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Old 10-15-2005, 02:20 AM   #1 (permalink)
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best wax?

I know it's a random and vague question, but i'm just curios as to
who likes what and why.
Myself, i've always been a mothers fan, but i've just been turned on
to Auto- Glym and that struff is Legit! I mixed a litre of liquid hardwax
#1 and a litre of radiant wax polish and after I clayed my truck I work
the Auto-Glym concoction and it absolutely took my paint which was in pretty good shape to a way higher level.
Anyways, i'm out.
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Old 10-15-2005, 07:29 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Interesting.

I find that if paint is in good condition, most anything will work.
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Old 10-15-2005, 12:26 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: best wax?

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Originally Posted by rogie
I know it's a random and vague question, but i'm just curios as to
who likes what and why.
Myself, i've always been a mothers fan, but i've just been turned on
to Auto- Glym and that struff is Legit! I mixed a litre of liquid hardwax
#1 and a litre of radiant wax polish and after I clayed my truck I work
the Auto-Glym concoction and it absolutely took my paint which was in pretty good shape to a way higher level.
Anyways, i'm out.
rogie
Norton/Autoglym products have a pretty good reputation and have been around for quite some time.
It's great that the end look was satisfying, but mixing products, even within the same line, may not always give you the best results. You may even detract from what a product can do by itself when you add it to another. It's also possible that you may create a mess.
There's lots of different ideas on what works and what doesn't, but I'm kind of "Old School". I use the products as delivered and follow the instructions that the manufacturer provides.

And as far as the best wax, it's the one you use. If it is too much effort and it stays on the shelf, it didn't do your paint much good.
Several of my friends have asked me about waxes at times and I usually tell them to go buy Meg's or Mother's cleaner waxes at Auto-Zone. They want the look, but they don't want to put forth the effort. Besides, I don't want their vehicles to look as good as mine.

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Old 10-16-2005, 12:23 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: best wax?

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Norton/Autoglym products have a pretty good reputation and have been around for quite some time.
It's great that the end look was satisfying, but mixing products, even within the same line, may not always give you the best results. You may even detract from what a product can do by itself when you add it to another. It's also possible that you may create a mess.
There's lots of different ideas on what works and what doesn't, but I'm kind of "Old School". I use the products as delivered and follow the instructions that the manufacturer provides.

And as far as the best wax, it's the one you use. If it is too much effort and it stays on the shelf, it didn't do your paint much good.
Several of my friends have asked me about waxes at times and I usually tell them to go buy Meg's or Mother's cleaner waxes at Auto-Zone. They want the look, but they don't want to put forth the effort. Besides, I don't want their vehicles to look as good as mine.

Charles
Great and simple advice, thanks. I only mixed the 2 because of a tip from a local pro who does good work. It pearled out my white paint. Thanks again for info, that's why I dig on this web-site. Out.
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I know it's a random and vague question, but i'm just curios as to
who likes what and why.
Myself, i've always been a mothers fan, but i've just been turned on
to Auto- Glym and that struff is Legit! I mixed a litre of liquid hardwax
#1 and a litre of radiant wax polish and after I clayed my truck I work
the Auto-Glym concoction and it absolutely took my paint which was in pretty good shape to a way higher level.
Anyways, i'm out.
rogie
Isn't the Radiant Wax Polish an all-in-one polish?
You didn't go 50/50 I'm guessing? That would be a lot of liquid wax.
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