Wet&Mirror effects on an orange car

[The Kicker]

Hi guys,
first of all, excuse me for my english

My name is Manuel and I came from Italy. I have bought a new car last week, exacly a Grande Punto F.I.A.T.
My car is orange ( http://www.motorbox.com/static/upl/f...7084-017-f.jpg ), but I want MORE ORANGE: more bright, more flashy with a the "wet effect" that I like so much on this car.

I read that meguiar's is the world leader for car wax, but I don't know the line products, Can I recive some advices? What I must use to obtain the aforecited effects?

[Mike Phillips]

Hi The Kicker,

Welcome to Meguiar's Online!


To get the [b[]wet-look[/b] out of an automotive paint, you need to do two things and that is get the paint as smooth as it can be and this is done by claying your car's finish when it needs it. A new car shouldn't need to be clayed but it's always a good idea to check by feeling the paint with your clean hand after washing it to check and see if you feel any above surface bonded contaminants. If you do then use detailing clay to remove them.

The other thing you want to do is polish and wax your car's paint using a pure polish like Deep Crystal Polish and then apply and maintain a good coat of wax on your car's paint, a good choice for this would be either Gold Class Wax or NXT Tech Wax.

After you've applied a coat of wax to your car's paint then maintain it with a product like our Quik Detailer or Speed Detailer and wash it using a quality car wash like our Gold Class Car Wash.

Barry Meguiar' always says,

"Frequent car care is easy car care"

Once you've worked your finish up to a high state of gloss, then maintain this gloss or wet-look by waxing often with your choice of wax and/or applying an application of a spray on wax like our Quik Wax or our NXT Spray Wax.


The secret to getting a wet-look finish is really about finding a product you like, like a quality car wax, and then using it often.


”Find something you like and use it often”

If you find a product you like, then apparently the results look good in your eyes, if you use it often, then your finish will always look great. It's only when you begin to neglect or abuse the finish that it goes down hill.


Hope this helps...

[Mike Phillips]

List 'O Links

Many of the things we cover in our Saturday Classes are discussed and talked about in the threads found in the sub-forums of the Information Station


First read this,

Meguiar's 5-Step Paint Care Cycle


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