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Offline paulhgti

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Refex silver
« on: 09 September 2010, 13:57 »
Hi i have a reflex silver mk4 what is the best products to get a realy good shine on it? I have got meguires tech wax 2 dodo juice lime prime and poor boys glaze if i use them it shines nice but nothing special.realy want the paint to have like a wet look finish on it.any ideas would be great.thanks

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Re: Refex silver
« Reply #1 on: 09 September 2010, 18:40 »
for starters silver is one of the hardest colours to get a good wet look finish from.

lime prime is a good polish so your going in the right direction, megs tech wax isnt great tbh so id suggest thinking about getting a different wax, any of the dodojuice range is very good, supernatural is good on silver but some think its too expensive but a 200ml pot will last ages if you apply it correctly, rainforest rub is a very good wax for a wet look finish and reasonably priced.

megs #16 mirror glaze paste wax is good and leaves a nice finish on silver.

the key to getting the wet look on your car is getting your polishing stage spot on, no amount of wax will be a quick fix im afraid, dont get me wrong the wax will enhance your finish but you need to put the base work needs to be done first to achieve the wet look.
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Re: Refex silver
« Reply #2 on: 09 September 2010, 20:09 »
bonjour...

this might help...

i did a reflex silver mk4 aaaaages ago.. it isn't all relevant but most of it will be

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=76067.0

as PH said.. polishing is where its at  :wink:
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Re: Refex silver
« Reply #3 on: 09 September 2010, 21:03 »
Over a year ago I used Dodo Juice Prime Lime, then Purple Haze Pro wax. I think it looked good could have done with a better cam not on my phone.


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Re: Refex silver
« Reply #4 on: 09 September 2010, 21:26 »
Thanks for the advice.that golf looks very nice

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Re: Refex silver
« Reply #5 on: 11 September 2010, 20:05 »
I use dojo light fantastic and will say its the best i have used yet.

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Re: Refex silver
« Reply #6 on: 12 September 2010, 00:42 »
I use dojo light fantastic and will say its the best i have used yet.

try rainforest rub, a very good wax that will bling up any car.
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Re: Refex silver
« Reply #7 on: 15 September 2010, 12:05 »
is that dodo juice rainforest rub ??
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Re: Refex silver
« Reply #8 on: 15 September 2010, 13:17 »
yes mate :wink: a wax that is under rated to be honest, the people that do know about and have used it will tell you the same.
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Re: Refex silver
« Reply #9 on: 15 September 2010, 23:10 »
A while back i did my car with JS109 and light fantastic on top of it,  This time i tried AG high def wax over the JS109. both where really good and have got my mate using them now.. Going to try rainforest rub next.

its been said before but put the work in before you wax