The maguire NXT is pretty neat. It is very easy to use if you're new to waxing. I would say, do it as often as you can. When I got my fit, I waxed it within the first week with NXT. The week later, I waxed it with a second coat of Nu Finish. Then I found out that Nu Finish is not recommended for new cars (or at all) as it is very abrasive. It started raining a few days ago in San Diego, so today was the first time I got around to washing again. I then waxed it with Black Magic Wet Wax. This wax is very very nice, but hard to remove. It takes forever for the wax to clump and stays moist for quite some time. The idea is to allow it to semi-dry up then use a fresh microfiber towel to wipe off the wax. You will be tempted to remove all the wax on your car with one towel, but don't. It can take up to three towels to completely remove the residue. So when the towel starts to feel rough, switch it to a new one.

What I do is, I use one towel to remove all the wax in general. Then I use the second towel to go over it to remove the residue. Then I use the third towel along with a Quick Detail Spray (Maguires Quick Detail) to remove any I have missed.

As for application, apply the wax in a back and forth motion, and not in circles like one would think. When you buff off the wax, buff in the direction of the air flow.. so front to rear. Oh, be sure to avoid the plastic trim. If you accidentally hit it, have a moist rag ready to wipe it off. If you allow it to dry, it'll discolor the trim and will dry till it cracks in a few years.

How-To Wash & Dry Your Car
http://www.guidetodetailing.com/arti...hp?articleId=9

How-To Detail Tires & Wheels
http://www.guidetodetailing.com/arti...hp?articleId=8

How-To Wax Your Car
http://www.guidetodetailing.com/arti...p?articleId=29

And if your paint has as rough feel to it, clay it:
http://www.guidetodetailing.com/arti...p?articleId=14


As per instructions, I always start with the wheels before I even wet the car. I bought a soft spong (non abrasize) and a scrubber with some reach to get into the inner rims to remove brake dust. I scrub it all down, wash it down.. then I apply tire cleaner, or tire foam to restore it to deep black. The tire cleaner will strip the wax off of the rims, so every other wash, I'd rewax the rims. And don't get the tire gel/foam on your paint as it will absorb into it and will mess it up. After I wash all 4 tires, I leave them wet, no point in drying when the entire car is going to be washed next.. Then I start a new bucket to wash the car with... using the article provided..

Personally, I'd say, get used to waxing. After you get better at it, you can do a wash and a complete wax in 2 hours. That includes the time it takes in washing the rims as well.

Have fun.




Andy

 

Although Consumer Reports didn't give Meguire's a top rating, I've been happy with the vinyl cleaner/protectant, which cleaned up the dash, steering wheel and console without leaving a residue. I did one small area first because I was afraid the textured dash would trap goo or fade. Their detailing spray for in-between washes took the bugs and road gunk off the bumper and windshield. I had a product specifically for bug removal, but when the sprayer got clogged up I had to wonder what the stuff might eventually do to the paint -- especially since I had to apply a lot of pressure to get the stuff to work. Meguire's detailing spray doesn't take a lot of elbow grease to work. I've been using Meguire's car wash and wax, too. No swirls, no peeling, no splotches on the paint, and I've had my Storm Silver since April 20 -- washing either weekly or every other week. I'm wondering if either specific colors or paint lots are having trouble.

 

Do you park under a tree, or have you done? What you describe sounds like tree sap (that trees drip) on your body work.

Well known problem with trees!

Al.

 

I just started using zaino
I love it, the was is soooo easy to buff off

 

its always been parked under a tree and i have never had that problem. its the wax not the tree

 

Klasse high gloss sealant!!!

 

Personally, I use the shining monkey detailing set for normal waxing. You should wax your car once a month most optimally. Before winter, I apply a few coats of synthetic wax, like Nu Finish. They're advertised as 'once a year' car waxes, but that's just a gimmick. However, synthetic waxes stand up to the elements longer than carnauba wax, which is what you'd want for winter if you live in a place that gets a lot of snow or road salt.

Since the Fit is new, you might want to clay bar it. This will remove any particles from the engines of a train or truck from delivery. You only need to claybar when you think your finish has been compromised, typically I do it right after winter. Then I use a 3 step wax system like Mothers or Shining Monkey.

 

some trees sap only during summer or a little before summer....

 

yeah i have found that out.. i will try agian w/out parking under that little FU***R

 

can it really remove fine scratches on your car??will it damage the clear coat?? is this better than the rubbing compound??

 

I'm going to try this stuff on my new car, see how it works. I'd say about 80% of the people at focusfanatics.com use it and love it. Since I've never read a single complaint, I'd say it won't dmg the clear coat. The other stuff I'm not sure about.

 

sorry, forgot to mention that the name is actually called meguiar scratchX..anyone use it before??does it really make ur scratch disappear?

 

I used NU-Finish scratch remover, which is supposed to be better. Didn't do anything.

Next time I would have a shop get a mild abrasive and rotary buffer to fill it in.

 

I live in Georgia were there's lots of clay

 

I wax my car 2 times a month, i just love the look of having a nice clean, shinning car.

I had always used meguairs products. I like the nxt gen paste wax, which is in a circle, tin can...(not good describing stuff), but the new, liquid one works awesome too!

I also like their tire shine spray bottle too!

 

looks good! I have alot of trees around where I live so my car does not stay feeling very smooth but it looks good and clean!

 

I want to have that little storage shelf in mine! Man...yer lucky!!! I have my hatch so full of detailing stuff that there's no room for anything else! lol

 

Thanks, but try not to park under pine cone trees or trees that leaks some sticky gluey stuff. my wife parked the car at work under a pine cone tree and some small, sticky gluey liquid treee gut got on my rear bumper. it took me some good hard scrubbing to get it off... it was good it did not stay on there longer... if it did I don't know if I could take it off without damaging the paint.

 

not all... i hv applied it to my car. it removes fine-scratch ( like from car cover). But it won't remove scratch (like key scratch or tiny rocks).

hey, but that's good enough to keep ur car like new..

o yeah, compound is actually not good for clear coat paint. usually it use for remove paint scratch like bumps.

 

concluding remark from the CR report:

". . . regardless of how hard you work, how much you spend, or what longevity claims manufacturers make, don’t expect any wax to last all that long. All of the products we tested showed a significant loss of protection within about five weeks."