Waxing a brand new car

[Jon TDI]

As I will be taking delivery of my Fabia vRS in about 4 weeks time, I'm thinking of how I can pretect it against the winter elements (& the bloody salt on the roads!).

Is it a good idea to wax a brand new car straight away? I believe the dealers just polish it up without waxing it - true or not?

I'm using Zymol cleaner wax (the stuff you can get at Halfords) on the SEAT at the moment, & it seems to do a good job but only lasts about 3-4 weeks. Can anyone recommend a longer lasting wax?

Cheers,

Jon

[Bagheera]

I have just collected mine last week and it was gleaming, but there was several areas where you could see white wax residue. I have washed and treated mine with Turtle Wax products which I hope are good. They had some great reviews. It is standing outside at the moment in the rain and it is beading and running off. I wonder how often I will need to retreat it? I would also be interested in what others have done. I am keen to keep it looking like new over the winter.

[boyced]

picked my octy up yesterday and the rain is beading off it. does the paint need to cure these days? or is it hardened using those UV light things?

[Stuart_J]

Contact Mark Underwood whose also known as the Wax Wizzard

He will supply you all you need + tons of free advice, His products are far superior to anything you can buy anywhere. He posts here from time to time & can also be found under Wax wizzard & Swissol revues. If you are feeling flush he will even personaly prepare your car, we have had 3 done by him & the results are always stunning & worth the cost.

Contacts are as below, mobile is best as he tends to travel the country so e-mails tend to hang around for a while, call anytime, if hes working the mobiles on, if he isnt its off

Email : waxwizard@blueyonder.co.uk
Mobile: 07966 713177

Boyced, paint will be hard enough virtually as soon as the cars finished, paints are all water based these days so oce they have been cured at the factory they are just about there, your car is at least a month or so old so it will be fine

[flyingscot]

Originally Posted by Bagheera

I have just collected mine last week and it was gleaming, but there was several areas where you could see white wax residue. I have washed and treated mine with Turtle Wax products which I hope are good. They had some great reviews. It is standing outside at the moment in the rain and it is beading and running off. I wonder how often I will need to retreat it? I would also be interested in what others have done. I am keen to keep it looking like new over the winter.

I have been using turtle wax as they came 2 for 1 at Halfords. Turtle Wax does a fairly good job for the money, value for money in my car cleaning is top priority. I say Turtle Wax products tend to last for about 6 weeks dependingon your milage. A car regularly waxed, detarred, and cleaned in my opinion builds up an 'immunity' and as such it doesn't need cleaned so much to stay looking good if you understand what I am talking about!

[Kentish]

Had my car paint treated before I took delivery...and I would do it again. I do however maintain it with Swissol wax and it still looks like new.

[150HP&counting]

Originally Posted by Kentish

Had my car paint treated before I took delivery...and I would do it again. I do however maintain it with Swissol wax and it still looks like new.

Be grateful if you could tell me where Swissol is available from
Am currently using Turtlewax Magic colour on mine, but ive seen on here swissol is highly rated.

thX
Lee

[flyingscot]

Originally Posted by 150HP&counting

Be grateful if you could tell me where Swissol is available from
Am currently using Turtlewax Magic colour on mine, but ive seen on here swissol is highly rated.

thX
Lee

Ahem, here's a hint read message 4

[Kentish]

From what I have read recently on other marque forums, it may be that Swissol may have to be sourced form Swissol direct, and it would be unfair of me to go further. However, I know Mark would have some good stuff regardless.

[Matt Evans]

From my experience of car care, being an enthusiastic carcare sort of person, the best polish i use is Autoglym Supreme. (Only available from trade sources at the moment). It is a specific polish designed for dark colours, it's very low dust and leaves little if no smearing. Boyced car was finished in this polish and it looked A1. Also in my opinion i would steer clear of these so called paint sealants etc, as most are water based, which is not ideal, bearing in mind the lovely weather we get in uk.

[carefree]

Diamondbrite Jewelultra for me.......you can get it very cheap from e-bay (if you are lucky) which includes stage 1, stage 2 wax treatment, and teflon seat treatment. Did mine 4 weeks ago, rained today and it beaded off the bodywork like it was scared to be there......

[Stuart_J]

Originally Posted by Kentish

From what I have read recently on other marque forums, it may be that Swissol may have to be sourced form Swissol direct, and it would be unfair of me to go further. However, I know Mark would have some good stuff regardless.

Know where your coming from & I agree, ring Mark, you will be pleasantly suprised.

[Kentish]

Originally Posted by Stuart_J

Know where your coming from & I agree, ring Mark, you will be pleasantly suprised.

Excellent

[MonkeyHanger]

Originally Posted by 150HP&counting

Be grateful if you could tell me where Swissol is available from
Am currently using Turtlewax Magic colour on mine, but ive seen on here swissol is highly rated.

thX
Lee

Err..isn't Colour Magic a polish, and therefore mildly abrasive at best?

Possibly not what you should be using on a regular basis methinks

[Kentish]

Originally Posted by Matt Evans

From my experience of car care, being an enthusiastic carcare sort of person, the best polish i use is Autoglym Supreme. (Only available from trade sources at the moment). It is a specific polish designed for dark colours, it's very low dust and leaves little if no smearing. Boyced car was finished in this polish and it looked A1. Also in my opinion i would steer clear of these so called paint sealants etc, as most are water based, which is not ideal, bearing in mind the lovely weather we get in uk.

Is it a polish or a wax, surely a new/newish car doesnt need the cutting properties of a polish? Plus, using a decent wax will reduce the white marking of black plastic trims.

Swissol doesnt dust or smear,doesnt white stain very much at all and also does a cracking job on my dark blue metallic paint...and its also a wax not polish.

[jifster]

Originally Posted by Stuart_J

Know where your coming from & I agree, ring Mark, you will be pleasantly suprised.

I had a visit from Mark recently and he is 1st class. I now know exactly how to take care of my vRS and his products are quite amazing. Very impressed.

[boyced]

what does Mark actually do, does he just vallet the car or is there more to it?

[jifster]

Originally Posted by boyced

what does Mark actually do, does he just vallet the car or is there more to it?

As I understand it he uses something to seal the paint then wax's it. After giving it a good clean 1st of course. You will have to call him for more information as my memory is short but what made me decide on a personal visit was the cost of the kit vs the personal visit/instruction is not that much. About £30 difference I think. For me with no experience of car care it was well worth it considering my outlay on a new car and wanting to take good care of it.

I have no experience of car care products but what he demonstrated was very impressive and the result well worth it. He's also a very nice chap (drinks tea like a fish so stock up with teabags ).

After the visit it was straight down to B&Q for a new Karcher Washer and accessories (model 9010 as used by Mark). Great fun although does cause some friction between the missus and me as she always appears before and after washing and it's time to jetwash.. oh can I do that bit... um NO !

[Stuart_J]

Originally Posted by boyced

what does Mark actually do, does he just vallet the car or is there more to it?

Theres a lot more too it, Mark understands all about various wax compounds & the chemistry required to clean various stains off just about anything. Part of his background is in Chemistry & he produces a lot of the products himself under the Wax Wizzard name. He worked for several years for Swissol & helped develop some of their products. His tend to be as good or better but dont always have all the sweet smelling oils added so cost less !

As Jifster has said its well worth getting him to prep the car for you, it might seem a lot but you will get a stunning basis for looking after a car , new or old & you will pick up an awful lot of knowledge on looking after cars. If you can find another car for him to do at the same time it will reduce the cost per car as his travelling time will be shared

[150HP&counting]

What do these http://www.morethanpolish.com/mtp/mtpswiss.asp prices seem like for the swissol gear???

thx,
lee