whats everyones favorite wax and if you wanna why? So far i have to rest on turtle wax ice, but im open to suggestions i hear the mothers clay bar is the way to go also

 

I use mothers sealer/glaze and then mothers pure carnuba. This stuff lasts quite a long time, and I love what it does to my SOM balt

 

i use mcguires gold class paste. works pretty well. when i save up some money im going to buy a set of zaino though. thats the ****.

 

I use turtle wax ice

 

i use zymol

 

all of u havent lived till u use... black magic liquid wet wax.. it was rated by consumer report and was number one for the last 2 years..... i use it for detailing cars and what not...i did use mothers in the past but mothers has yet to give me a shine like this

for blemishes/scratches/key marks

3M scratch remover....but good luck finding it..lol

 

i used turtle wax ice and thought it was great. then i used meguiars paste wax and clay bar and this stuff is increadable! way better than ice.

 

ice doesnt last nearly as long as meg's

 

Meguiar's Gold Class or NXT?

 

i use the zaino products/process, that stuff is incredible..and the finish look is stellar

 

mothers carnuba solid wax

 

To me it depends on what color your waxing. For example with polish. I used Nu Finish Polish on a black finish and it did wonders, however when I applied to to a blue car I had it did nothing

 

so what kinda wax would be good for a rally yellow balt im using the ice wax right now but it never really givesme the shine im looking for

 

I use turtle wax glass clear liguid stuff works awsome and lasts a long time never had a problem with it ruining my paint or putting swirls in it

 

gold class

http://www.meguiars.com/estore/
and that for inbetween waxes

 

DoesNu FInish take out deep scratches as well? My trunk and door handle areas are looking horrible. They havnt scratched through the paint but messed up the clear coat. any way of getting it out with Nu Finish? I've seen the commercial with it shining up a weather beaten car.

 

The best wax in the world will look terrible over a poorly prepped surface.

For me, my favorite "wax" is Detailers Pride MaxWax. My favorite sealant is Duragloss #105. My favorite polish is ClearKote Red-Moose-Glaze.

You could put turtle wax over a finish that has been properly prepped and it would look fine, on the other hand you could put some $2000 wax over a finish with swirl marks and such and it would look terrible.

 

true that but then what to prep with? im kinda a newb on detailing

 

wash ur car with a de-greaser... that will take the od wax off along with bugs and road gunk... then absorber dry... and wax

 

No, dont wash the car with degreaser. Degreaser is harsh and may harm the paint in some way.

When I say prep, I mean things like clay, polish, compound or such.

Start of with mothers clay and some mothers Power Polish and see how your car looks then, then try putting on a coat of wax. notice how much easier the wax is to apply and remove and how much better it looks now that it is over healthy paint.

 

dawn dish soap is not going to harm ur car

 

Yes, over time Dawn will actually pull oils out of the clear on the car and make it subject to faster aging due to UV rays and industrial fallout. Besides, washing with dawn is useless anyway. Polishing or claying removes all old wax anyway so you dont have to wash with dawn.

Belive me, I detail cars for a living, and spend 2-3hours a day on detailing forums learning the newest safest way to detail cars. I feel I know just a little bit on the subject.

 

Yah dont use dish degerent, not good for your cars surface. Car and dish soap have different chemicals in it.

 

noted, thanks for the input so far