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Best wax to use, tips needed

Best wax to use, tips needed

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karlp
Senior Member
492
30-01-2018, 08:01 AM
#1
Hey guys,

I have a grantie sky lexi with the speckled paint and I just cant get a super shiny finish on it, I use usually wash the car twice with triplwaz shampoo, then use AG srp then finish wth a layer turtle wax, but I'm not getting a super shiny finish as seen with some lexi's on here, any tips or products I can use to get my car really spanking clean??? Smile
karlp
30-01-2018, 08:01 AM #1

Hey guys,

I have a grantie sky lexi with the speckled paint and I just cant get a super shiny finish on it, I use usually wash the car twice with triplwaz shampoo, then use AG srp then finish wth a layer turtle wax, but I'm not getting a super shiny finish as seen with some lexi's on here, any tips or products I can use to get my car really spanking clean??? Smile

Lexusboy
Posting Freak
9,267
30-01-2018, 08:08 AM
#2
Collinite No. 476S if you want a long last (around 3 months) or dodo juice if your happy with a month of two between polishes
Lexusboy
30-01-2018, 08:08 AM #2

Collinite No. 476S if you want a long last (around 3 months) or dodo juice if your happy with a month of two between polishes

Lexusboy
Posting Freak
9,267
30-01-2018, 08:10 AM
#3
Also it is worth claying your car first
Lexusboy
30-01-2018, 08:10 AM #3

Also it is worth claying your car first

karlp
Senior Member
492
30-01-2018, 08:12 AM
#4
Should I polish every week or just wax every week and leave polishing to a couple of weeks?
Whats the advantages of clay bars and how to use??
karlp
30-01-2018, 08:12 AM #4

Should I polish every week or just wax every week and leave polishing to a couple of weeks?
Whats the advantages of clay bars and how to use??

Lexusboy
Posting Freak
9,267
30-01-2018, 08:26 AM
#5
The advantage of using a clay bar is it removes all contamination from your paint work.
They should be used only on a clean car and used with a clay bar lubricant.

This when done right will give you the best surface to put your wax onto.

I polish normally twice this time of year to remove all what the winter has left on the paint work, and again near the end of the season around October.
It of course does no harm to do this more often, although it takes a good day to do a half decent job.
Lexusboy
30-01-2018, 08:26 AM #5

The advantage of using a clay bar is it removes all contamination from your paint work.
They should be used only on a clean car and used with a clay bar lubricant.

This when done right will give you the best surface to put your wax onto.

I polish normally twice this time of year to remove all what the winter has left on the paint work, and again near the end of the season around October.
It of course does no harm to do this more often, although it takes a good day to do a half decent job.

Rabster
Posting Freak
10,234
30-01-2018, 08:45 AM
#6
this was my car before i got into polishing etc
[Image: 26072008400.jpg]

and after last year i think i polished it about 10 times 4 of those i used the G220 polisher and a mixture of products including colonite

[Image: IMG_0402.jpg]
Rabster
30-01-2018, 08:45 AM #6

this was my car before i got into polishing etc
[Image: 26072008400.jpg]

and after last year i think i polished it about 10 times 4 of those i used the G220 polisher and a mixture of products including colonite

[Image: IMG_0402.jpg]

Rabster
Posting Freak
10,234
30-01-2018, 08:46 AM
#7
wow my car really was quite dull in the early stages of its life lol
Rabster
30-01-2018, 08:46 AM #7

wow my car really was quite dull in the early stages of its life lol

Rabster
Posting Freak
10,234
30-01-2018, 09:00 AM
#8
below and last weekends efforts

so my 1st bit was to use the pressure washer and Snow foam this was left about 5-10min on the car then washed off

then a full wash using just normal autoglym shampoo and a wiggly wash mit purchased form our sponsor Auto Rae Chem

i then moved onto a claybar i used a medium claybar and lube and worked over the whole car till it was smooth (smooth as i could make it for half a day) purchased form our sponsor Auto Rae Chem

then rewashed the car using a wiggly wash mit again this time i used a different shampoo from our purchased sponsor Auto Rae Chem

i then used Poor-boys Black hole glaze designed for darker vehicles, i used a applicator pad to apply this to one panel at a time then buffed off

once done i then used colonite one panel at a time and buffed off

so this was the end result
[Image: 185102b5.jpg]
[Image: 707c39ed.jpg]
[Image: dd5b2075.jpg]
Rabster
30-01-2018, 09:00 AM #8

below and last weekends efforts

so my 1st bit was to use the pressure washer and Snow foam this was left about 5-10min on the car then washed off

then a full wash using just normal autoglym shampoo and a wiggly wash mit purchased form our sponsor Auto Rae Chem

i then moved onto a claybar i used a medium claybar and lube and worked over the whole car till it was smooth (smooth as i could make it for half a day) purchased form our sponsor Auto Rae Chem

then rewashed the car using a wiggly wash mit again this time i used a different shampoo from our purchased sponsor Auto Rae Chem

i then used Poor-boys Black hole glaze designed for darker vehicles, i used a applicator pad to apply this to one panel at a time then buffed off

once done i then used colonite one panel at a time and buffed off

so this was the end result
[Image: 185102b5.jpg]
[Image: 707c39ed.jpg]
[Image: dd5b2075.jpg]

Lexusboy
Posting Freak
9,267
30-01-2018, 09:04 AM
#9
I feel a club cleaning day coming up lol
Lexusboy
30-01-2018, 09:04 AM #9

I feel a club cleaning day coming up lol

karlp
Senior Member
492
30-01-2018, 10:33 AM
#10
Thanks guys, So guess I need some decent wax eg colonite and a clay bar/lube, how should I apply the clay bar do you just rub onto the car with the lube then rewash the car?
Also whats best to apply the colonite, micorfibres??
karlp
30-01-2018, 10:33 AM #10

Thanks guys, So guess I need some decent wax eg colonite and a clay bar/lube, how should I apply the clay bar do you just rub onto the car with the lube then rewash the car?
Also whats best to apply the colonite, micorfibres??

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