What wax do you use?

I'm applying the full package of http://www.meguiars.com/, I only can
recommend those products, easy to apply, even easier to get it away
again...it gives your car a fine and glossy wet look kind of appearance.

protection is also very good!

use quick detailer or the NXT tech wax.

never tried http://www.swissol.com/E/HomeEnglish.htm but it seems to
be the best stuff on the market WW, although hell of expensive.

cheers
iwan

Depends on how hard you want to work??

I have been using Zaino on my cars for years. White Coupes, Silver Coupes and a Black Escalade. www.zainostore.com/

I recently began applying it using an orbital buffer with velcro pads... Its super easy and much faster than by hand.

I am sort of a detail nut and I will spare you all the details and steps I go through and have tried... Instead just check out:

http://www.autopia.org/

Read the reviews and try the products you feel will work best on your car.

I used all the Meguiars three step products. The shine was great but did not last long... I discovered Zaino through a car show and have never looked back. There are many products just as good as far as shine, depth and wetness... But IMO none that LASTs as long. You can get away with a few coats of Zaino every 6 - 8 months.

Just remember the basics. Your paint cleaning and polishing are the most important steps. Wax or sealant is the final application. If you wax or seal paint with marks, blemishes, swirls not polished out, the type of wax or sealant will not make any difference...

To answer your question, I am not aware of any wax that will prevent rock chips. I have noticed at the dealership they offer a protective clear sticker like application on our cars.. It seems to work, but looks just ok. And its over 1,000.00....

Good luck. cM

I can give you guys my personal recommendation, which is a (non-mainstream) product manufactured by Bilt-Hamber. Provides a great finish with superb protection.

Available in Europe, thou (maybe they ship overseas) and worth a try if you want something beyond out-of-the shelf products (such as Meguiars, Zymol, Swissol and the likes).

Check on

http://www.bilthamber.com/polishandwax.html

Cheers,

Ed

I too am currently using Zaino, and before that, Malm's, who makes a wonderful ultra-fine polish I use to spot clean a particular area. I discovered somewhat by accident, though, a wax called Collinite that was applied to my car by my first encounter with a detailer. Typically, I have a, "pro," polish/clean the paint about once per year, then I apply wax at varying intervals in between. Anyway, the Collinite has proved to be the most protective and longest lasting of any product I've tried. Those of us who live in South Florida get alot of bug splats on our paint, many of which will actually eat the paint if not removed immediately. With Collinite, the dried bug residue washed off with a hose's normal water pressure. I never experienced that before. Although I haven't bought a can for myself, I've noticed it for sale here and there and it's not very expensive. As for gloss, I don't think it is quite the wet mirrored look of the Zaino and others, but boy does it protect.