G'mornin' Folks,
Spring is here, and I am cleaning up and detailing my car. I got to wondering what y'all use to wax your 21+yo MB paint? I was just looking at the Performance Products catalog and they offer all sorts of stuff.....but at a hefty price.....would like suggestions that can be found at local Auto Parts or Discount Stores......

SB

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Diesels:
'85 300D, "Max, Blue Benz", 155K, 27.0 MPG
'84 190D 2.2, "Eva, Brown Benz", 142K, 40.2 MPG
'77 240D (parts car)
'67 Eicher ES 202 Tractor "Otto" (2cyl, Air Cooled, 30HP)
Gassers:
'94 Ford F-150, "Henry", 170K (300 Six) 17.5 MPG
'85 190E 2.3, 148K....Parts Car
'58 Dodge W300M Powerwagon (Flat Fenders) Less than 10 MPG

Turtle Wax Ice.

thats what i use on my truck and im gonna try it this weekend on the benz... hopefully i can still get some more shine out of the 30 year old paint

If I were to wax my 300td, I'd use Meguiar's #26 Hi-Tech Yellow Wax, which is what I use on my other cars. If you can't find that at a "regular" auto parts store, you can surely find it at an auto body supply house.

If your car has a nice finish (which unfortunatly my benz doesn't) I would use Zaino. I use it on my Prius, unbeleivable shine, kind of pricey too but lasts for months. I use it once in the spring and once in the fall and water beads the whole time. http://www.zainostore.com/ Not available at your local store but will be delivered to your door!

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'07 E320 Bluetec 133K my DD
'04 Jaguar XJ8 VDP, 34K
'10 Hyundai Accent 60K Grocery Getter
'02 VW Golf soon to be on the road again
'97 E300 Diesel Son's DD
'61 VERY tolerant wife

Hampton Roads, VA USA

Gone but not forgotten:
'67 250S 95K
'86 300SDL
'87 300D Turbo, 364K! R.I.P.
'98 E300 Turbodiesel, 213K
'02 S420, 164K
'01 Prius 138K

Meguiars NXT here.

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-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

Meguiar's #26 or NXT Tech Wax.

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I prefer conventional waxes myself, and have had good luck with Zymol products as well as Griot's Garage products.

Zaino (on a Porsche 911) was the worst waxing experience I've ever had, and customer service was as poor as the product -- they wouldn't even honor their moneyback guarantee. I wouldn't touch the stuff again.

Cheers, John

Meguiars works well for me. I try to clay bars the cars yearly too, polish, then glaze... lastly a few coats of wax.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

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Ditto.

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84 CD

I use Maquires but it doesn't seem to last very long.

I never heard about this clay bar stuff until I came here. Can someone explain how this works and how it's used?

How do you polish. I guess it must be electric. Doing it by hand would be a chore!

Danny

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