Autoglym UHD Wax

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Autoglym UHD Wax

Post by Jonnywishbone » Mon Mar 29, 2021 2:33 pm

Finally got round to completing my new car detail, which was aborted at the (hand) polishing stage by my being downwind of a neighbour who decided on the day I took off to do the car to have her filthy drive jet washed.

I’m a relative amateur so I won’t bore you with the prep detail - :nerd: - but I tried this LSP for the first time, having been a habitual user of BH Double-Speed Wax until now. I do rate BH products in general and DSW specifically is a very good wax. However the UHD absolutely trounces it in terms of ease of application. I’m prone to over applying wax but this stuff is incredibly forgiving if you do so and buffing off excess requires almost no elbow grease at all. This is in contrast to the DSW which will make your arm pay if you over apply it. I can’t easily compare gloss between the two waxes as this is my first time waxing the Alpinablau B3 and my previous car was black but the UHD seems to be at least on par with the DSW. I can’t speak for durability as yet, obviously. However for ease of use alone I would definitely recommend this stuff; it genuinely took me half the time to wax the car compared to what it would’ve done with the DSW.

I’ve got about a dozen different types of MF cloth (probably about 50 in total!) and as a bonus the cloth supplied with the stuff is excellent n’all. Admittedly the tub is expensive.
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Re: Autoglym UHD Wax

Post by ScooBeeFive » Mon Mar 29, 2021 6:24 pm

Thanks for the review, and an interesting comparison. Results look superb - it's such a fantastic car.
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Re: Autoglym UHD Wax

Post by Jonnywishbone » Mon Mar 29, 2021 6:46 pm

ScooBeeFive wrote:
Mon Mar 29, 2021 6:24 pm
Thanks for the review, and an interesting comparison. Results look superb - it's such a fantastic car.
Thanks Paul, as you know it’s just a fantastic colour and I’m looking forward to trying a few different things to see what scrubs it up the best. I’m so pleased I went for it; Tanzanite was on my shortlist and, aside from it not being as nice a colour (except perhaps in strong sunlight when it really does look lovely) I’ve only recently realised it swirls horrifically - an OCD car cleaner’s worst nightmare :shock:
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Re: Autoglym UHD Wax

Post by ScooBeeFive » Mon Mar 29, 2021 10:54 pm

Jonnywishbone wrote:
Mon Mar 29, 2021 6:46 pm
Thanks Paul, as you know it’s just a fantastic colour and I’m looking forward to trying a few different things to see what scrubs it up the best. I’m so pleased I went for it; Tanzanite was on my shortlist and, aside from it not being as nice a colour (except perhaps in strong sunlight when it really does look lovely) I’ve only recently realised it swirls horrifically - an OCD car cleaner’s worst nightmare :shock:
You definitely made the right decision. I don't think you fully appreciate the colour until you've owned one though. My car was second hand, so I didn't get a choice - I knew I liked Alpina Blue, but I had no idea how special it was until I got it home. The amount it changes in different lights is amazing. I now absolutely love it!
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Re: Autoglym UHD Wax

Post by Metrics » Sat Apr 03, 2021 2:44 pm

Looking damn fine 8)
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Re: Autoglym UHD Wax

Post by AG » Sat Apr 03, 2021 3:11 pm

I used Autoglyms new Polar wash system yesterday and have to say I was really impressed with that.
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Re: Autoglym UHD Wax

Post by Fast3000 » Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:27 pm

Very nice indeed nice work. Really satisfying doing detailing work.
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Re: Autoglym UHD Wax

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Re: Autoglym UHD Wax

Post by ScooBeeFive » Thu Apr 21, 2022 11:27 pm

Looking mighty fine Sal!
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Re: Autoglym UHD Wax

Post by Jonnywishbone » Thu Apr 21, 2022 11:38 pm

Thanks Paul. It’ll look filthy again by the weekend!
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