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My car is in the sun 24/7. Car paint protection? Meguires products?
Posted on 10/8/22 at 11:12 pm
Posted on 10/8/22 at 11:12 pm
What is your car maintenance routine? What products do you use? How often do you wash, wax, polish, clay etc? Do you use a product on the tires? How do you protect the black bumper from fading? What do you use on the interior? How do you keep the door gaskets supple so that they don’t dry out? Thanks!
Posted on 10/9/22 at 6:53 am to christy007
If you don’t want to do a ceramic coating then the best spray product I’ve used is griots garage 3 in1 ceramic spray. For any plastic trim, they make a ceramic coating specifically for trim.
Posted on 10/9/22 at 8:50 am to christy007
Clay once a year typically due to sugar cane grinding season.
Try to wash once a month with chemical guys citrus wash or griots brilliant finish, and apply turtle wax ceramic spray coating each time or every other time. Usually lasts decently between washes. That’s the best spray wax I’ve found within reason of price and it’s extremely easy to use.
Try to wax twice a year with Collinite 845 also, which is a very tough wax.
The best tire and black plastic product I’ve found is chemical guys tire kicker. Hands down.
Chemical guys and mothers make a good interior product too.
I’ve never seen a door gasket dry out on a car that’s used regularly, but it’s important to avoid putting products with petroleum distillates on any rubber, including tires and gaskets. A lot of tire shine products are made with petroleum distillates and it gives you that nice wet black look, but it’s also deteriorating your rubber. Find products that are silicone based instead.
Also, if you have Michelin their tires are made with compounds that condition the rubber as you drive.
Try to wash once a month with chemical guys citrus wash or griots brilliant finish, and apply turtle wax ceramic spray coating each time or every other time. Usually lasts decently between washes. That’s the best spray wax I’ve found within reason of price and it’s extremely easy to use.
Try to wax twice a year with Collinite 845 also, which is a very tough wax.
The best tire and black plastic product I’ve found is chemical guys tire kicker. Hands down.
Chemical guys and mothers make a good interior product too.
I’ve never seen a door gasket dry out on a car that’s used regularly, but it’s important to avoid putting products with petroleum distillates on any rubber, including tires and gaskets. A lot of tire shine products are made with petroleum distillates and it gives you that nice wet black look, but it’s also deteriorating your rubber. Find products that are silicone based instead.
Also, if you have Michelin their tires are made with compounds that condition the rubber as you drive.
This post was edited on 10/9/22 at 9:03 am
Posted on 10/9/22 at 2:48 pm to christy007
Where do you live where it's in the sun 24/7....sorry couldn't resist that
Serious
I have used collinite as referenced above, I use the marine wax because as l am looking for max protection not shine, lasts forever and easy to apply.
Hope this helps
Serious
I have used collinite as referenced above, I use the marine wax because as l am looking for max protection not shine, lasts forever and easy to apply.
Hope this helps
Posted on 10/9/22 at 3:02 pm to christy007
Gummi Fledge for rubber seals.
This post was edited on 10/9/22 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 10/9/22 at 10:01 pm to TheBoo
Really great info! Thank you!
Posted on 10/9/22 at 10:27 pm to TheBoo
I have a quick question. My car has Mequires ultimate liquid synthetic wax on it. Can I use the waxes that you suggested over it or do I need to clay first? Thanks.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 10:48 am to christy007
I have layered Collonite 845 several times without any negative effect.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 7:00 pm to christy007
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I have a quick question. My car has Mequires ultimate liquid synthetic wax on it. Can I use the waxes that you suggested over it or do I need to clay first?
Clay bar, Clay MIT, or Clay towel. Use one. You need the surface to be FLAT and clean. If you do not Clay first you will leave high spots. The protection will break off of those spots. No need to do a strip wash but claying is essential and super easy
Posted on 10/13/22 at 8:22 am to christy007
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My car has Mequires ultimate liquid synthetic wax on it. Can I use the waxes that you suggested over it or do I need to clay first? Thanks.
Absolutely
Pure wax should always be used as a top coat of you are using any other types of coatings such as polymer “waxes” because waxes do just that, sit on top of what’s already there. The exception would be collinite since it’s so tough, and is said to last somewhere around 6 months (take that for what it’s worth). The turtle wax ceramic coating, spray wax, or meguiars polymer wax you have will create a better bond with the bare surface than regular wax.
Also, the collinite stuff lasts forever since you need so little. I’ve had my bottle for about 4 years, two vehicles and a bass boat, twice per year, and it’s still over half full.
This post was edited on 10/13/22 at 8:30 am
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