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Wax / polish to winter?
« on: December 02, 2014, 07:24:41 pm »
got my car 1 month ago DA polished etc. it's tornadored and now i wondering what was / polish/ selant can i do by hand before the snow hits my city?
any suggestions?

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Re: Wax / polish to winter?
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2014, 08:15:46 pm »
I use Colinite 746S as a sealant, it keeps the water beading for 6-9months. . . It also has a bit of polish in too  :happy2:
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Re: Wax / polish to winter?
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2014, 08:23:37 am »
got my car 1 month ago DA polished etc. it's tornadored and now i wondering what was / polish/ selant can i do by hand before the snow hits my city?
any suggestions?

I used glossworks glaze, jetseal 109 and autoglym super HD wax to protect mine for winter. Still holding up great and just a spray with a hose does most of the cleaning for me! http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,89106.msg902491.html#msg902491

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Re: Wax / polish to winter?
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2014, 07:57:59 pm »
got my car 1 month ago DA polished etc. it's tornadored and now i wondering what was / polish/ selant can i do by hand before the snow hits my city?
any suggestions?

I used glossworks glaze, jetseal 109 and autoglym super HD wax to protect mine for winter. Still holding up great and just a spray with a hose does most of the cleaning for me! http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,89106.msg902491.html#msg902491
ordered some jet seal 109 & glossworks glaze  :happy2:

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Re: Wax / polish to winter?
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2014, 08:17:24 pm »
got my car 1 month ago DA polished etc. it's tornadored and now i wondering what was / polish/ selant can i do by hand before the snow hits my city?
any suggestions?

I used glossworks glaze, jetseal 109 and autoglym super HD wax to protect mine for winter. Still holding up great and just a spray with a hose does most of the cleaning for me! http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,89106.msg902491.html#msg902491
ordered some jet seal 109 & glossworks glaze  :happy2:

Good to hear it! The bottles will last you for years considering it'll only need application maybe twice a year at most

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Re: Wax / polish to winter?
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2014, 09:05:07 pm »
got my car 1 month ago DA polished etc. it's tornadored and now i wondering what was / polish/ selant can i do by hand before the snow hits my city?
any suggestions?

I used glossworks glaze, jetseal 109 and autoglym super HD wax to protect mine for winter. Still holding up great and just a spray with a hose does most of the cleaning for me! http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,89106.msg902491.html#msg902491
ordered some jet seal 109 & glossworks glaze  :happy2:

Good to hear it! The bottles will last you for years considering it'll only need application maybe twice a year at most
will it be good if i do a layer with meguiars ultimate paste was hard and then sealant and glaze? and what applaying method by hand? microfiber?
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Re: Wax / polish to winter?
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2014, 10:07:18 am »
Ideally if you had one use a sponge applicator pad and buff off with a clean microfibre.

Is the meguiars you're talking about a wax?

It's glaze first which acts as a filler for the swirls.

Then jetseal 109 the sealant

Finally the wax as a total all over protectant

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Re: Wax / polish to winter?
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2014, 04:35:00 pm »
Ideally if you had one use a sponge applicator pad and buff off with a clean microfibre.

Is the meguiars you're talking about a wax?

It's glaze first which acts as a filler for the swirls.

Then jetseal 109 the sealant

Finally the wax as a total all over protectant
ok will try to remember that! Glaze -> Sealant -> wax -> ready

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Re: Wax / polish to winter?
« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2014, 08:54:49 pm »
In winter I would forget the glaze and just polish then seal, the sealant/wax will bond better to bare paint than applying it over a glaze product base. I'd recommend fk1000p as a wax, it's cheap, the tin lasts and last for years, look great and it's very durable  :happy2:

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Re: Wax / polish to winter?
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2014, 06:28:00 pm »
Have used, collinate for a few years.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/collinite-476s-super-doublecoat-auto-wax/prod_207.html

or the collinate kit with carlack nano

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/collinite-476s-super-doublecoat-auto-wax/prod_207.html

have also played about with the collinate 845 liquid wax, which is similar to above.

Also now trying Fusso soft99, done a half & half on the bonnet, to see what its like.

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Re: Wax / polish to winter?
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2014, 10:52:10 pm »
Have used, collinate for a few years.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/collinite-476s-super-doublecoat-auto-wax/prod_207.html

or the collinate kit with carlack nano

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/collinite-476s-super-doublecoat-auto-wax/prod_207.html

have also played about with the collinate 845 liquid wax, which is similar to above.

Also now trying Fusso soft99, done a half & half on the bonnet, to see what its like.

Enjoy  :signLOL:

Get some pics up, got some Fusso Dark last week  :happy2: hope the weather holds out over Xmas period to try it out
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Re: Wax / polish to winte
« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2014, 03:59:21 am »
Have used, collinate for a few years.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/collinite-476s-super-doublecoat-auto-wax/prod_207.html

or the collinate kit with carlack nano

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/collinite-476s-super-doublecoat-auto-wax/prod_207.html

have also played about with the collinate 845 liquid wax, which is similar to above.

Also now trying Fusso soft99, done a half & half on the bonnet, to see what its like.

Enjoy  :signLOL:

Get some pics up, got some Fusso Dark last week  :happy2: hope the weather holds out over Xmas period to try it out

I started using Fusso light about a month back. It's stupidly good for the money.
The gloss is amazing and it beads water like an expensive coating.
It also makes cleaning the car later on so much easier.
I stuck another coat on yesterday with the outside temp at 4 degrees and it went on and off easy.
Just make sure you use a very thin coat.

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Re: Wax / polish to winter?
« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2014, 09:42:01 am »
got my car 1 month ago DA polished etc. it's tornadored and now i wondering what was / polish/ selant can i do by hand before the snow hits my city?
any suggestions?

Did you not wax/seal your paint after it was machine polished

If not, why????

I'd go with Collinite 476s as a wax, so put 2 layers of that on (just to ensure a nice coverage) and then put a layer of spray sealant like Chemical Guys Hybrid v7 or Carpro Reload
No point putting 50 coats of whatever on as after about 2 or 3 layers you get no additional benefit.