2 Questions In One.

[hellonwheelz3]

I've seen a lot of guys use car wax/polish at the end after they paint their models. What brands are preferred to get the best shine?

Also, what brand of detergent is most popular around here for washing bodies after primer and body work?

[MikeMc]

Meguires or the treatment

and dawn dish detergent

[crazyjim]

I use only Model Car Wax.

Dawn - the blue stuff.

[935k3]

ZYMOL,it has an awsome shine and it smells good to because it has coconut oil in it. It also is the only wax that works over Future, other waxes tend to remove Future when rubbing them out.

[Steven Zimmerman]

I use Novus also, and several differant Meguair's products.....Try not to use any soap that may have silicone in it.I wash my stuff in Wesley's Bleche-White........Steve Zimmerman aka the'Z'man

[Chas SCR]

I use the Meguair's 7 only to help the clear cure better. If you read the back of this and do what it says it tell's you after rubbing it in let it set for 30 days before using any kind of wax on this. This hardens the clear even more.

For washing I just do this between wet sanding and use a little Dawn soap in the water. After wet sanding run Hot water on it to wash off the soap. Also if you want to rewax your car use Hot Water as it cuts the wax and washes it off, This is why the 1:1 car guys only really wash there car twice a year once at the start to take off the old wax and then at the end of the year. If you use Dawn Soap on normal wax this cuts it down to the clear coat and does not leave any thing.

[Ddms]

Tamiya Fine will give you a realistic new-car polish. If you want to take it to the show-car level, follow-up with Tamiya Finish. It's the only polish I've seen that leaves no visible scratch pattern, regardless of the angle of the light, and even if you view it with an Opti-Visor or other magnifier. (I've heard that Novus is that good also.)

Unlike wax and most auto polishes, the Tamiya compounds have no silicone. If you're using a synthetic lacquer like Tamiya TS Series, you can paint right over a polished area with no worries. Of course, like all areas to be painted, it first should be washed with a detergent and thoroughly rinsed.

My favorite detergent for this purpose is Purple Power. Diluted with water, it won't harm paint.

Edited January 18, 2010 by Ddms