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x69 rgg

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Post #26
jcooper776 wrote:
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




if you've seen any shots of my car on the forum then you'll know how good they are. I havent mentioned it but after the initial clean on my 'seriously shiny' thread I bought a megs g220 DA, megs soft buff finishing pad, megs soft buff polishing pad and some poorboys swirl remover. 1+2. now using the following products as they are that good

super swirl remover #1
super swirl remover #2
natural look dressing
black hole show glaze
quick detailer +
bug squash
mega plush microfibre towel
waffle weave drying towel

will be getting some polish and wax as soon as the remaining megs and collonite runs out

all are much better than any other products ive used in the past

and machine polishing the swirl removers is the best way. doing by hand is a lot of work and you risk scratching the laquer if you dont work the abrasives out completely.

car looks really good in those shots mate. well done, hope you're happy with it.Smile

heres a quick snap of mine




I get my stuff from this site. great service and best prices i can find on the majority of it. certainly not £20 for trim restorer! detailed obsession

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Posted 26th Jun 2010 at 03:46
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the 406 coupe roof after a coat of nattys blue and black hole glaze
Posted 26th Jun 2010 at 03:47
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x69 rgg wrote:

if you've seen any shots of my car on the forum then you'll know how good they are. I havent mentioned it but after the initial clean on my 'seriously shiny' thread I bought a megs g220 DA, megs soft buff finishing pad, megs soft buff polishing pad and some poorboys swirl remover. 1+2. now using the following products as they are that good

super swirl remover #1
super swirl remover #2
natural look dressing
black hole show glaze
quick detailer +
bug squash
mega plush microfibre towel
waffle weave drying towel

will be getting some polish and wax as soon as the remaining megs and collonite runs out

all are much better than any other products ive used in the past

and machine polishing the swirl removers is the best way. doing by hand is a lot of work and you risk scratching the laquer if you dont work the abrasives out completely.

car looks really good in those shots mate. well done, hope you're happy with it.Smile

I get my stuff from this site. great service and best prices i can find on the majority of it. certainly not £20 for trim restorer! detailed obsession


Looks awesome mate Smile

Yeah I got half the stuff I bought from detailed obsession. But I found The Ultimate Finish were cheaper for quite a few of the products. So got around half from each.

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Posted 26th Jun 2010 at 03:48
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Post #29
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x69 rgg wrote:

if you've seen any shots of my car on the forum then you'll know how good they are. I havent mentioned it but after the initial clean on my 'seriously shiny' thread I bought a megs g220 DA, megs soft buff finishing pad, megs soft buff polishing pad and some poorboys swirl remover. 1+2. now using the following products as they are that good

super swirl remover #1
super swirl remover #2
natural look dressing
black hole show glaze
quick detailer +
bug squash
mega plush microfibre towel
waffle weave drying towel

will be getting some polish and wax as soon as the remaining megs and collonite runs out

all are much better than any other products ive used in the past

and machine polishing the swirl removers is the best way. doing by hand is a lot of work and you risk scratching the laquer if you dont work the abrasives out completely.

car looks really good in those shots mate. well done, hope you're happy with it.Smile

I get my stuff from this site. great service and best prices i can find on the majority of it. certainly not £20 for trim restorer! detailed obsession


Looks awesome mate Smile

Yeah I got half the stuff I bought from detailed obsession. But I found The Ultimate Finish were cheaper for quite a few of the products. So got around half from each.


kudos Thumbs up

always love a shiny motor. as this is a poorboys thread and a few of us have a nice selection, out of interest which product do you all think smells the best?

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Posted 26th Jun 2010 at 03:52
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x69 rgg wrote:

kudos Thumbs up

always love a shiny motor. as this is a poorboys thread and a few of us have a nice selection, out of interest which product do you all think smells the best?


Will let you know when I wash it LOL

Heard they smell pretty nice though.

Which is your favourite?

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Posted 26th Jun 2010 at 03:54
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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?





I think yellow or a copper colour would look great behind the ant turini's.

I used a small tin of Hammerite smooth from Halfrauds which is about £5-6 tin which is enough to do all four calipers ten times over LOL

Just a note on the deswirlers.
If you use #2 by hand, then it will work as a #2.
If you use #2 with a MOP, then it will cut closer to that of the #2.5 deswirler so go easy with it Smile

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Poorboys wheel sealant is great stuff, the dirt/brake dust on the inside of the wheel just wipes of. It also smells lovely Yes.

As for the trim stuff the best stuff that lasts for ever is plasticare from eBay. For some reason i cant do links on other peoples threads.

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Posted 26th Jun 2010 at 04:03
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Hmm the swirl removers are pretty fragrant but its a toss up. the black hole and quick detailer + are really nice. the natural look interior stuff is an eye opener! my garage smells like the body shop after ive been pampering it. LOL

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Posted 26th Jun 2010 at 04:00
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sixysix wrote:

I think yellow or a copper colour would look great behind the ant turini's.

I used a small tin of Hammerite smooth from Halfrauds which is about £5-6 tin which is enough to do all four calipers ten times over LOL

Just a note on the deswirlers.
If you use #2 by hand, then it will work as a #2.
If you use #2 with a MOP, then it will cut closer to that of the #2.5 deswirler so go easy with it Smile


I might go for yellow then.

I was thinking of using Hammerite

Thanks for the tip. I might experiment with the deswirler by hand first and see what it does.

Then use a rotary for the heavier marks.

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nattys blue smell lush
Posted 26th Jun 2010 at 04:17
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its amazing the damage ya can do quite easily with a rotary polisher lol


I hate people perpetuating this myth. I kept reading this and went for a DA, Used a rotary on a training day and realised that DA polishers = FAIL. They take ages to get the results that a rotary gets really quickly.

You have to be a bit of a mong to seriously damage the paint with a rotary too.

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Posted 27th Jun 2010 at 03:51
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everyone has their own opinion at the end of the day
better being safe than sorry, thats not to say dont go ahead an use a rotary, just that wouldnt wanna say to him crack ahead with a rotary its easy then for him to feck his clearcoat
Posted 27th Jun 2010 at 19:00
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Well how exactly do you do damage with a rotary? So that I can avoid it. Too much pressure?

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Posted 27th Jun 2010 at 22:36
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^^^which leads to too much heat, air cooled foam pads let air in to cool it down.

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Posted 27th Jun 2010 at 22:42
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Post #40
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craigy_87 wrote:
its amazing the damage ya can do quite easily with a rotary polisher lol


I hate people perpetuating this myth. I kept reading this and went for a DA, Used a rotary on a training day and realised that DA polishers = FAIL. They take ages to get the results that a rotary gets really quickly.

You have to be a bit of a mong to seriously damage the paint with a rotary too.


tbh rotary needs confidence. ive never used one and i bought a DA as ive seen results from a rotary which scare me. I didnt want to buy one and ruin a perfectly acceptable panel practicing. and as a DA brings out results which lets be honest are pretty damn good for cars which are not ferraris or zondas or 40 yr old jags at show 'n' shine competitions. If you can practice with a rotary or have the confidence to use one then get one, they do give the most amazing results. but dont for a second think that a DA is uselss. the products available are top notch these days and can make any car look good. and a DA is idiot proof. I dont use the handle on mine and was taking a bird dropping mark off the old dears mini today, polisher in one hand and a sandwich in the other!

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Posted 28th Jun 2010 at 04:26
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Iv used 2 DA's and they dont get rid of swirl marks, they do a good job to make a good shine but nothing like a rotary one. If you take your time with the rotary one and keep checking the panel it will be fine.

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Posted 28th Jun 2010 at 04:43
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fair enough about the rotary but I've had roughly 50% of my car sprayed since I've owned it and DA'd the whole car last autumn and the old paint looks just as good as the new paint. no swirls at all.Big grin

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Posted 28th Jun 2010 at 20:06
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I already have a rotary so I think I will just have a go with that carefully rather than go out and buy a DA.

All the products have arrived now, just being using them. I got to the stage where I needed to apply wax and realised they have missed it out of the box! So got to wait another couple of days until it arrives before I can continue. But here's some pics of just washed and clayed.



Before Cleaning


After Cleaning + Clay

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Posted 29th Jun 2010 at 02:02
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sweet. but whats that infront of the pile? in the plastic case?

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Posted 29th Jun 2010 at 02:07
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Autoglym wheel brush. Didn't use it though, as the poorboy's wheel cleaner did the job without the need for brushing!

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Hockey clip Whistle

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Post #47
x69 rgg wrote:
sweet. but whats that infront of the pile? in the plastic case?


It's a big butt plug for those that are anal about their car detailing Whistle

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Posted 29th Jun 2010 at 02:41
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Hockey clip Whistle


Don't worry, I have 2 clips here waiting to be fitted. Along with crystal headlights. Big grin

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Try some of that plasti care from e-bay for the black bits, its the best iv ever used. Its about £10.

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Posted 29th Jun 2010 at 02:51
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I've got some poorboys trim restorer that I haven't used yet so will give that a go.

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