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View Full Version : Recomendations please. 96Concorde 10-05-2002, 10:17 PM Tomorow I will give my pride and joy her 'end of summer' cleaning. I will scrub the carpets and all then do the outside. I wanted to know, I will first wash her then use the clay bar. What do I do after I use the claybar? Can I use Meguiars paint cleaner then a good wax? Also, can someone reccomend a good wax/protectant? Thanks guys.. Richie jwilde 10-06-2002, 03:16 AM End of the summer ... all I can recomend is WAX WAX WAX ... get as many coats as possible. ChicagoTRS 10-06-2002, 10:28 AM If you have the time and want to go full out...I would recommend the following: 1 Dawn dish washing soap wash (Dawn will take off all remnants of old wax...not a daily washer but great for when you want to start from scratch) 2 Clay bar 3 Light wash to get any clay bar crud off 4 I do not think you will need a paint cleaner at this point as the clay bar should do the trick. 5 A good polish (Meguiars Krystal polish or show car glaze or a 3M product) (do not skip the polish...this is what will make your car shine) 6 Two light coats of wax (I would recommend Meguiars #26 if you can take the time to wax every month or a good polymer like Liquid Glass or Meguiars #20 if you only want to wax once every 3-4 months) moparman 10-06-2002, 03:19 PM Collinite Marquis De Elegance wax. Amazing stuff. goodfella 10-06-2002, 03:25 PM whatever you do, DON'T use eagle one's "wax as you dry" spray...the stuff is crap and you really don't end up saving time or effort...i learned my lesson; any carnuaba wax and elbow grease should take care of her... EvilDeadFan 10-06-2002, 03:52 PM I recommend Meguiars deep crystal wash. Wash the car through and through. Then get mothers 3 step wax. (comes in three seperate red bottles :) RiCeDoUt 10-06-2002, 04:26 PM Originally posted by goodfella whatever you do, DON'T use eagle one's "wax as you dry" spray...the stuff is crap and you really don't end up saving time or effort...i learned my lesson; any carnuaba wax and elbow grease should take care of her... I got great results with the wax-as-u-dry stuff, not as good as with hand wax but it works good. I hand wax every 2 months now and use the wax-as-u-dry all the other times i wash da1foyou 10-06-2002, 06:16 PM Originally posted by RiCeDoUt I got great results with the wax-as-u-dry stuff, not as good as with hand wax but it works good. I hand wax every 2 months now and use the wax-as-u-dry all the other times i wash Same here, i don't have access to a place to do a "good" washing job, so i use the Wax as u dry every time i wash. It works wonders. But it wouldn't be a good choice for this guy's application. 96trep4u 10-06-2002, 06:54 PM I would clean it up real good with Meguiar Deep Crystal Wash, then use a clay bar and then wash it again, just not as thorough. Then I would use Meguiars paint polish, and then Meguiars Carnuba Wax to help shine and seal. Then get the Gold Glass Meguiar Wax to finish it off. 96Concorde 10-07-2002, 12:48 AM Yeah, I did it all today (sunday).. I am really happy with the way it turned out. Washed with Dawn to remove and old wax, also used that eagle 1 a2z stuff for the wheels.. Works really well. Then I used the clay bar.. Then meguiers Krystal Polish then Meguiars #26. Alot of work. Took me like 6 hours cuz I did the inside also and took my time. I hope to have pics up tomorow along with pics of the white euro reverse gauges and the alluminum bezel 'cover' I also put on.. Thanks for the info guys.. It was much appreciated.. :+).. Oh yeah, my car thanks you too.. As does my wallet which I saved $125 by not going to the detailer. Richie |