Bert, A few questions:
(1) What color is your car? (2) When you touch the pain with a clean hand does the surface feel very smooth? Here is what I do: If the paint is rough to your touch I do the following after the car has been thoroughly cleaned (and not dried, I leave the car wet) if not clean an wax (1) Clay Bar (2) If the paint is scratched machine poslish with 3M Finesse-it (3) Machine Polish with 3M Imperial hand glaze Clean the car again to remove all polish residue and dry For wax my recommendations: (1) For light colored cars "Liquid Glass" easy to apply and remove by hand and lasts a long time (2) For dark colored cars or black "Gliptone Wet Coat /w Carnauba Show Gloss" this is one of the few that do not leave streaks but it is important to do small areas at a time and use a clean cloth to remove. Dan-out On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 1:27 PM, Kirin Jacobsen <[email protected]>wrote: > Hey Bert, > I'm curious did you prep the cars surface properly by removing the old > waxes? Personally I'm not a big "Detailing" guy although my bug in its > latest iteration is far too clean for the likes of me. I have heard good > things about Griots garage products. Also there is a series on youtube > called #driveclean that is run by a passionate New Yorker who seems to know > his stuff. Personally with Mothers Products I have gone through all their > steps(And claybar too) and been happy with the finish. > > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 10:21 AM, Bert Knupp <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Volks, >> >> My bug got new paint about 5 years ago; it's in excellent shape. I keep >> the >> car in a carport, with a soft car cover much of the time. I've kept a >> good >> quality new-car wax on it -- most recently Meguire's, and before that >> Turtle >> Wax brand new-car wax (not their abrasive polish). Haven't used a polish >> yet. >> >> So this week when my bottle of Meguire's ran out, I bought some Mother's >> "California Gold" Pure Carnauba Wax. (Step 3, nonabrasive). I didn't use >> their Step 1 Cleaner or Step 2 Sealer as I didn't think I need them. I >> like >> the company because they support regional VW shows with handouts, >> advertising, and promotional stuff (very clever "do not touch" signs, >> etc.), >> so thought I'd buy their product. >> >> I'm disappointed, but don't know whether I've done something wrong, or >> whether it's the product's fault. I followed directions carefully (I've >> also done this a time or two) and buffed and rubbed everything by hand. >> The >> finish is hazy, streaky, and instantly shows every fingerprint and touch. >> The wax -- even thoroughly dried and wiped -- is soft and smudges easily. >> I've never had this problem with Turtle Wax brand or Meguire's brand >> products. >> >> What are your observations? Can you recommend any good surface protection >> for a show car that will keep rain beading and look good for a full >> season? >> I'm in a hot Southern climate that still hits single digits in the >> wintertime. >> >> Bert Knupp >> >> >> __n|_ >> °(_____)º >> (ô\_|_/ô) >> U° °U >> Polizeikäfer '70 >> >> >> >> -- >> Visit the VintagVW archives at >> http://mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at > http://mail-archive.com/[email protected] > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
