Fsportlex

Did our vehicles come from the dealer sealed and treated? or did we just get a washed new car? I am new to caring for a brand new paint job and need some advice on the proper procedures.

Questions...

Can I wash, dry, and wax car. Then use a sealant?

Or

Wash, Dry, and just use a sealant.

WHats the best sealant?

Im about to use Meguiars White Wax


Thank guys

bigblack06

iTrader: (20)

They are suppose to wash and detail the car but I thought the same thing when I got my car as it looked like they just washed it. You should do it yourself though. There are better products but they are expensive there is the opti-coat 2.0 which is a life time sealant and should be your best choice.

Fsportlex

Thank you ....Im looking that up right now

euro.r

I don't think they provide sealant; well at least the Hawaii dealers do not. It's about a $600-$800 option here. I made the mistake of buying it (Xzilon) from the dealer when I got my STi but with my GF's IS, I mentioned she should just take it to a good 3rd party detailer and have a sealant applied there since it's much cheaper. She ended up paying only $150 for a wash/sealant. Don't get me wrong, I've been happy with Xzilon especially since it has a 5-year warranty but it's quite a hassle to get any warranty work done on it so I'm thinking of just going with the 3rd party from now on. Also regarding sealants, I really like them, tar and bird crap come right off. Some people don't think the paint has that deep luster look but I'm not a car show type of guy and after 3 years of no waxing/polishing I think my paint looks great.

S54toIS350

I wax my car with meguires ultimate wax every 3 washes. I drive a lot and put on a lot of milage, only 3 weeks of ownership and have logged about 2500 miles

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

if youre not sure and want to wax/seal yourself, you can get the stronger car wash shampoos that will cleanse the paint. But after you apply wax/sealant you want to use a shampoo that is safe for wax/sealant

sealant is the same thing as wax but lasts twice as long since its synthetic

Fsportlex

6 weeks here and im at 2400 but 600 of that was a trip to boston from new york and back....who cares its car and and it beautiful ....you pay big money for a car ENJOY IT .....things will get worn down in time who cares enjoy it to the fullest lol

S54toIS350

Definitely not complaining about those mileage on my car, god knows I enjoy each and every one of them

I do road trips almost every weekend since I got my car, each road trip easily puts 250-300 miles on it.

Therealman

8 weeks of ownership of my 2014 lexus is 350 f sport only 1500 miles

SW17LS

Do some research on the detailing forum here and at autopia.org...way too much info for any one person to teach you.

redraptor

i'm gonna be using the Mequiars White wax sometime this month and will post my results and how i find it to be.

chowner

I'm getting a sealant applied for my IS F-sport atomic silver with Opti-Coat next week!

zmcgovern4

iTrader: (2)

I know I am being picky... but a sealant is not the same as a coating. Opti-Coat 2.0 (and other products like 22ple and CQuartz) are coatings.

More information about coatings, synthetic sealants, and wax can be found in this thread I wrote:
Is your paint protected?? Here's an article I wrote to help you decide!

SW17LS

You're not being picky. These things are all very different and the terms get thrown around all over the place. Kudos to you for taking the time to write that thread...

AORC11

Thanks for the post. Im going to do the 2 bucket method with a good shampoo and sealant ( probably one a month or once every 2 months). Any sealants people would recommended with a reasonable price?