How to get a high gloss shine that lasts

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Wanting to know the best way to get a high gloss shine that'll last for about a year. I hear mixed reviews about Teflon wax but don't know a better method that doesn't involve me waxing my car every month. Any recommendations?
 
It's all going to be in the prep work, the better you prep, the better and higher gloss you will get. You'll also want to look at one of the sealants instead of a wax. (BTW, avoid the gimmicky "Teflon wax)
 
Duragloss 601/105. Rinseless washes with 931 and some applications of Aqua Wax either as a QD or as a drying aide. Has worked for me for 14 months on a DD and outside 24/7. Also for at least a year on a fiberglass RV. Testing 601/111 now for endurance.

Dave
 
First, Teflon has been disregarded by most in car care, as you cannot bake it on at the temps needed for it to benefit the surface.

Why not polish your paint correctly, and then move to a coating like Opti-coat 2.0 ??? Then wash and dry correctly and use a little detail spray when wanted.
 
While Teflon does seem like junk science and marketing hype, there are some well reviewed waxes that are claimed to contain Teflon (or some form of it) and users report great durability.

The 2 that immediately come to mind are Fusso Coat and Swissvax Shield. Nonetheless, this could be in spite of any Teflon in the product.
 
My suggestion would absolutely be to polish your paint to perfection, and then apply OptiCoat. OptiCoat is high gloss, easy to maintain, and assuming proper application is permanent. This does exceed your "about a year" timeline, but is that really a bad thing? Sounds like you don't like having to wax your car, and OptiCoat ends the need to wax your car ever again.
 
MMacK said:
Wanting to know the best way to get a high gloss shine that'll last for about a year. I hear mixed reviews about Teflon wax but don't know a better method that doesn't involve me waxing my car every month. Any recommendations?
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•Let's just say these so-called Teflon (just another synthetic polymer) infused car-care products really do exist.
-That point may be moot:
They may soon be a thing of the past.

•By the year 2015 (just six months away), DuPont, 3M and six other chemical companies have agreed with the EPA to not use one of the proven to be carcinogenic-chemicals to make Teflon.
-This will undoubtably affect the Teflon used in many Consumer products...including the car-care products that alleges having Teflon.

My advice:
Better scarf-up all of the Teflon car-care products you can...before it's too late!!

That...Or:
•Get some good Sealant/Hybrid (loaded with synthetic polymers) like:
-Meguiar's M21 2.0
-Wolfgang DGPS

Also:
•The only way to keep you car's paint looking great is with regular cleaning, claying per: "The Baggie Test", periodic polishing, and an application of a last step product (LSP).

•Teflon in LSPs?
-Anyone who wants to sell you overnight success is not interested in your success; they are only interested in your money!
-Personally: I'm not interested in those type of Companies' fortune or fame!!

Bob
 
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