RE: Best car polish?
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RE: Best car polish? - 8/15/2006 12:29:35 PM
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Dan04COBRA
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Like most of us here,we have tried lots of products.
The 'best' is what YOU are happy with.
Enough philsophy....
I recently washed the car with Dawn dishsoap
then put on Turtle Wax Ice,then Mother's Carnuba
on top.I am very happy with the shine and depth.
my 2 cents worth,anyway
You wasted your time with the Mothers.
Most Carnuba's cannot build layers.
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RE: Best car polish? - 8/15/2006 2:41:05 PM
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ORIGINAL: Dan04COBRA
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ORIGINAL: jts
Like most of us here,we have tried lots of products.
The 'best' is what YOU are happy with.
Enough philsophy....
I recently washed the car with Dawn dishsoap
then put on Turtle Wax Ice,then Mother's Carnuba
on top.I am very happy with the shine and depth.
my 2 cents worth,anyway
You wasted your time with the Mothers.
Most Carnuba's cannot build layers.
You can indeed layer the Mothers pure carnauba (over most waxes, and evidently over Ice) -- it's just that after two layers, you've got marginal returns.
So long as jts is happy with the results, that's all that counts.
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RE: Best car polish? - 8/18/2006 8:58:23 AM
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jts
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quote:
ORIGINAL: Jim D.
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ORIGINAL: Dan04COBRA
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ORIGINAL: jts
Like most of us here,we have tried lots of products.
The 'best' is what YOU are happy with.
Enough philsophy....
I recently washed the car with Dawn dishsoap
then put on Turtle Wax Ice,then Mother's Carnuba
on top.I am very happy with the shine and depth.
my 2 cents worth,anyway
You wasted your time with the Mothers.
Most Carnuba's cannot build layers.
You can indeed layer the Mothers pure carnauba (over most waxes, and evidently over Ice) -- it's just that after two layers, you've got marginal returns.
So long as jts is happy with the results, that's all that counts.
Thanks, Jim D. The layering worked very well.
It was done at the recommendation of a detailer,so I trust his opinion.
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RE: Best car polish? - 8/18/2006 9:16:50 PM
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Good lord! Look at all the trouble I caused. Sorry i lost track of this post. My car is an 06 GT vista blue so the paint is new. I'm looking for the best way to protect it before lovebug season hits here in Gainesville. I'm not to concerned about the best shine.
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RE: Best car polish? - 8/18/2006 9:55:38 PM
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I think a sealant would be the most durable.
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RE: Best car polish? - 8/18/2006 10:21:12 PM
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Im lookin for the best shine.
I just got some new chrome saleens and i want to have the paint shine in the sun to.
i know there are alot of opinions but i would just like to know what makes the paint stand out.
thanks
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RE: Best car polish? - 8/18/2006 10:22:37 PM
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For the best shine you are looking for a wax with carnuba. It will give it that deeper wet looking shine.
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RE: Best car polish? - 8/18/2006 10:25:28 PM
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sweet, any shop like autozone should have one, right?
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RE: Best car polish? - 8/18/2006 10:31:22 PM
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Juztang
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There are good otc waxes at autozone,walmart,etc. There are boutique brands on the internet like Clearkote,Poorboys,Optimum,Wolfgang,Pinnacle,etc. Just depends on how much money you want to spend and what you are looking for. Really just personal opinion.
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RE: Best car polish? - 8/18/2006 10:34:33 PM
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Durr727
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well how much money do they run for?
i want a nice shine but i dont want to do it for $125
maybe $40 is the most im willing to spend but thats pushing it.
I can barely afford my insurance and gas and $40 fills the tank.
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RE: Best car polish? - 8/19/2006 1:17:03 AM
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Juzstang do you recommend polishing a brand new car? I thought you only want to polish when there are scratches....if no scratches than go to waxing.
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RE: Best car polish? - 8/19/2006 2:00:39 AM
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You can polish a new car. I have this stuff called Pro Polish. It is a chemical polish and has no abbrasives. You can use it on a new car. It will clean the paint and bring out some more shine and reflection getting the paint ready for wax. I have polished many new cars. Some I've had to use an abbrasive polish like the SSR line. Usually on a new car the most you would have to go would be an SSR1 which is light swirl/scratch remover.
When I got my car brand new. The first thing I did was claybar it. Then I used the Pro Polish followed by a wax.
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RE: Best car polish? - 8/19/2006 2:05:56 AM
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S281 E- also remember, most of your shine,depth, and reflection is achieved before the wax stage. Waxing just protects your results and it also adds more shine and reflection. If you have any detailing questions check out www.autopia.com. There is a lot of useful info on that site.
< Message edited by Juztang -- 8/19/2006 2:13:16 AM >
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RE: Best car polish? - 8/19/2006 2:28:29 AM
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are some polishes/waxes better for a red paint than others? a bright red 93 gt original paint for instance.
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RE: Best car polish? - 8/19/2006 8:01:03 AM
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There are some waxes that have an extra ingredient for dark colored cars. The Natty;s blue is looks great with red and black and dark colored cars.
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RE: Best car polish? - 8/19/2006 4:50:41 PM
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Personally, I like and recommend a product called Rejex, found at corrosionx.com. It gives great gloss and protection from tar, bird droppings, bugs, you name it. Best shine I've found.
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