Is this polish any good? (1 Viewer)

[Jim]

Been down to the boat chandlers snd saw this very expensive polish on the left. €38 a tin!! anyone used it? is it any good?

 

[John.]

Jim.

Used Starbrite products on our Rib
worked a treat

 

[vwalan]

i use autosmart new image . look on ebay about 27 quid for 5litres .
been using it for about 35 years great stuff.

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[mike mcglynn]

Jim, I would have thought that with your military background you would have known you cant polish a marine

 

[cliffanger]

We always used it on our boats, never used it on the MH though.

 

[Tootles]

Supposed to be the best. However, you say 'chandlers', and you slap a third on normal prices.

A bit cheaper on FleaBay

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[old-mo]

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[DBK]

..very expensive polish on the left...

 

[WAG2CRU]

I have tried it on our boats previously but, in my opinion to be honest there are much better products.

On our current boat which is dark blue, I now use Meguires ultimate compound followed by Meguires 26 Hi tech yellow paste wax.
Lasts very well in the marine environment. I recently put a coat of 26 Hi tech on the grp bonnet of the Hymer it gives a fantastic shine. I am also a fan of Collonite which is very durable on cars but not so good on boats.

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[eddie]

Been down to the boat chandlers snd saw this very expensive polish on the left. €38 a tin!! anyone used it? is it any good?

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Yes and Yes lol

 

[Popeye]

I always used Starbright's products on my yacht and was pleased with the results; Black streak remover was brilliant. But of course if you think Motor-Home products get dearer than some, Marine products take the Pee for being extra dear.

Still if I was James Brown, a mere Bagatelle ............
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[Charlie]

Been down to the boat chandlers snd saw this very expensive polish on the left. €38 a tin!! anyone used it? is it any good?

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It could be absolutely brilliant ! It could be worth double the money !

Or it could be just another re branded re packaged polish with its "kings new clothes" price tag..

Buy me a bottle and I will test and review it ??

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[FJmike]

I have tried it and it's no better than Meguiars Oxidation remover which is much cheaper. But please remember it's a polish so will need a coat of wax as well otherwise your wasting your time and money

 

[Apache]

Anyone used Chrome products on their Moho ?
I use them to clean cars that I deliver from dealerships / distribution centres and find them very good , especially “Pink “ , it’s supposed to be for interiors and tyre dressing but it’s a good quick on and off polish for removing “trailer dirt “ which has accumulated on the way there .
Any thoughts ?

 

[Popeye]

Anyone used Chrome products on their Moho ?

This thread is almost five years old, having said that I'm sure you'll get some opinions!

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[Apache]

You saw it ?

 

[Paulypaul]

Being in the marine industry so to speak, and having owned boats, yes, the starbrite stuff is good, but very over priced. It's not a polish that you would use then be amazed about the results though.
Personally I would use a good quality polish but not an over hyped/over priced one, then finish off with 2 - 3 coats of "mould release wax". Boat builders use it to literally release the boats from the mould.
We restored a 1975 Broom 30 with original gel coat a few years back, and whilst in the workshop the guys told me about the mould release wax. I have to say, once it was done the grp was so easy to clean and remained shiny and the water just needed on it. I used to do the same regime every year and the hull looked brand new and easy to clean with cold water and mild wash (screwfix 5 lts no nonsense)
I'm going to do our van exactly how I used to do the boat, although I'll miss out the first process of descaling it with acid (which is actually blue toilet duck)
I think it's down to personal choice though. I like Maguires products so I may try their marine stuff.

 

[CazPaul]

Been down to the boat chandlers snd saw this very expensive polish on the left. €38 a tin!! anyone used it? is it any good?

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Yes, quality stuff, I use it all the time now instead of colonite 476

I use the middle one in your photo with ptfe

Much cheaper online when an offer is on

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[Jim]

I use the middle one in your photo with ptfe

I would, but I walked out of that shop in 2015

 

[CazPaul]

I would, but I walked out of that shop in 2015

Yes I've just seen the date as well

 

[CazPaul]

Being in the marine industry so to speak, and having owned boats, yes, the starbrite stuff is good, but very over priced. It's not a polish that you would use then be amazed about the results though.
Personally I would use a good quality polish but not an over hyped/over priced one, then finish off with 2 - 3 coats of "mould release wax". Boat builders use it to literally release the boats from the mould.
We restored a 1975 Broom 30 with original gel coat a few years back, and whilst in the workshop the guys told me about the mould release wax. I have to say, once it was done the grp was so easy to clean and remained shiny and the water just needed on it. I used to do the same regime every year and the hull looked brand new and easy to clean with cold water and mild wash (screwfix 5 lts no nonsense)
I'm going to do our van exactly how I used to do the boat, although I'll miss out the first process of descaling it with acid (which is actually blue toilet duck)
I think it's down to personal choice though. I like Maguires products so I may try their marine stuff.

Mould release wax, never heard of that one, any links or recommendations?

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[CazPaul]

I would, but I walked out of that shop in 2015

I was hoping that Charlie would have done his review, seen as though he seems really knowledgeable on polish

 

[Allanm]

I used the one on the right. It was the only polish that kept the black roof panels on our Autosleeper looking shiny.

 

[Paulypaul]

Mould release wax, never heard of that one, any links or recommendations?

Most fibreglass suppliers will sell it, I buy mine from a place in Norwich called Martin's Plastics, just to give you an idea of the type of factor you'll get it from

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[funflair]

Mould release wax, never heard of that one, any links or recommendations?

Hi Paul it's what fibreglass laminators use to make the part release from the mould,

The green is the Gelcoat of the mould and this has a few coats of wax, the yellow is the gelcoat that has been painted on top of the release wax., when the gel has tacked off the resin and fibreglass is laid on top on the gelcoat.

When it has all cured you flex the mould or get a scraper under a corner on the flange and you hope for a satisfying crack as the part releases from the mould, this doesn't alway happen and a "stick" can totally ruin tooling that has taken weeks to produce ? the part you see above had to be produced as a solid "Buck or Plug" and as you can imagine this is a tremendous amount of work, once the Plug is finished polished and waxed the mould is taken from it and this might have to be in several pieces with flanges to get a release from something with a lot of detail and negative draw.

This is a mould that "stuck" and the solid master "plug" had to be be chipped and torn away, luckily the mould was for an internal frame where cosmetics didn't matter and we could still use it

Now when you see a 7 series CAT articulated dump truck being delivered down the A1you know who did all the prototyping for all the bodywork.

Oh and to answer your question, personally I would stick to waxes designed for automotive finish.

Martin

 

[WESTY66]

Hi Paul it's what fibreglass laminators use to make the part release from the mould,

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The green is the Gelcoat of the mould and this has a few coats of wax, the yellow is the gelcoat that has been painted on top of the release wax., when the gel has tacked off the resin and fibreglass is laid on top on the gelcoat.

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When it has all cured you flex the mould or get a scraper under a corner on the flange and you hope for a satisfying crack as the part releases from the mould, this doesn't alway happen and a "stick" can totally ruin tooling that has taken weeks to produce ? the part you see above had to be produced as a solid "Buck or Plug" and as you can imagine this is a tremendous amount of work, once the Plug is finished polished and waxed the mould is taken from it and this might have to be in several pieces with flanges to get a release from something with a lot of detail and negative draw.

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This is a mould that "stuck" and the solid master "plug" had to be be chipped and torn away, luckily the mould was for an internal frame where cosmetics didn't matter and we could still use it

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Now when you see a 7 series CAT articulated dump truck being delivered down the A1you know who did all the prototyping for all the bodywork.

Oh and to answer your question, personally I would stick to waxes designed for automotive finish.

Martin

Really Martin, was that you?? Every time I jump on one (we hire them in from time to time when the CAT 772G is broken down?)I’ll think of you (in your new morelo) whilst I’m bouncing up and down in one!! ????
Ps you’re not responsible for that pig ugly 772 are you????

 

[funflair]

Really Martin, was that you?? Every time I jump on one (we hire them in from time to time when the CAT 772G is broken down?)I’ll think of you (in your new morelo) whilst I’m bouncing up and down in one!! ????
Ps you’re not responsible for that pig ugly 772 are you????

Just the good looking one that they developed and build at Peterlee,

We prototyped all the plastic bits on the tractor unit except the cab so the hood, wheel arches, side pods and then the cooling package behind the cab.

It was an interesting job as we had not done anything on that scale before and we had to work out some novel ways of getting from their CAD models to the real thing.

Quite interesting going from this to a finished component.

Martin

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[Wagoneer]

I realise this is an old thread, but.....a few years ago Charlie recommended this as a suitable polish for general MH use:

I've used it (manually applied) and the results seem very good. Followed by a wax coat of Collinite 476S.

 

[CazPaul]

I realise this is an old thread, but.....a few years ago Charlie recommended this as a suitable polish for general MH use:
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I've used it (manually applied) and the results seem very good. Followed by a wax coat of Collinite 476S.

Is it OK on the fibreglass sections too?

 

[Wagoneer]

Yes, ok on my fibreglass bonnet and pod over cab. The 3800 is a fairly low-cut polish. They also do it in a variety of grades.

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