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I forgot to mention that in Aventurine Green's failings to live up to that hallowed 993 color name, it does an excellent job in "hiding" dust and dirt between washes, at least on casual inspection.
I always just use turtle wax and do it every 6-8 weeks so long as the weather is above freezing.
The smell of it and the process just takes me back to when I was a kid and was doing the same to my first car.
I’m sure there are better products out there than turtle wax and a ceramic coating is probably easier, but this is purely a nostalgic thing for me. I really enjoy fussing over and putting my hand over every inch of my car.
Drinking a few beers and spending an afternoon detailing my car is pretty close to heaven for me.
I’m coming up on about three years with a ceramic coat on my Jet Black Metallic Cab S and starting to show signs of wear.
I miss not having that relationship you have when you wax a car. I am looking at a couple of high end waxes to use.
Call me crazy but I seriously thinking of ditching the ceramic for a high end wax.
Any comments will be most appreciated.
Swissvax is all I use on my 992 and Cayenne GTS, both are black. I ceramic coat my trucks because they don’t get the love that the Porsches get. And my trucks are too big….lol.
Bring it home from the dealer and wax it right now. Absolutely no need to wait. It would be a good idea to go over it with an Adams Clay Mit and water, dry, then wax and enjoy. Beer is a mandatory part of this equation.
This is correct. Really important to clay because there is always adhesive etc left after the dealer prep. When the paint feels like glass it’s time to wax etc.
Blackfire midnight sun and P21S are my fav waxes, I prefer the look of carnauba over the odd light diffraction of ceramic coatings which always catch my eye.
I've been using S100 for years. From what I understand, its the same as P21S, but half the price. Marketed to different crowds/vehicles.
The key to any coating on paint, be it wax or ceramic, is to have as clean a surface as possible. For most, this means clay bar, followed by polish, the wax or ceramic. You never want to put a coating over dirt. However, this takes a lot of time to do all three steps, even on a small car like a 911.
The right wax to buy is all based on Carnauba content, the higher percentage it has, the more you will pay for the product. Check the specs. There’s an argument too, that the more orange peel in a car finish, the less sheen you need. If you have a wet- sanded custom paint job on your car vs a factory spray, you will see a difference when using the fine waxes.
I use Swissvax Zuffenhasen for Porsche on my black 992S and black Cayenne GTS. It’s $ 199 a container and has a 40% by volume Carnauba content. Or you can try a small container for $60. It goes a very long ways and apply with your bare hand as the heat from your palm will flow the very hard wax, it goes on thinly. Don’t use an applicator. You will also need to use their pre-cleaner, which is actually a mild polish. Here’s my 992 in the garage after an application.
I have six vehicles, three of which are trucks that are not garaged. They don’t get the love … so they get Ceramic coated, or at least they used to. In my experience it doesn’t last much longer than wax in an outside environment and isn’t worth the prices charged for it. I know many of you swear by it, but I believe it to be over-hyped and underperforming. I hit the trucks with liquid spray on wax because it’s fast, looks good, and usually follow with a topcoat of spray on sealer coating.
02-03-2023, 07:07 AM
