| Re: Longest lasting wax? |
Subject: Re: Longest lasting wax? by Danspeed1 on 2009/1/6 1:41:19 Quote:
People get hyped about sealers for all the wrong reasons (durability). Sealers offer different optics than carnuba(they look different). They will make your car look like it is encased in glass; on black it make the paint look like a mirror, but it offers no wetness, gloss, or warmth, and it will not combine with most glazes, so your out of luck if you want it all. When it comes to sealers people get hyped because they perceive it has better durability then carnuba waxes and in some cases they do. But up against a wax like 476s, its not any better or worse. I guess people view synthetic sealers like synthetic oil, becuase its man-made it can be made more durable. Fact is, people are not rubbing 100% carnuba on their cars. This stuff is all synthetic to an extent! Sealers have their purpose though. If you have the PATIENCE and $$ to buy a small zaino kit is is definitly worth a try if you have a black car. And Zaino can be topped ONCE with wax, so you can get the warmpth back... last time I checked though you can't top more Zaino on (once you wax your finished). I was hooked on Zaino for a while on my Black SS and my Black Vette, but just recently I gave P21s (carnuba) a try, and it doesn't take long to get hooked on the dripping wet look that P21s gives you on a black car. I would have to agree, I gave Megs NXT series a try and its junk compared to my upper end stuff. If you want a decent off the shelf sealer, you can use Klass (my buddy uses it and its ok) and you can use Zymol if you want a carnuba. Only thing I don't like about Zymol is that its slightly abrassive, and you don't always want abrassive. Quick "Wax" all together is a joke.... Zaino is really easy to remove if you follow the directions. When they say thin coats they mean really thin, almost invisible coats. Put it on heavy and your going to need the Rotary to get the shit off. The Zaino Motto "Less is More!" I always mask everything off with 3M Green tape. I learned the hard way with my rotary that you need to take the time and mask off any and all rubber. I usually order all my stuff off Autogeek.com, you can get all of the Collinite line their, Its available on Ebay, Danase carries 845, but I don't care for the durability or look of 845. Its way to warm, and its durable for about a month (people have gotten longer out of it, but i never seem to). 476s is also available from PakShak.com, where I get all my microfibers. I don't know if you can get it locally. One note, 476s is like Zaino, you must follow the directions, and thin coats are the way to go. If you leave it on too long, its a biach to get off. If you follow the simple directions you will be extremely please with the results. Here's the obligatory side pannel shot on my SS showing the mirror finish of ZAINO.... (you've all seen 100X) [IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/BG528/GMNationals012.jpg[/IMG] DG |
