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I replied to your other post, but this kit will do you. Throw in some Scholl S30+, a pad brush, a decent backing plate and some tape and you're pretty much good to go. Keep the Navy pad away from a Z, it's too heavy a cut for soft Japanese butter-based paint!! I also highly recommend some (probably a couple of each) spot pads (and backing plate) for the curvier/smaller sections. Good technique - Detailing World has a mountain of good information, but some key points to remember: Keep the pad flat on the surface. Work the polish fully. Keep the machine moving (less important with a dual action polisher like the DAS). Apply some pressure, but if the machine is bogging down it's too much pressure. A 2kilo machine is heavier than you'd ever imagine on vertical panels! You can't really go too wrong with a DA polisher unless you're massively hamfisted so don't overthink it too much, so long as you're reasonably sensible you'll be fine. Unfortunately Polished Bliss' blog is no more as there was a fantastic guide on there (along with absolute gems like this) but I'm sure someone else will be along to provide tutorial links shortly.

Ahem. Anyway... DAS6 is a good starter machine at a reasonable price. For Z paint, Scholl S20 & S30 but make sure you get some decent pads too (Lake Country Hydro Tech Tangerine & Crimson) and a decent backing plate (Flexipads). Consider spot pads and backing plate as well, the Z has lots of curves and smaller areas that are easier with smaller pads. And don't forget the spurring/condition brush for foam pads too.

Which isn't short of re-clearcoating.

It’s very much not been a “uniquely” British thing at all (even overlooking that the French are now starting to do it). It’s been rife in Australia, US and across Europe too. Unfortunately, morons are everywhere!

I don’t mean to criticise, but that’s a lot of splatter! I’d suggest trying less polish and try to keep the pad flat to the surface. Good results though. In terms of protection, nothing short of re-clear coating them lasts more than year. If you’re happy to redo them every year, any (decent) SiO2 coating will work. Avoid the eBay specials... Both Gtechniq C1 and Gyeon Mohs work well, as does Gyeon CanCoat but with a bit less durability. On headlights, they’re all easy enough to use because of the small area.

If you do use any waterless wash (and ONR is probably the most highly regarded in that area), make sure you have a f**ktonne of microfibre cloths. There are plenty of other things to consider with each product as well, so make sure you're well versed on your product of choice - they can be reasonably safe, but I'd personally prefer to have a dirty car than risk using any waterless wash on a regular basis, personally. Another option is a longer hose for your K4 from Direct Hoses (and consider a hose reel to store it). Unlike garden hoses, they don't kink, and if it's on a reel it's really not difficult to drag about as needed. Although it does depend on house of course.

I think the question should be how big is your house that you wanted to give up half way through moving a hosepipe around it?!

It's not just supermarkets either, the amount of information certain marketing companies have on people at every level (individual, household, work, family, wider family, friends, random strangers you might bump into on the street... well, maybe not that last one for a while now) is truly astonishing. @Payco not only can they tell how much Guiness you drink, but they'll pretty accurately predict when you're going to reach for the next one, when you're going to increase/decrease consumption and about a thousand other metrics that you'd never even think of.

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He has told shops selling non-essential goods to shut though. I very much expect there will be debate on what "non-essential" is.

The only reason this was ever inevitable was because of the sheer number of morons in the country... I mean it was no more than just a few hours ago that certain businesses were still proudly announcing they're open for business as usual; forcing employees to choose whether or not to defying their employer. I now await a whole host of ridicoulous arguments about what constitutes "essential goods".

I’m alright, I’ve been panic buying waxes for the last two decades.

A 15 year old order from a foreign country? I think we’re okay on that one...

Shame the paragraph above completely undermines all credibility there.....

Upgrade to a decent tar & glue remover... It is not an easy job though, it's almost as if they don't want those weights to come off or something!

And because they live on hearty diet of vodka and vodka...

That's not evenly remotely true. They have 14 days to ISSUE the NIP. There's absolutely no requirement for you to ever receive it, let alone a limited timeframe.

Because people upload them to, seek them out on, and post links from Youtube...

Completely legit. In other news, I have 7,300 tons of scrap iron for sale. Yours for a mere £500,000. Collection only from Paris, payment up front... Have a look on their website and see how difficult it is to find any information at all about the product. If that doesn't give you an indication, have a look to see how many known and respected car care brands advertise the use of "vegetable based oil" as the sole identified chemical in any of their nano products. See if you can an MSDS to find out what's actually in it. Best case, it'll be no better than the headlight wipes that you can get (and that don't work). Worst, you're applying unknown substances to your paint. Unknown substances that actually advertises that it dissolves paint... or whatever "actively polishes, dissolves and reorganizes damanged painting surfaces together" means.

I didn't realise you worked in the customer services department at Tesco!

There's no part of that advert that demonstrates good parenting, from the outset. But then... it's an advert. For Amazon's world domination. So meh.

A decent tar and glue remover; douse some cotton wool pad or the like and place over the tape for a few minutes - the longer you leave it the better, but don’t let it dry out. It should then lift off reasonably easily. Depending on how stubborn it is, you may have to repeat. Then wash, polish and protect.

Me! Me! Me! Me! Meeeee!!! It’s a shame for sure; whilst CYC is a pretty good retailer, PB’s approach of only selling what they themselves use was somewhat refreshing. You always knew if PB sold it, that it worked and the instructions on their site weren’t just regurgitated from the marketing blurb. Having said that, it was never quite the same after Clarke stepped away and Rich scaled back on his detailing. Still, quite exciting news about Gyeon UK though...

For anyone interested but not signed up to the newsblast, this happened.