What Wax?

neilw · Post by **neilw** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:10 am

What is a good wax for Silver paint? I want to get the paste stuff rather than spray on stuff, No more than Â£20. I want to cover light swirl marks, and give a nice glossy wet look finish if possible.

I been looking at Meguires NXT Tech Wax paste, Is there anything better out there for my money. I've herd of makes such as Poorboys and Sonus.

I've never waxed before.

Cheers

Neil

there was a website with loads of good stuff, i can find it now? cleanmycar.com? something like that any ideas?

gti-joe · Post by **gti-joe** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:21 pm

Here is a couple of sites of the guys that I use for detailing products.

http://www.carwashnwax.com/10278/info.php?p=1&pno=0

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/

Lots of info about the products and how to get the best results from them.

Hope this helps.

freakyeke · Post by **freakyeke** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:25 pm

P21S is a fantastic carnuba wax- easy to apply & remove with a wet look look

It's what I use and I'm a valeter

I think you can still get it on Ebay too from Serious Performance

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:20 pm

The Meguiars Tech Wax is very good in liquid form (I haven't personally used the paste wax). It's good at hiding swirls and provides good protection.

I don't think there are any other Waxes that mask swirl marks. Otherwise, you can use something like Autoglym Super Resin Polish, which masks swirl marks, or a glaze. And that could be topped off with a good quality wax, such as Poorboy's Natty's wax or P21s as mentioned above.

Here's some good websites for detailing products:

http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk- I recommend these guys; they're spot on

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk

neilw · Post by **neilw** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:44 pm

Cheers Guys. Cars going to be getting some TLC soon then. My dads got some super resin polish, so I'll get some of that on there first.

Should I apply polish in straight lines as opposed to circular motion?

Just have to decide between the P21S, Poor Boys, Or the Meguires NTX

Clean your car was the website I was looking for!

neilw · Post by **neilw** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:39 am

I've ordered some Collinite 476s from elite car care. If it arrives in time i'll give it a go at the weekend. Its suppose to be good on silver paint work.

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:46 am

Nice one

The Collinite is meant to last for ages, too. I look forward to seeing the results.

Also, you should apply the polish and wax in a side-to-side motion.

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:52 pm

Ollie_R wrote:Nice one

The Collinite is meant to last for ages, too. I look forward to seeing the results.

Also, you should apply the polish and wax in a side-to-side motion

Really??? I always down cicular!! Mabe thats why my car is covered in swirls!!!!

and what is the glaze for?? how is it applied??

Ollie, dunno if you would fancy pm'ing me your routine and what you use? PLEEEAAASSSEEE!

I'm usually just
gold class shampoo(2 bucket method)
clay with megs mild bar and quick detailer if needed
Dry with megs chamois
wax with megs nxt gen or gold class stuff.

Bouts the jist of it really, window and wheels i do etc

But am i missing any important stages....Fill me in please!

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:05 pm

And how is the Poorboy's Super Swirl Remover SSR1 - Light Abrasive.

Is that worth it, and would i use light abrasive on my paintwork, or medium or whatever.

I really need to get stuck into the detailing and proper looking after of the car! Especially over the summer!

dino · Post by **dino** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:19 pm

I never stick to side to side motions - swirls can be inflicted either way.

Glaze is an oily product that gives the paint a nice gloss and should be applied before waxing.

TBH Phil you are very unlikely to remove swirls fully without a Porter Cable as VW paint is rock hard.

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:23 pm

Yep, I'll send you a PM in a minute about the detail I did today, Phil

Right, a glaze is a non-abrasive polish that is used to mask most imperfections (swirls, scratches etc). It's usually put on top of a freshly polished surface to enhance the gloss.

Personally, I wouldn't use an abrasive polish without the aid of a random orbit/orbital polisher. I feel like I would muck it up if I did it by hand.

*EDIT* Whoops, owned by the detailing master!

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:31 pm

cheers lads.

so can that be an important phase??

My paint isn't in the greatest condition. Think i'm going to get it to a detailer to get PC'd.

Anyways, so should it be.....polish, glaze, wax?? What about sealants and the rest? polish, glaze, wax, sealant? What else am i missing?

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:33 pm

And ollie, cheers, no rush though. Car isnt getting a wash till the weekend like, so not a problem. And its only gettin shampood since its going into the bodyshop.

One more thing, are the autobrite lance things any g ood??

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:33 pm

Phil, I think Polished Bliss are near you. I think they're based in Aberdeen. Here's their website:

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/about.html.

Oh, and PM sent

metz · Post by **metz** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:39 pm

freakyeke wrote:P21S is a fantastic carnuba wax- easy to apply & remove with a wet look look
It's what I use and I'm a valeter

I think you can still get it on Ebay too from Serious Performance

I know of a few using this and the shine on their cars speak for themselves.