the advice on 'all purpose cleaner' Bret - I bought a couple of trigger packs today in the supermarket for the princely sum of 98p for 500ml and proceeded to use liberally when giving Ada her pre ADI hot power wash. Absolutely brilliant stuff -excellent results on the alloys, wheel arches, engine bay, door shuts and underbody. Now regret the money I have wasted on degreasers and detergents over the years. Ah well!
One word of caution for anyone following suit - wear gloves! My hands are a mess as I was too lazy to read the safety data. :( Also clayed the bodywork then vacuumed and shampooed the carpets and upholstery. Starting to look good and once again reminded what a well built and great looking wee car the A2 is.
A fine way to spend part of the bank holiday!! Just the prep and wax to do next week now. Thanks again :D
 
Should I scrub with a nail brush and detergent (I read that somewhere i think)
or
Get a "back to black" sort of thing? If so can someone recommend a brand/type?

Hi, noticed that nobody responded to your Q. What a rude lot we are ! :eek:

Wax residue can be removed in a variety of ways, for me the quickest (and it removes other contamination like tar and road grime) is a light solvent. More elbow grease the way you describe and messy too.

I dont rate 'back to black' and the like. Theres too much silicone like stuff in it which attracts dirt and you'll ruin whatever cloth or sponge you use to clean it next time round from all the sticky crud on it.

Autoglym rubber and vinyl care is well rated, Its easy to apply with a cloth and you can have a satin or glossy finish depending on how much is used and whether you buff it or not.
 
Akoya silver does polish up pretty nicely, i clayed mine the other day and was amazed with the results

The car Looks really good!
Chris
 
Have joined the club as well! clay bar and Auto Glym wax (comes on little pads) far too expensive but what the heck. Have his 'n' hers to do next dry dull day.
 
Doesn't have to be dull it can be done in the morning, a quick tip would be (as you have 2) if its going to be dry for two days wash them the night before then get up early and get them done before the sun gets to strong ( but this time of year no chance of that lol)

And deadman don't use back to black waste of time, money and effort a good plastic conditioner will do the trick auto glym or megguiers to name two (tip for you if you use a polish that does leave wax white marks on the plastic tape them up first with masking tape apply wax then remove before buffing)

Phil
 
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