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Hi. I am sure there is several of you who know the answer to this one

I want to wax the car to protect the paint and hold back the rust of course ! Its mainly poor original paint

(though there is some poor new paint as well ) and I am not yearning for a fabulous shine I just want it

to have a bit more protection.

Thanks in advance.

Hi

Alfa owner is the place for answer . Any more talk of what polish to use and your be banned

The detail world has gone mad now . So much to Choose from. Any wax will protect your car and give you that shine you dream of having the last time I did my GT . I used some turtle Wax .that I've had for years. Looked great .

May Mate uses Turtle wax and it works well.

I turned into a 'product' snob and use MeGuires - I use the products in the deep red colour bottles.

it's worth giving it a polish before you wax it, I then find the wax will usually last up to 6 months and it looks good each wash

This stuff, I got the 3 stage set of bottles, mainly as they were on offer at the time and not the normal rip off price - it lasts a long time and is really easy to put on / off.

http://www.meguiars.co.uk/shop/step-3-d ... rnauba-wax

Thank you chaps. Your right the alfa forum would have been the right spot ,

but I did not want so many answers I that I was then lost.

I would ask my brother, but he gets car polish for Xmas and is then genuinely pleased.

He would want me to spend a fortune on the stuff.

He used to wash my Berlingo if I turned up and it had been down the woods a few times as he could not stand the

sight of it so muddy. But was not then happy with the 4 piles of soil he had left as I waved goodbye.

Still as a chef you would be happy to eat from his kitchen.

Johnboy wrote:Hi

Alfa owner is the place for answer . Any more talk of what polish to use and your be banned

The detail world has gone mad now . So much to Choose from. Any wax will protect your car and give you that shine you dream of having the last time I did my GT . I used some turtle Wax .that I've had for years. Looked great .

Wicked, but funny

Fusso plus the cheapest detailer I can get - that's it.

Sud 145 wrote:Fusso plus the cheapest detailer I can get - that's it.

I nick a bit of Autoglym from work

A nice coat of silicone works well in a bodyshop I've been told.......

A nightmare mate

Body shops love silicon we have a body shop and mechanical workshop they don’t like my silicon spray near there oven intake
If you want to protect your body work every time you change the oil rub the waste oil over the car

I’ve got lots to say on wax and polish but it’s not got here there’s lots of forums for sort of arguments I’m all for car cleaning but put the word detailing in and I’m of on a rant same for technicians I’m happy to be a called a grease monkey or mechanic

Wow, hold on chaps, its just wax to protect poor paint, lets not fall out

Fusso or Bilt hammer double wax (as I have used so much of their products on this restoration

I feel an allegiance) will be it as I used up all my turtle wax on motorbikes 20yrs ago. Thanks all.

all in good humour mate

whilst we're asking about protective coatings, what do you guys use on stuff like brake discs over the winter? the 145 ones had a really bad layer of rust build up on them after a few months laid up, needed sanding off!

KevJTD wrote: all in good humour mate

Yep I got it.

Oh, never thought of protecting discs. Could you use the rust converter stuff that turns blue to black.

It must last for a while and would be easy to paint on.

Johns' Peugeots that have sat in the big unit haven't suffered at all with rust on the discs but the 145 in the little unit that gets no sunshine hence stays cold and damp longer got quite a thick layer of build up, more than could be polished off by 50 or so of driving.
I thought about WD40 or similar but think it would evaporate.
Seem to recall Dave saying he used something in the past?

What about removing the pads and misting a thin coat of cavity wax over them. Or would that attack the seals?
Just a thought, then it could be cleaned off with brake cleaner fluid when the car gets re-used.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ML-RUST-PROO ... 1438.l2649

Anything with and oily base has got to be poor for the contamination of the pads.

When I used Bilt hammer rust converter I then washed out the brush and the first small bowl of water I had washed it in threw on the rusty side of the shed. Just been to check and its protecting that rather well. Also its not a thick skin of material so it may well work for your disks.