If ya got swirls...you need "PAINT CORRECTION".
Wash
Decontaminate paint with clay bar
Level paint
Progressive polishes applied with correct pads on RANDOM ORBIT POLISHER
Sealant then Wax or Ceramic coating
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If ya got swirls...you need "PAINT CORRECTION".
Wash
Decontaminate paint with clay bar
Level paint
Progressive polishes applied with correct pads on RANDOM ORBIT POLISHER
Sealant then Wax or Ceramic coating
I have used sealant instead of wax for quite a while now. THe easiest to apply is Adam's H2O gloss guard. Literally spray it on a wet vehicle after washing and rub it in.
https://adamspolishes.com/collection...2o-guard-gloss
Does that help dust, dirt, and mud just rinse off as well?
As to wax on the windows, if it helps bead the water off, I'd think it'd be fine. I once went an entire summer without windshield wipers just by applying Rain-X to the windshield.
Adams is located in Thornton....good stuff.
Key is to remember that waxes only make scratches and swirls vanish temporarily. Polishes will remover the imperfection.
That's a good solution/combo.Quote:
Originally Posted by kidicarus13
When I was using wax, I used the Nu-finish polymer which I believe is pretty much the same stuff. $8.49/bottle at wallyworld and it lasts 6-12 months unless sandblasted.
I vote on applying a ceramic coat. You have to make sure the initial paint surface is properly decontaminated and error free on the correction before applying.
I spent a full-day last year working on my then new 19 RAM to make it right.
Some of the ceramic products are fairly easy to use. Apply/Wipe on a 2'x2' area and microfiber towel off. However, you need to take your time and do it correctly.
You no longer need to wax and most of the retail products ($40-100) will last a year or more. Maintenance is usually just drying it off while utilizing a detailing spray.
Google "obsessed garage." You will learn more than you want to know about vehicle cleanliness.
I did that routine for years. What a PITA, especially on a big truck. I watch for detailing specials now. Or, when I take the truck in for service and the dealer screws something up, I bitch enough til they usually offer up a discount of one sort or another. Then I ask for a detailing and they almost always jump on that.
Even when I have to pay for detailing it's probably no more than buying all that cleaning crap year after year.
I'm very much leaning towards this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
I used to roll my eyes at people who paid someone else to do mundane but relatively simple tasks like changing oil or washing and waxing a car, but as I get older I find that I value my TIME more and more and the prospect of having to dedicate most of a Saturday or Sunday to washing and waxing appeals to me less and less.
If it's a nice Saturday or Sunday I'd rather spend time with the family or go on a motorcycle ride than wash and wax my truck.
Ditto with oil changes on a car, which I like to think of as "10 minutes of prep and 5 minutes of work - followed by an hour of cleanup."
I have never waxed any vehicle that I have owned. Having a shiny vehicle is one of those things that doesn't matter to me. Every time I get one of our vehicles washed it alwys rains or I drive on a country road pretty regularly so they never stay clean for more than a day anyway.
Buy those long wash brushes.
I learned this from watching truck wash place like Blue Beacons.
It made my washing time much shorter.