im looking for some new stuff to use( the best wax, polish pads for a buffer). my TA is black and in need of a good cleaning and BUFF.

 

same here! , but mine is red lol needs to hit southpadre island this spring break with the camaro!

 

Wax is your last step. If you own a black car, definately get a Porter Cable for your first dual action polisher. I have both a rotary and a dual action.

Machine- 1.Porter Cable

As far as pads go, in my honest opinion after a lot of reading and hands on experience all you will need is two pads.

Pads- Orange pad for your first run (more aggresive pad) A white pad for your last polishing step that will bring back the shine that was lost on the first run with the more aggressive orange pad combo.

Compounds/Polishers- I use the Menzerna Super Intensive Polish w/orange pad. This combo has a good bite and very good correcting abilities for removing swirls and scratches with minimal micromaring. Second polish that I use is the Menzerna Final Polish w/white pad to really bring the shine back and correct the minor marring(scratching) caused by the more aggresive orange pad combo used previously.

A new combo that's very popular is the Meguiars M105 w/orange pad and M205w/ white pad (simply replaces the menzerna polishes I mentioned above) A LOT of people have claimed very good results with the M105/205 combo and very user friendly to boot.

Waxes/Sealents- I have waxes from $5-$50 and after using a Sealent, I will never go back to waxing again. I use Zaino for sealing/protecting the corrected finish and I cant be more happy with the results and the durability of it. After a week or two I noticed that wax doesn't nearly bead water off as good as Zaino does after a month! To put it simply. Sealents outlast waxes.

Zaino Z2
Zaino Z5

The above is MY personal combo that has worked great for ME. I don't want this to be taken too seriously or to have a wrong interpretation of detailing/correcting paint. Everyones different and likes different combos for their cars. This one worked well for me and still does.

I hope this is of some help to you. Dont hesitate to PM me if you have any more questions.

Cheers.

 

i <3 zaino the z5 is amazing

 

wow some great infor. where can i get my hands on the stuff u are talking about??

 

i used next genwax from Meguiars befoe i took this pic.

 

autogeek dot com since your in the states. Tech wax is good but IMO not worth the money. You can get Zaino for the same if not less money. Plus, its durability is bad.