Waxinig a new car

#11

BoB wrote:

Quote:

On Tue, 02 Sep 2003 06:59:14 -0700, Don Nickell <dnickell (AT) icehouse (DOT) net
wrote:

Michael Smith wrote:

Ok, you guys are probably fed up with all the questions, but here goes
another. What are your thoughts on Waxing a new car? I was thinking
i should wax my 03 Forester before winter, but then someone at work
said that becaue of the clear coat that i am not supposed to wax it.
I find that hard to believe. so i am asking Subaru owners. What is
the deal? Wax?, no wax? special clearcoat polish?, no special
polish?

thanks,

Mike

I used to be sold on Meguiars, and still use their Mist and Wipe often.

But, in July I finally bought some Klasse. Not a wax or polish, but an
"elastic acrylic polymer". See http://www.properautocare.com/kla-16.html

It's easy to apply and easier to polish than Meguiar's or Zymol. The
car is so slick it's unbelievable. All I do between rains is to use
a California Duster to keep it clean. But don't use a Duster on the
hood when it's hot!!! First thing I noticed was that you can't shut
the door if you are a "hand on the side of the door and push with a
sliding motion". Your hand will slip off and the door won't close!!!
;-)

The slickness is impressive. I've applied Zaino Show Car Polish
twice to my entire '02 ForesterS from the same 8 oz bottle and
have enough for one more appl. If I lay my 100% cotton wipe towel
on the hood it slides off onto the floor. Zaino by mail only:

http://www.zainobros.com/files/tips.htm

I read about a test run by an NS showcar site. Zaino beat Meguiar,
Zymol and other much more expensive products. Zaino is for car buffs,
not the 'slop on a wax job once a year folks'. This is just for info;
I don't sell the stuff. :-)

BoB

BTW, I just tried one of the NAPA micro-something cloths that's recommended
by one Klasse distributor. It worked beautifully. He suggested Eagle Mist &
Wipe instead of water for wetting the cloth, I used Meguar's Mist & Wipe and
it worked great. He said "mist & wipe" would help soften any crud that didn't
come off with the wash.

I don't sell anything, I only buy. Stupid, eh? ;-)

Don

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#12

I'm also a fan of the Meguiars products.

Their products help hide the clear coat scratches and it looks really
nice -- I have a black Forester...

"Jeff" <jeff (AT) nospam (DOT) org> wrote

Quote:

All cars need wax.

I used Meguiars Gold Class clear coat prep followed by Gold Class
liquid wax on my new 2003 Outback the first week I got it home. I
have been using the Meguiars products (www.meguiars.com) on a black
1996 Explorer since new and the paint looks factory fresh. The web
site has lots of information on paint maintenance.

I highly recommend all of the Meguiars products. Some of their
products are available in auto and chain stores. The hard to find
ones I order direct.

I use the Meguiars foam pads for product application. Buy a good set
of 100% cotton towels (bathroom quality, not auto store crap) for wax
removal and polishing. Cut the tags off so they don't scratch the
paint.

The Quick Detailer spray cleaner has been essential in keeping the
hood clear of water spots and is good for touch-ups between cleaning.

I am a bit extreme when it comes to washing and waxing and always wash
my cars by hand. Whatever you do don't ever use one of those $29.99
polishers as they are the fastest way to ruin a paint job. The
Meguars products are very easy to hand apply and remove but good
quality towels are essential.

On Mon, 01 Sep 2003 22:08:01 -0400, Michael Smith
yeahright (AT) nonya (DOT) com> wrote:

Ok, you guys are probably fed up with all the questions, but here goes
another. What are your thoughts on Waxing a new car? I was thinking
i should wax my 03 Forester before winter, but then someone at work
said that becaue of the clear coat that i am not supposed to wax it.
I find that hard to believe. so i am asking Subaru owners. What is
the deal? Wax?, no wax? special clearcoat polish?, no special
polish?

thanks,

Mike

#13

I like Meguiars but, it doesn't last long enough so I ended up waxing 4-5
times a year. The newer Polymer waxes? last about 4 times as long and offer
UV protection here in Florida. eddie
"Bart" <nospam (AT) nospam (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

I'm also a fan of the Meguiars products.

Their products help hide the clear coat scratches and it looks really
nice -- I have a black Forester...

"Jeff" <jeff (AT) nospam (DOT) org> wrote in message
news:8218lvgb4bo74gsm8h9oi4o8t5kd0m59ba (AT) 4ax (DOT) com...
All cars need wax.

I used Meguiars Gold Class clear coat prep followed by Gold Class
liquid wax on my new 2003 Outback the first week I got it home. I
have been using the Meguiars products (www.meguiars.com) on a black
1996 Explorer since new and the paint looks factory fresh. The web
site has lots of information on paint maintenance.

I highly recommend all of the Meguiars products. Some of their
products are available in auto and chain stores. The hard to find
ones I order direct.

I use the Meguiars foam pads for product application. Buy a good set
of 100% cotton towels (bathroom quality, not auto store crap) for wax
removal and polishing. Cut the tags off so they don't scratch the
paint.

The Quick Detailer spray cleaner has been essential in keeping the
hood clear of water spots and is good for touch-ups between cleaning.

I am a bit extreme when it comes to washing and waxing and always wash
my cars by hand. Whatever you do don't ever use one of those $29.99
polishers as they are the fastest way to ruin a paint job. The
Meguars products are very easy to hand apply and remove but good
quality towels are essential.

On Mon, 01 Sep 2003 22:08:01 -0400, Michael Smith
yeahright (AT) nonya (DOT) com> wrote:

Ok, you guys are probably fed up with all the questions, but here goes
another. What are your thoughts on Waxing a new car? I was thinking
i should wax my 03 Forester before winter, but then someone at work
said that becaue of the clear coat that i am not supposed to wax it.
I find that hard to believe. so i am asking Subaru owners. What is
the deal? Wax?, no wax? special clearcoat polish?, no special
polish?

thanks,

Mike

#14

Take a look at Vladimir's guide in pdf format. It well written and gives
alot of information.
http://homepage.mac.com/vladimir/bmwforum/Detailing.pdf

On Mon, 01 Sep 2003 22:08:01 -0400, Michael Smith <yeahright (AT) nonya (DOT) com>
wrote:

Quote:

Ok, you guys are probably fed up with all the questions, but here goes
another. What are your thoughts on Waxing a new car? I was thinking
i should wax my 03 Forester before winter, but then someone at work
said that becaue of the clear coat that i am not supposed to wax it.
I find that hard to believe. so i am asking Subaru owners. What is
the deal? Wax?, no wax? special clearcoat polish?, no special
polish?

thanks,

Mike

#15

For vinyl, rubber and plastic I like the Meguiars Gold Class
Vinyl/Rubber Protectant.

For clear plastic I use the Meguiars Mirror Glaze Clear Plastic
Detailer and Mirror Glaze Clear Plastic Cleaner. While I haven't used
it on a car, I restored a scratched watch using Mirror Glaze Plastic
Polish.

At www.meguiars.com you can find a product for all of your cleaning
needs.

Good quality cotton towels are essential in preventing scratches. The
ones sold by Meguiars are the one's I use (better than my bathroom
towels). The new micro-fiber towels are impressive and may prompt me
to switch (I use one wash-cloth size microfiber to dry the car).

I don't recommend Armor All as it leaves an artificial shine and I
have read that if you stop using it bad things happen to plastic and
rubber.

Jeff

On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 00:12:12 GMT, BC <abcpeteDELETE (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net>
wrote:

Quote:

I'm new here so please forgive me if I'm not following protocol---we
just bought a 2003 LL Bean Wagon--How do you recommend I clean the
dashboard and instrument panel? It looks like different materials
requiring different cleaning solutions/methods.

Can you advise? Thank you very much! I have already learned so much
reading through the posts.

#16

On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 00:11:37 GMT, null <null (AT) nul (DOT) net> wrote:

Quote:

Take a look at Vladimir's guide in pdf format. It well written and gives
alot of information.
http://homepage.mac.com/vladimir/bmwforum/Detailing.pdf

You'd better have a cable modem. It must be a BIG hummer.
Gave up after 5 minutes of DLing.

BoB

#17

Yes I failed to mention that. It's a very large download for dialup
(~6.2MB). It's got lots of pictures hence the size but
well worth the wait.

On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 21:18:10 -0400, BoB <rhoward30 (AT) myrealbox (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 00:11:37 GMT, null <null (AT) nul (DOT) net> wrote:

Take a look at Vladimir's guide in pdf format. It well written and gives
alot of information.
http://homepage.mac.com/vladimir/bmwforum/Detailing.pdf

You'd better have a cable modem. It must be a BIG hummer.
Gave up after 5 minutes of DLing.

BoB

#18

Everyone out there needs to try a product called Buffalo Milke. It's a
instant spray wax that goes on wet and goes off wet. You can do your
whole car in 20-25 minutes. NO white residue to clean on trim and
around doors, hood and chrome emblems. Great on chrome, glass, plastic
parts etc. Real smooth finish and seems to last a good while. Actually
it makes waxing fun, and want to do it more often just to keep that
smooth feel that you lose after several washings with any wax. Loves
dark colors, too.

#19

i just downlozded it.... that is very
through, thanks.
well worth the download.

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