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Old Aug 8, 2003 | 12:40 AM
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Does anyone know of a car wax/polish product that is NOT white??? I have a white car and its a huge pain to wax it b\c I cant see well enough to tell whether its buffed out or not. I always end up leaving some somewhere. Hopefully a company has thought of this by now...
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Old Aug 8, 2003 | 12:44 AM
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Well they do make colored waxes I think. Turtle wax does. But I don't know if you'd like that. They're meant for the color of the car I guess. (The black wax for black cars, green wax for green cars) it may still work though.

I know what you mean though. Most of the cars I've done have been white and you have to look at it at the right angle to see if there'* any wax left on it. PITA but since I'm anal about that stuff, I get it all off
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Old Aug 8, 2003 | 02:14 AM
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Well i ave a good cutter for oxidized paint and swirl marks.. and its a browny color...
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Old Aug 8, 2003 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by macho_mike21
Does anyone know of a car wax/polish product that is NOT white??? I have a white car and its a huge pain to wax it b\c I cant see well enough to tell whether its buffed out or not. I always end up leaving some somewhere. Hopefully a company has thought of this by now...
Turtle Wax Color Cure~ comes in different colors, so depends on the color of your car?

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Old Aug 8, 2003 | 09:22 AM
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Turtle wax is green.
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Old Aug 8, 2003 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Short
Turtle wax is green.
Ya gotta get out more often.... ..it comes in other colors than green
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 07:42 AM
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Yeah,i know,but the standard one(SUPER HARD SHELL)is green.
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 07:13 PM
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Message Short Posted:Yeah,i know,but the standard one is green.
So short what do us automatic bonny owners use?
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by macho_mike21
Does anyone know of a car wax/polish product that is NOT white??? I have a white car and its a huge pain to wax it b\c I cant see well enough to tell whether its buffed out or not. I always end up leaving some somewhere. Hopefully a company has thought of this by now...
i had this same problem this weekend waxing the bonne. we have almost identical cars mike.
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If your car needs a revitalization, like mine did (Hard water spots on paint/wax) I always use a chamois, but still got water spots on the previous wax job. With black paint it was always a hassle.
As recommended from a buddy I tried Meguires Cleaner/Wax....did an awesome job! so would recommend if you want to get that paint back to a great shine!
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