What have y'all found to be the best wax? Probally gonna do that soon. Got to keep her looking good,gonna drive this baby for a long time.

 

I'm going to Zaino products. It really gives the vehicle a really deep shine, it makes the vehicle look outstanding.

 

i used the turtle wax ice detailer, its more of a polish, but leaves the truck glass smooth and shiny
Really easy to put on and wipe off, lasts about 2 weeks, and 2 washes

Also looking for a good wax, to get rid of the spider scratches on the black paint

Bruno

 

I also used Turtle Wax Ice and it works good, I also like Mothers.
~Gage~

 

I really like the Mother's line. They have a three step wax. it takes a while but if you have the time to do three layers it does a great job of taking off the old wax and holding the shine alot longer. I usually do the three step wax once a year with the regular carnauba wax every couple months. Also a clay bar goes a long way as well.

 

What is a clay bar??

 

Clay bars will take out the orange peel and really clean the paint but I don't know much more other than that since I've never used one.

I use the Turtle Wax Ice on my truck and it works well. More of an in between wax and spray detailer (which they have). It's easy to apply and you can put it on in any heat and on any body panel. I use the spray detailer after washes so I don't have to chamois it. It's really easy to just airdry the truck, grab a microfiber cloth, and spray on and wax off. It takes 5 minutes for an incredibly spotless truck.

That's more of the "I have 2 hours to wax my truck" kinda wax. If you want something that will take all day, and show it, then get the Zaino. It costs an arm and a leg too for the whole kit. I think I got all my stuff for around 30 at Walmart.

-rockstate

 

A clay bar will not take out orange peel! but it will get alot of the hard grime off of the paint, mothers is the best in my opinion....

 

Interestingg....I thought it could. I had never used it before though so I didn't know.

Mothers makes a good product. I especially like their "Back to Black." Used that quite a bit on the Expy. I highly recommend it if you have some fading black trim.

-rockstate

 

I started using Zaino Bros polish about seven years ago. I was skeptical since I had detailed cars for about 6 years back in the late 80's and early 90's. My first try with it was not a disaster, but I thought it was a little too complicated. The next time it was easier. You will almost always make the mistake of using too much the first time. After using it a few times, you wonder why everyone doesn't use it. I've got a good friend though that has never figured out how to do it right. And that really baffles me. Then again, instead of clay barring his car when it got overspray on it, he broke out the high speed buffer and burned several spots on the car. He told me the clay bar scared him

To me, Zaino is much simpler than others. Get it on the trim, doesn't matter, comes right off. No white polish residue in the cracks and seams either. It literally lasts forever with amount you will use. And it holds up a long time. They have several newer products that simplify it. I've used the AIO and it seems to work just fine in one step. You really could get by with just that, though I would recommend Z-6 gloss enhancer to go with it. Later on, get some Z-2 and make it pop.

The one beef some people have Zaino is the way it refracts light. It almost appears to glow at times. I don't have any good pictures of that, but here is one of the hood of my car after a coat of Zaino Z2.

http://home.comcast.net/~01gtb/bullitt%205.jpg

 

A clay bar will not remove orange peel...LOL...I wish!

A clay bar will remove tar and road grime, pollution, dried concrete, hard water spots, bird droppings, you name it, but will not remove orange peel, which is in the paint finish itself.

Run your hands over the paint, feel all those tiny bumps?

That's tiny drops of pollution, washing, polishing and waxing will not remove all of it.

Drive into the sunlight, see all those spots on the glass? That's not caused by sandblasting, it's more pollution.

Wash vehicle, use two clay bars, one for the paint, t'other for the glass.

You can buy a clay bar kit at any autoparts store for about $20.00.

The bar that comes in the Mothers kit is larger and easier to use than the two bars that come in the Meguairs kit, that are very small, and damn near useless.

Clay bars require lubricant, the qwik detail made by Mothers and/or Meguairs works on the paint, for a glass lubricant, I use Invisible Glass.

Clear coat paint = go EZ with the scratch remover, every time you use it, it takes off some of the clear coat.

Be very careful with the type of wax you use with clear coat paint, some waxes contain silicone...you do not want to use that type of wax on clear coat paint!

Silicone will strip off the clear coat. Do NOT spray silicone near a clear coat finish.

Antique furniture, gunstocks, any wood with an oiled or French Polished (shellac) finish = read the label of the furniture polish/duster stuff you're using.

Some contain silicone = do not use that crap on these types of wood finishes!

> > DO NOT USE A CLAY BAR ON HOT METAL, IT WILL LEAVE A CLAYEY RESIDUE. GETTING THAT RESIDUE OFF, IS A ROYAL PITA! < <

 

[quote=NumberDummy;6088203]A clay bar will not remove orange peel...LOL...I wish!

A clay bar will remove tar and road grime, pollution, dried concrete, hard water spots, bird droppings, you name it, but will not remove orange peel, which is in the paint finish itself.

Run your hands over the paint, feel all those tiny bumps?

That's tiny drops of pollution, washing, polishing and waxing will not remove all of it.

Drive into the sunlight, see all those spots on the glass? That's not caused by sandblasting, it's more pollution.

Wash vehicle, use two clay bars, one for the paint, t'other for the glass.

You can buy a clay bar kit at any autoparts store for about $20.00.

The bar that comes in the Mothers kit is larger and easier to use than the two bars that come in the Meguairs kit, that are very small, and damn near useless.

Clay bars require lubricant, the qwik detail made by Mothers and/or Meguairs works on the paint, for a glass lubricant, I use Invisible Glass.

Clear coat paint = go EZ with the scratch remover, every time you use it, it takes off some of the clear coat.

Be very careful with the type of wax you use with clear coat paint, some waxes contain silicone...you do not want to use that type of wax on clear coat paint!

Silicone will strip off the clear coat. Do NOT spray silicone near a clear coat finish.


Great explanation!! Thank you i have a black truck and there are some minor scratches in it. I'll try your suggestion and see what happens. I used to send it out to a detailer but he closed up and moved out of state. Now I'm looking for one that I can trust.

 

most car show participants use Maquires, maybe because it is sold at paint shops but it lasts forever (once a year application.) Just don't use any wax with silicone in it.........rears it's ugly head when you go to paint a vehicle later.