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jcooper776

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Anyone used Poorboys products?

Opinions?

I have heard they are pretty good so have just ordered the below, will update with the results once I have tried it all out.

Poorboys Super Slick & Suds Car Shampoo
Poorboys Polish With Sealant
Poorboys Natty's Paste Wax (Blue)
Poorboy’s Clay Bar XL
Poorboys Swirl Remover #2
Poorboy's Quick Detailer +
Poorboy’s Spray and Rinse Wheel Cleaner
Poorboys Bold n Bright Tyre Dressing
Poorboys Wheel Sealant
Poorboy’s Bug Squash
Poorboy's Natural Look Dressing
Poorboy’s Trim Restorer


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Posted 24th Jun 2010 at 19:07
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You going to use a rotary polisher or do it by hand?

Heard good things about Poorboys, thinking of trying some Natty's Blue myself Thumbs up

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Posted 24th Jun 2010 at 20:33
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I have a rotary polisher so might give that a go. I'm no expert but don't suppose you can really f*ck it up that much? LOL

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Posted 24th Jun 2010 at 20:36
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I've heard good things also about their products.

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Posted 24th Jun 2010 at 20:39
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Depends how coarse the cutting compound is, if you take the lacquer off the paint you're fooked LOL

Mild compounds like Scratch-X and Swirl Remover will be fine though. Just take your time with it and prepare the paint thoroughly beforehand

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Posted 24th Jun 2010 at 20:53
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its amazing the damage ya can do quite easily with a rotary polisher lol

emm i have the poorboys polish with sealant (won it and never used it)
and the wheel sealant, thats good stuff
Posted 24th Jun 2010 at 21:10
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+1 for Poorboys Wheel Sealant, never heard a word against it and I'm always impressed by it.

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Posted 24th Jun 2010 at 21:17
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cwspellowe wrote:
Depends how coarse the cutting compound is, if you take the lacquer off the paint you're fooked LOL

Mild compounds like Scratch-X and Swirl Remover will be fine though. Just take your time with it and prepare the paint thoroughly beforehand


LOL

I went for the 2.0 swirl remover which I heard novices can't do much damage with. The 2.5 and 3.0 are the ones you have to be careful with.

Maybe I'll start by hand!

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Posted 24th Jun 2010 at 22:08
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wouldnt make much difference to the paint if you do it by hand really, i mean its not pointless but you'll be hard pushed to take many defects out by hand
there is a step between hand and rotary though, ever thought about a DA polisher?
Posted 24th Jun 2010 at 22:14
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Hmm perhaps I will try the rotary but carefully LOL

Heard of a DA polisher but don't really want to splash out more $$$ as just spent £200 on this stuff Crazy

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Posted 24th Jun 2010 at 22:19
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lol ahhh i see just do a test on a spare panel if you can let yourself get used to it

if you were closer you could have had a shot of mine, its abit old as i bought it before they became quite popular over in the uk
Posted 24th Jun 2010 at 22:21
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Yeah might try the roof first as that has some bits of lacquer peeling so won't matter too much if I f*ck it up.

It better look shiney after all this effort LOL

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Posted 24th Jun 2010 at 22:26
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best try to avoid where the lacquer actually is peeling mind LOL

it is worth it in the end lol

before



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Posted 24th Jun 2010 at 22:38
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^^ Nice Smile

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Posted 24th Jun 2010 at 22:46
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to be fair last pic is after wax an stuff
but you cant beat giving the car a good machine polish as it shouldnt need it again for a long while and the paint just looks and feels great afterwards
Posted 24th Jun 2010 at 22:48
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I use a DA with lambswool pads. Scratch/Swirl-X with coarser pads followed by Meg's NXT 2.0 wax with a softer pad (it has good filling properties)

Topped off with a couple of layers of Autoglym HD wax. Gratuitous product shot LOL

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Posted 24th Jun 2010 at 23:21
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think i used lake country pads with blackfire compound then that refined by blackfire polish
then dodo juice purple haze wax followed by blackfire wet diamond sealant but that wasnt the best idea as the blackfire sealant doesnt really bond too well with the dodo juice
Posted 25th Jun 2010 at 23:51
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A large crate of poorboys products arrived today, so I will be testing all of it when I get time.

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Posted 25th Jun 2010 at 23:56
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good stuff let us know how it goes

when it comes to trim dressing i've heard this stuff is pretty good

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Posted 25th Jun 2010 at 23:59
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craigy_87 wrote:
good stuff let us know how it goes

when it comes to trim dressing i've heard this stuff is pretty good

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Will do.

Looks pretty good from that video, if it's permanent.

I got some poorboys trim restorer so will see how that goes, as a lot of my black trim is looking pretty faded.

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Posted 26th Jun 2010 at 00:03
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same here
i've never used that other stuff personally but heard people go on an on about it
only thing is its 20 quid an all you get is a 15ml bottle LOL they say you dont need much though
Posted 26th Jun 2010 at 00:10
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£1.33 per ML! Shock

It better be good for that price LOL

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Posted 26th Jun 2010 at 00:11
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LOL yeah it best last a long time!
i'm guessing its important that you've gotta make sure the trim is completely clean no grease etc
might give it a try at some point when i got spare cash
Posted 26th Jun 2010 at 00:13
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Looks lurvely Love

I have been using the poorboys world stuff for a few years now and am very happy with the results for the price Thumbs up.

I use the #2 deswirler, Natty blue paste wax, and the Black hole glaze for the paint and it keeps her fairly tidy...





I won't use anything else now and it's easy to apply and remove even on a hot day Smile

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Posted 26th Jun 2010 at 03:40
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^^ nice Smile

What colour to people reckon for my brake calipers? As I am going to paint them. (Diablo with anthracite speedline turinis)

I was thinking yellow as I quite like yours in the above pic

What paint did you use?



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Posted 26th Jun 2010 at 03:42
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