Waxing New Maverick?

[lanetang]

My Maverick is the first new vehicle I have ever purchased. I love the Area 51 color and would love to keep it looking new as long as possible.

I wash and wax my older vehicles with Turtle Wax Ceramic Spray coating for extra gloss and protection. Would turtle waxing new paint cause any damage, or would it help maintain the original color? If it would cause harm to new paint, when should the first coat of wax be applied?

I love coming to this forum and getting these random questions addressed. Thanks for being a great community!

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[robb01]

It won't cause any damage applied correctly.

Depending on what happened to your cars paint on the rail journey/delivery, a clay bar and mild polish may be needed before applying wax/sealant

 

[projectvortex]

My Maverick is the first new vehicle I have ever purchased. I love the Area 51 color and would love to keep it looking new as long as possible.

I wash and wax my older vehicles with Turtle Wax Ceramic Spray coating for extra gloss and protection. Would turtle waxing new paint cause any damage, or would it help maintain the original color? If it would cause harm to new paint, when should the first coat of wax be applied?

I love coming to this forum and getting these random questions addressed. Thanks for being a great community!

The sooner you apply your favorite paint protection of choice, the better the long-term results will be.

 

[Decayed]

turtle wax is kind of "Ceramic lite". If you do a full blown ceramic coating, you have to basically strip off any old wax or polish, clay bar the entire thing to remove surface imperfections in the clear coat and clean it with what amounts to methanol immediately before applying the ceramic. The paint/clearcoat has to be perfectly smooth and completely clean of any contaminants before applying the ceramic coating.

That stuff can cost a hundred bucks a bottle and is very technique sensitive but gives a phenomenal finish.

 

[Dad]

Good advice on this thread, but just to clarify ... there's ceramic spray and then there's a ceramic coating. The coating is a much more complicated process as one of the members described accurately. The spray is super easy to apply, much cheaper, but doesn't last as long as a coating. I've used it on both my vehicles and I was very happy with the results. Whatever process you decide to use, make sure the truck is clean. if using the spray, wash the truck with a wax removing detergent (Amazon) before your first treatment. If you're going with the coating, you'll want to use clay bar. Detailers can do it for you, or no doubt you can find something on YouTube to DIY. Either way, post the results so we can all share in your pride of ownership of truly an amazing vehicle.

 

[lanetang]

I plan to apply the ceramic spray because it is easier and cheaper. I also wanted to do it before the paint has an opportunity to be "exposed" to chemicals or other things.

Thanks for everyone's feedback.

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