Yummybud924

what do you mean by a polymer finish? do you mean to use a polish like nufinish or other car polishes (turtle wax polish etc).

I'll try those california dusters.


I did buy some proper car was soap that contains carnuba wax today, i'm going to stop using dishwashing soap lol.

Yabo

trust me, use the california car duster. Takes even less than the 90 seconds kuhl mentioned and literally makes it look like you just washed it, as long as it did not rain.

Yabo

I hope thats a joke.. Dishwashing soap will strip your wax....

Yummybud924

no not a joke. dishwashing soap is like 99cents and cleans pretty damn good and gets my wheels really clean so I used it for a couple of months. I didn't know it stripped wax so I'll stop using it now.

the thing is I've never waxed the car, I just polished it with the nufinish stuff, says it protects the paint for a year or whatever. not sure if dishwashing soap removes that aswell but I'll stop using it now. I'll still use it on my wheels, it works really good at getting the brake dust off.

I'll try the california duster idea should save me some time.

rainy season is going to start soon though, then I won't have to wash the car as often as the rain will keep it from getting so dusty.

knfeparty

I use that opti no rinse product- it's great in durham because the water ***** are about. It works better than you think it possibly could.
It's expensive but you get a LOT of washes out of it.

eniac

Switching to car wash soap is the first step. This will help greatly. Second thing is you should use a product called "Carnut Helper" from "Joe's Stuff" whenever you wash the car. It's a spray on wax product that after you rinse the car, while it's still wet, spray this on then wipe the car dry. It really helps keep my alpine white 951 clean in between washes and when I do wash it, the dirt comes off much easier. This should be used everytime the car is washed if your not going to wax it. It helps to preserve the existing wax....kinda like a quick touch up. It's very easy to use and only takes about 2 minutes extra to spray it on. PM me if you want more info and I'll send you the name and number of the old man who makes this stuff.

Yummybud924

I washed the car this morning with the cheap car was soap I bought, Sundance with carnuba (6 bucks for 1.8 litres) and the paint looks much more glossy / shiny than when i used to wash it with the dish soap not sure if it'll stay cleaner for longer.

I want to try a good liquid wax later when I have time.

KuHL 951

There are two synthetic or polymer finishes that I like. They last longer and protect better than any carnuba wax. I've used Zaino ($$$ and too much work to apply), Meguiars Meguiars and their Speed Glaze. The Meguairs has been the most successful for me. I'm no detailer so I'm sure someone with a 21-piece sable hair detail brush set will sign in. I have never had good results with wax in our hot climate here.

NUFinish is actually a polymer but it has silicone in it so I don't use it on the P-cars or new point.

Yummybud924

I should have brought my camera it's all shiny in the parking lot right now with some nice scenery to take pics.

I've seen that meguires nxt tec wax stuff before kind of expensive in the stores here.

intrepidagent

Go out and buy a can of wax and a California car duster. It will be just what you need until to repaint it.