Waxes and Compounds and Sealants OH MY!
 

With so many types of products available it is easy for a new enthusiast to get confused with product type terminology. Below is a list of product types and their characteristics.

Swirl Remover/ Compound Type

Swirl Removers (often called compounds) are formulas of lubricants, solvents, water and abrasive minerals in either a liquid or paste designed to permanently remove paint defects such as scratches, spider-webs, and swirls. They do this by removing a thin layer of paint that contains the damage and expose a new layer of defect-free paint. Once this is obtained the painted surface will be uniformly flat and reflect light in one direction only. Often several steps are required to speed up the process. It is best to use a compound type swirl remover by machine.

Swirl Remover/ Filler Type

Another type of Swirl Remover is one which uses fillers instead of compounds. These fillers fill in and scratches with special resins. These type of Swirl removers only work on slight damage and do not permanently repair the damage unlike a compound would. These types of swirl removers can be applied by hand or machine.

Polish

Polishes are products of oils, solvents, water, clays and minerals designed to improve surface gloss and clean the surface of any old waxes, oxidization and compound haze. They may or may not contain Abrasives but they are extremely mild compared to compounds. Many modern polishes contain cleaners which aid in surface cleaning while the abrasives or fillers aid in surface gloss.

Sealants (Synthetic Waxes)

Sealants (Also called Synthetic Wax) are mad made protective polymer barriers that get applied over a freshly polished surface. Sealants offer many advantages over organic waxes such as easy of application, 6+ Months of protection, UV protection and an outstanding shine. Sealants can be layered multiple times which will create an even deeper shine. They form a protective barrier which resists Acid Rain, Bug stains, bird bombs and will last through many many washes. Although sealant lack in depth slightly over organic waxes such as Carnauba waxes, they can easily be topped with an organic wax to product a both bright and deeeep finish.

Waxes/ Cleaner Waxes

Waxes are blends of Brazilian Carnauba Wax (in most cases), oils, polymers and gloss agents in a petroleum solvent base. Waxes are used for their deep, wet shine and easy of application. Nothing matches the warmth of nature’s beauty! The downside to natural waxes are their very short lived durability. They typically last only a couple months at best and even less when washed. Carnauba waxes make great topper for synthetic sealants.

Thanks for the info. cool.

glad to see it got sticky'd aswell!

except who ever sticky'd it should lock the topic so it acts as a sticky and not as a post.

awesome info, I still need to get some stuff for my Protege 5 this summer, I'll definately be in contact when the time comes. :tup

I am using Meguires nxt generation 1 week and classic gold the next :tup

try using meguire's clay bar before waxing works wonders on removing grime on the clear coat

^^^good choice^^^

ya works good used it on my probe

ps i added a display pic and still down see it, does it have to be approved by admin first, just curious

I know this is and older thread, but i just wanna say that eshine rocks, ive gotten all my cleaning/waxing/drying/ect... products from them in the last few years. Prices/shipping/product vareity rocks. I just got some poor boy polish and more of my trusty colonite 476 wax, hit the mustang and damn every panel has a permanently wet feel and a crazy shine.

+100 for eshine.

Also if your not using dehydrator towels to dry your car, stop what you are doing right now and order 2.

dehydrator towels ????? (grunt) Hmmmmm?

Dylithium crystals tehehehe

Hey guys I know this is an old thread, but didn't really see the point in starting a new one. Anyway, I was wondering if anybody has tried any of the Lanes products, or the Chemical Guys products, for the exterior cleaning and waxing? I have done a lot of research trying to find the best product, especially for waxing, and these products seem to be coming up on a lot of searches. Let me know if ayone has tried them, and if your curious about them, here the links. If you have any other waxes or detailing products you would suggest, let me know.

http://www.lanescarproducts.com/wax.html

http://www.chemicalguys.com/Auto_Det...tm&Click=22613

Any Thoughts........Anybody???

I have not tried them but one product although pricey that I would recommend is AutoGlym.

I've heard a quite a bit about that stuff, I'll give it a try. Do you know if it has any silicone in it?

Oh good question. Let me know when you check it out. I used it 5 times but am back to Meguires NXT Gen 2.0

Yeah it contains silicone, and from what I've been told, you want to stay away from silicone based waxes. I'll continue my search.

What's the reason to stay away

Well it's really not that big of deal, but if for some dumb reason you happen to need part of the vehicle repainted, due to accident or whatever, the silicone will actually seep through the paint and penetrate the metal, making it very difficult to repaint, without having the paint peel, or just not stick to the metal. While searching for a wax without silicone, I haven't come across many, so I will likely give in and use a silicone based wax, because I really don't plan on having to repaint at all. The stang will only see nice summer driving anyway, so that should reduce the risk of an accident.

seal away silicone or not proper prep with take care of it all.
been painting for years

I'm in trouble with 206 coats then:D

lol don't ever scratch it. But then again with 206 coats that's probably physically impossible.

I am hoping. I can literally say (knocking on wood re computer desk lol) there is not ONE mark rock chip etc on the Snake. I might cry if I ever get on. For the car being 2 years old ( 3rd summer coming up) this has never been the case re small rock chips the odd scratch has always appeared on my past Ponies.

hi guys if you want your mustang to have really high gloss try the autoglym extra gloss protection wax sealant it works really well i use in my detailing business i used it on my friend green 95 mustang gt so give it a try.

Detailing business...autoglym? Really.
Pass!

hey guys yes autoglym dose make a scratch remover it is call paint renovator. it removes scratches an scuffs an heavily oxidised paint an faded paint too hope that helps you guys

Great information. I've already copied to a Word document for future reference. Thanks

what’s your expertise???