car wax / sealant

teednab-el

can someone suggest me a good car wax or sealant that I can buy online?

cheers.

Nonoperational

How much do you want to spend?

I'm using chemical guys 50/50 at the moment. It's lovely but it's €50. Used Meguiars NXT2 also and it's good. Collinite is good too. Most of the well known brand waxes would be fine really. Autoglym HD is supposed to be nice too.

To get the most from a wax it's worth giving the paint a polish with something like Autoglym super resin polish first. It's the condition of the paint under the wax that contributes greatly to the finish achieved with a wax. I recently gave my car a mini overhaul and it went something like this: Wash, clay, polish (autoglym srp), chemical guys glossworx glaze, and chemical guys concours 50/50 wax finished with chemical guys hybrid v7 sealant. I understand this is a bit OTT for most but you could get great results with a quick polish and wax too.

HJL

Collinite is one that always gets very good reviews on the forums, well priced and long lasting.

Im currently using Poorboys World Nattys Paste Wax which is good and i like it, if i ever get through it i'll probably buy Collinite.

teednab-el

gpf101 wrote: »

How much do you want to spend?

Something thats good and affordable and has a well respected name.

sean1141

take your pick

http://www.cleancar.ie/Waxes___Sealants.html

Nonoperational

The waxes I've used I mentioned above but have a look at the shop section of cleancar.ie detailer.ie or autoglym.ie and you'll get a nice selection. I'd give it a polish with SRP first to prep it nicely for waxing. If you see a wax you like the look of pop it up and maybe someone has used it.

vectra

teednab-el wrote: »

can someone suggest me a good car wax or sealant that I can buy online?

cheers.

As a matter of interest.

What condition is your paint?
what color is it?

Different products give differing results on light and dark colors

PaulKK

I've tried a few at this stage and overall I find Meguiars NXT 2.0 to be the best.

Autoglym super resin polish is quite good at covering swirls etc too if you are going to go down the polish/sealant route.
I have a Meguiars carnuba wax that I picked up also and I'm itching to try it out.

My advice would be to get a claybar (doesn't need to be an expensive one) and give the car a really good clean and a clay afterwards.
That way any half decent wax will give you great results.

Usually twice a year I will clay -> super resin polish -> 2 coats NXT 2.0 and that lasts quite a while.

I do top it up with Turtle wax "wax it wet" regularly though which I can also highly recommend if you need a speedy result.
Recently I got some Meguiars Tech wax spray which is also quite decent but a bit more labour intensive than the wax it wet.

Overall though IMO preparation is key when waxing.

teednab-el

vectra wrote: »

As a matter of interest.

What condition is your paint?
what color is it?

Different products give differing results on light and dark colors

paint is fresh for a 10 year old car. The car is metallic blue.

teednab-el

gpf101 wrote: »

How much do you want to spend?

Wash, clay, polish (autoglym srp), chemical guys glossworx glaze, and chemical guys concours 50/50 wax finished with chemical guys hybrid v7 sealant. I understand this is a bit OTT for most but you could get great results with a quick polish and wax too.

I was thinking of doing the same along those lines. I have a few weeks now off to give the car time.

teednab-el

gpf101 wrote: »

The waxes I've used I mentioned above but have a look at the shop section of cleancar.ie detailer.ie or autoglym.ie and you'll get a nice selection. I'd give it a polish with SRP first to prep it nicely for waxing. If you see a wax you like the look of pop it up and maybe someone has used it.

cool will do that, I got a sealant once called carplan wonder glaze, thought it made a nice job of my car but I havent come across it since.

Seperate

We've a pretty big selection of waxes & sealants - http://www.detailer.ie/store/

As mentioned above, they preparation is very important. If the car hasn't been clayed recently, start there. Again, we have a good few options for clay. When claying complete, a light polish or pre wax cleanser provides a good base for the wax to bond to. Dodo Juice Lime Prime or Swissvax Cleaner Fluid would be my personal favourites.

As to which wax, it really depends on your budget. Collinite is good value for money @ €20 a tub. It lasts really long, but maybe lacks the 'pop' that others have. Dodo Juice has specific 'colour charged' waxes which are blended to suit dark, light and warm colours. Depending on the shade of your blue, one of those would be a good start (€40 a tub). Then you move onto the Swissvax range, Onyx is the entry level wax @ €65 a tub. Swissvax is in a league of it's own when it comes to ease of use and glossy results.

vectra

teednab-el wrote: »

paint is fresh for a 10 year old car. The car is metallic blue.

if it were me I would
Wash, De-tar
Clay
wash

Use this
CG P40

Then This
CG Blacklight


Top it off with this
CG Hybrid V7

Use the V7 weekly/bi-weekly to keep the finish topped up until such time to give it another coat of Blacklight.


I will say that all of the above are simple to use with no hard work (Buffing) so make it a pleasure to do
I am sure Seperate will agree with me on this combo.

Nonoperational

teednab-el wrote: »

I was thinking of doing the same along those lines. I have a few weeks now off to give the car time.

It's very satisfying once you get it done.

E39MSport

Is sealant not for bare paint work ?

I would have thought that you prepare the painted surface then seal then lash on your products?

Nonoperational

Generally your correct as far as I know but the Chemical Guys Hybrid V7 can go on over wax. You probably don't need wax and sealant really...

teednab-el

vectra wrote: »

if it were me I would
Wash, De-tar
Clay
wash

Use this
CG P40

Then This
CG Blacklight


Top it off with this
CG Hybrid V7

Use the V7 weekly/bi-weekly to keep the finish topped up until such time to give it another coat of Blacklight.


I will say that all of the above are simple to use with no hard work (Buffing) so make it a pleasure to do
I am sure Seperate will agree with me on this combo.

Just wondering I have a paint repair kit purchased for paint chips on the paintwork that I would like to apply and repair before I do the rest, ive got the correct paint code and all. How long would I have to leave that paint fully dry before I can begin this whole process?

cheers.

vectra

teednab-el wrote: »

Just wondering I have a paint repair kit purchased for paint chips on the paintwork that I would like to apply and repair before I do the rest, ive got the correct paint code and all. How long would I have to leave that paint fully dry before I can begin this whole process?

cheers.

No Idea but if it were me I would be doing the process once the paint/lacquer is dry ( Probably day after touch up )