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Old 07-08-2012, 11:12 PM
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Default Best wax for black cars?

As above guys, dealership says its metalic black. I have a jar of dodo juice homebrew, will that do as I don't fancy using my blue velvet on it as it would seem a waste.

Also feel free to suggest other products cheers
Old 08-08-2012, 09:21 AM
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I've been using poor boys black hole then a coat of collinite insulator wax, has been bringing up my panther black zetec s up lovely
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Metallic paint you want the sparkle to release which i find Werkstat system very good for this on all the colours ive done so far. A good choice would be a mixture of wax based (carnuba) product and sealant . I think Meguairs do a good range although ive not tried many tbh.
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Any high content carnauba wax they always make blacks look realy wet and glossy.
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Cheers guys
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Black hole and nattys blue wax is what i use on my saph and youve seen the results for yourself Lewis lol
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I found once I had put on the black hole the paint looked a different colour. It bstamtly brought out the glitter in the paint and made the black darker.
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Dont forget its the pre prep that can make a differance,you could but crystal rock on a un preped car it would still look crap compared to a cheaper wax on a car that where time was spent before the wax.
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I always use the 3 stage Meguiars, always makes my car look mint even with millions of suicidal bugs splattered all over the front
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Originally Posted by Retro Al
Dont forget its the pre prep that can make a differance,you could but crystal rock on a un preped car it would still look crap compared to a cheaper wax on a car that where time was spent before the wax.
I'm with this man. My black erst had no wax on one day and someone asked what wax I used. I had just spent the best part of 2 days on paintwork correction with the rotary, though lol
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Originally Posted by COCHYN
I always use the 3 stage Meguiars, always makes my car look mint even with millions of suicidal bugs splattered all over the front
lol.
What products are you used in their 3 stg , i wouldn't mind trying that .
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Stunner Paul Al I spend ages on the prep, got to be perfect

Just a bit of what Ive done





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+1 3 Stage Megs sounds good
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if you want a quick but great results, ive been using, greased lightning, showroom shine

Works fantastic, for a quick shine, i use it on my black bm, much better than the Meguiars quick detailer stuff i tried
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Originally Posted by opposite lock
lol.
What products are you used in their 3 stg , i wouldn't mind trying that .
dont waste your time mate,the megs 3 stage system is bollox,the paint cleaner is ok i suppose but the polish is crap and the wax has no durability at all. too much work for about a week of durability

for dark cars i use supernatural hybrid in summer and coli 476 in winter

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Megs #7 show glaze followed by victoria concourse red wax for a proper wet glossy shine.
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Originally Posted by opposite lock
lol.
What products are you used in their 3 stg , i wouldn't mind trying that .
As Jambo says, 1 and 2 are not too bad but stage 3 is a complete waste of effort.
Much better LSP's out there, keep meaning to get some Autoglym HD wax to try as seen some nice results from that
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Originally Posted by whitenoise
Megs #7 show glaze followed by victoria concourse red wax for a proper wet glossy shine.
This is what I use on my black s2... looks ace! Shame my megs #7 has dried up so I can't use it now, it's nearly full too
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Get some pics of the results up guys
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PB blackhole
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