Which Wax?

Tom|Nbk · 5 Apr 2007 at 13:57

Ok so it's sunny, I have my car back and i want to give it the full works, the main reason im going to wax it (never waxed it before). Im thinking about getting the clay bar kit but don't have that much experience with a clay bar, which wax is the best to go for and nice and easy to use which gives great results.

Tom|Nbk · 5 Apr 2007 at 14:06

Also need some sort of Tar remover.

Tom|Nbk · 5 Apr 2007 at 14:22

back to your cave troll boy.

Tom|Nbk · 5 Apr 2007 at 14:24

divine_madness said:
He has a point though

Couldn't give a flying **** tbfh mate it had nothing to do with my original post therefore = troll

Tom|Nbk · 5 Apr 2007 at 14:30

divine_madness said:
Easy tiger

Perfectly calm just hate trolls

Tom|Nbk · 5 Apr 2007 at 17:23

Just got back from Halfords picked up the NXT wax, some turtle wax bug + tar remover which will come in especially handy now after driving home and finding a huge number of dead bug's and picked up some T-CUT to sort out a few hairline scratches. 3 for 2 offer saved me a fiver!

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Tom|Nbk · 5 Apr 2007 at 22:01

That's the Last time i use the NXT wax, left white streaks everywhere took forever to buff in, just annoying, I'll stick to my Resin Polish

Tom|Nbk · 5 Apr 2007 at 22:06

[TW]Fox said:
Resin Polish and NXT Tech Wax are totally different products! You don't use either or, Resin Polish is not a substitute for NXT and vice versa.

I know they are, I mean I won't bother waxing in future and just use the Resin Polish. Does anyone know what i mean about white streaking?

Tom|Nbk · 5 Apr 2007 at 22:13

[TW]Fox said:
So how are you going to seal and protect the paintwork after polishing

Go without or find another product :confused:

, the fact it's a spray maybe dosnt help residue went all over the windows etc

Tom|Nbk · 5 Apr 2007 at 22:31

This is what I used;

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...logId=10151&productId=172190&categoryId=31557

Tom|Nbk · 5 Apr 2007 at 22:45

[TW]Fox said:
No wonder it streaked then you bought the wrong stuff.

The streaking wasnt the thing that bothered me so much, the fact the spray went everywhere and left white spray residue all over the windows which took time to fully clean off etc.

Tom|Nbk · 5 Apr 2007 at 23:16

tbh, the fact its a spray is the problem the wax tends to mist off onto the windows etc leaving things fairly messy. Took a while to fully buff in aswell perhaps i used to much?

Tom|Nbk · 6 Apr 2007 at 16:39

Rich said:
Maybe too much, its fairly hard to tell to be fair. I didnt put a lot on, maybe 3-4 squirts for a small panel such as the wings, and more for bonnets and roof. I was amazed at how easy it was to get on and off, and like i said, the results were pretty good, although i don't think the wax will last. Have one of the Collinite kits on order with the 476 wax. Will give it a proper going over next week.

How long did you leave the wax before buffing?

Tom|Nbk · 6 Apr 2007 at 16:51

Rich said:
Not long at all. It says to wait till it is a haze and then buff off. I did one panel at a time and then within a minute it looked ready to come off. Used a seperate micro-fibre cloth for this.

Yea same i used a Cotton polishing cloth to buff the wax, gone out today and im still finding bits of the dry wax on the car not buffed in fully and white haze still on the car, still will come off whenever it rains or i next clean it

Tom|Nbk · 6 Apr 2007 at 19:47

wohoo said:
Silver is such an annoying colour in some respects, the before and afters always look the bloody same!

True

Tom|Nbk · 9 Apr 2007 at 20:57

Harly Wax Or Colinite 476S

As per title im in two minds about which of these to choose, whats the general concensous.

Tom|Nbk · 9 Apr 2007 at 21:40

Schofield said:
hope ya didnt use that t cut you got as itll only give you more minor swirls

I had go at using it over a small hairline scratch but didnt notice much difference, seems pretty crap to me, just used resin polish and a good polish seems to work better.

Tom|Nbk · 9 Apr 2007 at 21:53

Just ordered;

Eurow 100% Sheepskin Wash/Polish Mitt
Meguiars Quik Clay Detailing System

Just can't decide which wax, how long should i expect the Harly Wax to last and is this the better choice since its no longer Winter and i won't need such protective wax as the Collinite.

Tom|Nbk · 9 Apr 2007 at 22:01

Im thinking about Harly or Col only atm as these dont break the bank to much.

Tom|Nbk · 9 Apr 2007 at 22:08

Went for the Collinite purely for the fact a tin would last me a whole year possibly longer. Good enough for me look forward to the next wash.