Wax or Sealant ?

[BRUN]

right, im about to put an order in for some Meguiars stuff, but i dont know which wax or try, or go for a sealant



i own a metallic black car



i dont really want a pure carnauba as the durability isnt generally all that good



ill be using medallion paint cleaner, followed by #7 show car glaze, and i need something to finish it off with.........1 product, not another 2 or 3 hehe !



i live in the UK and our weather is terrible, i do want good shine hence me choosing #7 Glaze, however if its at the expense of durability its no good to me !



(if i find the #7 too hard to work with ill be getting #81 instead)



my thoughts at the moment, are whether to go for #16, as even though it is part carnauba, it seems to get good durability reviews



other than that, i called the UK Megs Helpline, and the fella i spoke to said he would go for the Medallion Paint Protection, or NXT



i know the jury is still out on the durability of NXT, im still yet to make up my own mind, and if the layer i applied last week lasts another few weeks, then thats what ill be buying, as its cheap, the shine is good, it hides some swirls, and is a dream to use



another thing im wondering about aswell, is the application of sealants over a glaze, some are said to contain cleaners, now are these cleaners mild enough not to remove the #7 glaze ?.......say in the case of #20.........or even NXT actually, i was told it wasnt abrasive, but not sure whether it would remove some of the #7 layer



thank you in advance for any info or help you can offer me !

[jfelbab]

#16 looks very nice on black and should bring out the metallic highlights too. It is a very durable product. It goes on very thin and comes off easily too. A tin will do about 30 cars.



Lately I have been testing NXT and am very happy with it. I posted a couple of pics in another thread of the water beading after 68 days on a daily driver. I am very happy with the durability but I should warn you that some have reported very poor durability. So try it for yourself. It`s cheap and readily available.



Looks like you have the prep products well covered. How about posting some before and after pics.

[s2skimon]

i`ve found the sealants work best for me.. WG and Klasse

[BRUN]

well i cant get any klasse here in the uk, so if im going to use a sealant, it will me Meguiars #20 Polymer Sealant........



anyone know how strong the cleaners are in it ?.....

[General Lee]

NXT has some cleaners so it will probably degrade your #7.



Check out www.collonite.com if that is not the site do a search on Collonite wax. I read about it and heard it is very durable.

[jimmybuffit]

#20 polymer sealant, or NXT (sealant).



#16 is a wax, and altho quite good, will not have the durability of any sealant.



2-3 coats of NXT, spaced 24 hours, and you`ll be quite pleased. Durability could be beyond three months. YMMV.



Jim

[Lenny]

No. 20 Polymer Sealant has a nice shine and good durability, but the cleaners in it are strong enough to remove the No. 7.



No. 80 Speed Glaze, or No. 9 2.0 Swirl Remover may be a better choice with the No. 20. I`ve had good results using the No. 26 Hi-Tech Paste Wax as a topper with No. 20.



Anyone else out there with Meguiars experience - got any other suggestions?

[togwt]

Quote: well i cant get any klasse here in the uk



~One man’s opinion / observations ~

Wot no Klasse? Things have changed I was brought up with Klasse. What about Autoglym, it’s a polymer sealant with good durability (made for the rainless British weather…)



~Hope this helps~



Experience unshared; is knowledge wasted…/ Jon

justadumbarchitect * so I question everything *

[Lowejackson]

You cannot buy Klasse in the UK but it can be bought from Europe.



I would not overlook Autoglym, it might also be worth looking at Blitz, which seems to be one of the longest lasting wax`s.

[Lowejackson]

So, I was wrong, Car-lack can be bought in the UK



http://www.southdownaero.com/category5_1.htm



http://www.afeonline.com/afeshop/en-gb/dept_358.html

[BRUN]

who is Car Lack 68 made by then ?



ive got almost the entire range of AutoGlym, dont reckon much to it really in the polish/wax dept, the other stuff is good though



can anyone else confirm that the cleaners in #20 are strong enough to remove #7, thanks a lot Len_A, need to be sure though as it will certainly provide the durability i want



its lookin like i might have to go down the carnauba route, as all the sealants i can get in the UK seem to have cleaners in them



anyone know if poorboys EX-P has any cleaners in it, as maybe i could use that and then top with #16

[BRUN]

ive emailed poorboys a few times and looks like ill try EX or EX-P, as ive been told it does contain cleaners, but no abrasives, and the cleaners are very mild, if applied by hand and not rubbed hard, it shouldnt affect the glaze underneath



now all i need to do, is decide whether to use EX, or EX-P, ive been told a few things from someone at poorboys, but i still cant decide which one to go for.........

[mnbv]

Read a few reviews, you will find very quickly that EX-P is a better product. This is what I am doing (potentially): Wash, Clay, Wash, DACP, SFP, S100 SECP, EX-P (possibly 2x), S100 wax (possibly 2x).

[BRUN]

cheers mate, ive read a lot of reviews about both, ill go with the EX-P and then get some #16 or P21s to go over it

[Lowejackson]

Car Lack are the original makers of Klasse. Klasse is simply the marketing name used in the USA.