A few questions from a new member.

[scbackpacker]

Iv'e just purchased a new Ford F150 Lariat and I want to keep it looking new. I work at a 3M plant and I can get 3M products at employee pricing so I plan on using their products. I've used some of the Perfect-it light cleaner and wax on an old Cougar that I have and I thought it did a good job of bring the shine back. I've purchased some 3M Perfect-it Show Car liquid wax #39026 for the truck. It says it is for new car and like new car finishes. How good are the 3M products for long term finish protection?

One more question. I have a 98 Jeep that I plan to clean and wax. I bought some glaze to use but I don't know when to apply it. Do I use the light cleaner and wax first then apply the glaze or do I even need the glaze? It's been about a year since I wax the car.



I plan on using just the Show car wax on the truck only since it's new.

 

[the other pc]

Hi scbackpacker, :welcome to Autopia!



Please don't be offended, but I find marvelous irony in a 3M employee asking strangers on the internet for advice on using 3M products.



Of course everybody needs to start somewhere and there's no reason somebody working in a plant that makes dental adhesives, ESD wrist straps, Post-It notes or whatever would have better access to detailing info than any other car-guy but it does sound sort of strange at first.



I don't use 3M products so I’ll leave it to others to give specific product recommendations but the key to choosing products is to decide what you need to accomplish and match the product to the task at hand. There are basic processes in detailing and whatever product you pick up from whatever manufacturer will perform one of them or combinations of them.



Click on the learn! at the top of the page to read articles about the process of detailing. Also download the Guide to Detailing ebook.



For every product used in the various articles and ebook there will be one or more 3M products intended to perform the same function. The import thing is to learn the methodology and techniques.



Enjoy!





PC.

 

[superchargedg]

Iv'e just purchased a new Ford F150 Lariat and I want to keep it looking new. I work at a 3M plant and I can get 3M products at employee pricing so I plan on using their products. I've used some of the Perfect-it light cleaner and wax on an old Cougar that I have and I thought it did a good job of bring the shine back. I've purchased some 3M Perfect-it Show Car liquid wax #39026 for the truck. It says it is for new car and like new car finishes. How good are the 3M products for long term finish protection?

One more question. I have a 98 Jeep that I plan to clean and wax. I bought some glaze to use but I don't know when to apply it. Do I use the light cleaner and wax first then apply the glaze or do I even need the glaze? It's been about a year since I wax the car.



I plan on using just the Show car wax on the truck only since it's new.

1.light cleaner

2.glaze

3.wax.

 

[scbackpacker]

Thanks for the replies. I don't have any more access to info than what is on the internet or the info on the bottle. If 3M does have a page on the order to use their product I haven't found it. I tried to click on the learn section but it wouldn't come up. I did download the detailing book but haven't had time to read it yet. Superchargedg answered my question on the order to use the glaze..thanks. You are correct that I need to learn the

methodology and techniques that's why I'm here and with the help from members here I hope to have the sharpest vehicles in town. I did find a page on 3M source that gave clips on how to install pin stripping and a few other things if you guys would like I'll try to find it again and post the link.



Here's the link: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Marine/Home/Solutions/Video_Library/



This is a 3M site so you know it's going to push their products..but it does have a lot of good info that can be used with other products as well.

 

[Accumulator]

scbackpacker- Welcome to Autopia!



I can't help with today's 3M products as the recent VOC-related reformulations took my favorites off the market. But some general things that come to mind:



Just because the truck is new that doesn't mean it might not benefit from something more than just an application of wax. There are products 3M calls something like "finishing glazes" that might bit the bill, the idea being to do some light cleaning/polishing before you apply the wax.



The showcar wax should be OK but IMO it won't last all that long, so just plan to reapply it when the beading characteristics change (changes are always for the worst ).