Waxes

[Schnell e30]

I bought my '90 325is over the summer and it didn't need a wax then. But the time is at hand. Wax is gone and winter is upon us. What do you guys suggest using? What type of prep work should I do before the wax. (Is there a certain cleaner I should use or something?) The car is black, I don't know if some waxes are better looking on black than others. I bought it from the original owener who garaged it its whole life so the paint is in excellent shape. I'd like to keep it that way, unfortunately I lack a garage. I guess I'm just looking for a wax that protects, makes the black look good and doesn't cost an arm and a leg. (college=no $).
Thanks for any help.

[Nick]

I use One Grand Blitz Wax. It is easy to apply and remove. I got it from www.carcareonline.com

[LLuke@bmwe30.net]

Go for Zymol wax! $10 from your autoparts store or even K-mart.

It comes in a baby blue bottle and works awesome! Before my new paint job I waxed the car with zymol and got a few comments:

"Did you jsut get it painted?"

"Wow, who did the paint job?"

It's good shit!

[Antonio]

Zaino, nothing else compares.

[Konstruktion]

Zaino Bros.

[///M3Ryder NY]

Originally posted by Lukas
Go for Zymol wax! $10 from your autoparts store or even K-mart.

It comes in a baby blue bottle and works awesome! Before my new paint job I waxed the car with zymol and got a few comments:

"Did you jsut get it painted?"

"Wow, who did the paint job?"

It's good shit!

Hate to break it to you Lukas, but the zymol in the "babyblue" bottle is the zymol cleaner wax... You think that works well, try their real wax, the carnuba stuff... Looks like a glass finish... Cleaner wax that you're using should be used for getting out imperfections and such, not really for regular waxing... You should be putting on a coat of "real" wax afterwards... The good Zymol stuff is NOT $10, far from it.... A small tin of carbon wax, is about $38 to 42...

[pete]

yeah get the REALLL dank shit.. the real zymol from germany, it comes in a lil clear tub, iz soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much betta then that baby blue shit from walmart... that stuff is made here in teh U.S. by turtle wax, who ownz zymol now.

[Schnell e30]

Thanks guys. I've heard Zymol was the best before but how long will that tiny bottle last? Also since it's $40 and college=no $, what is second best and has a reasonable price? Whats the difference between the liquid stuff and the compound? In washing the car beforehand, should I use a car wash soap or will dish wash soap suffice?
Thanks

[pete]

that little tub lasts a LOoooonNNNNggg time..

[tripleM]

Originally posted by Nick
I use One Grand Blitz Wax. It is easy to apply and remove. I got it from www.carcareonline.com

I agree. Whatever you use...remmebr to clean the paint (ie glaze or polish it) before applying wax.

Carnauba wax to be precise. 1 grand is about $15 from car care online.
I just did my winterizing wax last wekeend. Let me tell, it shines like a new car!

But the tutorials are worth it just for checking the site out.

[///M3Ryder NY]

Originally posted by tripleM

I just did my winterizing wax last wekeend. Let me tell, it shines like a new car!

But the tutorials are worth it just for checking the site out.

What else do you guys do for "winterizing"?

thx

[E31]

Better than all thet is Zaino. I find it to be easy to apply and remove. It will make your paint look and feel deep. Why go with the cheap candle wax shit?

http://www.zainobros.com/index.shtml

[Kaisake]

Zaino.

[babbo]

Is this Zainos stuff really that good? people seem to like it, but does it work?
I have some heavy swirls and need to remove then, I am just excited by the testamonials and descriptions.... Does it do all it claims to do?

[E31]

I haven't had the problem with heavy swirls, but people swear up and down that the 3M swirl remover is excellent, then apply the Zaino. I would also buy different sponges, one for tires/rims and one for body. Also get the "Absorber" in Walmart,it dries excellent and is synthetic and doesn't scratch the paint. Good luck! Need tips, e-mail me.