Had a small scuff at the bottom left of my rear bumper.  It was the white ’scraped’ look.  Sadly, the scrap marks were deep so the SSR2.5 Poorboy polish didn’t work (sometimes this takes out scuffs).

So, first of all..clean the ‘wound’.  Then give it a quick polish with SSR2.5 polish anyway, just to remove small scuffs.

Now get some touch up paint - you can order the exact colour for your car on ebay.

Try to get it in the scuffs themselves and wipe off carefully excess.  The idea is to get the paint in the grooves/scuffs and not on the paintwork.  A little extra on the paintwork is OK as you can hopefully buff that down later.

Try to do 2-3 touch ups.  Matchsticks work very well for application.

A fine smooth hand polishing with SSR1 should produce an OK result.  It will never be perfect.

There is also an alternative method where you apply excess paint, let it dry and then rub down with a plastic card and solution.  This is available on ebay also.

We all know aquablades work great but scratch the car, so we’re all going back to cloths.  The megiuars wonder cloth is supposed to soak up lots of water and be superior to a shammy. 

 I have to say I was a bit disappointed in the size of the cloth - half the size of the Poorboy towel.  And I’d say the Poorboy worked better. 

Meguiars super-absorbancy towel was not cheap at $19.  I can’t recommend - try the poorboy towel.

I’ve found putting your cloths into the washing machine wrecks the machine in that the grease smell will be with your clothes.

Instead, get a bucket and some car wash deteregent…soak in warm water and mix/push with a pole.

Leave for a week.

Remove and jet hose on preferably a clean surface.  Then ring out and air dry.

Poorboy make excellent polishes.  And I mean excellent.

Although intended for machine polishing they can be used with a cloth.

If you get a bit scratch which shows the white undercoat, don’t worry.  Use Poorboys SSR2.5 highly abrasive polish to remove the mark, you’ll be amazed.

For small swirls and other scratches, try Poorboy SSR1 with a polishing machine.

There is a regular Poorboy polish which you may use also, which is basically an SSR0 and has little abrasion in the compound.

Cheap, works well and sooooo much better than rubbish like Autoglym etc.

A great product for finishing the car and removing water spots.  It can also be used with a clay bar.

Cheap enough for what it does.  Essential if you have a black car.

The Poorboy Waffle Weave amazing soaks up lots of water from your vehicle - leaving it streak free and clean in no time.

Shammies don’t absorb enough.  Aquablades scratch your car (but are effective).  Water filters are expensive to buy and run.

The Poorboy Waffle Weave rocks, simply.  It works and it works good, get one!  No this is not an advert, it’s an opinion (I have a black car that water marks very easily lol).

Expensive it is, but it’s good.   Goes on and stays on for a while.

That’s what you pay for with Zymol, durability.

Still I think the Meguiars Tyre Shine is still the best.  And sadly half the price…!

Zymol is definitely the best wax out there.  It smells great, goes on fine and gives good protection for 3-6 months on lower body panels.

Sadly you have to pre-wax and clay the bodywork first otherwise you’ll trap the dirt under the wax.  You’ll also need Zymol micro fibre cloths to remove excess wax and polish off.

Having tried various products, Zymol’s are the best, don’t be upset at the price of wax - it goes on very very thin and a tube lasts a long time.  I rate Zymol as 10/10 for wax for sure.

Just fantastic - I’ve tried many tyre dressings but this stuff is the nuts.

Insane Tyre Spray has a 2-setting nozzle for good spraying action, I typically don’t get much on my wheels.

Unlike Zymol stuff, it leaves a great shine immediately and last reasonably long. 

This is the daddy of tyre dressing by a long chalk, just try it!

Recently I bought a Halfords sponge and it wrecked my paint job.

Sponges are in fact abrasive and should not be used to clean your car.  You can check the damage they do by brushing them across a the shiney side of a CD.

Everyone should be using a lambswool mit and rinse after every application of soapy bubble.

Avoid using an aquablade also or these plastic blades to remove water.  Clean chamois or similar.

If you have wrecked your paint job, you can hopefully polish out the defect as I have with Poorboys SSR1 polish - even a cheap polisher will do the job from Halfords.  Just be careful as you are actually removing the clear coat as you polish the scratches out (the scratches are in the clear coat typically).