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Rejex sealant/wax seems to last a little longer than just wax. Probably similar to other protective sealants.
Myself, I special order Mother's Synwax FX online because the parts store typically available consumer grade stuff has polish mixed in with the wax since most people aren't machine polishing. I polish separately so all I want is just the wax product. Otherwise it's the same stuff as the commercially available mothers synwax/polish combo. I think Consumer reports did a test on car waxes and one particular top shelf Turtle Wax was the winner. |
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There ain't no acid test like BLACK paint! I am currently stuck on Zaino; a nano-polymer finish, as result of large amounts of arduous stripping and waxing and stripping/waxing again (as many as 3 times in a season). My goal was to get that "wet tar", deep, shiny black look - which I found with Mother's (carnauba) wax. But, the problem was maintenance!! Summer sun on black paint was like flypaper! Pollen, dust (I lived on a gravel road) or fingerprints ... would reek havoc on (wax), whereas the nano-polymer proved to be relatively impervious to all that. It's a lot of work to choose and apply any particular regime. And, to be done right, a new regime requires starting from scratch - and that can mean days of prep and multiple applications to "get it right". Naturally, once someone finds "IT", they have good reason to resist starting all over again, for the sake of trying something else. I'm guessing that is why this topic seems to produce so many that are adamant about one product or another.
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Yes I'm always willing to try new stuff. As long as its reasonably priced. And much of my BLACK car looks like a deep black mirror - but it has some fine "scratches" here and there that I guess are caused by wiping the dust/pollen off with a microfiber cloth or California Car Duster. I know of no other way to get this stuff off? (Washing isn't an option when u drive it to a show and need to dust it)
I claybarred it last year and waxed by hand with Meguiars Ultimate. I recently got one of the Porter Cable DA machines people have mentioned elsewhere on this site - haven't gotten to use it yet. I got the Meguiars Ultimate polish - guess I will try it on a soft applicator pad on the PC and see what happens....
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Doesn't anyone clean under the hood?
What do you use on the LT5 engine to make that Aluminum shine?
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rmendoza - there are a couple threads on that here - but basically on the engine itself - elbow grease. Cleaners will destroy the factory finish. Here is one thread: http://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread.php?t=10039
While some have done it - I personally will not get a water hose near my engine bay. Seen too many issues after someone washed in there - and some even if they were careful. "KILLSHOTS" is having an electrical issue right now after washing it even though he covered the engine with plastic. I have cleaned my engine bay thoroughly with rags and various things (detail spray, Aerospace 303, etc) I did use a bit of Adams polish on the engine itself. My engine is the one thing on the car that I am not happy with it's cleanliness - but I can't afford to have it professionally refinished. I have won "best in class" at a couple shows so far with it as it is though so it isn't too bad. Just take your time with soap and water and rags - then dress the bay itself with "Trim Shine", Aero 303, or some other shine/protectant you like...
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Oh to live on a paved road.
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Yeah I hear Ya. Mine hasn't seen a gravel road and I still bust my butt trying to keep "Black on Black" clean. I probably wouldn't own the car if I had to drive on gravel...
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same stuff as zanio just in a different bottle
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