.. I have Poorboys EXP and Chemical guys wax which I use after a good wash with Poorboys extra lather shampoo.

What else should i use to give the silver a good clean finish, I like the look of the WET finish.

Thanks

S!

 

product that seems to get best recommendation for silver here is jeffs werskatt acrylic jet trigger i think you need to use the prime stuff first aswell.
will be ordering some after i get back from my wedding

 

I have a white car and use the JEFFs Prime and Trigger really easy to use and gives a brilliant finish,really glossy.Got it from Polished Bliss who recommend it for light coloured car.

 

im sure i read somewhere that when removing it its best to use a little spray of quick detailer to remove it easier

 

Yes have read that if you use them in sunlight they are a pain to get off but have had no problem using them in the garage.The trigger has got to be wiped off straight away before it dries,doing a panel at a time.Its just trial and error but was really impressed and the service from Polished Bliss was excellent.

 

On silver I would avoid waxes, as they tend to give a glow rather than a wet look. Here's proof on my Leon. In these two pics it was wearing a high quality carnauba wax over a basecoat of acrylic sealant - note the glow, but lack of wetness and sharp reflections...





In the following pics it is wearing many layers of pure acrylic sealant - note the increased wetness and sharper reflections...





So, if you want more of the second look, you need to finish with a sealant. The downside is this means no more using the CG wax though, as you should not layer sealants over waxes. Being brutally honest, if you want the above sealant look you'd be better off selling on your existing products and getting the Jeffs Werkstatt acrylic range - Prime Acrylic applied every six months, then Acrylic Jett Trigger applied every 2-4 weeks, and Acrylic Glos to help when drying off and to help loosen the Prime residue. Hope that helps.

 

That is a perfect example of the difference between wax and sealant, exactly what I found last weekend after using the Jeffs on my BMW.

 

Swissol or whatever its called now works just fine for me on a silver car

 

Polished Bliss,

firstly, I have the Prime & the Acrylic Jett, but are you now saying that the JEFFS Werkstatt Carnauba Glos will help get the Prime residue off easier...? Will the Jett be OK when used over/after the Glos...?

Secondly, just after starting to remove the Jett this afternoon, after leaving it to dry, there was a very light shower which covered the car with a fine mist before I could get it in the garage. Nothing serious I thought so I continued buffing off the Jett (with microfibre of course), and it actually came off a hell of a lot easier !! Does this mean though that the Jett didn't add any protection and I need to do it again, or do you think it was still OK...?

Great products and service by the way.

Rich

 

Should be fine Rich - the Jett should have bonded well enough, the water will just have made the residue easier to shift - a good guide to the protection level will be the beading, which should be quite tall after a fresh coat of the Jett. I recommend using Acrylic Glos (not the Carnauba Glos) to help shift both the Prime Acrylic and Acrylic Jett residues if you find them awkward to buff (you don't want to be mixing and matching the two ranges) - that said, any decent quick detailing spray will also do the job, just don't pick one that adds carnauba. Hope that makes sense!

 

cheers.

Another order on it's way then

Am I OK using the standard version of Prime, not the acrylic, or have I ordered the wrong thing...?

Rich

 

Not a problem at all, the Acrylic version just contains an extra 20% sealant, so just add another coat of the Trigger for the same effect. Next time you need some you'll only be offered the Acrylic version though, as we will shortly be phasing the standard version out (on reflection no reason to have both in the store, so the extra sealant option makes sense, as does the labelling - better to have an obvious acrylic line, an obvious carnauba line and a special product in Prime Strong for wheels, metal sealing and glass polishing).

 

Another order on it's way then...

Rich

 

Much appreciated.

 

delivered safe & sound and in perfect condition as usual.

Rich