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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 09:53 PM
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Default Colormatch wax

Anyone have any success with this? I've heard my "Light Metallic Beige" (ya it'* gold) is really hard to match. I wanna try some colormatch wax.... Does anything work?
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 11:25 PM
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i used to use colormatch wax on my 89 Cutlass...black...so easy to match, but i would say it worked...i have an after pic...wish i had a b4 pic....it was awful b4 and great after...sat in hawaii sun everyday, and still looked gr8
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by wjcollier07
i have an after pic...
I wanna see

Ed
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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The turtle-wax stuff? Used it on my suburban. It was liquid, and it looked like I was working on a car when I was done.. (black wax)

it works pretty well though imo
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 09:29 PM
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I've used red, blue, and green (not on my car though) and have had problems with swirl marks with the blue and green. They come right out with the next coat of regular wax though, so don't be afraid to try it. What the wax is really good at is hiding clear coat chips in the hood which usually end up looking white after regular wax.
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 09:30 PM
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i might have to try this on my car....
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 10:15 PM
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Junk IMO
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Peterg22000
Junk IMO
The worse your paint is, the better it works. This stuff isn't meant for good paint.
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Old Jun 28, 2006 | 12:28 AM
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My wife'* old Grand Prix was a black 1988 with badly cracked paint. We used the black wax on it and it definitely helped the appearance, but it didn't last terribly long. Eventually we had the entire car repainted.

And yeah, it turns your hands black, so maybe wear rubber gloves.
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Old Jun 28, 2006 | 07:49 AM
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it does do wonders
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