Hey guys

My truck is that Oxford White color and it drives me crazy because I know I'll never be able to get it to shine like the darker colors. I was wondering if you all had any special waxes, polishes or coat orders that you would recommend to give me the best shine possible. I've been using NXT, #7 & #26 in different orders and have been pretty successful in getting a half decent shine.

Also, how should I properly use products like #7 and #26, do I let them sit and wait for a haze or what not, I'm kind of lost there.

- Chris

 

Both #7 and #26 are haze and wipe products.

I've said it several times before here though; make 100% sure to apply the #7 in very thin, very even layers when applying. It'll make your world easier when it comes time for removal.

RP

 

Oxford white is a good white color, there is different "ways of shines", OEM shine and up to a mirror image shine. There different depths that you want it to look as in sealers or Carnauba waxes or both. Just remember this, that OEM paint that there is not much of it and you have to make it last. Cars now last up to 8 years.
I would recommend claying, polishing once a year and for a good depth, layers of Carnauba wax, for a longer lasting protection use a sealer. Remember both sealer and Carnauba you still have to be clayed and polished once a year.
You can apply Carnauba wax over a sealer but you can't apply a sealer over Carnauba.
There is hand Glazes and there is machine Glazes and no you don’t need to let it dry by its self, read the label. Glazing is not the best way to go, polishing is.
Take your truck to a good Pro Detailer for the best way of doing it!
If you need more help PM me and I can guide you thought it if you are going to do it your self.

NorthPac Pro Detailer

 

I'd beg to differ that you'll never be able to get Oxford White to shine like darker colors. I've had Oxford White Fords for years and although nothing cranks up the old sex shine meter like black or red, white has some interesting benefits.

First, you won't find yourself feeling you need to wash it every five minutes. It just doesn't show dirt as bad as darker colors. Second, it hides minor scratches and sheet metal imperfections MUCH better than a darker color. Finally, it's fairly easy to match if you need paint work. Ask RockPick about the joys of darker colors. He just went the full Gothic route.

Having said all of that, I should also add that Oxford White shines up about as well as any other color - it just doesn't have the same effect. I find that mine takes on a soft glow after proper detailing. (Wait a minute. If "it takes on a soft glow after I detail it" ... Raoul is going to jump all over this thread.) In fact, if memory serves me correctly, an Oxford White Navigator won the recent "Best Shine" award right here.

Lastly, I think you'll see super resupts with the program you mentioned. I use NXT in the summer time and love the effect. Good luck!

 

Thanks for the information guys, I'm defenitly going to be doing some work on cleaning up my truck as soon as it warms up.

Obviously I have some Spider Webbing and that's one of my biggest concerns of getting rid of. I have heard to use #9 and have also heared about using Scratch X. I was wondering what product you guys would recommend using for the spider webbing effect? I was thinking about picking up a bottle of Scratch X later in the week.

Has anyone tried the paste version of NXT wax? I have the liquid version and was considering picking up some of the paste, thought it might be easier to apply and tell when it is hazing.

- Chris

 

I've had really good luck with Meguiars #82 followed by Clearkotes Vanilla Moose Hand Glaze and topped with Poorboys EX P. I've also used S100 as a topper without the EX P and also on top of the EX P. You don't get the depth of a dark colored car, but you can get a really nice shine.

 

Hear Hear....!!

You forgot another benifit...

You don't have to go back and "scrape" out the white waxy residue (from unremoved wax) that builds up around the pin-strip and decal edges AH...the beauty of NXT!

Tony

 

All this week, everytime I have gotten off of work it's been night. So I havn't really had a chance to take pictures, sorry about that guys.

Max, that's an awesome job there. I'll have to post some pic's this weekend.

- Chris

 

I had a 94' F150 with that color... I always thought it looked good until I used some 3M Nu Finish. It has a wax stripper in it and when I rubbed it on I saw what that paint looked like before all of the old wax oxidized...That stuff worked great for me, but it takes alot of elbow grease!

 

Every time I see MT's Navi, I beg to differ too...

That looks amazing! It is a bit more difficult to make white pop but, MT has mastered it... look at that thing!!

 

Thanks Rock and FTM82 for the compliments. My Navigator has 106,000 miles on it and it's outside 24/7 in the 4 seasons of the Northwest. My son and I were at my daughters soccer game awhile back and I parked the Navi in back of an Expedition with the white oxford paint. I asked my son if he noticed the difference between the two vehicles and he immediately said that ours looked new compared to the Expedition. There are a lot of good products that will achieve similar results, but it's mostly about the process that brings out the best in a vehicle. It takes a lot of work as you know Rock, as I have always appreciated your advice and work that you have shown on here. Keep up the good work and FTM82, listen to the Rock.