What products should I use on this car?

[Grimm]

This is our toy. Obviously it's not driven in snow, or rain. It gets driven maybe a couple thousand miles a summer so it sees some road, but I want to make it look really good. It's not a #1 show car and I don't have the big bucks so I'm not going to be buying Zymol. But I would buy a couple new things within reason. I'll be polishing it first, but then I'm looking for suggestions to really make it look great. I've never had paint transfer from waxing, so I'm pretty certain it has a clear coat. Current sealants/waxes I have are EX-P, Collinite 845 and Nattys Blue. So tell me what you would use. :waxing:

 

[BobD]

I would start with a polish like Four Star's Body Shop Line or Optimum. Then go to Danase Speed Glaze and follow that with Four Star Ultimate Paint Protection.

 

[Bigpoppa3346]

If it is SS, I would go with the Meg's line of polishes, but since you said you don't get any paint transfer it might not be. If you want the absolute *best* finish possible, do the correction with Optimum and finish out with Menzerna. Then I would use something like Natty's Blue.

 

[Grimm]

I will be polishing it with OHC if needed, and then OP. So I'm looking for suggestions on glazes, sealant, waxes or whatever steps that will make it look the best. My original plan was a coat of EX-P for sealant, and then a couple coats of Nattys Blue.

 

[Way2SSlow]

I will be polishing it with OHC if needed, and then OP. So I'm looking for suggestions on glazes, sealant, waxes or whatever steps that will make it look the best. My original plan was a coat of EX-P for sealant, and then a couple coats of Nattys Blue.

That sounds like a plan to me. If you already have that stuff, then I say use whatcha got! Nice car too. What's she got under the hood?

 

[Grimm]

Thanks

What's she got under the hood?

Olds 455. It's a stock later model engine so it has low compression and not as much power, but it can still get up and go and it sounds nice.

 

[Eliot Ness]

......My original plan was a coat of EX-P for sealant, and then a couple coats of Nattys Blue.

Very nice looking Olds! Once you have it polished out, and if it is a clear coat paint, then the EX-P and NB will look pretty good on that red.



If you want to try something different that won't break the bank then try some ClearKote products. Vanilla Moose and RMG topped with CMW gives red a very nice look (deep and wet). I have used both the Poorboy's and ClearKote combo on my red street rod and it came out looking very good.... maybe just a tad deeper and wetter with ClearKote.



Other options for a good sealer would be Z5-Pro, but I haven't used that personally on my red car yet so I can't say how it would look.... but it would offer some good protection that could be topped with Natty's Blue if desired.



Really, once you get that paint polished up any LSP you use will just be "icing on the cake". And if you decide to spend a little more on a wax it is hard to beat Souveran as a topper on red, especially if you can find it on sale sometime.

 

[imported_memnuts]

Other options for a good sealer would be Z5-Pro, but I haven't used that personally on my red car yet so I can't say how it would look.... but it would offer some good protection that could be topped with Natty's Blue if desired.Souveran as a topper on red, especially if you can find it on sale sometime.

Z5PRO looks great on Red.

Z5PRO up close. Z16 on tires and Mother's Billet for polished aluminum wheels protected with Z2PRO.

 

[imported_DennisH]

I tried Natty and Souveran both on the car below but I decided that Red Moose Glaze and Trade Secrets had the look that I wanted. RMG/Souveran still rules on my black cars!

I currently have EX and Natty on a silver blue 58 Vette and really like the look.