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Best product for protecting car finish?

Started by TiNc · Nov 19, 2003 · 9postsphpBB 2002–04

TiNcNov 19, 2003, 4:49 pm · #1

Hey guys, i've tried posting this question at a few celica forums after i got my car but all those forums seem to be dead icon_confused.gif I was just wondering, what product would you guys recommend to protect my car's paint with? I'm pretty lucky the paint was in the condition that it's in when i bought the celica. It's been sitting in the same spot for about a year now and i know the paint tends to fade rather easily on these cars.
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MagnumNov 19, 2003, 9:34 pm · #2

I would go with either Mothers or Meguiar's car detailing systems. Read the link below on the multiple steps to detailing a car properly.
http://www.mothers.com/detailguide/
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TiNcNov 20, 2003, 6:29 am · #3

Thanks magnum, i'll check it out.
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bartc_jNov 20, 2003, 11:29 am · #4

i have always used turtle wax and have had great results....

note: i moved this to the visual section since i think it is better suited here
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NeobieSXNov 23, 2003, 6:12 pm · #5

I like using a product called ZYMOL. It takes a little longer to do but the results are great. It smells good to, all natural stuff no petroleum products in it either.
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BOSSMANNov 23, 2003, 8:28 pm · #6

ZYMOL is good if your paint is in good shape to start with, otherwise you'll need a lot of elbow grease. I'm using Meguiar's right now but I heard from friends that Mothers is good too.
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NismoSENov 23, 2003, 9:09 pm · #7

I agree with Magnum and Bossman, Mother's and Meguiars are both supposed to be good. We used to use meguiers on our boat, well...started to. We only did about half the hull before we ended up selling the boat...but dang!! That hull looked great!! And it held it's shine too!!
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Radracer_SNov 24, 2003, 8:07 am · #8

I hear from a buddie's buddy who's in to car painting of mine that 3M stuff kicks ass.
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TiNcNov 24, 2003, 11:17 am · #9

well my paint is already in excellent shape so i don't think i'll need that ZYMOL stuff. I just want to keep the paint in good shape. I just thought maybe buying a cover would be the best idea along with some of the meguiars products magnum recommended.
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