What to use?

grizzly72 · Oct 18, 2023

Hello, Just bought a new 2023 forester in crystal white. What should I do to keep it looking good and shiny? Good waxes etc??

hrv · Oct 18, 2023

grizzly72 said:
Hello, Just bought a new 2023 forester in crystal white. What should I do to keep it looking good and shiny? Good waxes etc??

Expect about three pages of ...this is the best....I use 303 graphene by the way...

grizzly72 · Oct 18, 2023

Who makes what you use?

Rand · Oct 18, 2023

griots 3 in one ceramic spray wax. Good combo of low effort, durability, and "wax performance".

hrv · Oct 18, 2023

grizzly72 said:
Who makes what you use?

If you are asking me it is called 303...that is the name of the company

grizzly72 · Oct 18, 2023

Thanks I’ll try some

grizzly72 · Oct 18, 2023

I’ll try the griots also

RitcheyRch · Oct 18, 2023

Griots 3 in 1 or Collinite 845

atikovi · Oct 18, 2023

Easy to apply and lasts long.

joegreen · Oct 18, 2023

Anythings better than nothing it just depends how long you want to go between applications and how convenient the product is.

grizzly72 · Oct 18, 2023

Thanks everyone I appreciate the suggestions!!! I work a lot of hours in this economy to survive these days so the easier the better. It’s kind of funny all the people at work run when the ask for overtime and I’m one of the few who beg for it lol.. I will try some of your suggestions and see what I like.. thanks again for the help this is the best website ever !!!

TOLSON · Oct 18, 2023

hrv said:
If you are asking me it is called 303...that is the name of the company

Golden Eagle is the name of the company that makes 303 products, they are on the south side of Chicago.

Malo83 · Oct 18, 2023

TEC 584 gives Xcellent results, use on my vehicles.

Marcozi · Oct 19, 2023

atikovi said:
Easy to apply and lasts long.

This is what I use. It's great stuff.

reemoeMO · Oct 19, 2023

Marcozi said:
This is what I use. It's great stuff.

But don't use it on the windshield. It leaves behind a noticeable smear. Someone recently made a post asking how to remove it from glass.

atikovi · Oct 19, 2023

reemoeMO said:
But don't use it on the windshield. It leaves behind a noticeable smear. Someone recently made a post asking how to remove it from glass.

I use it on all the glass. Love the water beading. Just have to buff it out well.

MStarmer · Oct 22, 2023

For white (which is the easiest to take care of in my opinion), you can get by with a good all in one wax. Something like Griots all in one ceramic will do the job and keep it looking great. Cleaner waxes work exceptionally well on white since it removes all those little black spots or stains on the white, plus you it's harder to see any swirls. For awhile I was taking care of 4 white cars, I found HD Speed, McKee's 37 360 and Blackfire OneStep to be great. Now with the ceramic/graphene infused I would pick one of those. My wife's old Lexus and my old 4Runner.

Turbo Actual · Oct 22, 2023

I use Malco Showroom Shine. Very affordable especially in the gallon size and easy to use. Little to no streaking, easy on and off. And to me it makes the paint pop. Another one is Optimum Car Wax. Requires slightly more work but looks great and offers UV protection. It’s more expensive than Malco. Another good product is Megs last touch, it offers a nice Glossy shine and smells good to, it’s also easy to use. I can’t forget Megs X-press spray wax either, I use it as a drying aid, but can be used in dry applications as well. Some use it in the interiors as well.