The Best Winter Wax Is....

**4u2nvinmtl** · 02-02-2015, 05:46 PM

One day maybe when I can appreciate the difference between the two, I`ll spend the extra money for the better wax.

**Ronkh** · 02-02-2015, 06:18 PM

used fk on my 5 series years back in ct (for winter)

GOOD stuff

Then put nattys over it for the look

**Accumulator** · 02-03-2015, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by 4u2nvinmtl

Yeah I never put KSG over Wax but I can put 845 over the KSG (I thought), or will that mess with the KSG? Does clay bar / autoscrub-nanoskip strip KSG also?

Thanks!

It won`t mess with it except that it`ll preclude layering on more. I`ve been able to *VERY GENTLY* clay KSG with no problems, but I`m just so fanatical about how I do it that somebody else may very well get different results. Never tried those nano/auto towels so I can`t speak to them.

Originally Posted by Ronkh

...Then put nattys over [FK1000P] for the look

Yeah, the look isn`t right for everybody, at least not on certain paints. Heh heh, FK even makes that "Pink Wax" of theirs for use over the FK1000P for just that reason, like they admit its signature look isn`t always right.

**marinesoup** · 05-05-2015, 12:19 AM

I have no garage here in Ontario and am looking for a solution to protecting my paint from the winter salt and dirt.
Because it`s too cold to wash the car outside is there some way I can prepare my cars paint for winter?
Is there anything I can do during the freezing months?
It`s too cold for waxing, but will any polymers work? I will not take my car through the drive through car wash either but will spray off what I can with the pressure hose at the manual car wash drive in.
I realize it`s spring now but I wanted to ask this earlier in the year but forgot.

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**sealthedeal** · 05-05-2015, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by Accumulator

I had to take the Tahoe out in some nasty winter mess last night, and it got pretty dirty/salty. This morning I rinsed it off and blew it dry with the AirWand. Looks fine by any non-Autopian standards, not only the FK1000Ped paint, but also the black trim that I maintain with ValuGard`s FastFinish.

How many layers of KSG (before diminishing returns) and what durability are we talking here ? 3 layers(hour apart) giving 12m+?
I have used the werkstat variant with 3 layers to start with and it was going strong till 3 months but then I put more layers and then tested a wax.

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**4u2nvinmtl** · 05-05-2015, 09:48 AM

Looks like I`m buying this wax after all! Those results are impressive to say the least. My Jeep SRT8 gets that dirty almost weekly in the winters and I found most LSP don`t hold up.

Thanks for the great review!

**Pats300zx** · 05-05-2015, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by Swanicyouth

Oldest LSP I have is Menzerna Full Molecular Jacket from Proper Auto Care.

I still have a bottle !!! My old bottle started to fall apart so I moved it to another. It sits behind my bottle of 1Z Glanz Wax

**Accumulator** · 05-05-2015, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by sealthedeal

How many layers of KSG (before diminishing returns) and what durability are we talking here ? 3 layers(hour apart) giving 12m+?
I have used the werkstat variant with 3 layers to start with and it was going strong till 3 months but then I put more layers and then tested a wax.

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I noticed (admitedly subtle) appearance diffs through 4 coats. Durability was greatly improved by going beyond that; I usually did 5-6. I`d get over a year on a hard-use daily driver, but the vehicle was garaged and my wash regimen is *VERY* gentle so YMMV.

If not doing at least four coats, I`d just use FK1000P instead. If doing all those layers of KSG isn`t a problem, then IMO it becomes primarily a choice between protection and looks.