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TEXT / MIKHAIL KOLODOCHKIN
One often hears that "old age is not joy, but great disgust." And what would be the way to treat the paintwork surface of your battered car that ordinary polish can no longer take? What to oppose to this very slander?
Each age has its own make-up. If the surface, as they say, is “nothing yet”, then you can try the so-called “polishing milk” of the Dutch company Valma BV The full name of “milk” is Commandant No. 5 Car Polish (photo 1). The product is intended to remove light oxidation from any type of paintwork. Using “milk” is simple - we apply it on a clouded part and rub it with a polishing cloth “until victory”, then let the preparation dry and polish again. The price of pleasure is 7.5 cu
The Italian Body Polish Paste BB007 (photo 2) will help to restore the shine of not only a dull, but also a scratched surface (it is clear that we are talking about minor coating defects). The algorithm is the same, but the approximate cost is 2.25 cu The Dutch “medium abrasive cleaner” Commandant Cleaner No. 4 (photo 3) has similar talents - a similar preparation will cost you about 4.8 cu Note that all the “commandant” products do not contain silicones. And if you prefer “good old England” to all manufacturers, then pay attention to the drug from the UK Color Res-torer SIMD15 (photo 4). The contents of the soft bottle restore the faded color, removes impurities, paints small scratches and scuffs, and even prevents new oxidation. And for just over three conventional units …
Photo 5 shows another "Dutchman" - Commandant M4. If you believe the instructions, it eliminates visible local defects - scratches, stains, smudges, etc., however, this polishing paste is intended for machine use - you will need a machine with a polishing wheel that can produce 1800 rpm. The approximate cost of M4 is 13.2 oz. e. But American Polishing Abrasive Paste White Polishing Com-pound No. 601 can be applied manually. The price of "American" is "only" $ 2 …