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Title: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: dubsport on 21 May 2008, 19:52
From this ...

(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j283/nhoyglun/0801220011.jpg)

to this ...

(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j283/nhoyglun/0710290021.jpg)

Man i love boot polish  :grin: Getting all the parts i need to get her through an mot on friday, its all comming together  :smug:
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: Jay on 21 May 2008, 20:28
Can't beat it mate  :wink:
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: dubsport on 21 May 2008, 20:49
nor can you beat a crate of chilled kronenburg ... probably the reason for this thread  :laugh:
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: Mr Blue on 21 May 2008, 20:56
did you use boot polish on the paint aswel? :grin:


looks nice. Autoglym bumper care man myself. Does this stuff rub off on clothes?
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: dubsport on 21 May 2008, 21:02
i used auto glym, was really impressed til a week later it had turned my bumpers white  :huh: so went back to boot polish.

it take a couple of seconds to dry, doesnt rub off on clothes and its really cheap ... cant beat it  :laugh:
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: Organisys on 21 May 2008, 21:12
If I was an MOT tester I would fail it for



"Looks uncool - ride height too high"

lol
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: dubsport on 21 May 2008, 21:18
 :laugh: i hear that!


I actually have some 50mm lowering springs and dampers, my dad said the dampers are leaking oil and the bushes are fooked so i have to get new bushes and get the dampers re sealed (can some one do that?) before i put them on ... will gave to get that done as a matter of urgency ... i should think it would be freezing driving at those altitudes  :laugh:
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: kells on 21 May 2008, 22:22
aye didnt like the kiwi personally, kept with my autoglym.... do it every 2 washes, use one cloth to apply then another to buff it,  in between treatments i just buff it with the same cloth i buff it with after an aplication, jesus does that make any sense??  :laugh: :laugh:

anyhow, my bumpers always look black as the ace of spades so alls good
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: Jay on 21 May 2008, 22:33
I think we've all seen the posts about which is better etc etc yadda yadda blah  :tongue:

At the end of the day it is personal preference which you choose, but I bet all those people who prefer auto-glym/back-2-black etc products are into their detailing compared to those who use kiwi who are tight arses who wash their car every 2 weeks with any old car wash shampoo & wax  :smiley:
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: monzablue16v on 21 May 2008, 22:59
Tried it and failed it went streaky and looked poop. Black trim dye and black wow FTW!
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: ...joe on 21 May 2008, 23:10
yeah black wow is the shiznits!
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: filthy on 21 May 2008, 23:40
Vegetable oil FTW! its cheap and works great! even cheaper if you nick it out of the kitchen! :smiley:
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: Neaty on 22 May 2008, 00:00
Tried it and failed it went streaky and looked poop. Black trim dye and black wow FTW!

show polish or autoglym?

dubsport, does one bottle of this do the whole car?
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: monzablue16v on 22 May 2008, 01:20
Tried it and failed it went streaky and looked poop. Black trim dye and black wow FTW!

show polish or autoglym?

dubsport, does one bottle of this do the whole car?

Shoe polish above, I hate the autoglym stuff! it attracts dust and runs off when it rains! or did for me anyway. :)
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 22 May 2008, 01:54
At the end of the day

the sun goes down.
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: OakeyDoak16v on 22 May 2008, 02:46
At the end of the day

the sun goes down.
Ha Ha! :nerd:
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: DarnPB on 22 May 2008, 06:45
:laugh: i hear that!


I actually have some 50mm lowering springs and dampers, my dad said the dampers are leaking oil and the bushes are fooked so i have to get new bushes and get the dampers re sealed (can some one do that?) before i put them on ... will gave to get that done as a matter of urgency ... i should think it would be freezing driving at those altitudes  :laugh:

Dampers generally cannot be overhauled. If the car was 50 years old when things were built properly, then maybe.
Depending on the type of dampers you have, it may be possible to buy new inserts for the dampers.
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: dubsport on 22 May 2008, 09:25
Tried it and failed it went streaky and looked poop. Black trim dye and black wow FTW!

show polish or autoglym?

dubsport, does one bottle of this do the whole car?

a bottle has done my car 3 times :afro:
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: Peel on 22 May 2008, 12:30
Vegetable oil FTW! its cheap and works great! even cheaper if you nick it out of the kitchen! :smiley:

Yep done two applications with a rag so far and it's unbeatable.
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: Neaty on 22 May 2008, 19:06
Tried it and failed it went streaky and looked poop. Black trim dye and black wow FTW!

show polish or autoglym?

dubsport, does one bottle of this do the whole car?

a bottle has done my car 3 times :afro:

awesome, I shall purchase a bottle of said product this week  :cool:
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: MowatGTI on 23 May 2008, 22:30
Kiwi smells great too!

What does FTW mean?
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: MowatGTI on 23 May 2008, 22:31
Doesn't matter, just googled it.  For The Win????
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: richw911 on 23 May 2008, 22:35
Doesn't matter, just googled it.  For The Win????

yep  :wink:
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: VR6_ROB on 29 July 2008, 23:08
has anybody got a picture of what this boot polish looks likes
I sent my gf out for some and she ended up gettin me kiwi kids scuff cover stuff
was a load of rubbish
Title: Re: Kiwi Boot Polish-the more you do it the darker it gets
Post by: JC on 29 July 2008, 23:09
kiwi was crap for me, one wash and my bumpers were grey again

just spent 3 hours masking off then using Forever Black

looks good so far  :cool: