capt512
09-19-2011, 06:53 AM
I have an 03MM with some serious paint issues and am trying to find the best wax/sealant for it. On my other cars I use Megs and Wolfgang almost exclusively, however Megs looks bad on this car and I am out of wolfgang to try.
I purchased some Turtle Wax blkbox after the good reviews I read, however have been less than satisfied in many aspects. My 03 has the wonderful bad cracking paint that Mercury so lovingly gave many of us, so many waxes seem to leave white wax residue in the cracks...leading me to think I need a color based wax? The turtle wax does leave those cracks blk, however it streaks like a mofo. Even just the detailer spray is hard to get not to streak. I've been detailing cars for a while and this stuff is just rough to get right. Tried it following all the steps, in the sun, out of the sun, cool, hot, doesn't matter. Always streaks. Also doesn't last long at all before having to be reapplied.
I see many mention croftgate and dodo juice and know a few favorites from Autopia...but all that changes with these cracks in the paint. I also have etching on the roof in two spots from bird cr@p...how the h3ll did I not see all this when I bought it?! Oh yeah and the previous owner appeared to use an SS pad or something on the hood in a few spots to remove bird crap I would bet...so I have some scratches their that the PC did nothing to remove.
Anyways just trying to find out from other crack paint owners if there are better options than the turtle wax??
Thanks
I purchased some Turtle Wax blkbox after the good reviews I read, however have been less than satisfied in many aspects. My 03 has the wonderful bad cracking paint that Mercury so lovingly gave many of us, so many waxes seem to leave white wax residue in the cracks...leading me to think I need a color based wax? The turtle wax does leave those cracks blk, however it streaks like a mofo. Even just the detailer spray is hard to get not to streak. I've been detailing cars for a while and this stuff is just rough to get right. Tried it following all the steps, in the sun, out of the sun, cool, hot, doesn't matter. Always streaks. Also doesn't last long at all before having to be reapplied.
I see many mention croftgate and dodo juice and know a few favorites from Autopia...but all that changes with these cracks in the paint. I also have etching on the roof in two spots from bird cr@p...how the h3ll did I not see all this when I bought it?! Oh yeah and the previous owner appeared to use an SS pad or something on the hood in a few spots to remove bird crap I would bet...so I have some scratches their that the PC did nothing to remove.
Anyways just trying to find out from other crack paint owners if there are better options than the turtle wax??
Thanks