What products should i use to bring out red paint?

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Mantic6t9

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I'm picking up a red m3 this weekend and want to know what products really bring out red paint. The car's paint looks to be in very good condition and probly only needs a good wax.



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Hmm, I usually don't read posts asking about product recommendations for specific colours since I believe this to be so subjective, but here I find myself anyway. :)



This is horribly over-generalized, but people tend to prefer carnauba waxes for "warmth" and synthetic sealants for "bright reflectivity". Some synthetic products like Blackfire and Platinum are supposed to bridge these two though. It's not a simple thing to do, but try running searches involving a products' name and "red". Or try a title search or two. Red, I believe, can be considered a dark or light colour so you can look for threads about those too.



I'm not sure how carefully you have inspected this car, but get to know it really well when you get it home. See if the surface really is swirl-free and if it needs a claying job at all. Having the paint prepped well in the first place will be a priority before worrying about what to use for protection.



At some point you will also have to decide if you want to go with a synthetic or carnauba or both, if you haven't already done this of course.



EDIT: Oh yeah, congratulations on getting an M3! :bow
 
Prep work is the key to a perfect finish, a good wax or paint sealant on an improperly prepared finish will only add a marginal improvement to the finish. I'll give you a couple of things you can do to determine the condition on your vehicles finish.



1. after a good wash, put your hand in a plastic zip-lock bag and slide your hand over the surface of your BMW. If the surface is not smooth, but gritty, you need to clay the finish. Search keyword {CLAY}



2. In direct sunlight or very good indoor lighting look for scratches and swirlmarks. if you see any scratches or swirlmarks, the use of a fine compound or Swirlmark remover would be necessary to remove them. If you see no imperfections or only minute ones, you should still consider using a pre wax cleaner, this will not only help add gloss, but it will also remove any mild oxidation. Search keywords {swirlmarks} {scratches} {pre paint-cleaner}



When all the prep work is done you can add a wax or sealant. I'll list some of the best for you. Zaino, Klasse, Poorboys EX, S100 and Platinum. That's not all of them but it's a good start, you can search the forum for them.



One last tip download this http://www.autopia.org/download.php?op=getit&lid=1
 
I use a sythetic wax as the first coat for reflectivity, then layer

several coats of carnuba on top of that for warmth/depth. It really makes my red paint look gooood.:D
 
My recommendation would be Platinum. If durability is secondary to looks, then try P21S or Souveran. But as Andre said, it's all in the prep!!



Man I love that car!! Hope it all works out for you. Looking forward to hearing how it goes.
 
My SC430 has both Zaino and Souveran paste over it! Very wet looking, almost as one person put it" Red looks as if it's still in fluid state".



If just wax, Souveran, S100, Poorboys, Moose etc are very good! See what Scottswax has done with these products! (shamless plug)



Regards,

Deanski
 
Personal experience...........AIO, BF polish, then All finish paint protection.....If your anal, like me, go with a coat of S100 the next day.......

The polish is necessary to use after the AIO due to recommendations by CMA, to use prior to AFPP........

It a deadly combo........:bow
 
So AIO has no abrasives? I'm a noob here so i'm going to ask noob questions. What does the AIO do and when should you use it?
 
Im not sure if its its chemical or abrasive properties that clean, but its a fairly light product......Its like the name implies All in One...Cleans and protects, can be used to remove light oxidation and scratches/swirls, and has better than average protection qualities for a all in one product, maybe a month of protection...Can/Should be topped with another layer of protection, be it Carnauba, or acrylic/polymer.....
 
I've been reading about S100 and it's probly what i'll be using for wax. Should you use AIO if the car already has nice paint?
 
Mantic6t9 said:
I've been reading about S100 and it's probly what i'll be using for wax. Should you use AIO if the car already has nice paint?
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Sure. Before applying a non-cleaner wax it's best to do some sort of pre-cleaning. If you have no problems to remove then you just don't have to worry about rubbing in the AIO and can be more gentle. AIO topped with a carnauba wax is a fairly popular combo. Personally I'm not convinced that AIO is 100% non-abrasive, but in any case, it is very gentle - I wouldn't worry about it.
 
Ok well that sounds good. I'll know more about the paints condition when i get the car, then i make the decisions on what to do. I've been using off the shelf stuff on my civic ( meguires cleaner wax and gold class).
 
AIO and S100 will be just fine provided the paint looks fairly good to begin with......Just dont expect S100 to give you a lot of protection.....Personaly I would go with a Platinum or BF combo prior to S100, especially on red !! Red oxidizes unbelieveably fast if left unprotected, and Carnaubas will melt off that puppy rather quick in the summer........unless your planning on S100 after weekly washes etc.....



Good combos, are just that...Good....:up

Great combos are even better.....:xyxthumbs
 
Well someone put together a " great combo " for me. I want to keep the paint protected and in the best condtion i can. But i also want to keep the cost down as much as possible.
 
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