10-07-2013, 03:20 PM | #2 |
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I use Wolfgang sealant. It lasts a reasonable period of time. It's optically pleasing and easy to apply and remove. The more layers, the better it looks. Zaino products are another good choice.
Really though, you'll get a lot of recommendations of different products. There's too many good ones to list them all. Whatever you decide on it's worth your time to learn to use a clay bar. Mothers and Meguires both market decent clay that's effective without being too aggressive. Buy whichever one is cheapest. Wash your car with Dawn dish liquid and use that same Dawn in a spray bottle no more than 20 to 1 mixture for your clay lube. If you drop the clay, throw it away. Best not to drop it. Only after this will you really be ready for sealant or wax. Once you've sealed the paint only use a good car shampoo as it will not remove the wax/sealant like Dawn and other alkali detergents tend to. Always use two buckets and dry with waffle-weave towels. Blow excess water out of tight places with a leaf blower. HAVE FUN! Last edited by HBWT; 10-07-2013 at 03:23 PM.. Reason: adder |
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10-07-2013, 03:22 PM | #3 |
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You can wax it right away, you only need to wait if its resprayed due to chips, accident or other damage. You will get 50 different suggestions on what wax to use so I'd suggest whatever you have used in the past on other cars. I used Turtle Wax Ice liguid right after I bought mine 14 months ago and it holds up well. I'm not into clay bars and waxing every month just maybe 3 times a year and my X1 is garaged.
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10-07-2013, 05:05 PM | #4 |
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I used Optimum Opti Coat 2.0 on our Midnight Blue X1. It's semi-permanent, and is holding up really well. It's not really the ideal thing to start with though if you're not fairly familiar with different synthetic sealants, so follow the above advice and try something like Wolfgang, Zaino or just read up a little at a detailing site like Autopia.
I would strongly suggest a clay bar and something to deal with light swirls, as I have yet to see a BMW delivered without visible contamination and swirling. |
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10-08-2013, 11:26 AM | #5 |
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Here in sunny Scotland ( joke) just got a new valencia orange X1 Sport auto, this is my second X1 previous one was Alpine white. I use carlack 68 or Jeff Werkstatt kit which are German origin for hard paint Mercedes, Porshe and BMW. great for metallic flake and non metallic finshes.
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10-08-2013, 05:07 PM | #6 | |
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It seems to protect alright although acts like perfumed diesel, and smeary. I had lots better luck with Turtle Wax Spray Detailer which also works very good on plastic interior. However, I studied reviews on Amazon for other spray detailers, and I waxed same RX8 with 3M Spray wax over a month ago, and it's still slick under the dust it collects. You spray and wipe some, let dry, and you'll see the tiniest white streaks that look like old school wax. That film wipes off very easy with the final microfiber rag. I wipe the bug juice off with Turtle wax bug and tar spray. I'm a tired 61 year old so that's all I can do for my X1 maybe twice a year. |
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