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I would get blue clay magic..... if you plan on claying more than once a year......I would get the clay towel. If you get a lot of industrial fall out, iron, and live in areas that ice roads, or you have a white truck.......get the towel IMO You can clay the neighbors vechicles for 30$ a car and pay for the towel in two uses.......lasts for about 40!

Chemical guys citrus wash and gloss for maint type washes.

Wax...nope I would do a sealant. Collinite 845 is good and easy to get ahold of, easy to work with, and durable.

Cheers,
GREG

 

Thank you for the advice, one more thing. Do you think I will need a buffer or will I be ok without one? Also what type pad should I use to apply the sealant and do you ever use spray on/quick wax type stuff?

 

You should be okay without buffer..I dont have a buffer takes me bout 1 1/2 to 2 hrs to do my truck

 

I thought I read some place Collinite 845 won’t bring out the shine on tuxedo black true or false? If true can you recommend a wax or sealant to use please…

 

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The real shine comes from polished paint, so I say false. The wax is like lipstick......you can put it on a pig.....you still have a pig.

The LSP (last step process; wax, sealant, coating) really just protects the polished paint and if it helped enhance any of the total image I would bet its no more than 10% IMO.

HD poxy, blackfire, FK1000P, and others will be fine on a tux black. But again, In all my experience its polishing that creates the look......the cosmetic surgery of detailing.

Cheers,
GREG

 

AGREED! Polishing the paint is key...If polished correctly you could use a $2.99 Wal-Mart wax (although not recommended) and it would look good.

My best suggestion would be to use a quality "coating" Opti-Guard or CQuartz Finest. These are "top-of-the-line" coatings that protect the paint.

For clay my recommendation would be a bit different. Recently I've been using the Speedy Prep Sponge - FINE and I have had excellent results.

 

So after I clayed the truck I would just use collinite 845 or something else with it?

 

I used just the collinite and the shine is fabulous but my truck is new and the Ruby red has metal flake in it. But even being new I could tell what a difference it made immediately it's been a little over a month I guess and still shines like the day I applied it.

I'll never use any other brand or type, also didn't need a buffer as the stuff goes on easy and comes off just as easy, the buffer would speed up the process but it didn't take long by hand.

 

Basically once the paint is decontaminated it is stripped.
So the short answer is YES you will need to use a LSP.

 

The buffer is not for the application of the wax, its for the polishing that every car needs unless you are uber careful in washing, drying and detailing the paint.

If you clay the car this is an abrasive process, and its BEST to polish afterwards to refine the finish from the clay process. If you truck needs deeper polishing that can be done at that time too.

If you decide to not polish after claying you can still apply any LSP you want. I personally feel its ideal to rewash the truck before you apply your LSP to remove ANY possible oils and by products of the claying process. Your LSP will bond much better to a uber clean surface.

Cheers,
GREG