can anyone recommend a high quality car wax? i always thought blitz wax was pretty good, but what do i know?
Zaino car products are great!
I use Turtle Wax paste. Seems to work just fine on my vehicles. Granted neither of my 4-wheeled vehicles are fancy show cars ~
JM
I'm not a waxer...
but Mother's and Meguiars both make good stuff.
Not sure I want any wax from Mother AKA oDaB.
JM
Quote from: the_Journeyman on May 11, 2009, 06:10:26 PM
Not sure I want any wax from Mother AKA oDaB.
JM
Different mutha ;)
Collonite 915
and never look back.
Mother's Carnauba
If you really want it to shime, clay bar it first.
Quote from: ducpainter on May 11, 2009, 06:08:45 PM
I'm not a waxer...
you just paint it and then it's somebody else's problem? ;)
Quote from: Bun-bun on May 11, 2009, 07:51:00 PM
Mother's Carnauba
If you really want it to shime, clay bar it first.
+1 on the clay bar. It's tedious as hell, but you'll be surprised how much soother and how much shit come off the surface.
excuse me, but i dont wax much other then just use can of carnauba, but what does a clay bar do? isnt hat just solid wax?
Quote from: He Man on May 12, 2009, 12:05:57 PM
excuse me, but i dont wax much other then just use can of carnauba, but what does a clay bar do? isnt hat just solid wax?
Removes contaminants from the paint and makes it look *awesome*
http://www.webridestv.com/videos/how-to-clay-bar-your-car-39695 (http://www.webridestv.com/videos/how-to-clay-bar-your-car-39695)
Adam
ahh. thanks! looks like i could do that on my tank!!!!
+1 on the clay bar. those things are awesome. your paint feels like glass after your done.
I'm a zymol fan.
I'll use there clay bar (new one) about once a year, and wax it about twice a year (in spring, then before a show I drive to in September)
this stuff is great. only complaint is if your anywhere around bee's they will be very, very interested. :o [laugh]
only thing I have a tough time getting off is sap (just a little bit of wd40, then re wax the area). but its much easier to remove with fresh wax on the car.
I've been hearing really good things about Turtle ICE Wax:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/410J4KG6C3L._SL500_AA280_.jpg)
Even says that you can polish your car in the bright hot sunshine with amazing results and doesn't leave any white residue on your clear coat.
Zymol?
I used it once cuz I heard it was the shit. But I wasn't super impressed.
I'm still searching for a good one myself.
Maybe I'll look into the Zaino stuff.
I've used Malm's for the past 19 years now and have been really happy with it. I've had many black cars, so this worked really well.
http://www.malms.com/ (http://www.malms.com/)
Quote from: Monster Dave on May 12, 2009, 02:15:59 PM
I've been hearing really good things about Turtle ICE Wax:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/410J4KG6C3L._SL500_AA280_.jpg)
Even says that you can polish your car in the bright hot sunshine with amazing results and doesn't leave any white residue on your clear coat.
I tried that stuff a copule of years ago when it first came out. I was not impressed. It didn't leave any white residue, but it didn't shine like Mothers. I have most of the bottle left, PM me if you want it.
I also like Zymol, but I think the mothers is just as good, and less expensive, so I use that.
I thought that ICE was a new product. I just recently saw commercials for it on TV.
Glare.
Spendy but if you do it right (follow the directions) it works excellent!
Griot's Garage Carnauba
Awesome stuff. [thumbsup]
ground up babies and a lil elbow grease
Quote from: bobspapa on May 12, 2009, 03:45:03 PM
ground up babies and a lil elbow grease
"Ishmael" would have used sunflowers and happy thoughts.
To those using Zymol or any other paint sealant
Make damn sure this finish is "cured"
Quote from: trouble on May 12, 2009, 07:01:46 PM
To those using Zymol or any other paint sealant
Make damn sure this finish is "cured"
What could go wrong? [laugh]
Quote from: bobspapa on May 12, 2009, 03:45:03 PM
ground up babies and a lil elbow grease
I knew it...
Quote from: Speedbag on May 12, 2009, 03:34:47 PM
Griot's Garage Carnauba
Awesome stuff. [thumbsup]
+1 [thumbsup]
Do you want real wax or something that makes your ride look shiny? Real carnuba wax will lose it's effect after a month or so. Synthetic waxes last much longer, say 6 months or so. I prefer the carnuba waxes a bit better for shininess but I'm old school. Zymol/Zaino are synthetic waxes and do a great job and are very popular. The Ice wax is a synthetic wax with just a tad bit of real wax in there just so they can say they have it in there. It's ok. I've used it and does a good enough job. I would use it for a daily driver but not the Ducati.
For motorcycle's the synthetic stuff is probably easier as there isn't as much white residue to clean up. It depends on the the brand though. A quick blast with a high pressure hose will take off the wax from anything it gets on but with a motorcycle that might be more dangerous than leaving it alone. For cars people will put a synthetic base coat topped with a natural carnuba coat. For a bike I think that's overkill.
+1 on the clay bar for cleaning the paint. Once a year you may want to get a polishing wax. There is generally little "wax" in. Instead it contains abrasives equivalent to 15k-20k grit sandpaper. It will smooth the clearcoat out and make the paint job even shinier. Clay bar, polish "wax", synthetic wax then carnuba wax in that order for best results.
I use Einzett polishes, Klasse All-in-One synthetic wax then p21s carnuba. Put the p21s can in hot tap water 10-15 minutes before use to make it more pliable. The guys that make p21s also make s100 which is a slightly lesser quality wax (more beeswax). Unless you are doing a concours show no one will notice and it costs a bit less ($16 s100 vs $20 p21s).
A huge guide:
http://www.detailedimage.com/Auto-Detailing-Guide/ (http://www.detailedimage.com/Auto-Detailing-Guide/)
I tried out the ICE wax (paste form) this past weekend on the VW...
I can verify that you can wax it after it's been out in the sun...no problems. looks good, but I've seen better (could be due to operator error [laugh])
Zymol, or Pinnacle Dolph :)
Quote from: the_Journeyman on May 11, 2009, 06:10:26 PM
Not sure I want any wax from Mother AKA oDaB.
JM
My shit be da bomb yo
(http://www.impactlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/earwax_on_swab-753.jpg)