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From: The old famed Gen3 Broken Valve Spring Thread - https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen-ram-tech/237316
Originally Posted by 08RamMan
Meguire's Car Cleaner and Wax works for me.....keeps it smooth.....speaking of which, I need to wax mine, too.
Yep, try the Deep Crystal system: Step 1 Cleaner / Step 2 Wax / Step 3 Polish. The more coats of polish you do the better finish. I'll be doing mine in the coming weeks and will post up some pic's.
Runs about $30 for all three components. I also use their Gold Class wash which has performed pretty well.
I like meguiars stuff. And the stuff on their site is outrageous, like $50 for one little can of wax and $250 for a kit...??? I bought a thing of zymol cleaner wax for $8 at walmart
If I'm not mistaken, Zymol in the US is made by turtle wax, and is almost the same thing. For my VW's, I used to buy the European Zymol on line (expensive!) and it was the real deal.
From: The old famed Gen3 Broken Valve Spring Thread - https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen-ram-tech/237316
Matt, If you look on Maguiars website under the Deep Crystal Step 1/2/3 system, it's only about $7.49 for each (Cleaner/Wax/Polish). It's essential to use a cleaner 1st, then wax, then the polish brings it all out.
Matt, If you look on Maguiars website under the Deep Crystal Step 1/2/3 system, it's only about $7.49 for each (Cleaner/Wax/Polish). It's essential to use a cleaner 1st, then wax, then the polish brings it all out.
I have the Maguiars kit. The maguiars bodyshop polish, meguiars gold class cleaner wax, their clear coat wax, and their carnuba wax. And I clay bar twice a year when I do the full system on my truck
Originally Posted by caliboy@heart
If I'm not mistaken, Zymol in the US is made by turtle wax, and is almost the same thing. For my VW's, I used to buy the European Zymol on line (expensive!) and it was the real deal.
I dunno, ive not been crazy about it. I bought it for the vette, and haven't used it since. It left a blue haze on all my plastic and dont see a big difference when I use it compared to Maguiars
Clay bars remove a top layer of paint so don't use them often.
I havent seen any issues with mine. Although i do keep it very wet because if you dont spray enough it will start to stick. I can say I have never had a real "dirty" bar but I guess if you had no clear it would do that
Originally Posted by FireFighter
Yep, try the Deep Crystal system: Step 1 Cleaner / Step 2 Wax / Step 3 Polish. The more coats of polish you do the better finish. I'll be doing mine in the coming weeks and will post up some pic's.
Runs about $30 for all three components. I also use their Gold Class wash which has performed pretty well.
yeah the gold class car wash is awesome, and it smells really good....since we are on the topic, what do you guys suggest is best for swirl marks. just got my wife a new car recently and its burgundy and it wasnt done right when the place cleaned it up. Do i need to just take some dawn and wash it next time or any recommendations.
Yeah right!! your on dodge forum and your using an 8200$wax. Ok thanks, there goes the bulshlt meter!!
gotta get some of that maguire's tech 2. btw thats a polishing compound, you treat the clear coat not the paint fyi.
Wow, someone takes this waaaay to serious. Thanks for correcting me though, I guess I've beem wasteing my $8200.
From: The old famed Gen3 Broken Valve Spring Thread - https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen-ram-tech/237316
Originally Posted by cjs4444
yeah the gold class car wash is awesome, and it smells really good....since we are on the topic, what do you guys suggest is best for swirl marks. just got my wife a new car recently and its burgundy and it wasnt done right when the place cleaned it up. Do i need to just take some dawn and wash it next time or any recommendations.
Swirl in the paint or wax? Dawn will strip it of its wax. But I recommend a cleaner instead of dishsoap. If there's swirl or orange peel on the paint/clear coat you want to use a good clay bar such as Zaino or Meguiars systems.
Swirl in the paint or wax? Dawn will strip it of its wax. But I recommend a cleaner instead of dishsoap. If there's swirl or orange peel on the paint/clear coat you want to use a good clay bar such as Zaino or Meguiars systems.
orange peel will need a wetsand unfortunately. And a claybar wont get rid of the swirl. A light compound should be able to get rid of minor swirls. A good wax and a few coats of polish over that will make the truck look new again