Before I tried this stuff, I tried the Eagle One spray-on nanowax. The nanowax was ok, but after one post-wax washing, it was obvious that the stuff was wearing off already. OTOH, the Optimum spray-on wax kicks butt. After several washings, water still beads like after the wax has been freshly applied. Its great too on windows. Leaves no streaks or haze at all. Takes me about 30 min to do a full wax on the car.

 

pixxx!!

 

pics and where to buy?

 

Online, and it's okeeeeeyyy......nothing special really. 30 mins? That's hella long son ;P. Takes me 30 to wax on and off with a true sealant or carnuba...I'm kidding, I'm just giving you $hit...I'm a detailer . It's a great one step product...but as I always say, it's all in the prep!

 

since you're a detailer...would you please tell me whats the best way to wax a TB?

i have never used or came across wax products...i have only seen them on shelves..so please bare with my lack of knowledge

 

I'd be at it all day if I were doing carnuba. I'd rather be doing just about anything other than washing/waxing my car, so anything that makes washing/waxing faster while still working well is great for me, and the ratio of protection to application effort for the Optimum seems to be pretty darn high.

Where to buy:

http://www.optimumcarcare.com/optimumwax.html

As for pix, I'm too lazy. However, it looks as good as the silver evo in the 2006 Evo IX MR brochure. :-) What's most amazing about this stuff is how strongly water beads on it. I've never seen anything like it.

 

it's great stuff, i buy it by the gallon

i usually get about 4 weeks of beading out of it, and the looks can't be beat!!

 

Wanna bet ?

 

I would go with a claybar on a TB and then with a moderate polish for swirlmarks since they show up alot on black cars. After the moderate polish i would go with a finer polish to make the car have a wet look and then finish off with a paint sealent. After the sealent it is your choice to wax with your favorite wax( but for cars with clear coat a sealent should be sufficient, i think a wax is a waste of time) Also i would apply all this with a porter cable random orbital buffer. I dont care what anybody says a machine does it better then 1000 hands.

 

Also, I bought my car a few months ago and applied a product know as "Zaino Brothers Polish." The first recommended application is for 3 coats. I applied 1. Here it is 3 months later and there is still super fine beads of water when I wash. I aslo wash it once a week. That is the true test of a polish. The application from start to finish was about 3 hours in the making, washing, drying, application, and removal of product. It makes the paint feel like glass when the polish is removed. I LOVE IT!


www.zainostore.com


What I would reccomend buying is Dawn dish soap to wash for the first time, and then polishes # 2 & 5, and the accelerator. This is all will be under $60 shipped to your door.

 

Duragloss Aquawax owns it!!! Cheaper, glossier, more durable. end of story

 

Can't wait to try it...I just recieved my order yesterday. Spent about $160 total...

 

I dont get why Sal (Zaino) still calls his products "polishes"...they are really sealants, AWESOME ones at that.
ROFL to the guy who mentioned Aquawax...that'll be in my collection soon seeing as to how all my buddies on AUtopia are raving about it. I have 21 other sealantsd and waxes to use up first....

 

lol my statement was worded wrong, i meant it can't be beat for the price


i usually go with a coat of sealant like klasse SG or poorboys ex-p and then remove it with the OCW

the looks can be beat though, usually when i use my red machine glaze and soveran paste wax


i've also heard that duragloss aquawax is good, i'll have to give that a try

 

Souveran baby! Do you mean Red Moose Glaze by Clearkote? Hell yeah...that's my combo on my TB. I need to post up some pics of some REAL paint...