Waxing?

Slacker · 02-24-2004, 09:05 PM

Any good tips?

zq8fromhell · 02-24-2004, 09:49 PM

yea heres my suggestion.
FIRST: use the most abrasive yet non abrasive cleaner you got that is made for your truck not dish soap and get the paint AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE.
SECOND: Use something like Meguiars paint clay or something of that effect to remove dead paint, acid rain spots, tree sap, and tar. and believe me you may think your truck is smooth when it is stripped of its wax but this really makes the paint feel like it has been freshly waxed, WHEN IT HASNT. so do that.
THIRD: Use a good polish, that gives you the deep luster and shine, not wax
FOURTH: Wax it. and heres a tip that applies to every step all the time!!! DONT use pressure, you should be able to feel your hand when you are done. let the rag and the wax do the work. theres no need to rub the paint off, and oh yea thats what causes swirls and deep scratches.
so there ya go!

BLAZ1N · 02-26-2004, 10:46 PM

do it often too....at least as often as they say to on the bottle

Darreng1309 · 02-28-2004, 04:02 PM

Just my 2 cents but I dont belive in waxing. Your paint has solvents in it and they are always making there way to the top to evaporate. So when you put wax on it creates a barrier and those solvents cant not evaporate. So when you look at a car and see what looks like blisters that have popped. They are caused by this process. If you think that your car is lacking in the shine department. I would take a buffer and compound to it. Thats just my opinon.

Rhotpursuit · 02-28-2004, 06:27 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Darreng1309

Just my 2 cents but I dont belive in waxing. Your paint has solvents in it and they are always making there way to the top to evaporate. So when you put wax on it creates a barrier and those solvents cant not evaporate. So when you look at a car and see what looks like blisters that have popped. They are caused by this process. If you think that your car is lacking in the shine department. I would take a buffer and compound to it. Thats just my opinon.

zq8fromhell · 03-08-2004, 08:23 PM

well thats sort of true, but it does stop after about 3 months or so in some good warm weather. I have worked at a dealership and the cars that come in that are NEVER waxed are basically ruined, if I had a blindfold on I would swear it was sandpaper. Waxing in the long run will help.

02-24-2004, 09:05 PM	#1
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zq8fromhell Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 947 Location: madison indiana User is: OffLine	Re: Waxing? yea heres my suggestion. FIRST: use the most abrasive yet non abrasive cleaner you got that is made for your truck not dish soap and get the paint AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE. SECOND: Use something like Meguiars paint clay or something of that effect to remove dead paint, acid rain spots, tree sap, and tar. and believe me you may think your truck is smooth when it is stripped of its wax but this really makes the paint feel like it has been freshly waxed, WHEN IT HASNT. so do that. THIRD: Use a good polish, that gives you the deep luster and shine, not wax FOURTH: Wax it. and heres a tip that applies to every step all the time!!! DONT use pressure, you should be able to feel your hand when you are done. let the rag and the wax do the work. theres no need to rub the paint off, and oh yea thats what causes swirls and deep scratches. so there ya go!
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02-26-2004, 10:46 PM	#3
BLAZ1N I'm probably drunk. Age: 25 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 8,651 Location: Miami Beach, FL User is: OffLine	Re: Waxing? do it often too....at least as often as they say to on the bottle
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02-28-2004, 04:02 PM	#4
Darreng1309 Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 281 Location: South Dakota User is: OffLine	Re: Waxing? Just my 2 cents but I dont belive in waxing. Your paint has solvents in it and they are always making there way to the top to evaporate. So when you put wax on it creates a barrier and those solvents cant not evaporate. So when you look at a car and see what looks like blisters that have popped. They are caused by this process. If you think that your car is lacking in the shine department. I would take a buffer and compound to it. Thats just my opinon.
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02-28-2004, 06:27 PM	#5
Rhotpursuit Ticket Magnet Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 4,285 Location: Spanaway, Wa User is: OffLine	Re: Waxing? Quote: Originally Posted by Darreng1309 Just my 2 cents but I dont belive in waxing. Your paint has solvents in it and they are always making there way to the top to evaporate. So when you put wax on it creates a barrier and those solvents cant not evaporate. So when you look at a car and see what looks like blisters that have popped. They are caused by this process. If you think that your car is lacking in the shine department. I would take a buffer and compound to it. Thats just my opinon.
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03-08-2004, 08:23 PM	#6
zq8fromhell Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 947 Location: madison indiana User is: OffLine	Re: Waxing? well thats sort of true, but it does stop after about 3 months or so in some good warm weather. I have worked at a dealership and the cars that come in that are NEVER waxed are basically ruined, if I had a blindfold on I would swear it was sandpaper. Waxing in the long run will help.
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