Topic: The Innevitable Annual Wax Question
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Frederick, MD - USA
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Vette(s): 1969 convertible L71 427/435 4-speed black interior
Go to Griot's website and order their starter kit or hand polish and wax kit...it has all the stuff you need and get a price break at the same time. The good thing about using one brand is you know all the different items are compatible...not always true when mixing brand products. If you order their CD on car care it will amaze you...if you're like me...how wrong I was doing it for years. Doing it right is so much easier and the car looks so much better!
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Vette(s): #1 -1969 Corvette Coupe Riverside Gold, black interior,MN,A/C,350/350,PS,PB,window cranks.
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Ebo uses that new Anal Wax that Mother's just came out with........
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Lifetime MemberGreensburg, IN - USA
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Vette(s): Previous: 1984 Coupe, 1988 Maroon Coupe, 1989 Coupe, 2001 Roadster Present: 1967 Stingray Roadster, 1976 Stingray Coupe, 1989 Roadster..
I'm kinda in the middle now..... I have Zaino on the Vert and Adams on the Blacray. If that ain't bad enuff Meguiars on the Scotsdale and Turtle Wax Ice on the Zuki. Im a waxaholic.... somethin new comes along I wanna try it.
I hate this thread!!!! If you guys find somthin I haven't got that you really like then I will be smearin it on a Saturn and a Toyota next.
Please stop the insanity!
Marshall ur such a instigator!!! I know you have a favorite wax that works for you! Heck I bet I could run a quick lil search an find it too!
Crap I kin almost feel my hand startin to cramp thinkin bout shark rubbin..... I hate you guys!
I hate this thread!!!! If you guys find somthin I haven't got that you really like then I will be smearin it on a Saturn and a Toyota next.
Please stop the insanity!
Marshall ur such a instigator!!! I know you have a favorite wax that works for you! Heck I bet I could run a quick lil search an find it too!
Crap I kin almost feel my hand startin to cramp thinkin bout shark rubbin..... I hate you guys!
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Lifetime MemberIndianapolis, IN - USA
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Low miles (was only 8,900 when I bought it in March 2006) - Now 54K miles. Original owner bought it as an investment for son's college expenses.
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Thanks for all the help folks. It sounds like most votes so far are for either Griots or Zaino (which is now featured in the Eckler's catalog). Is there anyone out there who thinks that if I go with either one of these, I'll be making a mistake?
How about the polisher route? Do it all by hand, or would a good orbital polisher, used well, get me a better, deeper shine?
I also liked what I heard about the sealant. I see in Griot's catalog, they have a sealant as well as their other products. Anyone see any issue with using a wax system, then sealing over that?
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Zaino is a sealant, not a wax (Griot's sells a paint sealant as well as you noticed). They do different things and give different looks to your car. Sealants and waxes each have their own strengths and weaknesses compared to one another.
Synthetic care care products have come a long ways since first introduced years back. Sealants like Zaino give great protection and extreme reflectivity, but tend to look kind of plastic (they are synthetic so that makes sense). Quality Carnauba waxes like Griot's Best of Show don't have quite the durability of a poly sealant but give a deep, wet look to the car's finish.
Personally, I like the deep, wet look of a Carbauba, plus my fun cars are garaged so durability isn't so much an issue, but I do use Griot's Paint Sealant on my family's daily drivers due to their being used year round in all kinds of weather. Decide what type of look you want and try whichever product best fits that.
A random orbital is a great tool for car care, no question. It makes it easy to get wonderful results. Don't go for one of the cheapies sold at Wal Mart, Pep Boys, etc. You'll end up tossing them in the back of your garage out of frustration (been there, done that). Save your sheckles and get a good one...Porter Cable, Griot's or the Flex. Dollar for dollar, the Griot's is the best, though the Flex is fantastic but it costs nearly three times as much.
As far as using a sealant and wax, you can use a wax over a sealant, but not a sealant over a wax. A sealant bonds to the paint's surface. Putting a wax over that (after a 12 hour cure time) is OK. If you try a sealant over a wax, it cannot bond and you've wasted your time and money.
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Vette(s): 1981 Great White Shark. Red Interior, 350/190 hp. PS, PB (SS), A/C CC, T-Tops. Served three years in Active Duty Army, then Retired Air Force after 34 years! Badger State Vettes Car Club. 175,000 Original miles!! Now own a 1998 C-5!
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Ive got a griot's random orbital polisher and love it but dont use it with their polishes. As far a burning the paint, IT AINT GONA HAPPEN unless you really really try. I highly recommned the griot's RA polisher but I think the Porter Cable 7424 is a great machine as well. I have had good luck with 3M superfina polishes followed with a good coat of wax. Meguires Gold Class PASTE has given me good service. Adams makes great products as well. If you havent watched any of the Junkman videos on youtube you are missing out, this guy is a car detailing wizard and a corvette guy as well. He uses exclusively Adams polishes and swears by them. Here is a LINK to the first of his series on paint correction.
I waxed up the 81 w/the Griots Best of Show - WOW! Huge difference. The haziness I started to get w/Meguires disappeared. It could not have gone on or come off easier. At 19.95 its a party..
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