Red 97'... Original Glory?
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From: Joplin MO
i'd bet purified water would do the same thing
Don't diss liquid waxes these days, they are every bit as good as hard paste and easier to use. All I use on mine is Megs NXT 2.0 liquid.
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I'm disappointed that none of the car/parts stores in town have the red colored Turtle Wax that I used to use. It would fill it these gaps a pretty good amount and then all I'd have to do was polish it off nicely and then put another coat of clear wax on top of it.
http://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Wax-T-3.../dp/B00062ZIOU
According to the first user review, this product was discontinued
I used to use this stuff... works awesome for covering most of these up if your not looking for a permanent fix... only would have to apply is say.. twice a year, and as long as you kept a good coat of wax over it, it would stay really well.
@Old Dogg
Got some of that Migs Claybar set, comes with the spray to "lubricate" the target area (i'd bet purified water would do the same thing) some liquid wax and a microfiber cloth. I already have some of the good (brand new) Migs hard wax, always like it much more than that liquid crap. I only did the hood tonight as thats all I could fit in before clouds rolled over and made it too dark to see where the wax is on the truck. Its a weird feeling using that clay bar, pretty much like sticky tack and suddenly you can feel the gritty bits catch under your fingers in the clay. After going over the hood I could seriously FEEL the difference. I also noticed that the applicator pad for the wax didn't get dirty at all like it normally does even after washing the hell out of the truck. If my paint job was in fairly new codition, I could see a dire need for this stuff, otherwise its icing on the cake. You were also right about how far that stuff goes. I took 1/5 off of 1 bar (the kit comes with 2) and that did the entire hood. I can imagine it would take roughly an entire bar for the whole truck.... great stuff.
http://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Wax-T-3.../dp/B00062ZIOU
According to the first user review, this product was discontinued
I used to use this stuff... works awesome for covering most of these up if your not looking for a permanent fix... only would have to apply is say.. twice a year, and as long as you kept a good coat of wax over it, it would stay really well.
@Old Dogg
Got some of that Migs Claybar set, comes with the spray to "lubricate" the target area (i'd bet purified water would do the same thing) some liquid wax and a microfiber cloth. I already have some of the good (brand new) Migs hard wax, always like it much more than that liquid crap. I only did the hood tonight as thats all I could fit in before clouds rolled over and made it too dark to see where the wax is on the truck. Its a weird feeling using that clay bar, pretty much like sticky tack and suddenly you can feel the gritty bits catch under your fingers in the clay. After going over the hood I could seriously FEEL the difference. I also noticed that the applicator pad for the wax didn't get dirty at all like it normally does even after washing the hell out of the truck. If my paint job was in fairly new codition, I could see a dire need for this stuff, otherwise its icing on the cake. You were also right about how far that stuff goes. I took 1/5 off of 1 bar (the kit comes with 2) and that did the entire hood. I can imagine it would take roughly an entire bar for the whole truck.... great stuff.
On clay...
Once you clay, you will not have to do it again for a while since it cleans nearly all surface contaminants. The key is to clean your paint and follow with wax which should protect the paint from further damage and also keep contaminants from sticking to the clearcoat in the first place. Be careful the surface stays lubricated. Clay will drag on surface dirt, sap and anything else a little but the clay dragging may mean your surface is too dry. It should mostly slide and glide and just make ticking and clicking sounds as it cleans.
I usually wash then clay while the vehicle is still wet so I dont use as much lubricant but unless your paint is fairly clean, you still need a lube of some sort. Nearly any QD will work but I get a large 320z bottle of Meguiars QD (Maroon bottle) fairly cheap ($9) at Pep Boys, Autozone, Advance Auto or even Walmart and Target. Once your paint is clean you will use much less and can get by with hardly using any QD on a wet vehicle.
Your hood, roof and any upper flat panels will be the worst along with around the wheel wells where there may be tar and other road crap that flung up and stuck. The sides should be fairly easy to clay so keep at it and remember it's usually a once a year task.
Liquid waxes,
Check the difference on half your hood doing "Hard Wax" and on the other side use NXT 2.0 and see which last the longest and is the easiest to apply and remove. If applied properly nothing beats the shine of 2 coats of NXT 2.0 and for durability and repelling water, dirt, bugs ect...unless your hard paste wax is synthetic.
Last edited by Old Dogg™; May 19, 2010 at 08:37 PM.
