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What type of car wax is the best and eaisest to use on a clear coat finish? Does the spray on/wipe off work? or should I use a liquid that dries to a paste? And if so, is elbow grease the best method of buffing or does an oribital buffer offer the same results without all of the work? Peace,

Wyatt

I'm not a wax/detail kind of guy, but I think generally the Mequiers line has a good reputation with guys who do this stuff.


Don

I use Meguiar's Gold Class paste wax or High Tech yellow paste wax or with an orbital buffer I got from Sears. A couple of times a year, I use a clay bar first to get some of the grit off the surface, followed by their Deep Crystal Polish, then use the paste wax. I do not use a cleaner wax.

Some of the folks on this boar won't use wax at all. They swear by polish alone. I don't go to that school, but I don't begrudge them their way of doing things. Whatever works.

Those clay bars are really good stuff, huh? I've seen guys use them when I worked at the body shop, and it's amazing what they remove.


Don

The difference between the feel of the surface before and after you use a clay bar is simply amazing. You won't believe it until you try it.

Henry....Amen to the statement about the clay bar.

I too mostly always use Meguiar's line but have been known to use Mother's clay bar and it does work. I couldn't find a Meguiar's clay bar locally so I got the Mother's and it worked good too. If you pay any attention at car shows, 99% of people are using Meguiar's. Is it because it really works good or is it because it's what everyone else is using? LOL!

I am lucky enough to work for Meguiars at car shows as a fly in/drive in part timer/
Great products and great people/ They care about their customers and their cars.
There are a few other companies that have good products but not many care about the customers like Meguiars does

Iceburgh....How come none of the locals like AutoZone, Advance, and Wal-mart don't carry the Meguiars clay bar?

I'm with the rest of the gang on the Mequiar's. I don't use was, just the clean an polish stuff, and a bit of "final inspection" at the car shows....

I too use the Mequiar's line. Just recently tried the new "Tech Wax"... Amazing stuff. Easiest on/off I have ever seen. Great finishing product.

I finally broke down and bought a Porter-Cable DA polisher. I clay barred then used the Meguiars #80 and #83 to remove swirls and scratches, then applied two coats of their tech wax. I used the polisher to apply everything and wiped and buffed with a microfiber towel. My paint looked better than it has since I got the car, I was very pleased. It was a lot of work though, anyone who thinks a 53 Studebaker is a small car has never polished one!

Pat

I have been tempted on more than one occassion to get one of those Porter- Cable polishers, Meguiar's sells one with their name on it but I think it's the same thing. There is just a bunch of good products out there, I like and use Meguiar's Gold Class but I also have used Mother's.

I've been a fan of Meguiars since the mid seventies. Over the years, I have tried some other products, but keep going back to Meguiars.

Zainos Show car polish.

http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc