I ve been using the eagle one wax as you dry or the meguiares wax as you dry...I was just wondering if if was bad to use a wax as you dry product everytime you wash? Im kinda new to the detailing thing , and I dont wanna wreck my new paint job. Also is there any shine product you reccoment over these two?

 

its not bad, but its more so a waste of $$

those products don't last long to begin with but you can usually go 3-4 washed between aplications

for the $$ your spending using that stuff every wash (weekly i would assume) you could put down something much better that will not only make it shine better but last longer

but thats just wax, not getting into polishing or putting down layers of glazes and or sealents under the wax

 

what would you reccomend?

 

in terms of what? spray wax or a paste/liquid?

meguires NXT tech paste wax looks good on silver and you can find it at almost any store

 

I heard nxt is good..def gonna try it. But i also need a good polish to protect my new paint...I just put some nu-finish (the stuff in the orange bottle) on yesturday and it looks quite sexsi ...

 

that stuff isnt that great, the only times your gonna see a result with a polish is either working it in till your arms fall off or using a machine

at lest the car is easy to take car of being silver and hides swirls well, unlike black

 

there are no shortcuts when cleaning your car

 

Not worth it. I have NXT paste, and absolutely love it. ColorX is also growing as one of my favorite products that I always keep on hand when detailing. I will say that after using NXT paste though, that unless you are a paste fan, you will enjoy using the liquid much more. Personally I enjoy the slow process of waxing my car, but when I am doing a customer's car, I just want to get a great job done in as little time as possible (as if that means much considering I spend about 6-8 hours on a car).

There are a lot of different waxes available, and it all depends on what you are looking to get out of for you car. If this is an everyday driver, I would highly recommend using ColorX then NXT and you will get a great looking surface. If this is anything more, then we are talking about an entirely different ballgame.

 

are these abrasive..I want something I can use weekly to get that nice smooth feeling on the body and the shiny look ive been using either nu finish, or wax as you dry...just not sure if im damaging the clear coat with these by using weekly

 

First off, to answer your question directly, while ColorX (cleaner wax) is a great cleaner wax, you could try using it every week by hand and not remove a virtually any paint. Working by hand is simply just not abrasive enough to worry about unless you are using a rubbing compound. There is more to this though.

There is a diminishing point when waxing. Usually anything over 2 coats will provide no extra gloss, protection, or anything. You only need to wax when there is little to no wax left on the surface. If you want an extra pop, I would use Ultimate Quick Detailer. This adds some pop to the surface and overall, a great product.

If you just love waxing and do it weekly for no other reason, then get some good carnuba wax. M26 paste is a great product to work with for enthusiast and provides a brilliant gloss.

 

I've used this same product for a long while. I think it's great. I don't wash the car and throw it on like it's the equivalent of a conventional wax, however, I use it in between conventional waxing and I adore the results. I start the spring with a full days job on the car: claybar, paint cleaner, polish, cleaner wax, followed by gold class wax. after that, I go 3-4 washes (weekly) with the wax-as-you-dry product, and then at the start of each month, I'll throw another layer of Mequiar's Gold Class wax on. My car is never NOT looking brand new. I personally think using conventional wax methods weekly is a waste of time and effort

 

I mostly agree, wash weekly or so and wax every couple of weeks, car duster and instant detailer in between. But when my car has a good coat of wax on it it looks great with a simple wash and dry, do you think the wax as you dry improves on this?