Winter Wax

DuncyBoy · 25 Sep 2007 at 22:04

Due to Government cutbacks, autumn's been cancelled in Fleetwood and we've jumped straight to winter

It's gone reet cold in a short space of time and the Aygo's ready for a good clean.

So...

Which is a good, durable wax? Which one's are better for two or three coats? I live very near the sea so protecting from the salt in the air all year round's a good idea, but with winter and gritty roads and soggy slush all on their way, thought I'd ask a few opinions.

I prefer to wash my car once every 2-3 months but to give it a REALLY good clean/wax/polish.

I currently use the usual washmitt, Gold Class shampoo (almost out of that, anyone else prefer others?), microfibre towels, Autoglym Super Resin polish then NXT wax.

Cheers

Matt82 · 25 Sep 2007 at 22:08

turtle wax always seems to do well in independant tests.

Slackworth · 25 Sep 2007 at 22:08

You want to get yourself a tin of Collinite. For long lasting winter protection it's the nuts.

Very easy to apply.

Gaijin · 25 Sep 2007 at 22:12

Slackworth said:
You want to get yourself a tin of Collinite. For long lasting winter protection it's the nuts.

Very easy to apply.

He speaketh the truth, I have 915, I think most on here have 476.

Either way its the best wax i've used and the longest lasting.

ethos · 25 Sep 2007 at 22:29

I'm planning to give mine a clay, polish and two coats of 915 wax in the next couple of weeks.

Might even try some of Meguiars Scratch X to get rid of some light swirls... anyone used it?

There goes my Sunday!

Leeum · 25 Sep 2007 at 22:33

915 does give a quality finish but 476 would be my choice for a good winter wax - much more durable

Vertigo · 25 Sep 2007 at 22:46

ethos said:
Might even try some of Meguiars Scratch X to get rid of some light swirls... anyone used it?

If you mean general swirl marks all over the car then unless you're Arnold Schwarzenegger and have a few days to kill don't bother - you really need a machine polisher to tackle swirls.

ethos · 25 Sep 2007 at 22:52

Vertigo1 said:
If you mean general swirl marks all over the car then unless you're Arnold Schwarzenegger and have a few days to kill don't bother - you really need a machine polisher to tackle swirls.

Very very light swirls and I'm close to Arnie

To be honest will probably just use SRP again.

915 is meant to be better on darker paints but it's just as durable as 476 from what i've read.

915 is harder to use too.

Leeum · 25 Sep 2007 at 22:56

Vertigo1 said:
unless you're Arnold Schwarzenegger

Judging by his sig, he probably is

Zen8 · 25 Sep 2007 at 23:09

You’ll get up to 6 months durability from Collinite, but you’ll get 12 months from TurtleWax Gloss-Guard, Duragloss and maybe Zaino too. I've personally achieved 18 months from Gloss-Guard.

Matt82 · 25 Sep 2007 at 23:14

when my car come back from the painter, ill get it all cleaned and protected with Turtle Wax Platinum Extra Gloss

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/207997/car_polish.html

Zen8 · 25 Sep 2007 at 23:24

Matt82 said:
when my car come back from the painter, ill get it all cleaned and protected with Turtle Wax Platinum Extra Gloss

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/207997/car_polish.html

What do AE mean when they say "A first win for Extra Gloss, but it owes a lot to multiple winner Gloss Guard." Is Extra Gloss a development of Gloss-Guard? Gloss-Guard comes out the bottle very liquid - what does Extra Gloss look like?

danza · 25 Sep 2007 at 23:25

http://www.5starshine.com/

Anyone tried/heard of that ^^ ?

Matt82 · 26 Sep 2007 at 23:58

anyone else tried the turtle stuff? is it that amazing?

Type_R · 27 Sep 2007 at 05:05

Harley wax is the way forward especially in the winter, supposed to be one of the hardest waxes around :-)

iBot · 27 Sep 2007 at 05:26

be sure to post before and after pics!

Third Opinion · 27 Sep 2007 at 06:50

Type_R said:
Harley wax is the way forward especially in the winter, supposed to be one of the hardest waxes around

I second that it is brilliant IMO.

Matt82 · 27 Sep 2007 at 09:48

harley easy enough to use?

Gaijin · 27 Sep 2007 at 09:57

Matt82 said:
harley easy enough to use?

Even if it isn't, you'll only have to use it once for the entire period it lasts for - hardly a large price to pay you'd agree?

Matt82 · 27 Sep 2007 at 10:04

well according to the AutoExpress test, the turtle stuff was a doddle to put on, lasted well past the 8 week test and only costs a tenner a go. that makes it cheap, easy and effective

the harley stuff does sound effective but is it cheap/easy to use as well?

my car should be coming home tomorrow after having paint done... ive got a feeling i wont even be allowed to polish/wax/detail the paint for a couple weeks etc until its all dried properly