What wax do you all use on your vr?

[matth76 1]

Hi

I'm sure this has been covered before but what wax does everyone use to make their car nice and shiny? Which products are long lasting and protective (how longer lasting) and which products are crap?

I use the Turtle Wax metallic car wax... which is in the blue bottle... nice and easy to apply (just apply, let dry and buff off) and seems to last a while.

I haven't yet used any kind of polish as that is slightly abrasive so I understand - I may apply it once or twice a year if it needs it. Wax not only makes the car shiny but protects it (although mine doesn't stop birds muck eating into the paint work!!! ...do any protect against this?)

Cheers

Matt

[Matt W 4]

I use Meguiars NXT and this is the result i got

[matth76 1]

Nice! What size wheels do you have and how much is it lowered by? I forgot to mention where do you all buy your wax from?

Is carnuba wax very good... does this protect against birds muck? How long does it last and where could I get some?

Also is Zymol any good? How long does it last and how much is it... is there any kind of prep to do before applying any of the waxes (other than washing and 'chamying' it)?

[Matt W 4]

The wheels are the 20th Anniversary GTI BBS RS2 or RX2 16"x7 depending on who you speak to and what you know! No idea how much it is lowered by as it has KW V1 coilovers and i've messed with the height a lot and never bothered to measure it. I also have spacers fitted to the wheels in those pictures to bring them level with the arches. But to run it like that i'll need to have the arches rolled at some point.

As to products Zymöl are supposed to be really good as is P21S along with Meguiars. I think there should be a Meguiars outlet online and there definately is for Zymöl and P21S.

Meguiars

http://www.meguiars.co.uk

Zymöl

http://www.vertar.co.uk

P21S

http://www.thepolishingcompany.com

You'll find they all carry more than just wax and you'll be able to get all you need to completely clean your car from top to bottom, inside and out!

[Seademon 0]

They are the BBS RX wheels :0) RX2's are the splits.

I use P21s on mine & the meguiars wax on my RX2's to keep the rims in top nick. Both work wonders on my paint but I'd say that the P21S is better on my paint & is a carnuba wax.

Jahre GTI - what spacers are you running as thats what I want to do to mine, they sit too far in for my liking! What offset are your BBS? My wheels are ET35.

[ni-golf 0]

I got Meguiars 3-stage deep crystal system - paint cleaner/polish/carnauba wax - £20

[ni-golf 0]

I got Meguiars 3-stage deep crystal system - paint cleaner/polish/carnauba wax - £20

[ingham 5]

I used Meguiars clay bar then Meguiars NXT .has lasted well on my car

[matth76 1]

What does a clay bar do? Is that something to do with 'preparation'?

Does anyone here use Zymol? What preparation is required exactly (other than washing the car beforehand)? Is there any particular "type" of Zymol to go for or is it just one type of wax? Does Zymol contain any polish or is it just mainly carnuba wax? Does it last a long time?

Is Meguiars NXT the carnuba wax? Ideally I'd just like to get the wax on its own. Is any preparation needed for this (other than washing beforehand)? How often does this have to be applied, or how long does it last normally?

Cheers for your help guys.

[binliner 0]

Clay bar removes crap from the surface of the paint

Carnuba wax is a type of wax used in most quaity brands

Id recommend the following basic steps to get a good shine, some people do a lot more some do a lot less!...

wash & dry (weekly)

clay bar (twice a year)

polish (twice a year)

wax (monthly/before a show)

I use P21S shampoo, polish & wash but if you dont want to do as much work as above and just want to wash and wax it Id go for megs NXT as it is more of an all in one rather than just a wax, it will fill minor swirl marks etc

[Petesvw 0]

Sorted, thats my Q answered.

[Matt W 4]

They are the BBS RX wheels :0) RX2's are the splits.

Jahre GTI - what spacers are you running as thats what I want to do to mine' date=' they sit too far in for my liking! What offset are your BBS? My wheels are ET35.

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They are splits as well and they are stamped RS727 and all the German brochures refer to them as RS2 but you are right they do look like the RX2 and everybody is 100% certain they are RX2 until i shoh them these pictures...

:D

As to the spacers i have 60mm at the back (30mm each side) and 40mm at the front (20mm each side). They are the H&R DRA ones and with those spacers they sit just right but in order to run the wheels like that everyday i am gonna need some arch work. But not sure if i'd be able to keep the wheel arch trims? !sad As that is part of the 20th Anniversary cars look! Hope that helps

Regards,

Matt

[SankysVR6 1]

When i'm really motivated

Wash with Merguirs Gold Class

Merguirs Quick Clay

Merguirs 3 Stage sysytem

Every weekend

Wash with Merguirs Gold Class

Wax With Merguirs Gold Class (this stuff is amazing on Black cars)

Haven't Tried P21s just waiting to use up the other produts.

Forget Turtle wax, AutoGlym Merguirs is the next level

www.seeding.co.uk is good place to buy online at very good prices and quick delivery.

[Seademon 0]

Ah yeah! If I'd looked properly at your pics in the 1st place I could have seen they were splits! Cheers for the info, I might invest in a set of those :0)

[xyber 1]

megs clay, autoglymn super resin and xtra gloss, then p21s carnuba

liquid synthetic polishes and carnuba was polishes do different things to paint, in combining the two you will get the full effect and wet looking paint

[rob4motion 0]

i use poorboys,polish and wax used to use p21s but prefer the poorboys as it is just as wet looking lasts longer and smells of bubblegum,sad i know.lol.