Preferred car wax.

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rbroyles said:
Back when I worked at my grandfathers gas station, we hand waxed cars with Simonize paste wax. Hard as could be, and took plenty of elbow grease, but the cars really looked nice. We started with Simonize polish/cleaner, and if I remember correctly we charged $15 (mid-1960's). It took two of us about two or three hours - wash, chamois, vacuum, clean interior, glass, dress tires and floorboards if had rubber ones. Almost always had white sidewalls to clean too. Ever now and then we got a tip.
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I remember those days as well! I grew up in a filling station/car lot. I also agree about 3M. My dad had that special touch with a buffer. Something I just couldn't master. It is truly a skill or talent. I remember him making me practice on an old car. Ol cd was a villian to clear coat!

I do however touch my vehicles up with Zymol between the 3M jobs.
 
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I used to work for a car wash/detailing company, all they used was Blue Coral which were good, easy to use products, but VERY expensive. $300 for a gallon of scratch remover (abrasive compound) and $150+ for wax. I used to use that stuff all the time. Now that I no longer have access to that stuff I like Meguiars.

Since posting this, I've been looking around. The stuff we used to use was called "Product X", apparently it's still very popular for enthusiasts, but extremely hard to get because it's a commercial, not consumer product.
 
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Meguiars actually has products you don't get at Wal-Mart. My father and his best bud restore 55,56,and 57 Chevy's and they use Meguiars #7 on them when they are done. You can't get it at Wal-Mart.
 
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MOTOVOL said:
Meguiars actually has products you don't get at Wal-Mart. My father and his best bud restore 55,56,and 57 Chevy's and they use Meguiars #7 on them when they are done. You can't get it at Wal-Mart.
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If I remember correctly, #7 is a glaze.
 
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MOTOVOL said:
Meguiars actually has products you don't get at Wal-Mart. My father and his best bud restore 55,56,and 57 Chevy's and they use Meguiars #7 on them when they are done. You can't get it at Wal-Mart.
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If I restored classics id use expensive stuff. Being as that meguiars does a great job for what I need, I just don't see the need of spending the extra money.
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#36
How can I clean my headlamps?
They look bad!
Does the **** on the commercial work?
 
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OrangeVol79 said:
How can I clean my headlamps?
They look bad!
Does the **** on the commercial work?
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Yep - Not sure you need the thingy that attaches to your drill but it saves some elbow grease. I had plastic cleaner and put some elbow into it. Worked well.
 
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OrangeVol79 said:
How can I clean my headlamps?
They look bad!
Does the **** on the commercial work?
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My son just gave me a Meguiar Car Care Kit for my birthday. There was a bottle in there called PlastX for headlights. Worked really well.

Meguiar's Direct PlastX Clear Plastic Cleaner & Polish

My wife's RX had one that was really fogged up and it did a great job. Once I tried that I did my car - It wasn't that bad, but I took some pics.
 

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Anyone know of a reputable automotive detailing business in or around Knoxville? Preferably someone you've done business with.
 
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imw8n4u said:
It really was. I was skeptical until the last step, but afterwards I'm a true believer. I only wish I'd done the little fog lamps while I was at it.
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The ceramic coating treatments they do on the entire car seems interesting. It can be expensive, tho. I don't know anyone who has had it done and I'd like to hear some first-hand reviews before writing that check.
 
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#47
Given my new location with salt and heat, I take the lazy route and get a wash and wax together. When the wife complains about how dirty my truck is, I'll grab a bucket and pressure washer and knock off the heavy stuff, but I ain't beating the elements in this place. I'm gonna call the changes "patina" and "character" and not worry about it anymore.
 
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