Best wax/polish for Winter Grey?

Did you take down the truck's information?

 

I agree 100%. I always clay and polish my cars when brand new!

 

So, how do you like the shine on the S100? Pretty good. ain't it.... The wax feels super slick compared to the Zaino. The Zaino is durable but I think the S100 wax gives it a deeper reflection. If you really want to make the shine pop, look for Mother's Reflections Car wax. Use that as a base and put the S100 over it. Reflections gives the paint a higher gloss but unfortunately, it is not durable, that's why I put the S100 over it.

 

Looks awesome!

 

Why not put Zaino Z-CS over the wax to give it added durability?

 

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What I meant is, if Mother's Reflections gives a higher gloss, rather than put S100 over it simply to make it more durable (which is kind of redundant for a wax), use Z-CS instead. It's a long-lasting polymer sealant so of course it adds durability as well as gloss, and in fact, it's designed to be applied over cured wax.

 

PriusRos,

Reading through this thread, it seems perhaps you should be more aggressive in your color choices than in the past to counteract the drab, rainy weather that occurs year round where you live. Sure, silver and winter gray are nice in sunny Southern California, but maybe go for bright red or blue when you pick up your 2015 Prius with full solar body.

 

I've been using Optimum Opti-Seal and Optimum Car Wax for a bout a month now and have to say I think I like the look of Zaino (Z5) better. I think it has a deeper richer look to it whereas the OCW has more of a light gray look. One thing I've noticed and I don't remember if I saw this with the Z5 is that the paint has an eggshell look to it when standing very close. Do others that use Z5 notice this or does that Z5 cover this up?

 

I don't think you can reach a conclusion because there's also more reflectivity/details on the front windshield (which I assume you didn't treat with Z-CS) in the second picture.

You waited until S100 cured before applying Z-CS, right? How long was that?

But they look good! Z-CS over carnauba wax sounds like the way to go, best of both worlds.

 

If the Z-CS is anything like Optimum Opti-Seal (and I think it's exactly the same) then it doesn't matter if you apply it before or after. Once applied, it bonds underneath anything that's already there. Pretty cool stuff.

 

I just finished stripping off the Optimum Car Wax and applied the first coat of Z-5. Even with one coat the difference in depth of color is very noticable. After I get a couple more coats of Z5 (I'm not using ZFX) then I'm going to try applying a coat of Optimum Opti-Seal. As far as wax for the Winter Gray, I'm convinced Z5 is the way to go.

 

Which Zaino wax Z2 or Z5?

 

The instructions specifically state not to apply Z-CS over uncured wax. I haven't heard from anybody who've applied it over uncured wax with no ill effect. It doesn't make much sense to bond to wax before it's cured, or seal it in while uncured, does it?