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Old May 10, 2012 | 11:05 AM
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Wax

which wax is best or preferred

Mothers
Turtle Wax
or Zaino
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Old May 10, 2012 | 11:06 AM
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For a DD I'd say a sealant of some sort will last you a lot longer then a wax. A wax can/will have more bling though.
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Old May 10, 2012 | 11:07 AM
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^i usually grab one bottle of each kind and mix them together for teh ultimate wax experience.
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Old May 10, 2012 | 11:08 AM
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^dude, I do that at restuarants with the soda machines!
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Old May 10, 2012 | 11:09 AM
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^dude, I do that at restuarants with the soda machines!
lol yea only time i mix and match stuff
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Old May 10, 2012 | 11:10 AM
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I stopped doing that when I was 12. :P
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Old May 10, 2012 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by TooSmoothDJ
lol yea only time i mix and match stuff
seriously, tho....
we have a wash and wax section.
https://acurazine.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=23
read and learn, because your wax choices suxxxxxxxxxx.

Sealants are man made
waxes are natural.

sealants last longer than waxes.



Drop knowledge not BOMBS.
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Old May 10, 2012 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by justnspace
^dude, I do that at restuarants with the soda machines!
exactly.

it's the best when you find this kind...i feel like wack-a-mole on that bitch.

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Old May 10, 2012 | 11:38 AM
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^ Mr Pibb !!!
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Old May 10, 2012 | 11:53 AM
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Old May 10, 2012 | 12:34 PM
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God bless the USA! Providing 8,985 ways to drink soda!
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Old May 10, 2012 | 02:52 PM
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from you list, Zaino.

however my fav is Meguiars NXT
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Old May 10, 2012 | 08:28 PM
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Those Coca Cola machines are insane. Pretty much need to have a Doctorate to operate one. As far as waxes go, my over-the-counter product of choice is Meguiars NXT, but it has CRAZY fillers in it. Layering a wax over a sealant is going to give you the best results, so if your willing to purchase items that cant be bought at Auto Zone let us know and we'll be happy to give you a good list of items.
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Old May 10, 2012 | 08:33 PM
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^Like he said there are much better options if you opt out of going to autozone. It also depends on the color of the car, is it a dark, light, or neutral color?
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Old May 12, 2012 | 12:20 PM
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Yea, from your list, I'd choose Zaino. If your car needs correcting, Zaino might not be the best for it. It's a great after-correction product.

Meguiars is excellent too.


Guys, I've said it before, but it's worth repeating-Griot's Garage stuff is pleasantly surprising me! And it's not available at Advance Auto. The entire line work really, really well.
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Old May 14, 2012 | 09:19 PM
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You should try a sealant. They last a lot longer than a wax. You can always wax on top of the sealant.
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Old May 15, 2012 | 09:13 AM
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if your trying to get away with using something over the counter, and not doing any machine prep, then i would use either meguiars cleaner wax, or meguiars nxt 2.o....both have a mild cleaner in them, and the nxt is a synthetic, which will last longer....
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Old Jun 3, 2012 | 04:36 AM
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Sealants >> Waxes on a DD.

Too many Waxes ATTRACT dust. Some good sealants actually REPEL dust and make it easier to clean the car after they're applied.

NXT is probably the best OTC product I've seen that can be bought at AutoZone, Wal-Mart, and the like.

I STILL am fond of their wash. It's just damn hard to find in my area.
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Old Jun 8, 2012 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by C_Rock77
Sealants >> Waxes on a DD.

Too many Waxes ATTRACT dust. Some good sealants actually REPEL dust and make it easier to clean the car after they're applied.

NXT is probably the best OTC product I've seen that can be bought at AutoZone, Wal-Mart, and the like.

I STILL am fond of their wash. It's just damn hard to find in my area.
Ill agree with your dust point. However the natural vs man made wax do offer completely different looks on the paint which one needs to personally deiced they prefer.

My advice, pick up a nice tub of a good carnuba, and a bottle of a good sealant so some 50/50s or even one half the car vs the other half and figure out which one you like... me personally you cant get any better then the jetting factor and the deep wet, rich look of a carnuba vs the candy like glimmer of a sealant... again thats just my preference of course.
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