I have a black 997 turbo that sits in the Florida (Tampa Bay Area) heat all day. It rains here often and I tend to wash the car (Mr Clean car sprayer) about every two weeks. I've been using McGuires pure carnuba wax (use it on my red 97 993C2 as well) and like the look. However this wax doesn't seem to last in the sun/rain/wash cycles. I'm basically lazy but do my own car care (OK I'm cheap too!!) and looking for a possible better way. Also any recommendations on interior care (I use a windshield reflector) considering the heat, use McGuires leather product? Any ideas?

TIA,

Mike

 

Mike,

check out the Rejex/Klasse thread on here. Also, check out autopia.org. It is a great forum regarding care care

 

Definitely a candidate for Rejex. You just need to get the paint perfect first, then apply, let sit overnight. Apply again a week later. Should be good for a few months at a time.

We carry the stuff for a reason.

 

If it's a DD and sits in the sun all day you may want to consider klasse AIO and Klasse sealant x 2. It's not going to be the easiest thing to apply but it will protect the best against the sun and water. If you want to add some depth and warmth to the color, top it off with P21S.

Others to consider
Menzerna Jacket
Rejex (mixed reviews)

good luck

 

I'd say that the easiest car care is to get it ceramic coated! I did and my god, it's been a breeze maintaining my car since then. I haven't had to wax/polish the car EVER. And it's a lifetime product too.

I've NEVER seen such an impressive product before. It always looks so "wet" after a wash (yes, even after I've dried it up)

Pre-buffing


Almost finished with the final buffing




After 3 months. Never applied any additional wax/polish.


Even after a long drive where my car would look like this


All I'd have to do is wash the car and she'd look perfect again


I'm a believer in this permanent ceramic coating stuff!

 

Not to doubt you, but I'd love to hear more about this 'coating'....

Remember the days when dealers touted teflon coating, applied in the detail bay? That was BS then and still is today. You cannot bond teflon to the car without cooking it at ridiculous temperatures.

So not to say this is snake oil, but I'd be real curious to know what this is and how it works, and how specifically it bonds to the vehicle without extreme temp.

Can you elaborate? Thanks!

 

my roommate in college had a car dealership (his dad) and they used to put a polymer coating/sealant on the cars. It looked great until temps dropped down to -10 in Boston then the whole thing started cracking/crazing and flaking off in chunks. The whole car scabbed over and portions flaked off for months. I'll stick to the waxes.

 

Eric + all,

I've heard it all too. Permashield, telfon coating, etc. I was a huge skeptic on these things too but these guys at Metropolitan Detail convinced me to try their nanotechnology matrix coating (www.matrixmicrocoatings.com) on my car. I figured that since I was getting it for a good price and there was a lifetime guarantee, what harm could it be. I'd try it out and if it didn't work, no big loss, I'd just use the other stuff I've been using for years (Klasse, etc). Well, that was back in January and to this day, it's endured quite well so maybe there's some truth to what they've been advertising all along.

I'm hardly an expert on these things, just a customer that's been sold some "snake oil." I'm almost a believer now. I'd want to wait 50 years before I say I'm a true believer.

I posted a thread back when I first got the matrix coating:

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ad.php?t=70913

 

atomic80, do you need the ventureshield in addition to the matrixmicrocoating? Or can you get by with just one or the other?

Are you still happy with your ventureshield?

 

Their website is a bit confusing, but is it under $100 for that treatment? And that is a lifetime application?

 

I agree, their website is a bit confusing. That's only the company that makes the product and offers the lifetime warranty. The local shop (metropolitandetail.com) is the one that actually applies the matrix coating to the car. Their pricing starts at $300 and up depending on the car and if there's any issues, they'll fix it, even if a section has to be repainted and the coating reapplied, they'd do it. I'd contact them for more information since I'm just a customer that got it.

And they applied the matrix coating first and then the ventureshield on top of that just in the front. I didn't get my whole car covered. And yes, I'm VERY satisfied with Ventureshield. I would do it again if I needed to. No evidence at all of any yellowing.

BTW, I've found that the REJEX doesn't have quite the same level of "shine" as the matrix coating so I just use it on the wheels and it works out perfectly.

 

I have been using Menzerna Full Molecular Jacket on my black turbo for the last year. It goes on as a thin creme, dries in a couple of minutes and dried coating comes off as easy as it goes on. I can do the whole turbo is 30 minutes and the car has this deep, "wet shine" look to it. It is truely the lazy man's solution. So much easier than Zymol, for example

 

I might be ignorant but Im a total skeptic for paint protectants that are 'lifetime' this and that - I prefer to apply Zaino and on the SUV McGuiars nano stuff (covers up the swirlies on black nicely). Easy enough to apply.

 

Jason,

it's been 5 months. Does the water still bead up on the car? Do you feel any dirt deposits on the paint or does it feel clean like after a clay/polish?

 

I just went outside to take a few pictures of water droplets on the car. I also took the time to feel the surface using the back of my hand. It does still feel clean/smooth as if it were virgin paint. What's also interesting is that under a fluorescent light I can't even see any faint scratches at all. I recall seeing a lot of that on my other cars without the matrix coating. Micro scratches they'd call them. Take a look at the pictures, can you see any faint scratches at all? This is after many many car washes using a micro fibre wash mitt and car shampoo. And drying things off using a Griot's garage drying towel.

Single water bead


Multiple water beads