best wax for a silver car

[Vincentz]

hi.
i have just bought a 2006 seat altea metallic silver as my everyday car. what wax would be the best choice for a silver paint ? normally when i detail silver cars i use megs upw, but is there a wax that can make that color pop(like Really pop!)? on my black supra i use r222, and it looks great(i dont drive it that mush). i will start by using sonax cutmax on a blue rupes pad, and then ex0406 on a yellow pad and then wax it(im not a sealent guy, i like the hole Wax on wax off ). only on customers car i use sealent(if they want that of course). but what wax to go for, any ideas ?

[Dereksdtail]

I think Collinite 845 and megs d156 have good pop for silver

[addysdaddy]

gets back to the prep - the "wax" is the glory work but true results come from polishing the surface before u begin using your favorite LSP. #845, Crystal Seal, AF Spirit, CG 50/50, Fuzion and the list continues on and on.

[Vincentz]

I do know the prep work is like 95% of the shine but what about all those wax's ment for light collored cars, do they do any difference? Or is it just a "salestrick"?

[addysdaddy]

I do know the prep work is like 95% of the shine but what about all those wax's ment for light collored cars, do they do any difference? Or is it just a "salestrick"?

Not a sales trick and yes, some waxes look better on certain colors. But at the end of the day it's probably more about longevity & application method then one product being "better" than another. Coating vs Carnuaba - ok that's a decision you need to make. But I probably have 14-18 different LSPs and it really depends on my mood more than anything as to why I select one "wax" over another. They're all really good but sometimes I feel like WOWA and another I want to do the whole car, let it haze for a hour and then go back and buff it off. Other times I want to do it by hand and sometime by machine. I almost never think that Brand A is shinier than Brand B. But I ALWAYS think about how easy is the product to use - ALWAYS!!

Several names come up time and time again. #845, Fuzion, Crystal Seal, C Quartz, Opti Coat, Ultima, Sonax, Meguiars, etc - just read a bunch of the wax threads and you'll start to notice the same names being mentioned. #845 would be a great first choice and wonderful as a base coat or simply used as your LSP - I have many from a wide variety of manufacturers but I wouldn't be without the #845.

[swanicyouth]

I'd stick with R222. Top choice for silver.


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[addysdaddy]

If money is no object, AF Spirit but if your on a tight budget - #845 especially if you live in a severe winter climate

[Vincentz]

Not a sales trick and yes, some waxes look better on certain colors. But at the end of the day it's probably more about longevity & application method then one product being "better" than another. Coating vs Carnuaba - ok that's a decision you need to make. But I probably have 14-18 different LSPs and it really depends on my mood more than anything as to why I select one "wax" over another. They're all really good but sometimes I feel like WOWA and another I want to do the whole car, let it haze for a hour and then go back and buff it off. Other times I want to do it by hand and sometime by machine. I almost never think that Brand A is shinier than Brand B. But I ALWAYS think about how easy is the product to use - ALWAYS!!

Several names come up time and time again. #845, Fuzion, Crystal Seal, C Quartz, Opti Coat, Ultima, Sonax, Meguiars, etc - just read a bunch of the wax threads and you'll start to notice the same names being mentioned. #845 would be a great first choice and wonderful as a base coat or simply used as your LSP - I have many from a wide variety of manufacturers but I wouldn't be without the #845.

thank you i am definitely a carnuaba guy. i will give #845 a look !

[addysdaddy]

The R222 is probably great as I haven't tried that one but have used the regular P21s nuba and frankly it's one of the gold standards. And if Swany thinks it's good....it's probably great... he's got a bad wax addiction but knows what he's talking about. haha.

[addysdaddy]

U could always put down one coat of 845 and then top it with a pure carnuaba. Wait an hr or two better applications but I do that all the time.