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I've been going to a car wash that applies the wax themselves (during the wash, not by hand). I just want to know what you guys are using.

EDIT: My fault. I didn't quite know which forum to put this in. Should be in Products & Parts or Tech Stuff right? Can't be off topic, because it deals with cars, ours in particular.

 
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psst, wrong forum.

Anyways. I use Meguires Gold Class.

 
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ditto

 
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mothers is suppose to be the best .

but i'm too cheep to buy it . so turtles for now ..

 
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i use the meguiars cleaner wax first and/or meguiars gold class second. or i just use straight gold class.

 
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i use turtle wax for black cars. it works pretty good especially if you are clumsy with wax like i am.

 
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same here

 
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Old fashioned turtle wax for me

 
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Strictly Mothers!

 
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Armorall works for me.

 
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I use Zymol, then a coat of Eagle "Wet Look" for a little extra shine.

 
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I used to use Prolong. I think it was a synthetic polymer. It would last abouit 6 months. I got it off an ad on TV, but now I used it all up and don't know if you can still buy it anywhere.

 
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meguirs gold class, used the turtle wax last time, i had a discolored car lets say, so i had to wash it again. got the gold class, just waiting for it to get warm to use it

 
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I bought mothers aliminum/mag polish and didn't like the way it cleaned my rims so I bought meguiars gold class for car wax instead of mothers and all I can say is it looks great!

 
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Meguiar's Gold Class - Work great on every car I've used it on. Sweet shine.

I used Turtle Wax polish on my old car which was kind of fading. It was good.

I've also used Mother's Sealer/Glazer and wax... it actually works really good if you have a bunch of random scratches in places. Also used that on the old cars though.

 
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I use a liquid wax by Wax Shop. I don't remember what it's called exactly, but it's in a tan bottle. Good stuff! Easy to use, looks great.

 
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Zaino

 
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kinda late on this thread but

the absolute best wax is the nascar fast wax


about $12 a bottle but worth it....makes a new car look....welll....
newer!


u can purchase it at their site

 
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Meguiars all the way, the three step clean is amazing!!! My paint is smooth as glass and as reflective as a mirror

 
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do you all hand wax, or use some kind of buffer? I used to have a black truck , everytime i waxed it, these blotchy looking clouds showed when the sun hit it,, i dont want that to happen to my Red 02. I did it by hand.

 
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i only use meguiars products. The deep crystal 3 step system works best for my VSM. But for some weird reason the gold class seems more reflective on my 2000 EBP.

 
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It's because the wax in the 3 step is a carnuba based wax, it has more of a glow as opposed to the reflective gloss of gold class. The gold class is actually a synthetic wax. IMO they are about the same as far as protection goes, it is just a preference in looks.

 
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i bought a case of that off someone selling it in front of a wal-mart...$3/can with 12 cans in the case and then i sold it to some other people for $8/can...it works pretty good

 
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you guys do know that just waxing your car isnt going to give you the best shine, right???

for the best results...you should use the 3-step-system
*cleaner*
*polish*
*wax*

...i use meguiars for this - AWESOME RESULTS!!

 
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if your too lazy to spend 2-4 hours waxing and polishing your car with the 3+ step polish/wax, try using nu finish. i've used it many times and it works really good. i wax by hand and that daymn wax lasts longer than the meguiars stuff. it beads up rain reallly really good. i plan on gettin the california duster to wipe up the dust and dirt so i dont have to wash the car so many times.

 
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California duster works great. I've used the same one for almost 10 years. My black car gets dusty just sitting in the garage and I can run that duster over it and it really shines. I've got two coats of Prolong on it.

 
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does prolong really work that good? did u use the prolong paint sealer thing?

 
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Prolong works really good. It's a polymer compound rather than wax. It may be similar to Nufinish. My buddy's kid details the car, then puts on the Prolong. I put another coat about 6 months later. I have a whole kit with cleaner, interior cleaning stuff and a cleaner shiner stuff to use on the wheels and tires.

I put the wheel/tire stuff on the Civic about a month ago and the tires are still shiny, even after being through some rains.

But now I've run out of the Prolong for the car body.

Last time I cleaned up the Civic I used Zymol on the rear deck and top and Prolong on the hood. On my white car the Zymol part looks a little yellow now compared to the Prlong part. I think that's a problem with many natural waxes, the yellowing and the need to remove old wax before waxing again. I don't see that problem with the polymer type stuff.

 
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Yup, shine comes from good prep (i.e. steps 1 & 2). Wax is for protection and to lock in that shine.

 
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Mothers carnauba wax is the best I've used. I use it all the time and its great.