This'll be my first wax on my car. It was painted 7 weeks ago, and I'll give her it's 3rd wash tomorrow and then it's first wax job. I've always gone with Mothers wax for my other cars, and I've heard NuPolish isn't that bad for old, faded paint, but what's the best kind of wax I can use for the first polish, not just so the water beads and it shines, but so it it can, kinda, sorta, maybe, make the imperfections look less... imperfect? What do you guys suggest?

G.

 

What color is your car?

I recommend Meguire's.

 

Electric blue metallic. It has wet look acrylic hardener, and just some normal reducer. It's 20 year old Nasan paint, and it has a couple runs, any way wax will blend that together? No sealer, just paint on primer.

 

Not sure I understand. If you are asking will the wax hide a paint run the answer is NO! No sealer? That can't be good for long term. The sun is a powerful force. If that is the case you will want a good wax.

 

I painted the vehicle using Nason Electric Blue Metallic paint (I'm sure you know what metallic paint is.) I put wet look acrylic hardener in the paint and normal reducer (because that's what you do with paint). There are imperfections in the paint, some dust flecks, and it is not a high quality paint job. I did not put sealer on the car, it will be repainted within the next year, properly. I am looking for some good, short-term wax. This will be the only coat of wax on this paint before it is removed. Can anyone suggest the best wax for making imperfections look less imperfect? Well, maybe then you can just suggest the best quality wax for the car.

 

Meguire's is the best wax. Some swear by Zaino. Other's like Mother's. Can't go wrong with any of these three. I don't know of any wax that will hide inperfections although there maybe one, none are advertised as that. In fact most waxes will probably highlight misakes. Since you are going to repaint eventually I would not worry about the mistakes and just shine the car making it look as best you can for now.

 

I used to swear by meguires but recently I've made the switch to 3M and i'll never turn back.

-Jim

 

In all honesty, since your plan is for this paint to be on the car for only a year and this is the only coat of wax you plan on using in this year, it doesn't matter one darn bit what wax you use. Nobody makes a wax that will last a whole year - 3 months if you're lucky. Nobody makes a wax that will hide the sort of imperfections you're talking about; they are painting defects, not paint defects. There's no magic potion here, that's not what waxes and sealants are designed to do. Even a proper machine polish by a seasoned pro isn't going to gain you much, but a proper wet sand, cut and buff might. Then again, you plan on repainting in a year so that would be a huge waste of money and may well cost more than your budget paint job did. I know it would cost more than my budget paint job did!!

In all seriousness, I wouldn't worry about it. Save you cash for the best paint job you can get next year, and in the meantime spend some time researching the best way to take care of that future paint job. Seek advice from places like autopia.org and meguiarsonline.com