wash wax and polish opinions

[Manaz]

Try it man, or at least take a look at my car on Tuesday night...there's depth, trust me

Yeah, I know there's some depth to be had - but the reward vs effort isn't as good as it is on some of the deeper colours.

The Opti-Seal gave a pretty good finish (though I see I have some scratches in my topcoat again, will have to sneak another stage-one detail in at some stage), and it's a hard enough struggle as it is to justify 2 hours washing/claying/sealing the paint to my wife/son when I could be spending that time with them, without spending another hour adding and buffing off a coat of wax or two.

[G-rig]

There are some pretty too how-to's on the Wax-it site.

[Swallowtail]

I've been using the Prima products recently (available from Joel at ZAS http://www.zas.com.au/browse.php?bra...eld.y=1&cat=-1)

Been working really well, I love using Hydro as a spray wax as you dry sealant. It's brilliant.

[dynamictiger]

For washing I use DP Extreme this is designed for pressure washer foaming baths. This is applied first then the car washed using the two bucket method.

For Polish I really like Chem Guys polish if the car has swirls or oxidation. This polish is a one step for most blemishes and produces great results.

If I am in serious swirl reduction I like Prima Swirl Remover. Not as agressive as some and on more newer cars just what I need.

In my experience on lighter coloured paintworks, Silver, White, Light Blue a good layer of polymer sealant is the way to go. I am using Prima Amiga and Epica for this, and it has the advantage of covering up any not quite perfect work.

For darker colours and specifically reds, I apply many layers of sealant and then follow with a Wax. I have tried two or three different waxes ranging in price from $40 to $190 a jar. Although I like the smell of the $190 stuff, the wax I use the most is DP Max Wax it leaves an amazing finish on the car and IMO is far better than off the shelf products at Supercheap and the like.

About three times a year I use Swissvax Samurai and although this is a premium wax I can't say I can tell the difference really. I am simply using it up now.