Polishing the car/bike.

BUSA · 8th April 2006, 12:27

Car anybody tell me where in Mumbai i can get a polishing machine. Would aprreciate if some one PM's me the phone number or a website

BUSA · 30th May 2006, 13:48

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Originally Posted by BUSA

Car anybody tell me where in Mumbai i can get a polishing machine. Would aprreciate if some one PM's me the phone number or a website

Some one please throw some light on the above as well as on the polishing clay where is it available.

vanee · 31st May 2006, 14:46

You may not require a machine for wax polish...
read this article... good luck

http://www.americredit.com/Customers...arn2WaxCar.htm

BUSA · 31st May 2006, 16:27

hey vanee thanx so much for that link butttt i find it toooo tiring to keep going in circular motions. A polishing machine would be a good idea any idea where i can find it. Last weeks 5th Gear has a very good demo of how to polish a car.

DRC · 31st May 2006, 17:20

I recently bought a poilishing machine.

Well it's actually a drilling machine with polishing atachement from Bosch.

Damage 4.5K. try in Bosch tools stores in your city

Ferrarimaniac · 31st May 2006, 17:23

I've been polishing my car(red MR2) twice a week for over a year now with Meguiar's and its looks as good as new though its 12 years old now and i havent seen any negative effects

till now. I have tried Turtle wax platinum also but its nowhere close to Meguiar's and you just have to dust the car with a dry cloth anytime to get a deep shine.

harishsegar · 31st May 2006, 18:48

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Originally Posted by Kaizer Sozay

There is this place in bombay
I havent tried them out as yet, but have heard that their work is good, the prices are listed on the site.

http://www.tpc3carcare.com

I have tried them out. The job is pretty decent. If you really dont want to stress yourself out waxing and shining the car, then go to these outlets. The fun of getting the shine on to the car by yourself is gr8.

1st June 2006, 01:19

i firmly believe unless u have a machine for waxing tht job should be left for the professionals to do.....
i tried once and got back with both my hands locked
bad experience

mithun · 1st June 2006, 06:24

Can I use the electric shoe polisher as a car polisher ?

Will it provide good results ?

WhiteKnight · 1st June 2006, 10:17

Guys,
Any recommendations on where in Bangalore I can do wax/polishing?
Thank you

jack7 · 27th September 2008, 12:27

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Originally Posted by GTO

There is this relatively unknown service in Bombay which goes by the name of "Master Polishes". They also perform an immaculate job on the car, entirely washing/polishing the interiors and exteriors of the car. Trust me, these guys can treat the car like nobodys business. I had just called them for my C Class, and they charged me 1450- for exterior treatment, interior treatment, leather seats polishing, tyre polishing et all.

Three guys come armed with "armorall" products and vacuum cleaners in all sizes. Their work is nothing short of perfection. E.g. This little guy was using cotton buds to clean my air con vents.

Needless to say, I tied them into a contract for all my cars

GTO

I wish we had such kind of services available in Bangalore. I'd love to do all those sweet things you've mentioned on my car too without the hassle of going anywhere.

sumeethaldankar · 30th April 2009, 20:02

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Originally Posted by gchandra

I had read that long time back. Actually new formula 1 waxes dont have a carnuba tree motif itself. It comes with a car kind of thing. Check out this Formula 1 - Carnauba Wax there is no tree itself .. so no question of sun rising !

I got a 230gm paste for 180/- is it original ? Behind the box, yes i can see some sort of flying flag (but its almost flat... ) wait i will post the images

Can someone tell if its fake or real, i know they are quite hazy images

but its from my mobile, cant hope anything better.

thanks

Hi guys,
I got a Formula 1wax tin can for 155 bucks from a accessories shop.The can is similar to the one in the images by gchandra and i wanted to know if it is a Fake or original.
I guess i am asking because i didn't find the car that shiny after applying the wax.
Thanks.

ritayan · 30th April 2009, 20:25

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Originally Posted by sumeethaldankar

Hi guys,
I got a Formula 1wax tin can for 155 bucks from a accessories shop.The can is similar to the one in the images by gchandra and i wanted to know if it is a Fake or original.
I guess i am asking because i didn't find the car that shiny after applying the wax.
Thanks.

I guess these are Fakes, the shop i get them from had them in stock but told me they were fakes. The real thing is in the Rs 300 range i guess.

Hashim · 1st May 2009, 11:12

I got this F1 polish for Rs150 and I didn't knew that time that its fake. Now I know why there was very little shine and when I applied this polish to my bike, red paint of bike was comming off, the cloth I used to buff turned slight red. So this polish is going to ruin the paint as well. Totally useless thing. I am going to use this polish on tyre now.

sumeethaldankar · 1st May 2009, 13:36

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Originally Posted by Hashim

I got this F1 polish for Rs150 and I didn't knew that time that its fake. Now I know why there was very little shine and when I applied this polish to my bike, red paint of bike was comming off, the cloth I used to buff turned slight red. So this polish is going to ruin the paint as well. Totally useless thing. I am going to use this polish on tyre now.

Hi hashim,
I applied the polish to the car it didnt shine the way it should however the surface did become a tad smoother.I have decided against using the wax on the paint body but it did do decent job on the alloys wheels i applied to.The surface of the alloys looks shiny and is smooth to touch.
I dont know why your paint started to come off though.

8th April 2006, 12:27	#31
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Car anybody tell me where in Mumbai i can get a polishing machine. Would aprreciate if some one PM's me the phone number or a website
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31st May 2006, 14:46	#33
vanee Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2 Thanked: 0 Times	Busa You may not require a machine for wax polish... read this article... good luck http://www.americredit.com/Customers...arn2WaxCar.htm
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31st May 2006, 16:27	#34
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	hey vanee thanx so much for that link butttt i find it toooo tiring to keep going in circular motions. A polishing machine would be a good idea any idea where i can find it. Last weeks 5th Gear has a very good demo of how to polish a car.
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31st May 2006, 17:20	#35
DRC BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cockpit Posts: 911 Thanked: 64 Times View My Garage	I recently bought a poilishing machine. Well it's actually a drilling machine with polishing atachement from Bosch. Damage 4.5K. try in Bosch tools stores in your city
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31st May 2006, 17:23	#36
Ferrarimaniac BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 80 Thanked: 10 Times	I've been polishing my car(red MR2) twice a week for over a year now with Meguiar's and its looks as good as new though its 12 years old now and i havent seen any negative effects till now. I have tried Turtle wax platinum also but its nowhere close to Meguiar's and you just have to dust the car with a dry cloth anytime to get a deep shine.
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1st June 2006, 01:19	#38
anupam9055 Posts: n/a	i firmly believe unless u have a machine for waxing tht job should be left for the professionals to do..... i tried once and got back with both my hands locked bad experience
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1st June 2006, 06:24	#39
mithun BANNED Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cochin Posts: 2,195 Thanked: 268 Times	Can I use the electric shoe polisher as a car polisher ? Will it provide good results ?
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1st June 2006, 10:17	#40
WhiteKnight BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 998 Thanked: 661 Times View My Garage	Guys, Any recommendations on where in Bangalore I can do wax/polishing? Thank you
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1st May 2009, 11:12	#44
Hashim BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Aligarh Posts: 449 Thanked: 49 Times View My Garage	I got this F1 polish for Rs150 and I didn't knew that time that its fake. Now I know why there was very little shine and when I applied this polish to my bike, red paint of bike was comming off, the cloth I used to buff turned slight red. So this polish is going to ruin the paint as well. Totally useless thing. I am going to use this polish on tyre now.
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