Dysfnctnl85

...And do you just give the car a good wash before you wax? I mean, how else do you get the paint as clean as possible?

Mazdabation

For stuff available every where you can use Meguiers. Personally my fav is 3M. Yes you have to give the car a good wash before hand. Other wise youll be pushing the dirt into your clear coat with the buffer and leaving scatches.

Rob x-7

for wax I use Mothers or Collinite Fleet wax, wax is the final step

and actually the car doesnt look any different after wax, it just protects

the finish.



You have to achieve a perfect finish before waxing with different

compounds and glazes applied by machine and by hand.



Of course you wash the car before doing anything. If the car is really

soiled you can throw some degreaser in the wash bucket.

mazdadrifter

i used a cleaner wax after winter, or when the car has set for a while



then use the caranuba wax from that point forward. GREAT STUFF



my wax jobs last weeks and weeks even in florida where it's 100 degrees and downpours everyday.



ps... and i wash the car every time before i wax it, mainly so i know there are no small rocks that will scratch the hell out of my paint when i'm waxing

Mazdabation

Your missing the polish. If your car has been sitting over winter you first give it the cleaner, you then need to bring the shine/luster out. That is where the polish comes in. After you polish then add the wax to protect that shine. I see your first bottle inc the polish in one step, but for a proper job it should be in 3 seperate steps.

Dysfnctnl85

Thanks guys, I will be waxing ASAP!

Dramon_Killer

He's got a glaze though. Glazes and polishes are almost the same thing.



First i wash my car with a good car wash solution, most of them are the same but some just suck, basically dont use the sucky ones.



Then about once a year i use Meguars stage 1 cleaner wax.



Twice a year i use the stage 2 polish also by meguair, the thing is though that you really shouldnt and dont need to use polish more than twice a year as its a minor abrasive.



Finally i use Meguairs gold class carnuaba wax. Life doesnt get much better than that, it works wonders and i'm done.



http://www.twinturbo.net/ttnetfaq/FAQpages.../detailing.html



Here is an excellent writeup for car detailing as well.

Dramon_Killer

I just realized it was just called mirror glaze and not actually a glaze... silly me lol



Anyways Meguairs gold class wax has to be some of the best out there.

Dysfnctnl85

That's what I picked up, the Gold wax!

rfreeman27

i have the meguirs (sp?) 4 step wax system. It works pretty well, made my OK paint job look a lot better.