Best wax/polish for Winter Grey?

"Better shine" is all relative. The Zaino is going to be more reflective...but the Carnuaba is going to be deeper and richer looking, in general the Carnuaba will bring out more of the flake. Again though...all of these changes are going to be fairly slight.

Thats what they think they are doing...after a couple coats though they're not actually getting much benefit in either department whether they think they are or not.

 

You should see my neighbors when I'm out there with the foam gun and using the leaf blower to dry the car off LOL

 

I kind of backed off from it a little bit, been so busy I haven't really had much time to look around. Obviously you found one!

 

I noticed that the Z2 does give off a better shine that the Z5, although the Z5 is by no means dull. I did my wife's Black Gen II with the Z5, and it did hide a lot of the swirl marks and brought out the shine. Whether there is a difference between the two, judging by my eyes, the finish do look very similar. But then again, a nicely polished black car is hard to compare against.
Sounds like I'm contradicting myself... it must be late.

 

Yeah I saw one downtown a few weeks ago...a Winter Grey. Had CA plates though...

 

ooh, that's an easy one ....

303 Aerospace Protectant. I got a first bottle, 8oz. for $4.99 US + tax. Go to their website, search for a local retailer. You will not be disappointed at all using it on black plastic exterior trim. Many other's can attest to this product too.

What other product comes with a detailed tech breifing in the package describing technical details of UV protectant, UV stabilizers and more?

 

I was just wondering if anyone has recently, or in the past used good 'ole Meguiar's Cleaner Wax?

Any comments on it?

I have used it for nearly a year on my Spectra Blue Prius. First time I used it I was a little blown away. The shine really popped out and it wasn't too hard to use, just a little white residue / dust from buffing, not much.

Someone else mentioned Meguiar's NXT 2.0 Tech Wax. I had some trouble using that recently. Maybe I applied it a little too thick, but was having to buff too much to get it all off. I'm not planning to use it again. Also, first time I used it, I wasn't that impressed. I thought the cleaner wax did better.

Eventually I'd like to step up to some higher end products, but now is not the time. I'll be sticking with Meg's Cleaner Wax or clay / cleaner wax for now.

 

cleaner/waxes have fine abrasives to clean the paint. Straight waxes do not. If your car paint does not need any polishing which cleaner/waxes do, you are just prematurely wearing down the paint. You should try S100/P21S carnauba wax instead... You will be pleasantly surprised by the end results...

 

But by hand any wearing of the paint is extremely slight...if any at all...

 

PriusRos - sorry to hear about your issues with the weather and Mother Nature in general. It would be nice if you could send some rain my way (SoCal)... we could definitely use it.
On the suggestion of some other thread on this site, I bought a California Duster to wipe down the car at the end of the day. It's good at removing the light coat of dust that coats on the car throughout the day. I am not sure how dusty or dirty your car gets during the day, but this approach might help. My car still looks as shiny as the day I Zaino-ed it (about a week ago) and the finish is just as smooth.

 

I wouldn't use a cali duster in that situation...too many opportunities to scratch.

Thats part of having a dark colored car. They look great when clean...but I feel your pain.

 

Yeah I plan to go back to a light color next time...

 

S100 is exactly the same wax as P21S. When you compare the two, the containers and contents are exactly the same. Save the money and get the S100...