What's Your Favorite Wax?
07-07-2003, 07:59 PM
#11
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this is my fav
i haven' tried the one in the tin can yet... i will next time... i've been buying the bottle stuff..
10 bucks canadian... i'm happy....
personally my paint is not good enough to justify spending 30 bucks for wax
07-07-2003, 08:11 PM
#12
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dont worry, im sure if they came out with a wax and made it $45 everyone would think its the best, that ZYMOL stuff is crap, but they
charge alot of money for it and put it in a fancy bottle so people think
its the best.
I had a detail shop, and I took care of several limo companies
cars, one company was next door to me and I would have to wash those
cars everyday, sometimes in the winter with the salt twice a day.
I tried all kinds of waxes and found Mothers to be the best overall.
I used Meguirs and found it to be streaky and blotchy, maybe you wouldnt notice on a white or silver car, but wax some black cars
and you learn to use the best. I have had black cars my whole life
and they all looked like the day they came off the showroom floor, usually even better
Collinite Fleetwax was really good as well, but its very hard to use, you have to rub it on and rub it off all at once, versus waxing the entire car and then taking the wax off. You must make sure your wipe is totally free of dirt so it doesnt scratch because you are rubbing so much.
Another good thing about Mothers is you can use it in the sunlight.
Slightly wet a wax applicator, apply the wax to the whole car, then use a good micro-fiber towel to remove the wax after it has dried. Usually after you have applied the wax to the whole car its ready to come off.
Dont apply too much wax, your only making your life hard for yourself.
Apply multiple coats if it makes you fell better, but dont put the **** on really heavy.
The Micro Fiber towels are the ****, they are worth every penny, they do not scratch, they feel funky on the hands, but trust me they dont scratch, they cut waxing time in half.
I prefer any wax in a bottle because there is less chance of getting dirt in it, although the fleetwax only comes in a can.
charge alot of money for it and put it in a fancy bottle so people think
its the best.
I had a detail shop, and I took care of several limo companies
cars, one company was next door to me and I would have to wash those
cars everyday, sometimes in the winter with the salt twice a day.
I tried all kinds of waxes and found Mothers to be the best overall.
I used Meguirs and found it to be streaky and blotchy, maybe you wouldnt notice on a white or silver car, but wax some black cars
and you learn to use the best. I have had black cars my whole life
and they all looked like the day they came off the showroom floor, usually even better
Collinite Fleetwax was really good as well, but its very hard to use, you have to rub it on and rub it off all at once, versus waxing the entire car and then taking the wax off. You must make sure your wipe is totally free of dirt so it doesnt scratch because you are rubbing so much.
Another good thing about Mothers is you can use it in the sunlight.
Slightly wet a wax applicator, apply the wax to the whole car, then use a good micro-fiber towel to remove the wax after it has dried. Usually after you have applied the wax to the whole car its ready to come off.
Dont apply too much wax, your only making your life hard for yourself.
Apply multiple coats if it makes you fell better, but dont put the **** on really heavy.
The Micro Fiber towels are the ****, they are worth every penny, they do not scratch, they feel funky on the hands, but trust me they dont scratch, they cut waxing time in half.
I prefer any wax in a bottle because there is less chance of getting dirt in it, although the fleetwax only comes in a can.
07-08-2003, 09:00 PM
#14
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In ORDER of PREFERENCE:
Blackfire
KLASSE
Zaino
All applied over a properly cleaned and prepped surface. I use 3M products for the prep. For more information visit http://www.autopia.org/forums/index.php
Tell them BANZAITOYOTA sent you
Blackfire
KLASSE
Zaino
All applied over a properly cleaned and prepped surface. I use 3M products for the prep. For more information visit http://www.autopia.org/forums/index.php
Tell them BANZAITOYOTA sent you
07-11-2003, 11:06 AM
#15
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 16
be sure to use a clay bar after washing the car to get it really clean... and don't forget to apply a quick detail spray while using the clay bar to help it move over the surface of your paint. I think that is a big reason people shy away from clay bars... they don't know how to properly use them and try to do it dry which is impossible!!
07-11-2003, 07:27 PM
#16
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Originally Posted by bplo' date='Jul 11 2003, 12:06 PM
be sure to use a clay bar after washing the car to get it really clean... and don't forget to apply a quick detail spray while using the clay bar to help it move over the surface of your paint. I think that is a big reason people shy away from clay bars... they don't know how to properly use them and try to do it dry which is impossible!!
instead of that detail spray crap.
you can clay bar a whole car in about 15 minutes that way.
And when you wet the car again with the hose any parts you missed
show up right away by the way the water sheens.
A car that is always washed never needs a clay bar, I have yet to
clay bar a car of my own. Maybe for a car that doesnt get washed that often.
07-12-2003, 02:07 PM
#18
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Originally Posted by FikseRxSeven' date='Jul 12 2003, 01:40 AM
rob..... how do you keep the wax from gettin into the cracks or between the body panels......... cuz i hated having white stuff left behind
apply the wax in the direction of the body line, dont run it back and forth
over the line.
If even after being carefull any wax gets in the cracks, use your detailing cloth to try to get it out or get a hoars hair brush, which looks like a toothbrush only its very fine soft hair and brush the wax out of the cracks.
And there is no need to put a **** load of wax on all at once, it only makes it
harder to get off and offers no more protection. Try multiple light coats of wax,
or just wax the car every couple of weeks.
I reccomend once a month and the car will always look in top shape.
07-12-2003, 02:18 PM
#19
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Clifton, NJ
Posts: 1,675
I use Zaino on my 3rd gen. It gives me the best shin and seams to last the longest. Sal claims that it has no abrasives, so it would seam that it won't do **** for oxidized or scratched paint. For fine scratches I use 3M Fine Cut.