Caveman

Hi Everyone,

I have a polar silver car and currently use Autoglym polish which gives very good results but does not give a huge "depth" of shine unless under petrol station type lights. Any suggestions for a good wax to use? I've heard that Zymol is good?

Thanks,

David
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DrZ

Pinnacle Paste Glaz at $35 is especially formulated for light colored cars and has received excellent reveiws on the Autopia board. PS21 at $24 is assumed to be a similar if not identical formulation. Best value is S100 sold at Harley-Davidson dealers for $15 which is believed to be PS21 in a different package. Remember that Carnuaba waxes though great for shine and depth don't last very long. Thats why many of us put a polymer sealant like Klasse or Zaino down first, using wax as a repetitive short term "topper". Go to Autopia.com for more details.

Suwipin

I use Pinnacle Paste Glaz on mine and am very happy with it:

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GTR 993

My car is also Polar Silver, I used a clay bar first and then a Zaino Wax and it shines about as well as you can get. The polar silver or any silver is hard to get glossy. I have also tried Zymol and there is not a very noticable difference between the two. My .02

Matt Vaughan

Zymol's good stuff, but can be difficult to work with. My favorite as of late has been Klasse. It's easy to apply and remove, and lasts a good couple months. And since you don't have a dark colored car, you should have a bit more variety than someone with a dark or black car, like myself.

Anir

David,

I'm another Zaino convert - works well on my arctic silver 993.

JPS

Echo on Zaino...love the stuff...super easy. A woman came up the other day and said, "You know, girls don't normally notice how shiny a car is, but DAMN...that is one shiny Porsche."

EricGT3

Another vote for Zaino. Works for me!

proteinbeast

Pinnacle gets my vote...

I forget which one, but i think its zaino that is primarily a synthetic wax...it lasts quite a bit longer, but doesn't have the same shine.

Caveman

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll see if they sell any of these in the UK.

What do you use a "clay bar" for? I guess that I'm a bit new to this extra preparation work. Autoglym polish and Show Extra Shine works pretty well but I want that extra-deeeeeep shine that you see in some photos.

Thanks for your help.

Cheers,

David
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Bob - 95 993/C2

Caveman:

If you are going to be starting from scratch, may I recommend:

1. Wash car with a dish liquid detergent to remove all existing wax and polish.
2. If you can find it, then claybar the car being certain to use lots of lubricant so the bar hydroplanes across the surface, seemingly doing nothing. A clay bar will pick up embedded surface grit, overspray, etc. and leave the car with a very smooth surface. Rinse and dry after clay bar.
3. Use a good polish.
4. Use a good glaze.
** I choose to apply both of these with an orbital buffer as it makes the step easy and results in a great application and shine.
5. Wipe after 3 and 4 using a microfiber cloth or 100% cotton towel to remove residue.
5. Apply protection coat of wax or polymer of your choice.

I'm not sure what products are readily available to you but autoglym makes good stuff and I'd stick with it unless you have a reason to change.

Use a touchup spray between washings to keep the shine up..always wiping with a microfiber cloth or 100% cotton towel.

Cheers!

Bill P.

Dave, I'll toss my hat into the ring for Zaino (available over the net ...they will send to you).

I'm simply amazed at how brilliant my car looks. Zaino's formulation allows you to layer coats to enhance the optical qualities of the paint. Most conventional waxes simply remove the prior coat when repeated. Not true with Zaino. Check out the info provided on their web site in a prior message.

Cheers,

Bill

Bob - 95 993/C2

Pullessee don't let this thread turn into another Zaino sales pitch or argument. In the full sense and good faith of posting my personal experience, I'll offer the following:

1. Most waxes will build up. Most polishes will remove what came before.

2. I use Zaino on a 1969 E-Type Jag that is 100% show car. It was third in the US (JCNA) in 2000 and second in 2001. It's covered and kept garaged show car and Zaino works great.

3. I used Zaino on my white 993 for a few months as well as my OTP's (white corvette, white F-250, red bronco II, yellow miata, merlot miata) In each case the shine was excellent.

4. On the yellow miata, the UV protection claims of Zaino failed terribly. I got a tremendous amount of paint fade over the year I used it and ultimately had the car repainted.

5. On all vehicles, the protection claim of Zaino was weak. We have a state bird here in FL that put deposits on all my cars and it went through the Z to the paint like hot knife and butter. I never had that problem before when using a wax product or since I've gone back to wax.

6. For a garage kept car, Z may be one of the greatest things since sliced bread as far as a shine goes.

7. I've found the clarity of the z (any polymer actually) does not soften the edges of any existing scratches or swirls and with the poly, they are highly accentuated. I've learned to counter this by using the Z on top of a glaze which will fill and soften any edges.

That's my experience, gang.

I'm presently using 3m prep products and a wax protection called LUSSO on all but the jag.

Caveman

Hi Everyone,

Thanks again. Sounds like I have my work cut out for me. Presumably (hopefully!) I should leave this until spring when it's warmer and dryer?

Cheers,

David
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Mike W

One vote for Griot's Best of Show Wax. I use it on my polar silver car and it produces a great "shine." Very easy to apply. Mike W