Brand New Car - How do i care for it?

[meguser808]

Hi,

Me and my gf just bought a new Honda CRV. What would be the best product to keep the paint looking good for years to come. I've read I should use a product with no abrasives as the paint should be in excellent condition.

I was thinking about tech wax 2.0 paste, but I can't find it anywhere if it contains any abrasives in it.

Any advice would be great.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Brand New Car - How do i care for it?

Since this is your first post...

Welcome to Meguiar's Online!

Congratulations on the new car too. NXT Tech wax is non-abrasive and a great choice to preserve your car's paint.

Also look at getting a quality wash mitt, Grit Guard for your bucket when washing and a premium quality car wash like NXT Car Wash or Gold Class Car Wash.

Plenty of premium quality microfibers for removing wax and some extra foam or microfiber wax applicator pads.

That should get you started! Check out our List O' Links 2.0 and these two forum groups are a treasure trove or information...

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[Murr1525]

Re: Brand New Car - How do i care for it?

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Here is a very simple way to get a complete detail if you want to do more than just wax:

1. Wash
2. Clay
3. Cleaner/wax
4. Nxt 2.0

[meguser808]

Re: Brand New Car - How do i care for it?

Wow. thanks for the quick replies. I think I'll get the tech wax 2.0 for now. I'm not sure if it would be wise to polish the new car yet as the condition should be fine, maybe polish after a year.

This is my first car so I had no idea what to do with it, cleaning wise.

Would it be okay to wax the windows with this wax also? what about trimmings?

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Brand New Car - How do i care for it?

Would it be okay to wax the windows with this wax also? what about trimmings?

No. Meguiar's car waxes are not for glass. There is no real similarities between glass and car paint and our car waxes are chemically formulated to work on paint, not glass.

For exterior rubber and plastic trim, pick up a bottle of G10810 Gold Class Trim Detailer

[Lexus Guy04]

Re: Brand New Car - How do i care for it?

Welcome to MOL!

[Slicked]

Re: Brand New Car - How do i care for it?

The Gold Class Trim Detailer is great stuff - looks great. A small blob goes a long way.

Does anyone know if it offers protection?

[mb911]

Re: Brand New Car - How do i care for it?

When doing a full detail, if you still want to keep it fairly simple -

I'd do something like clay, paint cleaner, and then NXT 2.0. I just got a car Monday, and on Saturday I'll be claying, cleaning/polishing, and then waxing.

[meguser808]

Re: Brand New Car - How do i care for it?

I think i'll put some carnuba wax on the windows, I read that it should be fine.

As for the trims, my question is same as slicked, does the gold class trim detailer protect as well as make it look nice.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Brand New Car - How do i care for it?

The longer you hang around this forum, you will find out the following. The key to keeping your car looking great is not so much waxing whenever. It is in the preparation. So if you just want a waxed car great, no problem. But if you want a great looking car, then you have to do a few more things

This is why you should take the time to read the links Murr gave you. It may seem like a lot of steps, however in the long run it reduces the amount of time needed to keep your car looking new.

Congrats on the new car.

Welcome to mol.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Brand New Car - How do i care for it?

As for the trims, my question is same as slicked, does the gold class trim detailer protect as well as make it look nice.

Yes. Trim Detailers conditions and protects. Not sure how other's apply it but for thin pieces of trim or for the rubber gaskets that run around a door, I usually take a terry cloth towel and cut out small pieces about an 1" square or so and then saturate this with the Trim Detailer and apply to the component I'm wanting to treat. By using a little piece of cloth you won't get excess onto the things surrounding the trim or component you're trying to dress. Then you can just throw it away when you're done.

[meguser808]

Re: Brand New Car - How do i care for it?

Thanks for the tip Mike, I will try that out next time.