just got my cossie back from paint shop , guy at paint shop said to use a good quality wax after a couple of days , to help protect etc .
can any one recomend a good one?
is autoglym high def a good one ?
would you do it before putting new badges on ?

any help or opinions , i would be grateful ?

don't wanna ruin the new paint look by using the wrong stuff .

cheers
gaz .

 

I would be using Collonite 476s without a shadow of a doubt (aside from spending 3-figures+)

and yes I'd do it before sticking badges or anything else on

 

cheers m8,what sort of price is it ? normally use all the autoglym gear ,
is it easy to use ?

gaz

 

Is it safe to use a wax on fresh paint then? Mine's due back from paint soon and I was just planning of locking it away in the garage for a month or so before touching it with any waxes to give the paint time to breath etc.

 

You can polish immediately, but should leave products like glazes/sealants/waxes for 30 to 60 days to allow the paint to work-harden. If the paintwork has been baked, this alleviates a large part of the issue.

Protection/durability wise, nothing can touch Collinite

Gareth

 

Yeah it's very easy.

As said, waxing fresh paint is fine, polishing is not.

It should be about Ł15 a tin

 

Here you go

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/co.../prod_207.html

 

Mike - it's the other way around for fresh paint The wax will block all the pores (usually desirable) but you want to leave them open on fresh paint to allow some work hardening. A polish is fine as it doesn't block pores, and the paint will have already had a really harsh compound polishing by the body shop, so a light hand polish will be a breeze

Gareth

 

i only use meguiars or zymol on my car.the end results are awesome and they last well

 

poorsboy stuff is good

 

ok , not been able to get the collinite this weekend , goin to order it on monday , so i have got for future , would autoglym super resin polish do as this is what i usually use and have a fair bit left at moment ? and after how long would you use the wax ??

cheers for the replies everyone , good link aswell mike ,


cheers ,
gary

 

How fresh are you talking though?

Personally whenever I've had a respray done, the car doesn't see a road or even the light of day for at least 2 weeks so everything is hard and settled anyway before doing anything else

As for polish, well the best way would be a 3-stage job, but for a decent all-in-one, I'd recommend something like this from Chemical Guys

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polish.../prod_166.html

or poorboys products

Then get yourself some of this for when you get round to waxing it as well, it's a pre-wax cleanser

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/do.../prod_441.html

that one is really easy to use

Then for that something extra special invest in a bottle of this

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/zaino/.../prod_471.html

Go over your car with that after waxing and it'll remove any unwanted residue and give you a proper show car shine. It's expensive for a QD, but by far the best

Also get some of this to wash your car with too

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washin.../prod_165.html

it's one of the cheapest and best "wax-friendly" shampoos, so it'll wash your car good and proper between waxes without stripping the wax off.

That along with the Collonite would be a very, very good basic kit IMO. With Collonite you wouldn't need to wax it very often as it's so durable, but you can use the Z8 spray after washing in between time to enhance the shine etc