Thread: I got waxed today....

i keep my fender nice and shiny by giving it regular mud baths since recent rain ! just got back from day trip in grampians and boy is the car covered in mud and i did a water pump to boot

I used to use the el-cheapo stuff when I 'cared' for paintwork but the rigours of hardcore 4WDing have seen me throw this idea out the window. if I waxed the dunga, I wouldn't have any paint left

I find older Rangies have better duco anyway, later models tend to fade more.

Trav

Yep agree the earlier paint was much more durable, but also prone to oxidation a bit over time.

Do we get too see this shinny range rover?



James.

Get a pickie up next weekend when it comes back from Rovercare. It's going in for a new gearbox tomorrow (and other stuff) , and I'll get it back on Friday. I can tell you though, I could almost see my reflection in the paintwork - I swear I looked 10 years younger and 5kg lighter - but then everyone looks good with a Rangie

I use meguires. It's quite good. As far as shine goes, I think it all depends on the colour. Light colours don't really reward a lot of work. Dark colours really show give you a result if you put the work in.

As for paint protection I think the most important thing is keeping the paint clean. Modern water based 2 pacs are quite soft and bird poop with mark them in no time. If you see a poop you get it off there and then because the paint may not be there by the weekend. I'm not convinced that waxing makes any difference.

my most often used products are:

Meguiares Scratch-X
Meguiares NXT Tech Wax (liquid)

trust me, you dont want to know the cost and contents of my car care box

Hi,

5 coats of clear that can be cut back with Repo extra cut when the scratches get too much and all is good.

cheers, DL