guys, i have a very hard color to maintain. it's a chromobase yellow. it's got a small orange underglow to it. trying to figure out the best way to shine the old girl up.

i know it's all techniques, but tell me the techniques. i've done some research, and i believe i'm doing it wrong. i've always washed, hit it with a clay bar, and then threw on some caranuba wax.

what's ya'lls opinion???

here's what we are working with

 

The Boss!!! It's bad! Like to get one for my next truck.

All I've ever done is polish a couple times a year and wax. I'm sure you'll get lots of replies on layering different kinds of wax ec. but I'm far too lazy for that.

 

Holy great big pictures, batman!

Do you want the simple answer or the three-post, drawn out detailing manual 101?

If it's the latter, you're going to have to summond information from more sources than 'us'.

 

i belive i know a thing about yellow or two lol

your mistake was just putting come carnuba wax on it, ive always washed, clayed, applied paint cleaner, then zaino polish, then i will apply a wax... and no orange under glow for me

 

I can't help but think this stuff would work out great. Looks fantastic on white anyway.


Per RockPick:


I'm a BIG fan of Collinite 845 Insulator on White -- been using this stuff for several years and continue to enjoy using it (hint - thin thin thin thin thin coats!!)

Clearkote's Vanilla Moose is also a favorite but will fall short on durability.

Here's a snipit from MaxTorque02's Navi...

 

Is this insulator wax Carnuba based or what? You say it kicks *** on white?

http://www.waxbytes.com/auto.html

 

when i said orange underglow, it's from the paint, not the wax. it's the brightest damn yellow i've ever seen.

So get some paint CLEANER? alrighty.

lol i'm just a redneck trying to make my baby shine lol.

 

Insulator is one of those VERY old school waxes with a fair dose of VOCs (Naptha I believe)... it is a carnauba-based wax that was originally developed for power companies/electrical applications in some way or fashion. I'm sure one of the folks using it for that purpose realized that it was fantastic on their company truck and started stealing it from the electrical companies' stash of supplies for his own vehicles...

 

Good. That means we can dodge the disertation on waxing and polishing... *whew*

Let's learn a little bit more about this color...

It's obviously not 'flat yellow', right? It has some flake in the paint? That's the orange I take it?

How much time are you willing to spend on this and how often? Is this a daily driver or a garage queen? Are you looking for long term glow or short term glow? Durability?

I think someone here can find something in their bag of tricks to 'supplement' a redneck's desire to have a purrrrdyeee truck.

 

not sure on the flake. I know it's got the tint to it, and the paint itself is dang near clear, just takes about 7 coats to get the desired color.

Finally got a house with a nice garage and i don't mind spending about 4 hours a week on it. and yes, she is a daily driver until i get the harley in.

i just want her to shine. i dont mind short term, as i can do it weekly

 

"i've always washed, hit it with a clay bar, and then threw on some caranuba wax."

You're missing a couple steps if you want a better look. Caranuba wax is decent protection, but doesn't really help in the looks department.

Hit up the Meguiars RX. Fill out the form based on your paint, needs and geographical location.
http://www.meguiars.com/rx/rx_main.asp

Typical regiment on my Honda has been:
Wash
Clay bar
Step 1 Paint cleaner
Step 2 Polish/Conditioner
Step 2 Polish/Conditioner ... again
Step 3 Wax

Paint on my nearly 8 year old Honda is MUCH better looking than the paint on my brand new Ford. It will take some time but I hope the new Ford will get there eventually... but I'm going to have to do a lot of wet sanding and polishing. The factory clear coat is horrid.

 

The good news is that you can do it once, the right way, and the maintenance thereafter will be considerably easier. I'll be online this evening (need to finish a report here at work so I can go home)... I'll post back (unless someone else wants to write the novel -- Rusty?)

 

cool. appreciate it. here's what i have

Hey RP, my wife's from Crestwood

 

you will be happy to just strip it, put a paint cleaner on it and then just use zaino!!! nothing else just zaino in the summer it offers enough protection and will make it shine the best it can.

 

Wow... small world!

My wife teaches at Crestwood Elementary.


Back to this report... the darn www is so distracting. HAHA!