wax

[turbojitsu85]

Since it is the season. Just curious as to what type of wax everyone uses to bring out the shine in there GN. I used to use Meguire's Gold Class wax but then switched to Zano's. I find the Zano's is a longer process, costs a little more but makes even my car look good and you can even put it on in the sun. Miguire's has a new wax out I believe it's called NXT wax has any one used it and have any comments on how well it works?

 

[zam70]

Almost any wax will give your car a great shine. It's all in the application & preperation- glaze first then wax and take the wax off before it fully drys. don't wax until you are happy with the shine you have after glazing.

I like the Zaino for its protection propertys...out of the multiple waxes i have used, it protects the best against water spotting bugs etc...

 

[Gary Wells]

FWIW & IMHO:

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=119924

Several pages worth of info there.

 

[NCTyphoon]

The Meguire's NXT generation worked well on my Typhoon. It does not clean anything on the paint though, use Meguire's paint cleaner first. I have been an Eagle One Wet user for years, but they have discontinued it. The Eagle One Nano wax is the most God awfullest stuff I have ever tried to use,(smears , streaks big time) except for the one time years ago when I used Liquid Glass on a slightly oxidized '79 Gran Prix. Don't waste your time or $$ on it.

 

[GN One Day...]

Zaino seems to be pretty incredible on black cars. Highly reflective. I agree that the process is probably the most important part. No matter what product you use, you can't just slop it on there and get the most out of it. Personally, I'm using Blackfird Polish then the All Finish Paint Protectant. Topped with P21S (SOOOO easy to use). Doesn't seem to grab dust/pollen as much as some, it stays clean looking for a really long time. Probably not as reflective as Zaino, but has a really deep, "dripping wet" kind of look to it that I prefer. I use a 3M detailer spray after washes. It can be used on a wet car and helps avoid water spots.
I have heard good things about NXT, I'm sure it's worth giving it a shot. Experimenting is part of the fun.

 

[84GNTTYPE]

Has anyone ever used Mother's wax?

 

[FlyinGN]

A long time Zanio user here and decided to try Eagle one Nano wax since I ran out of Zanio over the winter. I LOVED it.. Did not smear one bit. Wonder what you did wrong???? It shined as well as Zanio. Not quite as easy to get off tho but still nice results none the less.

Originally posted by NCTyphoon
The Meguire's NXT generation worked well on my Typhoon. It does not clean anything on the paint though, use Meguire's paint cleaner first. I have been an Eagle One Wet user for years, but they have discontinued it. The Eagle One Nano wax is the most God awfullest stuff I have ever tried to use,(smears , streaks big time) except for the one time years ago when I used Liquid Glass on a slightly oxidized '79 Gran Prix. Don't waste your time or $$ on it.

 

[zam70]

Wax smears because it is being removed to soon. The wet removal technique works good but can cause smearing. With Zaino, I let it completely dry over night (no need to remove wet with zaino for a good gloss).

 

[NCTyphoon]

I have no idea what happened with Nano...It was hard to remove and the streaks were terrible, not exactly what I wanted to see a week before showing at AutoFair. NXT Generation saved the day. My Ty gets polished at least every 2 months, so it wasn't oxidized. No clue, but ain't trying it again!

 

[FlyinGN]

cheryl, ship your nanowax to me then I love the stuff.

 

[NCTyphoon]

Frank,
Email or PM me your address and the Pony Express willl deliver it to you. I already sent the back panel in for my refund

 

[FlyinGN]

done! Thanks!!

 

[kshef]

what do you do to get build up off the paint??the car has original paint that has some water looking spots that wax or wash cannot get off....i thought about using one of those clay bars

 

[Gary Wells]

FWIW & IMHO:
You might want to try claybar, but before you do, I would try one of the glazes that are on the market. I have gone to glazing only and no wax on my '87 Turbo Regal, and I really like it. There again, I don't think that glaze offers the protection that a good wax does, so you might want to try both. I am not too sure that claybar will remove water spots. I am sure that someone more experienced with the use of claybar will respond. Some glazes work well by hand and some will only work with a buffer/polisher machine. I use "autoglaze" by "Shoguard" AutoCare Products. I did not take a liking to their polishes/waxes as much as I did to their glaze.

 

[zam70]

Glaze has NO protection propeties at all...I agree, I prefer the look of a glaze only car but it is actuallty a finishing/preperation product. Unfortunately, we live in a harsh world and you need to put some sort of protectant on the paint.

The way to do it is, Glaze the car as usual...when you're happy how it looks, use a protective wax...like I posted above, I like the Zaino protection properties.



The only sure way to get the water spots and other ugly buld up off is a high speed buff. It the spots/build up is minor, clay bar might work. I have never cared for clay bars BUT, I have and use a high speed buffer (NOT for the inexperienced!)

 

[Black Box]

I did the following process this past weekend, and I was amazed with the results:
1.Used the chip stick that comes with Turtle Wax colored wax (made sure the stick it warm when I applied it) on chips that were too small for touch up paint.
2.Meguiars Scratch-X on the areas that were badly scratched or hazed.
3.Turtle Wax colored wax over the areas that weren't badly hazed.
4.Hit the whole car with Zymol cleaner wax.
5.Rinsed car with water and wiped.

Took 6 hours but it looks better than I've ever seen it look. Don't know how long it'll last but I am gonna hit some more spots with Scratch-X that I missed, and do the whole car with the Zymol again. Should be nice again this weekend so I'll have to test my new photography skills.

Steve

 

[Gary Wells]

FWIW & IMHO:
This might have already been posted & discussed but I don't remember it. When you are trying to remove wax, using a liquid dish soap such as palmolive will help in removing the wax. You would want to use as good car wash/soap for the same reason when you only want to wash the car, but not remove the wax. I believe that is the primary difference between liquid dish wash liquid and car wash. I used to use liquid palmolive all of the time and found this out the hard way. Rinsing is paramount in either case.

 

[kshef]

thanks wells, i will try the glaze

 

[KWIKR 1]

Originally posted by kshef
what do you do to get build up off the paint??the car has original paint that has some water looking spots that wax or wash cannot get off....i thought about using one of those clay bars

A pro detailers trick is to wash the car with "Dawn" dish soap to remove any unwanted wax or impurities . I lurked around on a few pro detailers forums try to find out the best method for cleaning and detailing these cars . there is a wax that is fairly cheap that these guys raved about . I can't remember the name off hand but it had the word "one" (no not Eagle One) in it . I'll try to find out what it is and post the name .


Got It !!! it's called "One Grand Blitz Wax" . or they refer to it as just "Blitz Wax".

 

[FlyinGN]

got it today Cheryl! Thanks!

Originally posted by NCTyphoon
Frank,
Email or PM me your address and the Pony Express willl deliver it to you. I already sent the back panel in for my refund