Does wax do anything for a neglected finish?

[JLMex]

Re: Does wax do anything for a neglected finish?

Just curious... What clay to you use?

Thx...

H.

Meguiar's smooth surface clay kit

[hmeister]

Re: Does wax do anything for a neglected finish?

Meguiar's smooth surface clay kit

I just used this on the Lincoln. This is the first time clay for this car. There was a lot of contamination on the horizontal surface. As soon as I hit a section, the clay was taking on a dark color almost immediately...
This is the first time I have tried their product and it seems to have brought up the shine another 15%.
What do you follow up with? (sorry, a bit of topic)

Thx...
H.

[akimel]

Re: Does wax do anything for a neglected finish?

I second the suggestion to introduce your colleague to either ColorX or Cleaner Wax. Yes, he will continue to take his car to the tunnel wash, as do most people. Most folks today simply do not want to spend 1 to 2 hours washing their cars once a week. People are busy. But their cars will certainly look better if they were to periodically apply ColorX or Cleaner Wax to them.

One step at a time.

[JLMex]

Re: Does wax do anything for a neglected finish?

I just used this on the Lincoln. This is the first time clay for this car. There was a lot of contamination on the horizontal surface. As soon as I hit a section, the clay was taking on a dark color almost immediately...
This is the first time I have tried their product and it seems to have brought up the shine another 15%.
What do you follow up with? (sorry, a bit of topic)

Thx...
H.

Depends on what you want to achieve, what's the condition of the paint, etc. I would follow up with at least wax, that's for sure. But you can go from UC, SwirlX, scratchX, polish, etc. Last time I have some light scratches and swirls, so after I clayed I used some ScratchX2.0, then SwirlX, then polished, then wax, wait 24 hours and wax again. As I said, depends on your goals.
And yeah, is a little off topic, if you have more questions about your next detailing I suggest you start a new thread and other members will be happy to help you out

good luck!

[KC's]

Re: Does wax do anything for a neglected finish?

I'd correct a spot on the center of his hood to show him how the paint should look. Then let him drive around like that for a while.
yupp.

I did one Free for my friends who never wash their car & in resulting of this, i got at least 10 more rides to details:-

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36848

Hmmm .... now, I wonder where I will fit these drums in my garage

Should be room for 4 or 5 ...

pls let me know....where to pick up yr extras...

[Murr1525]

Re: Does wax do anything for a neglected finish?

Yeah, no need to skimp, as far as word of mouth goes.

If it is uncared for, the cleaners of the cleaner/wax will probably speed your application/removal as well.