So I am planing to wax my 71 GT6 for the first time since the repainting which was just over two years ago.
Yes you read that correctly two years.
My plan is to clay bar the finish to get the surface smooth and clean before applying any wax to the finish.
The present finish is just the single stage paint after it was compounded and polished a week after it was painted.
There are a couple of places that still have some of the compound residue in some seams (the seams on the bonnet [the hood]) that I will need to clean (yes I know I should have removed it along time ago but I sometimes get lazy and besides you would have to look close to see it) so if anyone has a good way of removing compound residue from seams I am all ears and open to suggestions on how to remove the leftover residue.
The real question that I have is what wax should I use after I get the surface clean and smooth.
I have a brand new box of Turtle Wax Ice that was given to me just after I refinished the car which I have never used.
I have done some research on it and it seems to be a good product that holds up well and dose not yellow with time which on a red colored car probably would not be that noticeable in the long run.
I also have a new tin of Zymol Carbon Wax that I purchased that I am considering using. Odd thing that the directions are almost identical to the ICE directions except it states the leftover wax should be refrigerated to preserve it once the can is opened so I am wondering how well it will hold up overtime.
So you know my GT6 is garage kept and has only sat outside over night a couple of times since I refinished it.
I also try not to park under trees or power lines or were birds perch for the obvious reasons.
The paint on the car is a single stage paint and is in good shape to the best of my knowledge even though it is a driver that I try to drive when ever I have the chance as it is a fun car to drive at least for me.
Any suggestions or tips or tricks to removing the compound residue and to what wax you have used and like I am open to as this is going to be my project for this weekend.
Thank in advance.
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