Recommend me a new wax to try

[GAZA62]

I’ve recently used the Soft99 kiwami dark (not the fusso) and I’m quite impressed with it. The only downside is that I found it a real bastard to remove if you put it on too thick.

I’ve always been happy with colinite 845 insulator wax too, very easy to apply, great durability and good gloss. It also doesn’t punish heavy handed application.

Another vote for 845 i always used more expensive paste waxes on my Z my favorite being Vic Concours but during lockdown i had the Z wearing 845 on the rear end Butter Wet Wax on the Bonnet and VC elsewhere and in even light the wet look and gloss was the same she now has 3 coats of 845

 

[mr.tourette]

thanks for all the recommendations, think i know where im heading, hopefully detail the zed and the daily next week if we get several dry days.. pics to follow

 

[Angelus666]

The Megs hybrid ceramic is a real pain to put on a bare paint car properly. Ignore the instructions to spray and rinse (you waste half a bottle that way), you need to spray on a dry car and apply like a normal wax and then buff off....but it takes a bloody long time to buff off. The upside is that it lasts a very long time and gives excellent protection, easily the toughest wax I've used over the years. I think you can get at least 6 or 7 washes before needing to apply again.

It looks good on my carrara white porsche but on the ruby black MC it doesn't do much to my eye.

 

[Z4M-2006]

Concours R222 if you want a hard wax..


My current fav and the best i have seen at the price point by al long chalk is Tac systems Shinee wax.

Incredible stuff

 

[patriot66]

Concours R222 if you want a hard wax..


My current fav and the best i have seen at the price point by al long chalk is Tac systems Shinee wax.

Incredible stuff

I've just bought a litre of Shinee Wax after seeing many excellent reviews. It appears to have the highest level of gloss of any wax on the market at the moment Can't wait to try it when I've finished off my Sonax Extreme Brilliant Shine Detailer, which I've been more than happy with over the last 3 years or so. The Shinee Wax will have to be REALLY good to make me change over

 

[Z4M-2006]

Concours R222 if you want a hard wax..


My current fav and the best i have seen at the price point by al long chalk is Tac systems Shinee wax.

Incredible stuff

I've just bought a litre of Shinee Wax after seeing many excellent reviews. It appears to have the highest level of gloss of any wax on the market at the moment Can't wait to try it when I've finished off my Sonax Extreme Brilliant Shine Detailer, which I've been more than happy with over the last 3 years or so. The Shinee Wax will have to be REALLY good to make me change over

Thing is,its not designedto be used like BSD.... Even though i admit i do....lol..

The gloss is like nothing else i have seen,really is an effect that only heavy priced stuff can achieve.

I dont think there is huge longevity but at its price point,once a month flickover will last a couple of years out of 500ml..

I must have tried every QD and quick spray on stuff out there,and Shinee is excellent and i can only think the ADS nano being a comparative product,but is much more expensive

 

[Thrustyjust]

Another Harly user here. Have lots of different waxes, but gives a decent gloss and a good longevity as also use on the dailys that sit outside all year round. Must get another tin ,which is unusual for wax users to actually finish a tin !!

 

[ph001]

Another Harly user here. Have lots of different waxes, but gives a decent gloss and a good longevity as also use on the dailys that sit outside all year round. Must get another tin ,which is unusual for wax users to actually finish a tin !!

The Harly wax kind of went viral and loads of us on the forum bought a tin of it. Consensus after a few months was it is supremely easy to apply and remove and gives a decent result but it doesn’t last at all. Not even a week. Almost like a quick detailer wax in my eyes.

 

[mr.tourette]

Here's my armoury for today, going to finish my tin of trusty collinite for the final winter coat as it lasts incredibly well and I may as well finish it off, I'm going to put a coat of auto finesse triple as recommended by Mr Wilks down as the first layer after a polish with the sonax. Have already done the snowfoam wash and rinse, clay mitt and 2 bucket wash and dry and will crack on with the first polish now.. Results around 4pm ish hopefully

 

[mr.tourette]

By the way all the other recommendations did not go unnoticed, I researched every one mentioned so thank you.. I will be picking up a new wax to try from those mentioned real soon.. Cheers

 

[mr.tourette]

Aaaaaaand.. Its just started raining, today was forecast the only dry day all week, put the first drops of polish on the pad and the heavens open.. Raging mate : :x :headbang:

 

[Thrustyjust]

Another Harly user here. Have lots of different waxes, but gives a decent gloss and a good longevity as also use on the dailys that sit outside all year round. Must get another tin ,which is unusual for wax users to actually finish a tin !!

The Harly wax kind of went viral and loads of us on the forum bought a tin of it. Consensus after a few months was it is supremely easy to apply and remove and gives a decent result but it doesn’t last at all. Not even a week. Almost like a quick detailer wax in my eyes.

I suppose its also how you wash the car and also the prep work on it, but can say I only wax the dailys probably 3 times a year and yet they still bead to a level. I use Carchem car wash which is pretty mild and Bilt Hamber snowfoam , but only let it dwell for about 5 mins.

 

[yipikayee]

Original Fusso coat black. i was happy with the end result

 

[Stevo1987]

By the way all the other recommendations did not go unnoticed, I researched every one mentioned so thank you.. I will be picking up a new wax to try from those mentioned real soon.. Cheers

I am more of a fairy liquid Pledge \ Mr Sheen sort of guy. FFS two buckets? Why two buckets?

 

[mr.tourette]

2 buckets, 1 with your shampoo, the other with water to rinse your cleaning mitt, the theory is as it picks up the crud off your car you dont want to rinse that crud in your shampoo contaminating it with the crud you will then reintroduce to your car.. its a belt and braces technique
And btw please don't was your car with fairy liquid, that s**t contains salt and will ruin your clear coat use the wifes shampoo at least : the pledge is probably ok in a pinch

 

[mr.tourette]

Original Fusso coat black. i was happy with the end result

Nice job matey

 

[Nictrix]

2 buckets, 1 with your shampoo, the other with water to rinse your cleaning mitt, the theory is as it picks up the crud off your car you dont want to rinse that crud in your shampoo contaminating it with the crud you will then reintroduce to your car.. its a belt and braces technique
And btw please don't was your car with fairy liquid, that s**t contains salt and will ruin your clear coat use the wifes shampoo at least : the pledge is probably ok in a pinch

From what I have read as its a degreaser it strips the wax off the paint as well meaning any time you spent waxing the car before was wasted.

 

[mr.tourette]

2 buckets, 1 with your shampoo, the other with water to rinse your cleaning mitt, the theory is as it picks up the crud off your car you dont want to rinse that crud in your shampoo contaminating it with the crud you will then reintroduce to your car.. its a belt and braces technique
And btw please don't was your car with fairy liquid, that s**t contains salt and will ruin your clear coat use the wifes shampoo at least : the pledge is probably ok in a pinch

From what I have read as its a degreaser it strips the wax off the paint as well meaning any time you spent waxing the car before was wasted.

I don't think pledge will count as wax