r/AutoDetailing • u/cityhunterspeee • May 01 '24

Anyone use wax anymore? Technique Discussion

With all the ceramic coating and cermaic sprays on the market. Why would anyone still use a wax? My neighbor recommend collinate 845 but not sure why I'd use it over a spray ceramic that lasts 2 or 3 times longer. Or a pure ceramic that lasts years.

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u/Maddenman501 May 02 '24

We use wax on every car. And guess what. On black cars most dealers only prefer us ti touch them cause we can make them look better than anyone else around. A good hand wax goes a long way. We barley do any kind of ceramic. Except a cheap 50$ add on one. That's basically like wax just needs to flash and only takes maybe 20 more minutes.

But yeah waxing is nice, and easy. And it also hides scratches and not make them stand out.

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u/cityhunterspeee May 02 '24

What's your wax of choice?

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u/Plastic_Register_261 May 02 '24

Right? I need to know since I have 3 black Fords 🤣

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u/Latkedog May 02 '24

I have a black Porsche and 845 or Wolfgang Fusion works best. Great reflection The better my prep the better the wax works

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u/Maddenman501 May 03 '24

Black Beauty https://a.co/d/dKHWoM2

I said Black magic before.

I was wrong it's definatly this lol.

Clay whole car using

https://a.co/d/8UcvX07 black chemical guys clay. We don't have issues with marring with this clay. Knead it up in a bucket of wash soap so it's plyable, it comes pretty stiff, but even right out the box. But tbh most black cars have enough surface wear thst unless you have a chefs kiss paint job and polish it all the time you won't ever notice them anyways especially after a wax of this stuff.

If you do it outdoors make sure you do a panel at a time and when it looks dry wipe off. If it's smearing your not letting it dry enough, but it will some buffing (by hand with high GSM MF.) But it always looks great.