Treating new car paintwork

[andy-integrale]

Picking up a new car in a couple of weeks.

Assuming the paintwork is unmarked (as it should be but you never know) would you recommend quickly sealing it with a coat of wax(tend to use Collinite 476 on the Grale).

Or is there any other treatment worth doing to new paintwork?

[JFReturns]

A light polish first, even though the paint work is new. Follow that up with a couple of coats of sealant, then apply a few coats of the wax (allowing time for each layer to cure).

Reasoning behind this is the sealant lasts longer, but the wax will give a better finish. Repeat every six months.

[waxaholic]

JFReturns said:

A light polish first, even though the paint work is new. Follow that up with a couple of coats of sealant, then apply a few coats of the wax (allowing time for each layer to cure).

Reasoning behind this is the sealant lasts longer, but the wax will give a better finish. Repeat every six months.

Pretty much agree with that, a decent level of maintenance is always a good idea, this includes avoiding the weekend splash and dash type of places.

[andy-integrale]

waxaholic said:

JFReturns said:

A light polish first, even though the paint work is new. Follow that up with a couple of coats of sealant, then apply a few coats of the wax (allowing time for each layer to cure).

Reasoning behind this is the sealant lasts longer, but the wax will give a better finish. Repeat every six months.

Pretty much agree with that, a decent level of maintenance is always a good idea, this includes avoiding the weekend splash and dash type of places.

Ok, thanks. So using what I have in the garage.

A light run over with AG SRP, then poorboys glaze, then collinite?

I am thinking the Poorboys I have is Black Hole and the car is Mercedes Palladium Silver so not sure what would be a good sealant?

Edited by andy-integrale on Saturday 17th September 18:43

[JFReturns]

andy-integrale said:

Ok, thanks. So using what I have in the garage.

A light run over with AG SRP, then poorboys glaze, then collinite?

I am thinking the Poorboys I have is Black Hole and the car is Mercedes Palladium Silver so not sure what would be a good sealant?

Edited by andy-integrale on Saturday 17th September 18:43

Gah, I still don't know the difference between a glaze and a sealant I'm sure one of the pro detailers will confirm soon.

As for sealant, I've used the Autoglym and Poorboys versions with good results. Probably prefer the AG because it is easy to apply and buff off.

[waxaholic]

A glaze is filler heavy and will hide minor swirls marks and sealant does just that seales in whatever paint condition is underneath it.
Poor boys blackhole is a glazing product that will be ok underneath a collinite wax which will be fairly durable, so no need to buy a sealant if you havent already got some.
HTH

[andy-integrale]

Cheers, that's agreat help thanks.

[832ark]

Interesting stuff, I too am picking up a new car and planning to get a few coats of Swisswax on it but I wasn't planning to use a sealant first. Can anyone suggest a good sealant to use prior?

Cheers

Al

[JFReturns]

832ark said:

Can anyone suggest a good sealant to use prior?

[832ark]

Thankyou kindly, I might give the Poorboys stuff a go as I've never tried any of their gear!

[waxaholic]

Werkstatt prime strong lays down a nice base for your chosen wax to sit on, sold by polished bliss, this product versatile as you can clean and seal all exterior surfaces with it barring the tyres that is. its a blinder on its own let alone topped.

[PJ S]

Being silver, you're wasting your time glazing to add anything.
SRP is filler heavy too, so you can just use it for the abrasives to knock back any light scratches (machine polishing with proper compounds will work better and do the job quicker), then put your Collinite on.
If you want something better suited for the colour, Optimum Opti Seal (spray sparingly, spread, then walk away) would be one to consider.

[andy-integrale]

Thanks for all th responses.

Given it a coat od Collinite 476 this morning. Can i seal it with the Z8 straight away or should i leave it 24 hours?

Or should i have put the Z8 on first?????

Edited by andy-integrale on Saturday 1st October 12:51

[PJ S]

Z8 is a QD on steroids effectively. Not really a pure sealant, and as we all (should) know, are designed to bond to bare paintwork or its ilk.
In other words, Z8 over a wax, is pointless other than at a car show.