Spray Wax, Detailer and Microfiber Towel Recommendation?

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Spray Wax, Detailer and Microfiber Towel Recommendation?


Received an e-mail from a Porsche owner asking for my recommendation on the best spray wax, spray detailer and microfiber towel for a black Porsche.

I get e-mails all the time from people with questions about detailing their cars. While I prefer people to join our forum, become part of our community and then post their questions to the forum I know not everyone in the world is going to do this so I always do my best to share the nutshell version of an answer I would invest the time and resources to type out if I were typing on the forum.

That's because you can do so much on the forum and so little in an e-mail and typing time is limited.

That said here's the e-mail questions.... actually two separate e-mails...

Hey buddy can you also tell me what spray wax and spray detailer you recommend the most. I want to make sure I buy the best product I can.Thank you for all your help and advice.

xxx xxxxx

Hey Mike I hope you are having a great day. I have a question I hope you can answer. I am wanting to buy new micro fiber towels to detail my 2004 Porsche 911 which is dark blue. I am wanted a recommendation on what ones to use for the following tasks.

spray wax and spray detail removal
Wax and sealant residue removal

I want to use a good quality towel but I know these can get expensive so I was wanting your advice for a towel that is a good value and won't leave marks. I was not sure if they can be the same kind of towel or if you recommend different tones for different tasks.

I also have been using a good cotton towel to remove compounds and polishes because the nap helps with the removal. Is this ok or do you recommend a different type or a particular brand cotton towel.

Autogeek has so many selections it's confusing. Please help and any advice would be greatly appreciated. Have a great day my friend.

In context of the detailing discussion forum world I coined the term,

Synergistic Chemical Compatibility


This simply means, a safe and sound approach to choosing your products is to stick with a single brand of product when performing any dedicated process, (polishing paint would be a dedicated process), and the reason why is because the chemist that formulated the compound will have formulated the polish, will have formulated the wax, the detailer, etc.

By sticking with what I call a system approach you reduce as many variable as possible and therefore ensure the highest possibility of success assuming all other factors are controlled.

As such, since this person didn't say what wax they were using here's some general recommendations for some very good spray waxes and detailers....


Spray Wax
Pinnacle XMT 360 Spray Wax


Spray Detailer
Marine 31 Stern to Bow Waterless Wash & Wax with Carnauba

See my article here,

Frequent Car Care is Easy Car Care


As for a microfiber towel, I think it's hard to beat the Gold Plush Jr. for a good all around microfiber towel for just about any paint care related task.

Here's what you want to do...

Buy at least a dozen of these towels. I explain why here,


How many microfiber polishing cloths do I need to detail my car?



For removing what I call a Finishing Wax or a Finishing Sealant, I also call these Show Car Waxes or Show Car Sealants and the reason why is because these types of product are the opposite of a Cleaner/Wax or as some like to call them, AIO's.

Finishing waxes/sealants have zero cleaning ability. Cleaner/Waxes or AIO's have chemical cleaners and/or abrasives.

You don't use a cleaner/wax on a finish that you have previously compounded and polished, you use a finishing wax or finishing sealant.

So with the above all said, when I'm removing a finishing wax or a finishing sealant I like to wear microfiber gloves and use the green rolled edge microfiber towels.


From this streetrod show car makeover where I practice what I preach and teach others to do the same,

1938 Plymouth Sedan Streetrod Extreme Makeover!


See post #10

How to carefully remove a coat of wax


First up I demonstrated how NOT to use a microfiber towel to wipe-off wax...



Don't scrunch-up your microfiber towel and wipe this way...

Don't lay your microfiber towel flat and wipe this way...

Do fold your microfiber towel 4-ways
Do fold your microfiber towel 4 ways and then place your hand on top of the towel grasping the edges of one side between your thumb and hand to grip the folded towel and then carefully wipe off the wax.

Then after a quick lesson everyone works together to wipe off the Blackfire Midnight Sun Carnauba Paste Wax.

And there you go....

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[Moldavite]

Very detail write up and reply Sir
Thanks for sharing

 

[Kamakaz1961]

Knowledge is POWER! I am still learning from the best!! Thank you Mike!

 

[Robster]

Thanks a million Mike. Can I use the green rolled edge towel to remove compounds and polishes as well as waxes and sealants or do I need to use the gold plush you recommended. The green ones are much less expensive and I go thru a lot of them while detailing. If the gold ones are much more effective then the rolled green towel is the a less expensive alternative to the gold plush? Thanks for the information buddy it is priceless and I enjoy learning.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Thanks a million Mike. Can I use the green rolled edge towel to remove compounds and polishes as well as waxes and sealants or do I need to use the gold plush you recommended.

You could but I wouldn't. They are the opposite of stout. They are soft and fluffy, that's why they work so well for delicate work. This is why if you look at most of my write-ups you see pictures of these towels being used for the removing the LSP, never the compound and polish.

If the gold ones are much more effective then the rolled green towel is the a less expensive alternative to the gold plush?

The Gold Plus Jr's are a great all around towel and worth their weight in gold when it comes to having a collection of quality towels.

The key to getting the best bang for your buck when it comes to microfiber towels is to buy quality towels and then use them appropriately and wash, dry and store them in a way to protect your towel investment.

Thanks for the information buddy it is priceless and I enjoy learning.

Me too....