waxing gives me the blues

russ257 · Post by **russ257** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:33 am

ok so today i washed my car real well and waxed it . Does anyone else get bummed out when doing this because it lets you see every and i mean every little imperfection, ding, and scratch in our cars surface.

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:35 am

How long have you had your Vibe?And yes I get the same feeling when I see those damn scratches!!!

russ257 · Post by **russ257** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:59 am

i have had it almost 2 months

SCTM · Post by **SCTM** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 5:52 pm

quote:mean every little imperfection, ding, and scratch in our cars surface.It's reality and it's why we shine our lovely Vibe. Dont' cry "russ" it's worst here upper north with more snow and salt on road during winter. Protect to last is the best way to keep it well. I use Meguire's Gold Class Liquid Wax and have great result.How about rustproofing before first winter!

Vibe Rater · Post by **Vibe Rater** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 11:56 pm

quote:How about rustproofing before first winter!If you're using anything but KROWN, you're wasting your time and money.

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 12:55 am

What exactly is KROWN?Thanks!

scherry2 · Post by **scherry2** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 1:17 am

quote:If you're using anything but KROWN, you're wasting your time and money. And why is that?

SCTM · Post by **SCTM** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 5:28 am

quote:What exactly is KROWN?http://www.apa.ca/template.asp?DocID=11 ... rown.comBy the way, I don't believe in "one-time application" I prefered "annual application".

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 11:29 am

Thanks for the website, it looks promising!!SCTM would you be interested in joining us for a Montreal/Quebec meet?

Vibe Rater · Post by **Vibe Rater** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 1:44 pm

Everything but Krown does more harm than good. Oil spray traps moisture and causes rust. No drip oil spray is absolutely useless. Undercoatings look great, but underneath all that coating, bad things are happening. Trapped moisture = rust. If it doesn't drip it's not worth a ship. Trust me on this one. Not sure if it's even available south of the border. If Krown is not available, I'm sure there's something similar for American vehicles.

Thewolf · Post by **Thewolf** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 3:51 pm

100 bucks a year to squirt WD40 all over the car?

SCTM · Post by **SCTM** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 11:26 pm

quote:100 bucks a year to squirt WD40 all over the car? ;-)Of course, at first it looks expensive (for more than WD40 afterall!! ) but look on the other side. Let say $100/yr for 10-15 years... then (without rustproofing) paint job after 10-15 years cost may be more or less than $1000-1500 and your car looks rusty and old. Now with annual rustproofing, no need for paint AND worth more if you sale the car treated vs non-treated ! Depending if the intention is to keep the car for long time or not it worth the money, I guess, and there's no need to do it every year, say after 5 year in a row I'll go for it every 2 years, like I did with my old Nissan Axxess '91 and it still looks fine.

robdog · Post by **robdog** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 12:06 am

I don't know about that stuff. Looks intrusive. Drilling more holes in the car to apply stuff. I guess cause it's different it is hard to accept. To each his own

Stang2Vibe · Post by **Stang2Vibe** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 1:18 am

Must be kind of like Ziebart then?

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