Which wax

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Which wax

Post by leericho » Fri May 22, 2015 8:55 pm

Recommend a wax to me, used britemax vantage since last summer with good results. What else out there will give me a shine? It's for my phantom black saloon
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Re: Which wax

Post by rwilsonrs4 » Fri May 22, 2015 10:04 pm

i use blackfire midnight sun on mine works brilliant , with half the panel done the difference is really noticable much deeper gloss and the flake pops more , mine is Phantom black too.
lots of polishes are good , high Carnauba is always a good sign , get what you pay for , mine is over 2 years old now so maybe something better around now
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Re: Which wax

Post by toyneg » Fri May 22, 2015 10:19 pm

Poor boys black hole is good and I also like autoglym HD wax
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Re: Which wax

Post by Regy53 » Fri May 22, 2015 10:21 pm

It depends what you want to achieve.

Wax is purely a protective layer. the shine comes from polish.

Of the shelf products are ok, but for a tad more and a bit more effort the results can be much better :)
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Re: Which wax

Post by jaysrs4 » Fri May 22, 2015 11:34 pm

It's all about the lacquer - the flatter the surface the better the shine.

You can put no end of product on the top, but quality and depth will always depend of the prep.

All this bollox pigmented wax is a complete waste of time and money, it's like shining your windows with coloured wax, utter gimmick.

The amount of garbage I've read on detailing world is unbelievable.

I reiterate, imagine having a window full of scratches, no end of waxing will make it clear and shine like a diamond, it needs all the scratches removing first.

Then the majority of good waxes (£30-50+) will do their job. Then you're paying for longevity.
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Re: Which wax

Post by rwilsonrs4 » Sat May 23, 2015 12:21 am

jaysrs4 wrote:It's all about the lacquer - the flatter the surface the better the shine.

You can put no end of product on the top, but quality and depth will always depend of the prep.

All this bollox pigmented wax is a complete waste of time and money, it's like shining your windows with coloured wax, utter gimmick.

The amount of garbage I've read on detailing world is unbelievable.

I reiterate, imagine having a window full of scratches, no end of waxing will make it clear and shine like a diamond, it needs all the scratches removing first.

Then the majority of good waxes (£30-50+) will do their job. Then you're paying for longevity.
correct :thumbs: , the blackfire is just a good Carnauba wax with no colourants and was about 40 notes iirc
Phantom black saloon ,PES M112 Supercharged 520ps/595nm K&N filter, 100 cell milltek cats,res valved milltek system. 8 and 10mm H&R spacers.H&R roll bars, "smoke chrome " alloy refurb. JHM Quickshifter, Bilstein B16 coilovers , uprated diff mount ,50/50 devils own WM kit so 1.4 litres/min in intake approx 10% more power and torque
1/4 mile 12.01 secs 123.5mph

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Re: Which wax

Post by leericho » Sat May 23, 2015 6:20 am

The car will have fresh paint, so it's more to add a little protection until I've been on holiday and can get the car detailed properly in the summer,
Been looking at swissvax best of show....

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Re: Which wax

Post by jujututu » Sat May 23, 2015 10:34 am

Collinite 476S. A bit of a workout to take off but leaves a long lasting coat

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Re: Which wax

Post by Spectre » Mon May 25, 2015 2:36 pm

I have a Phantom Black breadvan. I have tried a bunch of waxes and polishes. My current fav is the Japanese Fusso99 Dark. It cures real quick so its straight on and off, one panel at a time - but for the effort it takes it works incredibly well and covers minor scratches up a treat. Another good one I use is AutoFinesse Illusion - makes the flake pop really nicely.

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Re: Which wax

Post by andyg72 » Mon May 25, 2015 4:38 pm

jay is spot on there plenty of wax that will do a great job if the prep is right over the years ive used all sorts and all give as good shine as the next tho i do have to say at mo im using swissvax shield and its great but mostly lasts way longer than any ive used with a 60% teflon coating

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Re: Which wax

Post by leericho » Mon May 25, 2015 6:41 pm

andyg72 wrote:jay is spot on there plenty of wax that will do a great job if the prep is right over the years ive used all sorts and all give as good shine as the next tho i do have to say at mo im using swissvax shield and its great but mostly lasts way longer than any ive used with a 60% teflon coating
I've gone for swissvax best in show, I'll post some results once the paints had a chance to harden and I give it a fettling

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