Wax then sealant?

[ihadablackdog]

Hi,

So, I've got a work colleague who is a bit of a detailer on the side and he's going to sort the swirls on my car for me. Seen his work, and its very good.

I'm happy to do the whole detailing process (pre-clean, de-tar, fallout, clay, seal) etc, but not the machine polish stage, so he's going to do that bit for me. He wants to wax it then put sealant on top, but that doesn't seem right to me....the sealant won't bond properly will it?

I use c2v3 and would rather just give him a bottle of that and ask him to just put that on instead of wax, because that is what I will maintain it with, but am I wrong, and would wax then sealant be good, or what about sealant then wax?

Its an alpine white car, so not looking for deep deep deep shine!

 

[chrisgreen]

Sealant and wax is either or, you dont need both. Sealant is generally more durable but wax will give a better finish. But if you want to apply both then sealant then wax to get the most out of the finish that wax gives

 

[ihadablackdog]

Yeah, sealant first is what I thought. I don't actually want both, its just what he suggested.

When people say wax gives a better finish, what does that actually mean?

 

[buzyg]

The wax is softer more malleable, than selant. So you can get it looking more shiny. 8)

 

[chrisgreen]

Yea wax gives that more show car wet look shine - gloss. But actually most of the finish on a car comes from the preparation ( decontamination+ polishing) so if these are done right your car will shine regardless of what product you put on it

 

[GAZA62]

Yea wax gives that more show car wet look shine - gloss. But actually most of the finish on a car comes from the preparation ( decontamination+ polishing) so if these are done right your car will shine regardless of what product you put on it

Spot on its all in the prep so no need to spend crazy amounts of cash on over priced wax.

 

[Nanu]

Sealant fist when you get the paint prep as you want as it protects all that hard work. Then the wax to give it the gloss you want

 

[ihadablackdog]

Thanks. Happy with the “shine” as it is so will probably just ask him to use sealant.