I own a '98 CW ITR and have 16k miles on it. I bought the car from FL where it was either garaged or covered most of the time. The paint itself is in great shape, but I notice that there is a lack of gloss on it compared to say... the white on a GSR.

Do you guys experience the same thing on 97/98's? No matter how much wax I use, I can't get a deep shine to it... it looks shallow. The hoods the worst...

Any similar problems? Solutions?

 

have it resprayed with clearcoat?

 

Thats something I havent thought of... I wonder how thought would come out...

I think I just wash the car too damn much (3-4 times weekly...) haha...

 

Mothers Clay Bar
Meguires 7 Cleaner Wax
Liquid Glass - 2 Coats
3 Coats of Meguire Professional 26 Yellow Paste Wax

Do this about once a month and it will shine better than new. Ask anyone who saw my old GSR you could park it next to a brand new one at the dealership and the white just had a "glow" to it.

 

try a light buffing compound

(applied with a machine) >> probably need a professional for this


[Modified by Tweakmeister, 4:35 AM 6/24/2002]

 

I use Griots Clay Bar/Polish/Wax and Car Wash and my 98 looks great. I usually wash it twice a week and cover her up every night and if she's not going to be driven for a few hours, usually using a qucik detailer to make sure the dust/light dirt from driving is off of her so the cover doesn't scratch it. I'm not as **** as I sound...really...

 

Clay bar the car then get Auto Gleam Super resan polish and do to coats of that and then get the best wax you can get and apply that

 

Louis,

Maybe it is only you?

Seriously, I would use a clay bar as suggested before and use a good carnuba wax. Zymol works well. But, not the Zymol you buy at the auto parts store. Go to http://www.zymol.com and get the cream. Here is the link to purchase it http://www.zymol.com/creamca.htm

Also, if you guys want a good laugh look at some of the prices on Zymol waxes. Here is the link http://store.zymol.com/zcat/ShopXpress?SHOWALL=1

-kenji

 

CLAY BAR, CLAY BAR, CLAY BAR. makes all the difference in the world. I use the claybar, Meguiers cleaner wax 2 coats,. then I use Meguiers Gold Classic wax 2 coats and it shines better than new. I do this once a month and the car feels like glass all the time. If I ever get caught in a rain storm (Only happened once) I just park it in the garage and take the absorber to it, a little quick detailer, and presto just like new. PS the clay bar is a pain in the ***, takes a LONG time and you have to be very attentive because you cant see where you have been, you can only hear where you need to go. It worth it though