Wax (Grigio Alfieri)

conaero

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Athol she was a lovely car and still going strong in Aus, no major issues other than a cracked alloy I believe.
 

Wattie

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Deep gloss shine comes from polish, not wax. Many polishes have fillers that disguise minor swirls and scratches so long as they are only in the lacquer (they should pass the finger nail test).

Alfieri and silver colours dont come up with deep gloss like dark colours such as red, yellow, dark blue, maroon and black. So that gives you a rule of dimishing returns - polishing more, using more wax fail to raise gloss levels.

Start with citrus wash. Wash it off. Then use a good tar and bug remover applied with a cloth. Wash it off. Now remove bonded in contaminants with clay. Wash down. Then car shampoo. Rinse. Dry with towel. Polish with Meguiars Stage 2 polish or Poorboys Blackhole showroom glaze. Then Dodo Juice purple haze carnauba wax (dont worry, it won't affect the silver colour even though it is suggested for dark colours). Apply s second coat of Purple Haze. Next time you wash, dry with a towel and finish with Sonax Extreme Shine detailing spray. Top up with wax every third wash and polish every other wax followed by wax.

Visit detailing world for good advice.
That process is something else!
Apart from professional valeters do people actually do that with their paintwork?
 

ChrisQP09

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Christ! Prices of detailing product have spiked! Spent the best part of £70 on basics and didnt even get a clay mitt or tyre gel! My brain wouldnt allow me to exceed this amount.
 

ChrisQP09

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I dont suppose anyone would have a any griglio alfieri touch up paint?

Yes im being a cheap skate lol
 

Vampyrebat

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I am about to have my splitter replaced with a GS one that I recently purchased from jasst. It is in primer and will be sprayed GA for obvious reasons!! If you make a list below, I can ask the company if they can make up some extra into some screwable air tight tubs and send them out......
 

ChrisQP09

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I am about to have my splitter replaced with a GS one that I recently purchased from jasst. It is in primer and will be sprayed GA for obvious reasons!! If you make a list below, I can ask the company if they can make up some extra into some screwable air tight tubs and send them out......

That would be awesome, I literally only need about 10-15ml.