ilogikal1

The slowest cyclist...

In a word, no.

Are you quite sure she said it was a Vauxhall? "I've just ordered a brand new Adam, dear" could have a very different meaning. Which itself would bring a whole new meaning to a test drive.

Ignore me. Nothing to see here.

Tardis or WD40 then wipe down with IPA.

B17. http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/23080-halfords-azure-blue-spray-paint/

Pfft, call that a BGW? This is a BGW!

Not making the "not a chav thing" argument well there... Said a guy who still owns a Scooby. That produces flames from the exhaust.

If you want to reapply once a month or so, Auto Finesse Revive is good. If you want to apply one every couple of years or so, G|Techniq C4 or Nanolex Trim Rejuvenator are better.

I must be the only person on here to remain unaffected. Then again, I do wear this every time I log in just to be sure.

The dealer won't have allowed enough time for the car to be properly finished, hence the poor job. There's also a fair chance that correct products for the paint (or job!) weren't used either as they'll just use a generic bottle of AIO which gets used on all cars going out the door. If you really are set on using a professional; http://www.summit-detailing.co.uk/. And you'll be after the correction detail.

Yep, that's just about covered all the options from a yes or no question.

Pads. And yes, prime them first either with a mist of QD or water, or thinly spread the polish over the face of the pad with your finger before touching the panel depending which technique you prefer.

Glad to be of assistance, buddy.

Polish - 2 or 3 pea sized blobs on the pad, spread on the panel then work. Wax - a swipe with the applicator and then apply to the car. Sealants - depends on the sealant; some I apply like a polish but spray sealants either get sprayed onto the panel then spread or sprayed onto a microfibre cloth and spread onto the panel. It's trial and error that determines which.

No problem.

Yep. From those, the Megs and AF are good for paste/hard waxes. Blackfire and Flexipads are better for sealants & liquid waxes (IMO), but still good for other waxes too.

Personal preference with regards to wax - foam applicators (like the yellow Megs ones), microfibre applicators, finishing pad, fingers, whatever works for you. Personally I like the Dodo Juice Supernatural Finger Mitts. Polish should be applied with the pad with the required level of cut.

You would clay before polishing so getting a pro. detailer to "sort it" should include claying as part of the pre-polish cleanse routine. You certainly wouldn't then clay it again after polishing (well, not for another 6 months or so), and you should be aware that clay can itself mar the paint so it may need polishing again after you've clayed it. You might want to consider a filling glaze in the mean time. If you want to have a crack at it yourself, you can (not necessarily will) get a half decent finish polishing by hand (it certainly won't be perfect though as Ekona mentioned), you could then use a filler heavy glaze to hide the remaining swirls before sealing and/or waxing. Obviously this option is a temporary measure as the swirls will still be there when then glaze wears off.

Glossy!

I somehow managed to miss that picture first time, the car looks well GM. The scenery looks okay too I guess.

Cheers mate.

You're about 77 years too late for that, Will. :scare:

And not that cheap supermarket stuff either, it needs to be purchased exclusively from Shell.