what polish for candy white?

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Matt_c
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what polish for candy white?

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so this is my first white car most of my previous car have been dark colours so all the polishes i have are no good so what do people reccomend for white paint work?
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Re: what polish for candy white?

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Why would your polishes be no good?
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KarmaSumatra wrote:Why would your polishes be no good?
Also confused by this :shake:
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Re: what polish for candy white?

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scottwilliams97 wrote:
KarmaSumatra wrote:Why would your polishes be no good?
Also confused by this :shake:
because they are specifically for darker colour cars the dodo juice purple haze that I have is for dark colours not white, I didn't know if there was a polish specifically for white paint work
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Re: what polish for candy white?

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Ahh.. you mean waxes. (Purple Haze is a wax, not a polish).

I'm sceptical about needing different waxes for different paint colours, so I would suggest buying a decent general purpose wax. You will find lots of suggestions on the Detailing World forum.
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Bit petty. You are looking for what protection to use ie wax. A lot of owners mistake polish and wax.
I`ve used Swissvax for the candy as I used the wrong stuff when I bought the car and it turned cream lol

Most popular wax are as follows -

Poorboys White Diamond – a liquid glaze to be used pre-wax

Dodo Juice Diamond White – carnauba based hard paste wax

Dodo Juice Light Fantastic – carnauba based soft paste wax

Pinnacle Signature II – a great quality hybrid wax

Collinite 476s – paste wax that combines great shine & longevity

Dodo Juice Supernatural Hybrid – as it says on the tin – longer lasting than its Supernatural sibling

Dodo Juice Supernatural – a good quality carnauba based wax

Meguiars Ultimate Wax – a pure synthetic paste wax relatively new in the market but getting a good following
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a4gee wrote:Bit petty. You are looking for what protection to use ie wax. A lot of owners mistake polish and wax.
I`ve used Swissvax for the candy as I used the wrong stuff when I bought the car and it turned cream lol

Most popular wax are as follows -

Poorboys White Diamond – a liquid glaze to be used pre-wax

Dodo Juice Diamond White – carnauba based hard paste wax

Dodo Juice Light Fantastic – carnauba based soft paste wax

Pinnacle Signature II – a great quality hybrid wax

Collinite 476s – paste wax that combines great shine & longevity

Dodo Juice Supernatural Hybrid – as it says on the tin – longer lasting than its Supernatural sibling

Dodo Juice Supernatural – a good quality carnauba based wax

Meguiars Ultimate Wax – a pure synthetic paste wax relatively new in the market but getting a good following
yeah i was worried about discolouration thats why i wanted some advice, thanks for the list :yes: I've got some autoglym HD wax will that be ok?
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Re: what polish for candy white?

Post by a4gee »

I think that will change the cars colour to cream. I`d try it on a panel and see what happens. You won`t see it change straight away as wax cures.
Don`t worry if it turns colour as it`ll wear off.
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Re: what polish for candy white?

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sorry for the old thread bump (trying to get my posts up a little)

Colour of car shouldnt matter - it all goes on a clear coat anyway :)
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