I'd appreciate any advise on car care products for my 1994 LS 400. The car will be outdoors and although these cars don't rot, I wondered if anyone had any good experiences with polishes, weathershield systems, waxing and covers. Thanks

I would recommend either Autoglym or Meguairs.

Where do you get meguiers from Johnny? Halfords don't sell it:(

[color=Green]You can't go wrong with Autoglym[/color]

Found it a local independant store in Wigston Leics. I think they might be part of Motorworld, Graham Goode in Leicester sell it also. You can be on-line direct from Meguairs web site.

yep Autoglym has to be tops... but Mer isn't bad either...

[font="Comic Sans MS"]ZAINO[/font]

I HIGHLY recommend Zaino products. Go to www.zainobros.com and check out their web page. The process seems confusing, but it really isn't, and the results are better than ANY wax I have ever used. I have been taking car of my cars for over 45 years and have used many, many products. Zaino is head and shoulders above the rest. I am not a Zaino salesman, shareholder or have any interest in the product, except that I use it faithfully. The results are really amazing. Just follow the directions to a T and you too will be happy. Good luck.

Phil

I have tried a number of products and they have all given reasonable results but I always use Mer now. Unlike most other polishes, Mer can be applied when the car is wet. This means that, unlike other products where most of the polish sinks into your rag before getting on to the paintwork, you can damp the rag first. This saves a lot of polish.

This may seem like a skinflint approach but I save an awful lot of polish this way. I also suggest that you buy your car care products at car shows (I recommend the Bromley and Enfield Pageants). They are usually 25-40% cheaper than retail and you can haggle if you are buying in bulk.

Zymol is the best product by far.

Latest polish brand i have put in the bin latley was

Turtle wax
Auto Glym

zymöl products offer a complete Automotive Enhancement system to keep your car in showroom condition. The zymöl Hand-Crafted system contains natural washing, cleaning and feeding products. zymöl uses nutritive oils to replace the oils originally found in your car's finish without the use of harsh chemicals or abrasives. zymöl Hand-Crafted waxes have a Carnauba content of 33 to 61% by volume; five to ten times the Industry Standard.

This stuff takes away swirl marks and leaves no horrid white residue!.. A compliment to any Lexus

I am not a salesman either... just use the product and I am dead happy with it

If you use Mer watch the edges of the car where the paint tends to be a little thinner. a friend of mine had a beautiful cossie. but where he had used Mer all the time the base paint started to show through. on the corners of the car :(

Zymol is the best product by far.

Yes I would go along with this:)

Autoglym's gone in the bin, its all hype.

The finish of Zymol is stuning, just stuning.

If you are going to JAE please only approach Steve's and my car with sunshades on as other wise you risk damage to your eyes. :o

They are so shiny:lol::lol:

[quote][i]Originally posted by lexussport[/i]
Zymol is the best product by far.

Yes I would go along with this:)

Autoglym's gone in the bin, its all hype.

The finish of Zymol is stuning, just stuning.

If you are going to JAE please only approach Steve's and my car with sunshades on as other wise you risk damage to your eyes. :o

They are so shiny:lol::lol:[/quote]

And mine its shiny too :cool::cool::cool:

I'm bringing my Lexus shaped mobile mirror to JAE, those of you who are camping are welcome to use it when shaving .
I'm sure there will be plenty of stores selling polish over the weekend, we'll have to put then to the test.

If you want to try out some of the polishes your welcome to use my car.:smilegrin:

Been using Rain-X wax for a couple of years now with great results. Not sure if you can buy it here though- I brought it back from the States last time I was there. Check it out at www.rainx.com

[quote][i]Originally posted by lexussport[/i]
Zymol is the best product by far.[/quote]

So where do I buy Zymol from? I went in Halfords at lunchtime and they didn't have any.

[color=Blue]I couldn't find it in Halfords either !.But I did find some good tyre cleaner
Turtle Wax Professional Tyre Gel
easy to apply and is water resistant[/color]

[quote][i]Originally posted by ricky_is200[/i]


So where do I buy Zymol from? I went in Halfords at lunchtime and they didn't have any.[/quote]

Mine didn't have any either.

try thier website

[url="http://www.zymol.co.uk"]http://www.zymol.co.uk[/url]

How you you pronounce zymol :?:

[quote][i]Originally posted by Chris Shipley[/i]
[color=Blue]I couldn't find it in Halfords either !.But I did find some good tyre cleaner
Turtle Wax Professional Tyre Gel
easy to apply and is water resistant[/color]

Halfords in Leicester do Zymol.... the one you went to may have been out of stock due to its popularity.

The tyre gel you have Chris - bright green bottle? I have been using this for a few months now after I saw a professional valeter using it - great stuff... good shine and lasts for ages... :yes:

How much is Zymol Zee? The website looks expensive, 89.99 for the starter kit.

The Halfords I went in at lunchtime is pretty small, the one near my home is much bigger so I'll try there later.

if it aint bird poopey, stone chips and fly guts we now have a asteroid to contend with.. what else is gonna ruin the shine?

Got mine from Halfords, I think it was around £12.00 worth every penny:cool::cool:

[quote][i]Originally posted by ricky_is200[/i]
How much is Zymol Zee? The website looks expensive, 89.99 for the starter kit.

The Halfords I went in at lunchtime is pretty small, the one near my home is much bigger so I'll try there later.[/quote]

The starter kit contains the proper stuff though - not the quick liquid stuff which is 'okay' that you get from Halfords.... the proper stuff is what I have used on my ickle CRX - check it out at JAE - not bad for an 8 year old car!!!!

Oh - get the Jappon starter kit - superb!

the meet will smell like coconuts!

Well the quick liquid stuff sounds fine to me, quick, easy, and good results(according to Dave and Steve) and at a fraction of the price! Think I'll go for that one and save the £78!

The instructions tell you to rub the polish/wax on and then polish it off. Then spray the car with a mist of water and polish again.

This second polish is hard work as the water makes it smeer, although after this the finish is brilliant.

I've managed to get my hands on some 3M trade stuff, trying it out tonight hope the results are up to the stories I've heard.

[quote name='John Rae' date='Jul 24 2002, 11:28 AM']Been using Rain-X wax for a couple of years now with great results. Not sure if you can buy it here though- I brought it back from the States last time I was there. Check it out at www.rainx.com[/quote]
I thought Rain-x had gone by the board. I first saw it in about 1978 when they were marketing a water repellant for windscreens. On a mate citreon cx the aerodynamics were such he hardly ever had to use his wipers!