I have always used Mother's but I see a lot of talk about Meguiars. Has anyone used Colonite (sp) Insulator Wax. I had a buddy that swore by it. Looking for some advice... Thanks

 

There are a LOT of good carnauba, and synthetic waxes on the market. The Mothers wax you are currently using is a good one........ so are the Meguiar's waxes/sealants. It's all a matter of personal preference.

The Collinite Insulator wax is one of the most durable waxes on the market. The Collinite 476 Double Coat paste wax probably is THE most durable wax on the market. However, I've found that both those Collinite waxes lack a little of the "POP" that some other high end carnauba waxes have. However, a coat or two of either of those Collinite products, topped with a more glossy product is a fine combination............ and an extremely durable one. As a matter of fact, Collinite's wax with the most "POP" (their #915 Marque D' Elegance) would be a fine topper over the Insulator, or #476. The #915 is very glossy, and has one of the highest carnauba contents of any carnauba wax.

If you are looking for INCREDIBLE durablity, and a pretty nice shine, the Collinite products will certainly provide that.

 

meguiars Gold class--Nothing shines better.

If you have the money top off the Gold Class with megs NXT and you will have the most durable finish available. Make sure the paint is very clean. But Gold Class or NXT by themselves are nearly unbeatable IMHO.

All of the show guys either use Zaino or Megs. But the best finishes I have seen were with Megs Gold Class. My buddy with his superchrged viper used Zaino, until he tried Gold Class and switched over to that.

Just don't use the cheapo waxes or miracle polishes/waxes. Those miracle wax/polishes usually do more damage than good

 

I have just used the new Eagle One Nano Wax.. seems to work very well.. but I'm still a die hard.. Mothers fan! "No shine like mothers"

Here is a link to the Eagle One stuff
http://www.eagleone.com/_products/3,2081616.asp

 

My favorite combo right now is Vanilla Moose topped with Poorboys EX-P. Very user friendly. They are available by mail order, but well worth it. Like all wax jobs, it's only as good as the preperation though. I've used Meguiars #26 and NXT in the past and they give a nice shine, but limited durability, but the shine with Vanilla Moose and EX-P is outstanding, and offers very good durability.





Good luck, but you might want to check out this forum to help further educate yourself. I've found tons of useful information on it.

www.autopia.org

 

There is no one best product. There are advantages for soem over others and often it is preference. Detailing results is 90% due to the procedure and effort and only 10% due to the products used.

That said, stay away from Gold Class if you want it to look decventfor more than a week. I agree it looks good for that week, but it's not a good product for a daily driver.

 

I used to use Meguiars cleaner/wax on my truck, but switched to Meguiars NXT after using it on my Mustang. I am really happy with the results. I ended up putting some on my wifes Escape also. I usually wax my vehicles every six months. I did my car and truck about a month ago and I am still happy with the results. I don't think you can go wrong with NXT if you want a wax that is easy to apply and remove. NXT didn't stain my plastic trim like other waxes I have used in the past. Just my .02.

 

APT is exactly right in my opinion and, like Boss_429 mentioned, it's personal preference.

Think of it like underwear, some guys like boxers, some like briefs, some like bikinis, some like thongs (and they're weird too).

That being said, it's just a matter of trying out several of them and giving someone the thumbs up. Like many folks here, I have several bottles of single used products that I tried and didn't like; thus, they're collecting dust in a bin (where products go to die) or they've already made an all-expense paid trip to the landfill.

Personally, I have several favorites and, honestly, they vary from color to color but, like APT mentioned, it's REALLY in the procedures used to achieve where you want to go with a wax. Any bozo can take Turtle Wax/Rain Dance/Meguiar's/Mother's/Zaino/Collinite/PB's/4-Star/P21S/Moose/etc...etc...etc...etc... and go out and smack a coat on their vehicle and get a pretty good shine. It takes a true enthusiast to know how to apply it, along with other products, to achieve a stellar shine that's hard to touch.

Remember, 90% procedures. 10% products.

RP

 

RP, I'm not a wierd-o.

A lot of great words said thus far. I'm just going to contribute more to the advice of preparation is the key. It's like a paint job - it doesn't matter what paint you use, it's how the surface has been prepped that seperates the OK jobs from the WOW! jobs. Spending some time reading posts from Rock, APT, Boss, and some other clowns has extended my detailing knowledge far beyond I ever wanted it to go. Now after a detail my vehicles not only look good, but they FEEL good as well. That's something I never paid attention to before. Many more compliments now, especiallly when they run their hands across the paint...

 

I should've known you'd show up after I started talking about underwear.

RP

 

I can't help it, it's like a homing beacon....

 

This is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks for the responses...

Now, fill me in on this preperation deal!

 

Prep is what you do BEFORE you even think about waxing the vehicle.

You see, there are several various stages within detailing. There's compounding, polishing, claying, and oodles of other types of preparations that can be done prior to applying a protective layer (the wax).

It's knowing what to do when to achieve the best results from your work.

My suggestion is to, at a bare minimum, clay and polish your vehicle prior to waxing.

If you need us to elaborate further on clay and polish (or any other items that you can think of), please let us know and someone here will chime in. Also, I'd encourage you to do a SEARCH within this forum for CLAY if you're not familar with it. Several of us have written at lengths about methods.

RP

 

SJDR,

RP, and APT hit it right on the head............... prep is the key! Here's a link at Meguiar's On-line that may help.

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...?threadid=2409


Don't hesitate to ask more question.

 

This is a great forum. Thanks for the time and explanations. I am going to go read up now. I just have to keep the truck away from the dealer. They have dinged the door, knicked the paint in three spots pulling the dent, then detailed it for me when they touched it up and that tire slop was just dripping off like a water fountain and ended up down both sides! I had to was the truck two times to get it off and messed up their beautiful detail job (NOT)....
I'm also looking to carry some of this over to my Dyna Wide Glide when I clean'er up!