jamesw
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and i mean the actuall wax not just the polish, did it make much difference to shine or colour depth etc? so far i use the nxt shampoo and tech wax polish, few pics of last time i did it :
think there is any point in me forking out for some and will it make much more difference? also how easy is it to apply?
[Edited on 01-06-2005 by jamesw]
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Rus
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that hurts my eyes 
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Joff
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Get Zymol or Swissol wax.
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jamesw
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what it like to apply? never actually used wax before
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Skipz
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Fook me with scary mary's broom handle thats Shiny as fuck
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bradfincham
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its great stuff, easy tp put and easy to get off!!
I love it!!
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Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by bradfincham
its great stuff, easy tp put and easy to get off!!
I love it!!
agreed. O/T for a minute, are you using a sponge to wash the car?
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Joff
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quote:
Originally posted by jamesw
what it like to apply? never actually used wax before
No idea, I don't use the stuff myself.
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by Joff
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Originally posted by jamesw
what it like to apply? never actually used wax before
No idea, I don't use the stuff myself.
Joff doesn't do car washing
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jamesw
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i use a sponge myself, ive seen good reports on P21S Carnauba Wax might give some a try @ the weekend if weather is good
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Matt H
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Where can I buy this? 
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Karen
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Yeah I use it and love it!
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jamesw
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quote:
Originally posted by foxy lady
Yeah I use it and love it!
you use which one?
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Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by jamesw
i use a sponge myself, ive seen good reports on P21S Carnauba Wax might give some a try @ the weekend if weather is good
hmm, im assuming you have quite a few swirl marks by now? I would switch over to a cotton wash pad, it sorta picks up dirt rather than drag it across the surface and scratch the paintwork
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Karen
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quote:
Originally posted by jamesw
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Originally posted by foxy lady
Yeah I use it and love it!
you use which one?
tech wax
and the pink colored shampoo
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bradfincham
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wash car with meguirs gold class shampoo, then rinse with stream of water,
then chamois with aupt glym chamois, then apply tech wax with the pad and buff off with cottom terry towel,
bling bling
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Joff
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quote:
Originally posted by Nath
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Originally posted by Joff
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Originally posted by jamesw
what it like to apply? never actually used wax before
No idea, I don't use the stuff myself.
Joff doesn't do car washing
Mine had it's "PVS wash" two weeks ago.
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Icy
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how hard is wax to apply compared to polish?
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Matt H
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Should work well on carabic blue 
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Fad
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I supose wax is thicker and has to applied evenly and would be quite hard to take off but will leave a greater shine than polish.
Surfers use Carnauba Wax dont they? If the layers aere built up its hard to get off.
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jamesw
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quote:
hmm, im assuming you have quite a few swirl marks by now? I would switch over to a cotton wash pad, it sorta picks up dirt rather than drag it across the surface and scratch the paintwork
funnily enough yes i do, think ill swap over then, got some megs scratchx to try and get rid of current ones just havnt botherd with it yet.
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Jake
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scratch X has to be worked in on small areas at a time (6"x6"), and to get the full effect by hand it has to be done about 4 times. I havent had much luck with the stuff so far, i think it will be a good idea to invest in a rotary buffer.
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jamesw
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i got a polishing machine might be a bit big tho
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jamesw
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also started to notice the tech wax polish is leaving paintwork patchy but i think its because i havnt been buffing it off enough (mainly on doors, hardest to see when in the garage) someone suggested washing it nxt time with cheap washing up liquid first to strip and existing polish etc from the paint but dont make a habit of it
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Jake
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to be honest, if it gets too bad, i recommend getting the car mopped, it gets rid of all swirl marks, etc. You can then start from scratch so to speak and perfect your car detailing.
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