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Subtle_Cynicism
02-26-2005, 12:25 PM
Ok, so I use this stuff on my black Firebird, and I absolutely love it. Does a good job filling in the little chips and such, and really bringing out the black luster int he paint.

My question is, to those of you have used the other colors...they make green, red, silver, black, blue, whatever...does this work well for you?

I'm going to buy some car cleaning supplies later today, and I'm willign to try some new things, so give me some advice!

JoeyK
02-26-2005, 12:59 PM
Hmmm,.. it may be a good wax or polish but the color part is just a gimmick. It may help mask some of those very light chualk white looking scrtaches but that's about it. But if you like it, that's all that matters, as I said it may be a decent wax/ polish, just dialing you in on the gimmick part of it. The only way to get rid of a scratch is to rub it out & a chip is harder to get rid of, most you can't.

Subtle_Cynicism
02-26-2005, 01:08 PM
My Grand Am doesn't have many, if any scratches at all, mainly beacause it's silver, and it doesn't show very well.

If I do, they are very fine, tiny line scratches that should buff right out with Zaino this summer.

I just like keeping my car shiny in the winter. It's such a beautiful thing to see a shiny car driving down the road when all the otehrs are covered in white crap.

3 DeeJay
02-26-2005, 02:12 PM
I got some to try on my 99 grand am gt.. but never actually used it on it..

onesexyga
02-26-2005, 03:34 PM
Its nice for black, since any leftover white wax really sticks out. Not worth it for any other colors. The car is already red, or whatever color it is. The shine is in the clearcoat. Wax will bring shine back, without color. Plus if you use something like red, it sticks out worse than white on trim and stuff.

Brandon
02-26-2005, 08:53 PM
my friend has a red ford pony, does wonders for it since it was neglected for some time.....

DontPassTheFence
02-28-2005, 12:39 AM
Yes, I agree the color thing is a gimmick, but the fact that the wax is actually black makes it stick out less if it gets "stuck" in between trim or if I miss a spot. And I did manage to cover up quite a few medium sized scratches with the included color stick thingy... good stuff, and not too pricey either.

red hornet
05-28-2005, 08:46 PM
Workrks ok on the green hornet,or Old turtle The Chip Stick dissintegrated though:lol: :lol: :lol:

lamonpat
05-28-2005, 09:44 PM
I tried the blue one on a dark blue 97 Corolla two years ago, and wasn't impressed at all with it. It was hard to remove and didn't leave a deep gloss like I use to get with my regular wax. I detailed that car again last year with Mother's Carnauba Cleaner Wax and it gave me better results. Now the woman (yes, I detail car for people in my town once in a while) traded it for a new black Echo Hatchback and I'll wax it with the Meguiar's NXT wax next time.

30thAnnGAGT
07-11-2005, 04:37 PM
With the black it worked really well in that it didn't dry white, and didn't leave a messy residue of white dust all over. I really liked it.

I haven't tried the other colors but would assume that it works equally as well.

Subtle_Cynicism
07-11-2005, 04:41 PM
I've switched waxes over the months since using this, and am far more impressed with Meguir's NXT wax.

Ricey looking, but the results are FABULOUS!

30thAnnGAGT
07-11-2005, 04:49 PM
There's a new 3M wax out on the market that is absolutely phenominal. Heck of a lot more expensive than even Zaino, but holy smokes are the results amazing.

rpm77
09-05-2005, 12:42 AM
I was out of town last week and I left my car sitting outside. When I came back I saw that my car had tons of water marks. Any way to make a long story short I used F21 wax and I took all the water marks out, no problem… just want to let you know.

Tommy00GT1
09-11-2005, 05:25 PM
Hi friends... Another vote here for the Meguiar's NXT wax; absolutely phenominal stuff.
My nephew is a professional car detailer, and he recommended that I use it to maintain the gloss and protection after he clay-barred my car for me.
He does our 6 police cruisers here in town also; that clay bar stuff brought them back to life too. It was my first time ever hearing about clay-bar... I learn something every day, lol....
Take care everyone....

Tommy

PeteXcore
09-24-2005, 10:25 AM
can someone please explain a "claybar" to me, and where can i get one? what does it do?

red hornet
09-30-2005, 08:23 PM
try pic again