Waxing A Cold Car

[Zcar]

Yipee ... It got all the way up to 31° F so I washed the car and it's in the garage, all nice and clean. Got a new bottle of NXT Gen 2.0 and my Step One paint cleaner is up to room temp. The ambient temp in the garage is probably about 65° F but the car is still kind of cold to the touch. Is it OK to put NXT on a cold finish?

[rebelde33]

Re: Waxing A Cold Car

Yes it's ok but you might need to wait a little longer to wipe it off.

[Zcar]

Re: Waxing A Cold Car

Yes it's ok but you might need to wait a little longer to wipe it off.

OK... I'll do it!

[rebelde33]

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Good luck and be sure to post pics of the results!

[Zcar]

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Good luck and be sure to post pics of the results!

Just finished the clay bar.

[Zcar]

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Two pictures. First picture was after using a clay bar. Notice that the color and reflections compared to the second picture. The second picture is after clay bar, paint cleaner, paint polish and a single coat of NXT Gen 2 wax. Notice that the color has darkened and the reflections are deeper and more clear. The paint is so smooth and slick that just the slightest movement would cause the note to slide off the hood. Tomorrow I'll put on a second coat. I'm sold on Meguiar's.

[AeroCleanse]

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Nice!

[benhui86]

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i see orange peel

[cv_soccer]

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i see orange peel

What car doesn't these days. If you don't want to wet sand then you will just have to live with it.

[Zcar]

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i see orange peel

Kind of sad that an expensive 350Z doesn't have a better paint job. It's nice and shiny and a gorgeous metal flake that sparkles in the sun but it does have some orange peel.

[PorscheGuy997]

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Here's the way I look at it: Orange peel is something you will have to deal with, but swirls can be avoided or removed.

As long as there are no swirls, the paint is better than 90% of cars on the road.

[Phostenix]

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'Nother n00b question.

Is the orange peel in the base coat or the clear coat (or both)?

I assume that base coat orange peel is not repairable, but CC is (to some extent)?

[johnd651]

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Yes it's ok but you might need to wait a little longer to wipe it off.

as far as the weather..i know what you mean...it got into the 40's by me and i did all 3 of the family cars

when i did the waxing...it took the NXT a good 20-30 mins to dry and same with the M16...i think i gave that even a little longer

as far as orange peel...im still new to all that and am waiting to hear about that too

[MBA-J]

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Kind of sad that an expensive 350Z doesn't have a better paint job. It's nice and shiny and a gorgeous metal flake that sparkles in the sun but it does have some orange peel.

Tell me about it...but in the days of automobile manufacturers with 50,000 car sales targets, they don't have the time to ensure that the paint is perfect.

I think BMW is the worst current culprit. A guy in my office building has a brand new BMW 550i, and the paint looks corrugated.

[J. A. Michaels]

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So far so good. The Z looks great. Can't wait to see the shine after the second coat of nxt. Looks great.