Maikerusan

Nothing at all. Car is 2 plus years old and I never have waxed it.

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iTrader: (17)

That's not good

Maikerusan

Why? I am not obsessed about it and the water still beads very well.

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iTrader: (17)

The paint would not be beading at all if there's no LSP on top of the paint. Unless they're spraying something at the car wash or dealer without even tell you.

Blkexcoupe

iTrader: (8)

Paint is one of the most expensive things to replace on a car. Applying protection to the paint is the equivalent to giving the engine an oil change. It doesn't cost that much money and it'll extend the life of the paint. You don't have to be obsessed with detailing cars to apply wax every 4 to 6 months. Just use common sense while doing it.

1. work in the shade
2. use clean towels and applicators
3. make sure the paint is clean before you touch it

zmcgovern4

iTrader: (2)

It also doesn't take more than a few minutes to completely protect your paint, so there really is no excuse... check out this thread on CarPro HydrO2.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/aut...o2-buy-it.html

davyjordi

i'm surprised no one has mentioned cquartz finest. i have my cars coated in cquartz finest.

zmcgovern4

iTrader: (2)

There are many threads regarding Finest on the forum ... it is not a DIY product though, so it doesn't particularly apply unless someone is wanting to seek professional services

2URGSE

I like Rejex.

Zelfiris

Coating for last several years. When I want to give it an extra boost in shine, I go over the coating with a sealant. I don't use traditional waxes anymore except to do test runs on friend's cars.

alex1372

I have CQuartz on my RX400h - July 4th will be 2 years. All I can say it's amazing - I applied it myself. I go through cheapest car wash and car gets out almost dry. Just bought ES300h for my wife and I already have 2 bottles of CQuartz UK waiting for good weekend to apply it on both cars.

EJC

I just helped my kid do his car.
Clay Bar took about an extra hour to complete. The car is a year old and he had never waxed it. There was a lot of crap embedded in the paint that didn't want to come out.

EJC

It looks like you had many that went the coating route. That is always an (expensive) option.
I tend to enjoy working on the paint care, it's my therapy.
I just posted a string on some new product I tried yesterday.
I like REJEX (been using it a while) on the wheels, It's a polymer coating and seems to keep the wheels looking nice and a bit easier to clean.
Another I've used for a while with great result is Meguiar's NXT2 wax. Goes on/off easy

The new stuff I just tried with great results:
Chemical Guy's JetSeal - polymer sealant. This requires 12 hrs to set up after application
Chemical Guy's Pete's 53 Wax - carnuba with polymers - easy wipe on/off no wait for haze.

I also clay barred the car first.

Our '16 ES350 has 15K miles on it and is just a year old. The results were great.

DocT

Where do you buy it?

jayinco

I've been applying Zaino twice a year for the last 10+ years...maybe time to look at newer products?