I'm fairly new to the detailing aspect of car ownership - normally a bit of fairy liquid & an old sponge to wash the van! - but since I got the R I thought I'd invest a bit of time & effort into keeping the old girl looking good. I bought a rotary polisher for about £100 on amazon [will try & find the link later] came with a massive bag of waffle pads/ sponges/buffing pads etc.. bought myself the Megs' ultimate compound & the 1-2-3 crystal care pack and had a good old crack at bringing the paintwork back - like you mentioned I used WAY TOO MUCH polish, which is a royal PITA to get off the rubber door seals & other nooks & crannies. I went for the megs as I assumed being a mainstream product it would be more forgiving on the novice, which combined with my lack of experience with a rotary polisher proved to be a blessing. I expect you'd get a better result with some of the harsher compounds & more expensive polishes/waxes but the megs stuff gave the car a really deep wet look & corrected the worst of the paint blemishes.
Will probably move on to some of the more Gucci gear once my confidence grows but for a novice with a heavy hand I found the megs stuff gave good results & was less than £50 for the lot.
Just started using snow foam, lance arrived last week - not convinced its all that special really, ended up having to sponge the car to get it really clean, but it does make the kids laugh when applying!! I could only get hold of the demonshine stuff from carplan which I suspect is half the problem so will give it another go with a better brand before I give up on it completely
Good luck with it all, Cheers, Morgan
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