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Seeker1056


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So I am at the clean and polish stage of my build and am looking for suggestions on the best wax - that doesn't require serious elbow grease or power tools.

 

my experiences with wax is that the vehicle becomes a dust magnet too so I am also looking to buy one of those car duster brushes - hopefully in the Peterborough area - cant find anything online at CTC, so any other suggestions?

 

thanks


Ken



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Pay a professional

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I like NuFinish but haven't used it in a while. Had some waxes given to me so I used them up first. Unless they have wrecked it by making it cheaper it used to be easy on and easy off. About $11.99 a bottle and I just bought one the other day to use in the spring when the cars come back on the road. Interested to here what others have to say on this thread.

Rich

PS Target sells it and it's 10% off right now. maybe more later.

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Seeker1056


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Target is out of business in Canada lol

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Isn't a person supposed to allow a set amount of time to pass before a car gets washed and waxed, after a new paint job, or do that only apply to certain types of paint or is it all just a myth?

Pretty sure I remember hearing something along these lines.

I remember a friend not waiting long enough, after fresh paint, to install his emblems and trim .... the emblems literally sank into the paint.

Reason I mention this is I thought I read not too long ago that your truck was just painted.

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Seeker1056


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the truck was painted a month ago so should be good by the end of next week or so

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ken, maybe check out some of the marine products ? 3m has good stuff and there's no shortage of marinas/suppliers in this area.



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will


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Karbelt for the Dust Mop

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427CARL


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asking about wax is like asking about oil   lol       the  Dusters are at  CTC      

 

I like a Meguiars FX wax....  easy on easy off     

 

with new paint  you just need a wax for protection   (no polish)    



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Rochie


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Ken,
when you're down for Detroit I will introduce you to the best stuff I've found…and I have a black car!

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427CARL


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lol   here we go      just like OIL   



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wolfman1


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Check out www.eshine.ca
Great selection of products and nice people to deal with
They're in the Niagara area, if you spend over $100 they ship for free
Lot's of tech tips on their site

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I use nothing but the wax from a virgin, nocturnal, cleptoparasitic, semisocial, bee from the Crabronidae family. Combined with the softness of disposable diapers (preferably FRESH ones) .... the shine is literally so deep, you can see China.



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Seeker1056


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427 Karl - do yyou have a sku number for the CTC duster - I can not find it listed

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Nickeleye


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I like Meguires NXT Tech Wax... Waxing is one of my most hated chores, so I haven't tried tooo many different waxes. But this one seems to go on and wipe off nice and easy so I liked it.

www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/meguiar-39-s-nxt-generation-tech-wax-0392861p.html

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Rochie wrote:

Ken,
when you're down for Detroit I will introduce you to the best stuff I've found…and I have a black car!

 

Are you guys going to be parked upstairs?  arn't they allergic to wax downstairs?

 

<evil grin>

anonymous



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janies dirty 37


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Liquid ice wax. It is a clear so no white residue on black  truck or  trim. ect.  



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Seeker1056


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allergies to wax? lol - it aint no rat rod

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I don't think i'll spend  much time waxing my restoturd   _DSC1386 AAA EMAIL.jpgbiggrin



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I didnt mean my answer to sound smug...I detailed Plunketts collection for 3 years and my own and many others...
each product works a certain way....professional products are pain supply shops are best. Most crap off store shelves are worth what you pay for....Depends on what you want to do...

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Seeker1056


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Also looking for suggestions on the very best aluminum polish as I have tons of it to keep clean and shiney

I am using Autosol at the moment and does a decent job - but was wondering if there was better
Years ago the motorcycle guys had some awesome products but I don't know any biker types anymore.. smiles

biggest problem for me is all the hard to get at places - I can get a power ball in there to polish but not anything to remove the residue

so hoping to find something that doesn't really leave a residue

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I have used every product under the sun for wheels. Aluminum wheels. I do by hand. My son bought these wheels off a fellow member. Stamp date is 1985. They were badly in need of a polish. I wanted to teach my son how to do them by hand vs using compressed air with a buff wheel on a 1/4 die grinder.

the stuff i use is Wenol. One is a a bit aggressive and the other we use twice a year as a touch up. By hand is best.

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The before and after speak for themselves. Time is best. Not how much polish you use but how much you use it.

Wheels set the car off now...took 1 month after school/weekends. But worth hard work and getting hands dirty



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427CARL


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janies dirty 37 wrote:

Liquid ice wax. It is a clear so no white residue on black  truck or  trim. ect.  

        Interesting  I tried it    thought it was junk   threw it away      wax is like women  lol lol  



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GhostPost, how does that Wenol compare to Autosol Metal Polish? I've used the Autosol for years but I'm open to suggestions.

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Just for sh*ts and giggles it didnt even make 1% difference on those wheels. My son got some and said hey dad try this...I threw it in the garbage....The ONLY polish that comes close to Wenol is Harley Davidson Chrome polish. I had a Harley and it did a great job. Wenol is the best. Hands down

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