Help with wax choice for potential customer, please. 2008 Green Audi RS4

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MeticulousTX

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While delivering a vehicle today I was approached by my customers friend about detailing his 2008 RS4 tomorrow. It was painted by Audi per customer request, In viper green, supposedly from the previous owner.



Can someone please recommend a wax for this paint color? He would like to discuss what products I am using. What would be protection route to make this color look great.



Thanks much!



Dylan
 
I do not own any wax products from optimum besides ONR and poli-seal. How long does the spray wax you're talking about last, from your experience?



This customer wants me to go through and explain every straps and product choice to him. After giving some thought, I'll run with d151 and PB blue.



I was just wondering if anyone had any input on what they may have used on green paints, if they have taken care of any.



Thanks for the replies!
 
The color doesn't really matter, the polish has no thoughts, it does what you want it to do. :)



Are you going to do paint correction or just a basic detail?



MeticulousTX said:
I do not own any wax products from optimum besides ONR and poli-seal. How long does the spray wax you're talking about last, from your experience?



This customer wants me to go through and explain every straps and product choice to him. After giving some thought, I'll run with d151 and PB blue.



I was just wondering if anyone had any input on what they may have used on green paints, if they have taken care of any.



Thanks for the replies!
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thomasdekany said:
The color doesn't really matter, the polish has no thoughts, it does what you want it to do. :)



Are you going to do paint correction or just a basic detail?
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I'll use d151 for it's light correction abilities. I am not going to do a multiple step correction by any means.



Great point you make there! I'm sure it will turn out fine.



Thanks!
 
If the customer wants to be that involved, why not offer some choices, highlight the advantages of each.
 
The customer probably thinks a really great wax will make his car shimmer like a jewel again. In reality as Thomas and others have indicated, its all in the polishing. I am guessing you may be able to sell this customer a one step polish pretty easily. If so, do a real nice one step with UNO or Optimum GPS (my 2 favorites for one steps), and the gloss will be amped up which it sounds like what this customer really wants. Once that is accomplished you could throw on some $15 dollar Megs gold class carnauba and it will look better than throwing DODO supernatural on an unpolished, unclayed car.



However, to answer your question on green for sheer good looks I would go with Collie 845. FOr looks + incredible protection I love POXY topped with FK 1000 on green, gold, yellow cars.
 
MeticulousTX- Welcome to Autopia!



I'd keep it simple and make sure the thing seems "really waxed" in the customer's eyes. Since you're apparently not gonna be doing a full-on-perfection detail, I'd go with wax from Collinite.



I'm tempted to suggest Meguiar's NXT as an OTC alternative, but I question whether the durability will be good enough.



IF I've somehow misunderstood and you *are* gonna polish it to near-showroom condition, than I'd probably lean towards the FK1000P.



Nothing that won't last, that's for sure. You want the owner to think he really "got a great waxjob" and that means durability, protection, and either beading or sheeting to the nth degree so he can see it whenever it rains on the car.



Note I'm not paying much of any attention to the color.
 
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