Not impressed so far

[MrMurray20]

I bought some Simoniz back to black spray which I've heard good reviews about so I went out then and spent a good 15mins coating it up and there has not been much of a change IMO

Am I doing something wrong?

 

[BenGarner93]

I'd recommend going to get the cheap carplan black trim wax, only £3.49 in b n q when I bought it n it gives instant results.

 

[homeward]

I bought some Simoniz back to black spray which I've heard good reviews about so I went out then and spent a good 15mins coating it up and there has not been much of a change IMO

Am I doing something wrong?

No: compared to the Autoglym bumper and trim gel, it's pretty useless, I'm afraid (and I say that, having tried about every product on the market... -- including WD40...)!

This is how good the Autoglym stuff is...!

 

[MrMurray20]

I'm trying to get the bit of trim on my gp above the bonnet below the wind screen as it's very sun bleached it's worked a little bit but no where near how I want it I've let it soak in and I'm going to do some later on.

That stuff looks like it's works brilliantly mate. Is it a smooth finish? The bit I'm doing is like a matt roughly kinda finish

 

[MrMurray20]

I'd recommend going to get the cheap carplan black trim wax, only £3.49 in b n q when I bought it n it gives instant results.

Saw that the Halfords website for a fiver so I might do there 3 for 2 offer and pick some more stuff up lol

 

[PuntoHowTo]

The Autoglym stuff is very good indeed I still have a couple of bottles of the body shop version should last me many many years to come..

Good work homeward that's one very shiny panda

 

[homeward]

I'm trying to get the bit of trim on my gp above the bonnet below the wind screen as it's very sun bleached it's worked a little bit but no where near how I want it I've let it soak in and I'm going to do some later on.

That stuff looks like it's works brilliantly mate. Is it a smooth finish? The bit I'm doing is like a matt roughly kinda finish

I've done the scuttle on my Punto, too: as it works on both smooth and rough surfaces (applied with either a roughish microfibre cloth or a sponge...). Gives everything a slightly reflective -- silky, not gloss -- finish.

Not the best photo, I'm afraid....

 

[Sweex]

The autoglym is good but i can recommend autofinesse revive, its also very, very good. Ive got it on my scuttle panel on my grande punto and its lasting well.
I had problems with the autoglym running when it rained and havent experienced it with the autofinesse.

 

[homeward]

The autoglym is good but i can recommend autofinesse revive, its also very, very good. Ive got it on my scuttle panel on my grande punto and its lasting well.
I had problems with the autoglym running when it rained and havent experienced it with the autofinesse.

Haven't had rain problems; but you're the second person in a short time to mention the Auto Finesse stuff. Might give it a go, when the Autoglym finally runs out...!

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

I bought some Simoniz back to black spray which I've heard good reviews about so I went out then and spent a good 15mins coating it up and there has not been much of a change IMO

Am I doing something wrong?

Can comment on the spray but I swear by the Simoniz B2B Gel. Works a treat on the classic pandas

 

[Peter Pick-Up]

I'm trying to get the bit of trim on my gp above the bonnet below the wind screen as it's very sun bleached it's worked a little bit but no where near how I want it I've let it soak in and I'm going to do some later on.

That stuff looks like it's works brilliantly mate. Is it a smooth finish? The bit I'm doing is like a matt roughly kinda finish

No spray will work on that!
This is the sort of product you'll need:

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_160886_langId_-1_categoryId_255233

 

[Peter Pick-Up]

There used to be a product from Turtle Wax, called: "Black Chrome" , it worked perfect, but seems no longer available, so I suggest to use the Carplan substitute in the link above.

 

[MrMurray20]

Bought the carplan stuff. Put a quick coat on before going out (pub meal yummmm) seemed good I'll do it again in the morning

I only went in for that and ended up spending about 30 pounds!?

 

[Peter Pick-Up]

You must be living nextdoor to Halfords...

 

[MrMurray20]

About 5 mins down the road

 

[MrMurray20]

Before and after using car plan bumper jel on my girlfriends mummy's soft top mini results are crazy from just one coat.

 

[BenGarner93]

Bargain that carplan stuff isn't it!

 

[staffordmike]

Were you being kind to your girlfriend's mum or using her car as a test mule? I've had good results with ACF50 on the indicators of a 1978 Honda motorbike which had faded practically white. It's good stuff but pricey, it was designed to protect aircraft from corrosion but has a multitude of uses!

 

[Rosso145]

No: compared to the Autoglym bumper and trim gel, it's pretty useless, I'm afraid (and I say that, having tried about every product on the market... -- including WD40...)!

This is how good the Autoglym stuff is...!

By and large, trim gels only offer a greasy temporary coating when runs into paintwork leaving horrible smears - Chemical Guys and Valet Pro offer the best gels. Dodo Juice and Zaino both offer water based dressings which dry to hard coating and don't smear - they're also temporary.

Ultimately, you get what you pay for.

If you want a premanent trim coating - look at G Techique's website.

 

[MrMurray20]

Were you being kind to your girlfriend's mum or using her car as a test mule? I've had good results with ACF50 on the indicators of a 1978 Honda motorbike which had faded practically white. It's good stuff but pricey, it was designed to protect aircraft from corrosion but has a multitude of uses!

It was a bit of both if I'm honest and partly because it hurt my eyes to look at them they were so ooooo faded haha

Sam