any recommendations for car wax?
#41
Prep is everything. Wash with Dawn dish detergent to start and then clay. I use Zaino's clay but that's because I sell it. It works good, but mostly clay is clay, it's just clay with embedded very fine abrasive. After that decide if you need to clean up the finish, oxidation needs to be cleaned up, swirls depends on your tolerance. Then pick something. If it's wax based, it will likely give a nice shine but not last very long. Some of the synthetics will last up to a year if they aren't parked outside much. Some products will do a decent job of hiding swirls, sometimes for a week, sometimes much longer.
But truthfully, a lot of modern paint is so good that you almost don't have to do anything but keep it clean. Clay when it needs it will keep it looking and feeling much better, if you've never clayed a car, the first time will be an eye opener.
There's a lot of people out there flogging the same stuff in different colored bottles and claiming even more amazing results. And there's a number of suppliers who will put anything you want in any bottle you want for your own personal line of car care products.
And like someone earlier said, Zaino is really good. But no advertising, just word of mouth so you don't hear about it so much and you can only buy it online directly from Zaino or from one of the very few remaining distributors, like me.
Ira
But truthfully, a lot of modern paint is so good that you almost don't have to do anything but keep it clean. Clay when it needs it will keep it looking and feeling much better, if you've never clayed a car, the first time will be an eye opener.
There's a lot of people out there flogging the same stuff in different colored bottles and claiming even more amazing results. And there's a number of suppliers who will put anything you want in any bottle you want for your own personal line of car care products.
And like someone earlier said, Zaino is really good. But no advertising, just word of mouth so you don't hear about it so much and you can only buy it online directly from Zaino or from one of the very few remaining distributors, like me.
Ira
#42
I've been watching this thread cus while I'm not trying to get a show car gloss... I've been giving some love to my 78 G20, I mean, it's 43 yr old paint, I'm not expecting much....
my dad was a Nu-Finish guy, but I know opinions on that are hit and miss... a fellow vanner hit a couple spots on it with TurtleWax Color Back and it came out decent... but I guess they don't make that anymore? I can't find it anywhere (including their website)
my dad was a Nu-Finish guy, but I know opinions on that are hit and miss... a fellow vanner hit a couple spots on it with TurtleWax Color Back and it came out decent... but I guess they don't make that anymore? I can't find it anywhere (including their website)
#43
This is how the hhr looks with pledge on it. No prep, nothing except keeping the car clean with water. I am not using soap. As expected it gives a glassier and smoother look. But it also has flatten the lines. That's the tradeoff. I will keep using it as a trim restorer.
Last edited by ScareDe2; 07-11-2021 at 04:31 PM.
#44
HHR with autofinesse glaze. I am not pretending I am applying these products the best possible way, that would probably be to polish the car first and then apply the glaze, but there is no mention on the instruction about doing anything but having a clean and dry surface. I used a tiny amount on a microfiber Viking Care Car pad applicator and I have let it dry for about 10 minutes. I always use the finger swipe test https://www.detailingwiki.org/protec...he-swipe-test/ . So, the glaze gives a different visual appeal than the other wax I tried so far. It perfects the reflection to a high degree. After that I think I will have to use the Silverwax again for a tonus/muscular effect. Here is the hhr after applying ultraglaze :
Last edited by ScareDe2; 07-11-2021 at 04:33 PM.
#47
#50
My go-to used to be RainDance® paste wax.. I could wax parts & store them for years, & when needed, I would get them & simply wipe off the wax.
They did away with it decades ago, I bought up a small stores' last of their inventory of it. I have about 1/8 of a can left. I think my mower will get a good coat this winter.
They did away with it decades ago, I bought up a small stores' last of their inventory of it. I have about 1/8 of a can left. I think my mower will get a good coat this winter.