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Tips for getting that Show Car shine.
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By bornlucky1
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Cracksta wrote:This best wax thing, are you measuring it purely on durability?

I currently use Poorboys Blackhole (glaze) followed by a wax of my choice:

CG Pete 53 (gives me the best showroom shine and has a good 2+ months durability)
R222 (good overall wax)
Collinite 915 (best durabilty I know but a bitch to wipe off, only used during winter time)

I find all 3 to be great but you should not be looking at waxes alone, the polishing stage is where you make of break the look of the car.

Sealants are great too (wax = natural, sealants = manmade)
the r222 i cant agree more with, its great cures reasonably quickly, gives a great shine and lasts a fair while.
Its my default wax and what i use on my own car mostly.

But im surprised about the cg 53, ive got a tub and i think i've used it twice, and both times was left somewhat
dissapointed, i couldnt put my finger on it but i just wasnt impressed. Maybe i should give it another try :scratch:

cg 50/50 on the other hand i love using, i do a certain bmw 840 every two months and since using it the owner always says "make sure you use the same stuff as last time" so he must have noticed a difference.

collinite is winter standard really isnt it.

Also, something i was surprised with recently, i was a my mates for a bbq a while back and while the girls were talking about hair the blokes all ended up in the garage, we ended up giving his motorbike a freshen up and the only wax he had was simonise gold tub stuff, i initially thought thats going to be crap and would have driven to my workshop if i hadnt had 2 or 3 three cans of super T by then but i had so gold stuff it was, and you know what? It was really good, just dont leave it to cure, as i found out the hard way and make sure its wiped of straight away.
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By Pee Zed
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Makes sense to buy only if you wax about 50 cars a day!
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By Superbully
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Jtizzle wrote:I believe that zymol have a wax called Solaris and it's 30-40k a tub :shock:
That's just plain effin ridiculous :scratch: :vconf:
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By Cracksta
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thats what the people who details exotic cars use.

@bornlucky1 - Do you leave the CG pete 53 time to cure? There are some wax which dont need time at all such as the R222 (but i always leave minimum 15mins, 30mins max), the collinite is a nightmare to buff off, i guess thats why it says do a panel at a time! I usually do the whole car, let it cure then buff off).

I have enough wax to last me another 5 years so not going to spend anymore on wax, also once the car has been properly polished with a machine, then its just basic 2 bucket method and re-waxing every 2 months.
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By bornlucky1
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Cracksta wrote:thats what the people who details exotic cars use.

@bornlucky1 - Do you leave the CG pete 53 time to cure? There are some wax which dont need time at all such as the R222 (but i always leave minimum 15mins, 30mins max), the collinite is a nightmare to buff off, i guess thats why it says do a panel at a time! I usually do the whole car, let it cure then buff off).

I have enough wax to last me another 5 years so not going to spend anymore on wax, also once the car has been properly polished with a machine, then its just basic 2 bucket method and re-waxing every 2 months.
yep, left to cure while i do other little jobs that need doing (i have a srtrict routine lol)
usually 20 -30 mins - i just found it a bit, well underwhelming.

As for the r222, if you leave it to cure properly i find in lasts longer too.
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By civic2fast4u
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does anybody rate Bilt Hamber? ive heard good things about it especially for the price.
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By dnz 21
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I thought Bilt Hamber was a bit of a pain to work with
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By dnz 21
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civic2fast4u wrote:in what way mate? did you get good results from it though?
It was a pain to put on and to take off. Had decent durability but have never used it on the paint work again. I just save it for the exhaust now
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By Stevo M81
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Here is a pic of my car after a good wax using Autoglym HD wax, brilliant wax IMO :thumbup:

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By mini bilko
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Similar blue from a Porsche I did recently, higher gloss effect than the HD;

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