Cleaning regime

[RAYK47]

yes very true. Thats a long time to spend cleaning, i just dont get that much spare time. Football (watching and coaching) or grandchild uses a lot of my weekends.

[Silverstar]

a] nice glossy shine

I wish I'd not had my E89 treated with Autoglym polish, because driving due West at sunset, especially in winter, is terrible.
The reflections from the bonnet are blinding.

Don't you find this?

Nope! No problems with reflections and I am in a country where it’s sunny 320 days a year!

[coldel]

The fillers will drop out the AG stuff in no time so I wouldn't worry about it

[Busterboo]

I wish I'd not had my E89 treated with Autoglym polish, because driving due West at sunset, especially in winter, is terrible.
The reflections from the bonnet are blinding.
Don't you find this?

Nope! No problems with reflections and I am in a country where it’s sunny 320 days a year!

This is quite a problem for me sometimes. So, for example, I know that this coming Friday afternoon I'll be driving 30 miles due west on countryside A & B roads. If it's not cloudy or raining, the setting sun will be straight in my face and the glare off the bonnet will be bad enough to be a hazard.

My E89 is Melbourne Red, on 18" wheels and I'm 5' 10" (so not peeking over the steering wheel nor banging my head on the roof and am looking through more or less the vertical centre of the windscreen). The only polish on the bonnet is from the original factory lacquer and the aforementioned Autoglym, applied a couple of years ago.

Does nobody else suffer from glare like this?

[coldel]

Autoglym applied 2 years ago will be long gone, the effects of it were probably gone within a few weeks so its not the problem at all.
I honestly have never heard of this, are you sure the glare you are seeing is purely off the bonnet? If the sun is in your face how can you tell the difference? And A and B roads arent generally straight roads you will be pointing in all different directions, just a few degrees change in direction and the sun glare will go away.

[Busterboo]

Autoglym applied 2 years ago will be long gone, the effects of it were probably gone within a few weeks so its not the problem at all.

I didn't know that. Thank you.

I honestly have never heard of this

Perhaps it didn't happen.

are you sure the glare you are seeing is purely off the bonnet? If the sun is in your face how can you tell the difference?

A good point. I'm not sure.

And A and B roads arent generally straight roads you will be pointing in all different directions, just a few degrees change in direction and the sun glare will go away.

How many degrees do you suggest, please?

[coldel]

Yes polishes etc. just polish, wax/lsp seals but these products are not permanent and if it was a polish the effects would have been gone in no time at all. I really don't know what to offer up about your glare problem. Sunglasses?!

[coldel]

Gave the car a good clean today. So impressed with Mothers Ceramic Shampoo, its a little bit of an initial outlay but its really good stuff. I also tried Gyeon WetCoat for the first time today, and have to say I am mightily impressed. You literally wash the car, rinse, then spray on and rinse off, the easiest LSP you will ever work with.

Anyway a final (noise interrupted!) walk around
https://youtu.be/HauHIpBH2mY

Comparison of WetCoat on panels, appreciate the rear panel isnt the same shape as the door but the difference is pretty clear
https://youtube.com/shorts/hDVNnUcmNOw?feature=share

And the bonnet run off
https://youtube.com/shorts/HlJZQ1iEscM?feature=share

[TOMGREEN413]

It took me years to figure out that a polish and a wax are completely different animals.......now l always protect my Polish with a good quality wax.
Never use any turtle wax products as they are pants imop

[coldel]

Might just do a complete brain dump at some point on here, just everything Ive tried. Not saying I am a guru but I have spent a lot of money on stuff and if any of it can help people then thats all good!

[coldel]

It took me years to figure out that a polish and a wax are completely different animals.......now l always protect my Polish with a good quality wax.
Never use any turtle wax products as they are pants imop

Some of their more recent stuff is much improved. But the good products generally aren't found in Halfords (Autoglym is a bit average with the occasional decent product too)