sbk1972

Hi all,

Considering buying a mop to clean up the paint work on my mum's car, and my g/f's !

Not sure where I buy one ? halfords ?? whats a good make ??

Also, how does one mop ?? lots of compound way + water ?

What sort of compound wax do I use ?? Ive read hand glaze ?? whats that ??

Any help / tips / points would be great chaps :-)

SBK

scunnered

iTrader: (1)

You'll find all the info you need on the detailing world website Detailing World - A world for detailers by detailers.

RichardS2005

Cleaned a few cars in my time but never used a mop before..... ?

Usually use a terry cloth - is this some new technique or product?

DCI Gene Hunt

Look in SN's Car Care section.... VERY GOOD https://www.scoobynet.com/car-care-380/

David_Dickson

by mopping, I assume you mean an electric polisher. If so, the ones I have seen in Halfrods, Argos etc are rubbish. A decent electric polisher looks like a large angle grinder and usually costs £80+

Farecla is a company that make a lot of compounds for bodyshop use and there are various grades to use depending on how abrasiveyou want to be.

Be carefull though. Yes, you can get a great finish, but its alsoeasy if you dont know what you are doing to leave serious swirl marks in the paint or even rub right through to the undercoat in a few seconds on the edges of panels and swage lines.

RichardS2005

Ah one of those buffing/polishing things - I had visions of someone using a floor mop on their car....

Mo.k

iTrader: (5)

if your going to use a floor mop then you might as well use a garage drive through car wash