Klasse Car Wax....

[1 Bravo 6]

I guess it's about time someone from the deep, deep south contributed.

The bloke who painted my "Precious" for me gave me a 2ltr bottle of;

"FLASH"

Liquid Paste Wax

Protects with Carnauba Wax and Dupont Xonyl.

A Malco product.

It can be applied in direct sunlight and buffs up to a deep, deep shine.

I use it every three months or so whether it looks like my baby needs it or not.

Rick.

:devious: :devious:

[ChrisA]

Zymol on the Z car. California Custom M-Ron Glass on the 240SX and Xterra.

Chris

[CANDYBLUE2+2]

Whenever a customer asks "How soon can I wax?" Six months is the maximum wait period. 90 days would be the minimum with the BASF products I use.

Funny thing is, I have products that I can use within hours of the fresh paint being baked. Mind you, not cured, but dry enough to repair runs, drips, dust specks, etc...

As I tell all my customers, "I am a trained professional, do not attempt to do this on your own" that keeps them happy and I'm certain they'll wait the required time to apply any type of wax.

Wax, is not polish. Polish cleans, shines and does not remain on the surface. Waxing is the protective coating for the clearcoat. It does leave a film that gives a wet look, but will trap solvents that would still be curing in a fresh paint job. Thereby causing an actual dulling of the finish as the solvent is trapped under the wax, and is now doing the exact opposite of what its intention is. So keep to the minimum or maximum cure time in mind before applying wax.

Look forward to many days ahead under a shady tree in the park, detailing your Z and getting the compliments. It's a great feeling.

[Sailor Bob]

I picked up a couple of Maguires products today for a try, they are a three part system (as stated on the container), one to remove damaged paint, one polish to enrich the finish and finally the wax (carnuba).

I skipped the first product as I have already done a fine compound (which brought a whole new life to my paint - very impressive) and proceeded to step two - to deepen and enrich, it works, I was impressed again - not bowled over, but happy - it actually did clean the surface up and deepened the colour noticably.

Tomorrow (after I lime my lawn) I will try the wax (as recommended by a fellow member of this site) and report on the results. Fingers crossed.

[Sailor Bob]

Wax first - lawn later. The Maguires carnuba wax worked really well on 30 yr old paint. It is very impressive.

[Inf]

I also use the Klasse two-part system, and I like it. It is more difficult to put on if it is too hot or cold outside though, seems to haze up too fast or take too long to haze up respectively.

I rarely put a coat of the klasse high-glaze sealant on, because when letting the all-in-one set-in, I usually get lazy because it looks great already.

[Stickerman]

The best wax I have found is Malms. It is a little costly, but a little goes a long way. I used it on my 64 1500, to bring up the original paint. Here is a photo of how it looks on 43 year old paint