Is there a wax, polish or sealant that will give better results on a red color car?
It's not so much the color that matters, what matters is the condition of the paint. It also matters what you mean by wax; there are different kinds used for different purposes. Do you need an all-in-one, a cleaner wax, or a finishing wax?
Polish is for when the paint needs, um, polishing. If your car's paint is dull or has scratches, you need a polish, and if the paint is real bad, you need a compound. Both go on before a wax or sealant, and neither has any protective qualities.
A sealant is just a man-made version of wax.
I read somewhere that it's best to not use a white color wax for some reason.
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A layer of wax is only a few mils thick, and regardless of the color it is in the container, it will be virtually invisible once it's on the paint. Some might darken the paint slightly, but that's about it. Some waxes do stain trim.
Meguiar's does make a couple of over-the-counter waxes (I think they are actually sealants), one for black/dark cars, and another for white/light cars. I haven't tried them. While I'm sure they are good products, I have to believe their existence is as much marketing gimmick as anything else. Put another way, I doubt there would be any real detrimental effect by using the black wax on a white car, or vise-versa; I'm sure both will make a car's paint look "good."
