what to use on my 04 Mustang's paint?

[MUSTANG GUY]

Hi guys I have a 2004 Mustang colour is torch red which is a bright red.
The car has very low miles and is not daily driven.

The paint is mint, hardly any swirles.

My question is what should I use for ultimate shine and protection?

My plan is to wash the car with Dawn, then claybar it and put a coat of NXT Tech 2.0 wax

will this be a good idea? I dont mind waxing the car every month if needed

[Mike Phillips]

Re: what to use on my 04 Mustang's paint?

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[Mike Phillips]

Re: what to use on my 04 Mustang's paint?

My question is what should I use for ultimate shine and protection?

My plan is to wash the car with Dawn, then claybar it and put a coat of NXT Tech 2.0 wax

will this be a good idea? I dont mind waxing the car every month if needed

No need to wash with Dawn first, just use a quality car wash soap instead. Dawn is a strong detergent and overkill for what you want to do.

NXT Tech Wax is very good at masking very fine or shallow swirls so it should work really well on your Mustang's paint.

If you want to do an extra step to remove some of the light or shallow swirls then use some SwirlX after claying and before waxing.


Here's some related threads,

Which products need to dry before removing?

The Swipe Test

Final Wiping Techniques

How to maintain your car's finish in-between polishing sessions

[MUSTANG GUY]

Re: what to use on my 04 Mustang's paint?

Moved out of "Hot Topics" and into Detailing 101


Hot Topics is reserved for Hot Topics, that is topics that are commonly discussed usually because there's confusion over the subject. Admin on this forum moves threads to "Hot Topics", it's not open for new threads.

Detailing 101 is a catch-all that you can post most any question to.

sorry my bad. I didnt realize that untill I already posted the thread

[MUSTANG GUY]

Re: what to use on my 04 Mustang's paint?

No need to wash with Dawn first, just use a quality car wash soap instead. Dawn is a strong detergent and overkill for what you want to do.

NXT Tech Wax is very good at masking very fine or shallow swirls so it should work really well on your Mustang's paint.

If you want to do an extra step to remove some of the light or shallow swirls then use some SwirlX after claying and before waxing.


Here's some related threads,

Which products need to dry before removing?

The Swipe Test

Final Wiping Techniques

How to maintain your car's finish in-between polishing sessions

Sounds good thank you very much!
The car doesnt really have any scratches or swirles to the naked eye so Iw ill skip the scratchX step this time and see how I like the results from the clay and tech wa 2.0
I will post pics when Im done. Should be able to do it Thursday or Friday


thanks again!

[MUSTANG GUY]

Re: what to use on my 04 Mustang's paint?

Thanks.
I was thining to use Dawn because I can see my car was waxed not long ago and Im not sure what wax was used (I recently purchased the car) I heard a horror story that a friend of mine used one brand of wax ontop of another and it up blurring his paint. He ended up using some heavy duty wax stripper to get it all off and the paint went back to normal after some more waxing. It turned out it was because the 2 different name brand waxes went together were not supposed to.

I think I will skip the scratchX step because in sunlight my car does not really have much swirles or scratches. I think the little bit it does have the tech 2.0 wax will take care of.

thanks for the quick replies.

[MUSTANG GUY]

Re: what to use on my 04 Mustang's paint?

One more Question. The temp on Thursday is going to be 55 degrees.
Is this an ok temp to clay/wax or will I just have to wait longer for the wax to dry?

[Mike Phillips]

Re: what to use on my 04 Mustang's paint?

One more Question. The temp on Thursday is going to be 55 degrees.
Is this an ok temp to clay/wax or will I just have to wait longer for the wax to dry?

That's on the cold side of the spectrum and it will tend to take longer for a wax to fully dry.

Check this out...

What temperature ranges are best for applying cleaners, polishes, and waxes

[MUSTANG GUY]

Re: what to use on my 04 Mustang's paint?

That's on the cold side of the spectrum and it will tend to take longer for a wax to fully dry.

Check this out...

What temperature ranges are best for applying cleaners, polishes, and waxes

cool. thanks. I dont mind having to wait half hour or an hour for it to dry