If you want to keep it simple, get one of these,
Real simple - SONAX Brilliant Shine spray detailer - also protects.
Optimum Polymer Technologies Car Wax - the only product that I know of that has PATENTED UV protection. It's a spray-on product and in my opinion would be a good match for a vinyl wrap.
Patented UV Protection - Optimum Car Wax - by Dr. Ghodoussi at Autogeek.com
Optimum Car Wax
A chemist that also worked for car paint companies to create modern clearcoat paints
Dr. David Ghodoussi is a PhD Organic Chemist and his background includes working for many of the major paint companies that make automotive car paints. He was one of the chemists that helped to create modern clearcoat/basecoat paint technology back in the 1980's.
Optimum Car Wax
Dr. Ghodoussi has a product called Optimum Car Wax which uses a patented UV protection
ingredient and process that offers the same UV protection as the UV protection ingredients used in the actual clear layer of paint on your car. Dr. Ghodoussi also told me that Ford Motor Company did long term testing of protection products and documented that this product actually lived up to the claim and offered true UV protection for automotive clearcoats.
Plus, while I know most people think a spray on wax is a glorified spray detailer, this particular wax really does leave the UV protection ingredients on the surface and if I remember correctly with repeated use the key ingredients migrate into the paint resin to some level.
I asked Dr. Ghodoussi why he didn't bring this out as a traditional paste or liquid wax and he told me that the best and perhaps the only way to suspend the key ingredients was using a thin liquid formula and that's why this product is a spray-on product.
If your car is a daily driver and especially a daily driver parked outside every day and even more especially if you live in a geographical location that has extended and even extreme exposure to the sun, like for example you live near the equator, then get this product and use it.
My recommendation
Before using this product the paint should be clean and smooth. If your car's paint is not clean and smooth and also defect free then prep the paint first by,
- Washing
- Claying
- Compounding (if needed to remove deep swirls and scratches)
- Polishing
- Then apply Optimum Spray Wax
And this is key...
USE IT OFTEN.
At least use it often on the
horizontal surface like the roof, hood and trunk lid as these are the surfaces that take a beating every day from the sun. Think about it.... if you walk around any parking lots filled with cars the panels you most often see clearcoat failure are the hood, roof and trunk lids because these are the areas that sunburned everyday.
A quick simple routine is what you need
Washing and waxing your car correctly will take you a couple of hours easy.... but think outside the box. Purchase a quality spray detailer, waterless wash or rinseless wash and wipe down the horizontal surfaces and then apply the spray wax. This will take you around 20 minutes if you do a good job. This small time investment will protect and maintain your car's horizontal surfaces with patented UV protection. Then later on the weekend or when you have time wash and wax the entire car.
Get and take care of a nice collection of microfiber towels when you order the Optimum Spray Wax
What is touching your car's paint?
It' is the towel that touches the paint. I recommend purchasing a 12 pack of towels and the DEDICATE these towels for NOTHING but for use with this spray wax on your favorite ride. Get a dedicated laundry basket for the garage for ONLY THESE TOWELS. Keep them off the ground. Wash them together. Dry them together. Store them someplace they will NOT get contaminated and then every time you go to apply and wipe off the wax you won't scratch your car's precious thin paint.
Remember -
it's what touches the paint that determines swirls and scratches.
12 Pack Sky Blue Edgeless Polishing Cloths
Make sense?
On Autogeek.com
Optimum Spray Wax
12 Pack Sky Blue Edgeless Polishing Cloths
Optimum No Rinse (ONR) Essentials Wash Kit - Everything you need to mix up your own waterless wash
