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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by AE102, Apr 17, 2006.

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    AE102 New Member

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    Wax.

    what wax, wash, detail, clay, ect.. you guys use?


    name it and give the price :)
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    e_andree E

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    Meguiars stuff....and most of this stuff is under 10 bucks......

    Clay bar FTW
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    AE102 New Member

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    lots of people use Meguiers and Mothers, i just wanna try something new.
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    Turtlewax..its all teh same
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    Rolla95 Rollin' Out y0

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    i to use mequires...not the liquid stuff either, i wax about ever 3 months and spray wax about every month
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    e_andree E

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    Anyone use a clay bar? Kinda pointless to wax if ya dont clay bar, in my opinion
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    I do once a year at the beginning of the summer... keeps all looking nice and neat
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    rolla02 Corollalcholic

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    Clay bar 3 times a year and then Meguirs 3 step process right after the clay bar.

    Between those waxs I use Eagle One Wax as you Dry. I love that stuff. The Meguirs Wax as you Dry is shitty stuff.
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    Importedmex 2C Racing Inc.

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    someone told me that Eagle One Nanowax is pretty good u know cause its nano.lol idk i seen some cars using it and they look good and smooth.
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    3m profesional compounds and mother s wax and clay bar.
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    i've been hearing alot of good things about Meguiars NXT wax...i really want to try it myself...but its like $30 a bottle hear in Canada. And i've used Eagle One NanoWax as mentioned by Importedmex, it leaves a very nice shine, but i find that its hard to remove after applying..i mean you have to really work at it to get it off...i break into a sweat everytime i use it.
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    rolla02 Corollalcholic

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    Try using the Eagle One Was as you Dry its easy on and easy off
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    I need to clay bar... I hear its the only way to get old bugs off... every bug gone crap I buy now doesn't do shit. :meh:
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    Importedmex 2C Racing Inc.

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    yea i agree wit roll02 eagle one is a good compound and leaves a good image makes girls drop them...lol
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    hellapinoy 2000 Celica GTS

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    i wax my car every month... actually i just did today... i do the 3 step every before summer... but ima have to clay it soon...

    and everytime i wash my car (which is almost once a week) i dry it with the eagle one wax as you dry... like rolla02 said, that stuff IS good... i tried the one from meguiars, it leaves streaks... and makes my chamois oily for some reason...
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    rolla02 Corollalcholic

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    Another good way of getting rif of bugs is either Formula 409 or my personal favorite Grease Lighting. Spray it then house it off, kiss those bugs goodbye, brake dust, and other hard to remove stains.\


    With the Eagle One stuff buy the spray not the gel. The gel is harder to put on and take off
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    don't use claybar....

    use the "3 step" system for meguiars....
    1st step: Wax Cleaner
    2nd step: Polish
    3rd step: (their step is a liquid wax) i use hi-tech yellow wax or a cleaner wax (meguiars)

    for the ever so terrible, i use turtlewax rubbing compound, then polish, polish, then wax.. worked fairly well so far on the current project car:

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    DrunkSaru Unsuspecting Poo Flinger

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    Going to bring up an old thread since I am curious all of a sudden. It's been over two years since the last person posted here.. What, among current members on this forum, do you use for all your waxing, clay, polish, glaze, etc, and tools to work on your car?

    I have been experimenting with a lot of products in the past couple years and I have almost found my favorite but before i do a whole write up on another post, I wanted to see what you all were doing, what you recommend, etc.
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    rolla02 Corollalcholic

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    Still using Eagle One Wax as u Dry followed by Meguiers Ultimate Quick Detailer and Black Magic wheel cleaner and Titanium Tire gloss. Use same chamois and microfiber towel
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    James Bullshit Police

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    I've been using Ultima products lately. It's pricey though, but so far I've had pretty amazing results. I'm not sure if it's worth the money or not yet.

    1. Paint Guard Wash (wash)
    2. Elastrofoam (claybar alternative, not a bs cleaner wax or polish though)
    3. Paint Prep Plus (polish)
    4. Paint Guard Plus (wax)

    This is a good forum reference if you want to get a little deeper into it than the Meguiar's foam applicator stuff: http://www.autopia.org/forum/index.php
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    Tonyota VVTI BLOWN..??

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    Ive got into the ICE ICE baby... Works good even the clay bar stuff.
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    Mayur Biggest trd whore in the whole wide world

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    nyrican52884 Active Member

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    ^^ I have a rotary polisher, not a dual action. I've seen that some of the pads are different for them, does the polish make a difference?
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    1337Rolla oh my

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    I use Griots. Polish, wax, clay, sealant, etc
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    Mayur Biggest trd whore in the whole wide world

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    It depends, you can use DA pads on rotaries and same goes for DA compounds on the rotary. The thing is that there are much harsher pads and compounds available that you must use a rotary for where you can't use a DA.

    Basically:
    DA stuff on rotary = fine but not recommended
    Rotary stuff on DA = no no

    DA stuff on a rotary is not recommended because it is always recommended to take the least invasive procedure, working with rotaries can be really dangerous even if you know what you're doing. You can burn through paint within a matter of seconds.
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    WTF?!?!?

    that might solve my paint issues since my car's paint has been fading away... kinda like the clear coat is dead...
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    nyrican52884 Active Member

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    I think what's wrong with my car is that it was painted with cheap paint. It looks hazy, as if there's water spots all over the car. I figure I can try some rubbing compound or clay bar, and if I mess up I'm not really making it worse.

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