What's your favorite wax?
05-07-2006, 02:58 PM
#48
Rennlist Member
I'll second (or third) the 3M hand glaze/ One Grand route, although I now use Meguires Gold Class after cleaning/polishing with the 3M. As far as I'm concerned, if you havent cleaned/polished with 3M before you wax, you haven't done your paintjob justice.
Bigun
Bigun
05-07-2006, 07:34 PM
#49
Race Director
Originally Posted by SharkSkin
OK Brian, I get it... your paint does look great with what you're doing to it, I thought you were describing an experiment... 
I just started my car today...did the polish and sealant...will follow up with Rejex tomorrow or later this week! Your 928 also has a very nice shine to it & everyone knows how difficult black is to make look good...even harder with 28 year old paint!!!
05-07-2006, 08:26 PM
#50
Drifting
Just did mine today with Meguiars NXT liquid wax. Its the new stuff and a little pricey, but my shark has never looked as good as it does right now. I could actually see that wax work after wiping it off and then polishing it.
Best finish i have ever had, lets see how it holds up. Wish i had a digital camera.
Best finish i have ever had, lets see how it holds up. Wish i had a digital camera.
05-07-2006, 09:11 PM
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Hello-
Well, for years I used Blue Coral Carnauba in the brown can. It was probably pure carnauba wax, smelled like coconut, and you got a great arms workout trying to get it off. It had a shine that caught the eyes of professional detailers however, and it dried without haze. You need a kitchen timer to use this stuff- 10 minutes and wipe it off.
What that means is all those little stone chips or dings in your paint? You didn't see them. No pits of dried white wax.
Alas, they stopped making that stuff. Americans are too lazy to use it I guess, and since a can typically lasted me 10 years, there certainly wasn't a financial case for its continuation. My loss...
Then came Rejex. Approximately the same shine, but whereas the BC carnauba took me a good two or three hours to do my 928...Rejex takes me about an hour! Far better stuff. I have three complaints though:
1. BC carnauba was $8 for a can that lasted 10 years; Rejex costs me $16 per year.
2. Rejex needs to be done twice to work right- once the night before, and again in the morning. Also, Rejex' incredible high shine lasts approximately 1 month with my frequent washes; Blue Coral's carnauba maintained its shine twice as long.
3. BC carnauba smelled nice. Rejex stinks!
N!
Well, for years I used Blue Coral Carnauba in the brown can. It was probably pure carnauba wax, smelled like coconut, and you got a great arms workout trying to get it off. It had a shine that caught the eyes of professional detailers however, and it dried without haze. You need a kitchen timer to use this stuff- 10 minutes and wipe it off.
What that means is all those little stone chips or dings in your paint? You didn't see them. No pits of dried white wax.
Alas, they stopped making that stuff. Americans are too lazy to use it I guess, and since a can typically lasted me 10 years, there certainly wasn't a financial case for its continuation. My loss...
Then came Rejex. Approximately the same shine, but whereas the BC carnauba took me a good two or three hours to do my 928...Rejex takes me about an hour! Far better stuff. I have three complaints though:
1. BC carnauba was $8 for a can that lasted 10 years; Rejex costs me $16 per year.
2. Rejex needs to be done twice to work right- once the night before, and again in the morning. Also, Rejex' incredible high shine lasts approximately 1 month with my frequent washes; Blue Coral's carnauba maintained its shine twice as long.
3. BC carnauba smelled nice. Rejex stinks!
N!
