What kinda wax does everyone use?

[zaxjax]

I see alot of you guys are using OTC products which are good for what they are but there are much better products. Also the OP asked for a wax and you guys are throwing out sealants and synthetics.

The best wax is really subjective and any car will look better with the prep work you put into it. Polishing and paint correction make the car not the LSP.

 

[Black Talon]

All Meguairs wax is great.

 

[mopar4life]

Griots Best of Show wax.

 

[03 svtvenom]

Clearkote

 

[PistolWhip]

I also use Meguair's cleaner wax and then lay a coat of NXT on top of that. Sometimes I'll use a sealer on top of that. NXT is just a good as Zaino and all your other expensive brands, except it doesn't scuff up moldings.

:nonono::rollseyes

Just so you know, you should put the sealer on first and then top it with a wax, not the other way around.
I'd also like to know how exactly Zaino "and all your other expensive brands" scuff up moldings???? :??:

Have you ever even used Zaino? How about any of your "other expensive brands?":bored:

I guess that since Whipples and Eatons both make boost, an Eaton is just as good too right?

 

[tonypipes]

Menzerna FMJ!!

 

[01SVTSnake]

i use Collinite in the winters and in summers i use surf city, natty blue over PB EX sealant, or clearkote

 

[POISND U]

Collinite 845. Insane beading, yo.

I wanna try some DoDo Juice for special occaisions....

 

[PistolWhip]

Collinite 845. Insane beading, yo.

I wanna try some DoDo Juice for special occaisions....

Do it man, you won't be dissapointed. I like the softer stuff because I like to apply it litteraly by hand, but the harder waxes are good too. If you can afford it, get the Supernatural, that stuff is just insane.

 

[HandoZiZle]

Do it man, you won't be dissapointed. I like the softer stuff because I like to apply it litteraly by hand, but the harder waxes are good too. If you can afford it, get the Supernatural, that stuff is just insane.

+1. I got the hard stuff and i love it. I'm not sure how long they last but it looks pretty good.

 

[PistolWhip]

Yeah that's one thing I can't attest to is it's durability. I don't really care too much about durability since my car sits in the garage and never sees rain. I also completely detail my car about once a month so there's always a coat of fresh wax on it regardless.

 

[Drive XR7]

Zaino. I pretty much the entire lineup.

 

[mustangless]

Meguair's hi-tech yellow and clearkote.

 

[hand-to-ball]

This is the kind of question where you need to preface it with what you're looking to achieve - durability? wet shine? reflectivity?

For ultimate deep shine - NXT 2.0
For ultimate durability - Meguiar's #16
For something that does a good job with both - Meguiar's #26

I've also just used Mother's FX Synwax and that stuff is great - liquid OTC product for about $8.

 

[94IVGT]

Wizards Wax, Best I have used.

 

[coolcobramatt]

I see alot of you guys are using OTC products which are good for what they are but there are much better products. Also the OP asked for a wax and you guys are throwing out sealants and synthetics.

The best wax is really subjective and any car will look better with the prep work you put into it. Polishing and paint correction make the car not the LSP.

Listen to the man. Once you have tried products like Poor Boys, Moose Glaze, Klasse, or Pinnacle (my personal choice is Souveran) you won;t ever go back. NXT, Zymol, etc can't stack up to show car quality items.

Kinda like buying the cheap toilet paper versus the quilted...you get what ya pay for.

 

[V-Sicks]

Zymol Destiny here

 

[STG]

Listen to the man. Once you have tried products like Poor Boys, Moose Glaze, Klasse, or Pinnacle (my personal choice is Souveran) you won;t ever go back. NXT, Zymol, etc can't stack up to show car quality items.

Kinda like buying the cheap toilet paper versus the quilted...you get what ya pay for.

I hate to disagree, but many of the boutique brands are 98% advertising and hype. Many are private label versions of less expensive brands. Check around and see who Chemical Guys supplies as an example.

I've been to several training classes at Meguiar's headquarters in Irvine, California and had the opportunity to try all these brands side by side. I've seen at least a dozen long time Zaino using Corvette owners admit that Nxt (version 1) looked much better than Zaino after both products were applied to their cars.

There is nothing intrinsically wrong or sub par with Meguiar's OTC or professional products. You may prefer another brand because it is more expensive. You may prefer another brand because you think it lasts longer because it beads longer even though beading IS NOT an indicator of a wax or sealant's ability to protect paint. (I had a long conversation with one of Meguiar's chemists about this.) In fact, one of the reasons Meguiar's came out with Nxt 2.0 and #21 2.0 was because the competition kept advertising the beading properties of sealants and the average consumer believes beading = protection.

A sealant can protect without beading and if you think about it, if a sealant can sheet water instead of beading, water spots are minimized. But reality doesn't matter because the consumer, along with 98% of the people here believe in beading. So, Meguiar's finally threw in the towel, reformulated Nxt and now advertises the hydrophobic beading properties of its products.

Meguiar's products have always worked well for me. Maybe I like them because I learned how to use them at Meguiar's. Maybe I like them because I have never had an incompatibilty issue using any Meguiar's product with, over or under any other. Maybe I like them because of seen dozens of side-by-side comparisons in person. If you think one wax outshines another, it is very difficult to tell if you use one product for three months and then pick a new wax. The only way to compare is to use both waxes at the same time on identically prepped surfaces of the same car. Use Zaino on the right side of your hood and Nxt on the left - then pick the one you think is shinier or had deeper reflectivity.

I'll bet most here could not pick their favorite product in a blind test with Meguiar's applied to one half of the car.

I detailed my F250 Powerstroke in October using Nxt as a last step product and drove it all winter, rarely getting a chance to wash or even hose off the winter grime. I washed the truck today and am very pleased with how Nxt stood up.

It takes me at least a full day to detail my car. After putting in all that effort, I'm interested in maintaining look as long as possible so I don't have to spend hours with a PC again. I wash my car often with a gentle car wash soap like Meguiar's Nxt and use Dura Gloss Aqua Wax while drying the car. I've found Aqua Wax to be the best way to extend the time between full details and waxing. You just spray a little bit of Aqua Wax on the car while it's still wet and dry as you normally would. The best part is using Aqua Wax only adds a few seconds to drying your car. You can spray it on any surface, no waiting for it to dry, and you don't buff it off. Just dry the car as normal.

Waxes are sealants. They may have some natural carnuba in them, but there is a lot of man made stuff in that can or bottle of "wax". Meguiar's calls their Nxt sealant a wax just because consumers look for wax.

 

[zaxjax]

Nm

 

[ZD302GT]

Nobody uses mothers carnub? Meguires better?