I have original paint (black) and its in need of touching up..

what wax has everyone found to be the best?

-Meguiars Gold Glass Wax
-NXT Tech Wax
-Others (mothers)

I plan on using a clay bar, then polish.. but what wax?

thanks.

 

Just go to Zainostore.com and check out thier products. I have used meguairs, mothers, eagle one, and others but this stuff really worked the best for me. I plan on posting some pics once I get it cleaned up sometime this week hopefully.

 

What are you looking for in a wax/sealant? Price, durability, ease of application/removal or shine or a combination of a few of those? Are you looking at specifically store bought stuff or are you open to mail order stuff too? There are $100+ dollar waxes out there that shine like a motherf*cker, but have no durability. Then there are cheap waxes that hard to apply and remove, and have crappy durability, but shine OK for a few days.

I can start by rating what you have listed so far, and adding a few of my own suggestions I guess:

Meguiars Gold Class: Durability is so-so. Easy enough to apply and remove. Shine is moderate.
NXT Tech Wax: Durability sucks. Super easy to remove and apply though. Shine is nice for the first 2 weeks before it will start to fade. Less than that if it gets rained on.
Mothers california gold: Durability is OK. Easy to apply, but if you dont time it right, its a BITCH to remove. Shine isnt what it should be IMO.

My suggestions:
Zaino: Durability is flippin' awesome. It can be tricky to apply and remove it you have never used it before, as there is a learning curve to get your coats small and thin enough. Shine (reflectivity) is great, depth is only OK. Especially on black. It will look like a mirrror, but it will be lacking in depth.
Poorboys Natty's Blue paste wax: Durability is about on-par with every other carnuba based wax out there. It wont last much more than a few weeks. Pretty easy to apply and remove as long as your coats are thin. Where Natty's really comes through though is shine. Holy cow does it add depth, especially to darker colored cars.

My most recent "favorite" ritual is to put on 3-4 coats of Zaino Z5 or Z2, and then layer some Natty's blue wax over the top. The Zaino gives me the durability and the reflectivity, the Natty's adds depth. Of course, there are a million other products out there for you to try like Pinnacle P21S, Souveran, Klasse, etc. . . . But someone else can comment on those.

 

while being fantastic in its own right....there are much better products then Zaino out there im not sure about this forums policy about posting other forums links but ill post it anyway Detail City Store - Car Wax, Auto Detailing Supplies & Car Care Products has many experts and they will mention products such as those mentioned in the post above...

My paint isnt perfect and im ready for a repaint in the next few but ive settled on NXT for now after using loads of product before....it just suits me right now at this moment.....and that smell...mmmmmm

 

OMG. Every week we get another "What do you think about NXT wax?" thread.


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