webigh86 Member 9 Member For: 13y 8m 5d Posted 06/11/10 05:11 AM Share Posted 06/11/10 05:11 AM Howdy Guys,Just signed up and thought would show off my new baby; had it for 2 weeks now.Now I have a question; I'm a bit of a n00b when it comes to looking after cars; and wanted to get some advice from some of you experts. When I bought the car I had the dealership apply this special X-Pack to the interior, leather, paint, etc...one of my neighbours told me the other day that that is a bit of a "dealership scam" but not to matter. So yeah with that in mind; should I just be using wax to give it a nice clean and stay away from the cut & polish?CheersLeigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webigh86 Member 9 Member For: 13y 8m 5d Posted 06/11/10 06:14 AM Author Share Posted 06/11/10 06:14 AM and for some reason I posted it in the Ford XR6 Turbo.com> Cruise & Event Forums> Western Australia section :SOp please move to XR6 Turbo discussion.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawlass Silver Donating Members 1,161 Member For: 16y 5m 15d Gender: Male Location: left right out Posted 06/11/10 06:37 AM Share Posted 06/11/10 06:37 AM Nice looking car, I was talking to a professional detailer who uses meguires products, but is also a certified applicator of one of these 1 year long last wax systems. He said they are good, but its ok to still use a high quality polish on top, like meguires nxt 2.0. You dont want to cut and polish new clear coat, just keep her clean and polished and enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 16y 10m 29d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 06/11/10 07:05 AM Share Posted 06/11/10 07:05 AM and for some reason I posted it in the Ford XR6 Turbo.com> Cruise & Event Forums> Western Australia section :SOp please move to XR6 Turbo discussion.ThanksMy fault, blame Adam.But all sorted, nice ride BTW. That interior is damn sexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banned1 Banned Banned 734 Member For: 13y 7m 12d Gender: Male Location: Caloundra Posted 06/11/10 08:05 AM Share Posted 06/11/10 08:05 AM you'll find it getting faster after a few weeks, ours did and I swear it still is ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrick Member 210 Member For: 14y 4m 9d Posted 06/11/10 11:57 AM Share Posted 06/11/10 11:57 AM (edited) should I just be using wax to give it a nice clean and stay away from the cut & polish?Most definitely do not use cut n polish, I have used Maguires for several years, however, I find Autoglym much better (your car is worth it!)http://www.autoglym.com/enGB/default.asp Edited 06/11/10 11:57 AM by hrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph-51 Member 83 Member For: 14y 7m 3d Gender: Male Location: BRISBANE Posted 06/11/10 03:18 PM Share Posted 06/11/10 03:18 PM Here Dude, read this and you be the judgeWaxit - How To Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O Trader Member 88 Member For: 15y 6m 10d Posted 06/11/10 10:10 PM Share Posted 06/11/10 10:10 PM I also did some research into this but did not find the Wax it site, however the info was much the same.I did wash my 50th with clear coat safe shampoo early in the morning (cool car) applied NXT ( did not let it dry for 30 - 60 mins but followed product instructions) then applied Mothers Caranuaba wax over it. Looks really deep and wet.If you dont want to go with a polymer sealer remember its polish & wax. Not wax & polish.Enjoy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper XR50T Member 61 Member For: 13y 6m 18d Posted 07/11/10 05:45 AM Share Posted 07/11/10 05:45 AM (edited) congratulations on the new 50th! try this forum for detailing info. I've learnt a whole lot just reading the how tos and got me to rethink my washing method and now I use the two bucket systemDetailing Guide - Detailing Worldgreat before and after shots there as well and really knowledgable guys who do detailing for a livingusually I'd start with a really good wash including door jambs then clay bar using meguiars quick clay (for the first car wash then once every 3 to 6 months) Detailing Clay : Starters' Guide - Detailing Worldpersonally, I use mothers 3 step system - pre wax, sealer and glaze then carnauba waxcleaning my car can take a full weekend though. 1st day is usually initial wash then wheels, windows & mirrors, vacuum and interior armour-all and leather treatment then cover with car cover in garage. 2nd day, quick wash (to get rid of the dust) then clay bar for most of the day. 3rd day, another quick wash then wax and polish Edited 07/11/10 05:46 AM by Viper XR50T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webigh86 Member 9 Member For: 13y 8m 5d Posted 08/11/10 01:43 AM Author Share Posted 08/11/10 01:43 AM Awesome thanks for all the info guys; I have quite abit of reading on my hands now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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