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Old 10-02-2006, 12:06 AM
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Car Polishing & Waxing

So I spent most of the day giving the BMW a good cleaning, I used Mothers Clay bar on the entire car and holy crap does that thinkg work like a hot damn to get a car clean, lots of work but wow. But now what kind of wax to use?

I have some of the Mequires Gold Class paste wax but was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on a good quality wax? Ive got a power waxer so I dont mind using a good paste wax. Suggestions?
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Old 10-02-2006, 02:02 AM
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I use nothing but Mothers Gold Or Power Never liked anything else. I can honeslty say i have tried soo many brands that nothing keeps up to Mothers.
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Old 10-02-2006, 11:19 AM
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Mothers
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Zaino

Can't go wrong with any of those IMO.

I'm gonna try Turtle Wax Ice next. I've been hearing good things about it.
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Old 10-02-2006, 11:27 AM
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have a look here http://forums.roadfly.com/forums/detailing/
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Old 10-02-2006, 01:39 PM
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Other than Mothers brand products, Turtle Wax products are also great. I as well am yet to give the Ice a whirl
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Old 10-02-2006, 03:59 PM
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I'm into car detailing and polishing. The clay bar is an awesome product. I LOVE how smooth it makes the paint, if you use it properly. I have found Meguiars Gold Class liquid to be a decent 1-step wax that I would use on a daily driver that I'm not too TOO picky about. Otherwise I'm a big Zaino fan. Been using it since 1999. Love it. I'm also a huge fan of black, swirl-free paint. That can be a massive excercise in frustration though One thing to know though that it's not all about the polish or wax you use, but a huge factor is the materials you use to apply and remove it with and what you use to wash the car with.
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Old 10-02-2006, 07:46 PM
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I preferred the Meguier's Gold Class to the Mother's product (I use the liquids). I tried them both and ended up giving the rest of the Mother's to my neighbour.
This summer I ran out so I decided to try somthing new just for the hell of it. I tried the new Eagle 1 nano-wax and it is horrible. Really horrible.
I'm not finishing the bottle of Eagle 1 and it's back to the Gold Class for the winter protection.
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www.autopia.org


the only website you need when it comes to detailing cars.
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Old 10-02-2006, 08:39 PM
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I was very happy with Meguiars Gold Class until I used Meguiars NXT Generation Tech wax. It has a great finish and was very easy to use.

Friends of mine swear by Zaino, and it does look nice, but I like how good the NXT looks for how easy it is to use. No multi-step, no cleaner......... easy with a great end result.

The NXT rep did tell me that it was designed for dark cars. I don't know if that really matters. Both my cars are black and they both look good.

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Old 10-03-2006, 06:24 AM
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I'm partial to a wax called Liquid Glass
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