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Old May 16, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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looking for a good wax or polish for the paint
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Old May 16, 2008 | 09:56 PM
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i like groits garage "best of show" wax
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Old May 16, 2008 | 11:51 PM
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^^^ good stuff or i like pinnacles souveran paste. or if you really wanna fork out some cash for extremely high quality head out to a ferrari show and drop about 1800 on an 8 ounce bottle.
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Old May 17, 2008 | 12:38 AM
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My favorite is Chemical Guys 50/50.

Remember.... Clay first, Polish second, Wax third.
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Old May 17, 2008 | 01:07 AM
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Like clockwork, this thread comes up about every couple weeks.

Do a search, you may obtain better results
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Old May 17, 2008 | 08:54 AM
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Waxes are old technology. Go cutting edge. Get Zaino-it's expensive but worth it.
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Old May 17, 2008 | 09:18 AM
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How much you willing to spend??

I use Wolfgang polishes, Pinnacle Souveran wax, and a couple other glazes....none of which are cheap.

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Old May 17, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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yeah it all goes by how much you're willing to spend, if you want the best wax out of the regular brands, i suggest just going and getting meguiar's or 3m, because they've been around and they don't contain silicone.
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Old May 17, 2008 | 05:03 PM
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I never heard of some of those. I was thinking of either meguiars or turtle wax ice or zymol
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Old May 17, 2008 | 05:14 PM
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yeah just make sure it doesn't have silicone in it.
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Old May 17, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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No such thing.
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Old May 17, 2008 | 05:24 PM
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that may be true, i'm just goin by what my uncle told me... He paints cars and is pretty good at what he does. He says meguiars and 3M don't put silicone in their products, and he's been workin with car paint for 40 years. I'd just check the bottle or something, i'm guessin it might not matter all that much either way
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Old May 17, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 02 1LE HAWK
How much you willing to spend??

I use Wolfgang polishes, Pinnacle Souveran wax, and a couple other glazes....none of which are cheap.

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Hell yeah! I'm a big fan of Wolfgang productst myself

Those products are a lot more expensive, but you can get them in package deals if you go to the right websites. To the OP, the best thing is to try different products, see which one you like best!
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yeah i cant say im a fan of zaino. griots garage, pinnacle, wolfgang, detailers pride all make good stuff. for your regular brands i like meguiars.
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In my opinion, the best bang for the buck right now hands down is Tropi-care.

Fantastic products that compare equally with products costing two and three times more, combined with some of the best customer service in the business.
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When you can get your corrections to this stage by buffing and polishing out blemishes as one part of your detail process, the last step protection products comes down to to personal choice. Some are looking at factors for durability, reflective gloss, and slickness while others may do optional liquid or paste wax over a sealants for increased depth on darker colors for example.

The choices and combinations are unending. You can choose from a wide variety number of products. When you find the combination that's right for you, use it correctly according to the manufacturer's instructions and regularly to provide constant protection.
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Old May 24, 2008 | 11:46 PM
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any one use liquid glass?
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hi i use liquid glass all three of their products the leather polish is great stuff and the scent is like leather should smell like, the shine is second to none hey if it's good for airplanes it's good for me lol
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Old May 25, 2008 | 04:58 PM
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best off the shelf wax is meguiars nxt 2.0
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3M or Zaino.
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