Years ago, I gave up waxes and started using Nu Finish as well as it was one of the first commercially available polymer-based paint sealants. Although it had far superior durability to waxes, I found it, for my part, very difficult to remove and a heck of a lot of work to get the residue off. I found it powdered and made a real mess which I tolerated because of its performance. I later went looking for fancier alternatives such as some of the German polishes that you find on car detailing websites. They worked well, but we’re very expensive and not convenient to just pick up when I ran out since I had to order them. Much to my pleasant surprise, I found Maguiars had introduced products in the sealant category and I gave them a try. I was astounded that they would keep beading water for eight months to a year and that is under the harsh salt, snow, ice conditions we have here in southern Ontario. We have to wash our cars often to keep the salt at bay and yet water will continue to bead in spite of everything I throw at it to keep the car clean. And the best thing is, these are easy to find at retail and are surprisingly inexpensive and a really reasonable value for what you get. It comes in a compound as well as a wax. I think when the wax originally came out, they called it “ultimate polish“ but I think that might’ve been confusing to people who thought it was similar to a compound. Or, who knows, they may have all three available but I find the compound and then the wax provide remarkable value, longevity and convenience which really matters to me when I inevitably run out with about a third of the car to finish.
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