My car is in the sun 24/7. Car paint protection? Meguires products?

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.

Gummi Fledge for rubber seals.

Really great info! Thank you!

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.

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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? 

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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

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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.

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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.