SILes300

The next day!

PGSberg

The day after I bought it I waxed both car and wheels, put protectant on the door, trunk and engine compartment weather stripping, rain-X the windows, scotch guarded the carpet, floor and trunk mats and conditioned the leather with Meguiars leather wipes. I feared liquid leather conditioner would clog the holes in the seats.

w4rjd

About 2 hours after picking it up

iStyle

I'm taking delivery my 2IS on Monday. It'll have its first coat of P21S by Friday.

as3.0cl

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taking delivery tues or weds(hopefully)...wax will be on ti the following weekend, but i will be using an acylic.

NokiDoki

back to the original question: dealership told me 5 years without waxing**

**but there's a catch! This is if you purchase the Supercare package which includes a sealant for paint and scotch guard solution applied to interior leather. It is supposed to keep the "luster" of the paint, and should hold up for 5 years.

I wouldn't have gotten it if it didn't end up being "free" with all the other costs... they kinda threw it in cos I was being a good sport at the dealership, i guess.

The car feels like its been claybarred-- so smooth, scuffs can be rubbed off with my fingertip.

dafidav

what kind of protectant?

what is weather stripping?

what does rain-x do?

what is scoth guard?

sorry about the noob question but i just got our car and want to maintain it in the best condition as possible

regarding the initial question, we got the car last tuesday, and im planning to wash, paint clean, polish and wax the car this weekend, so around 2 weeks

sailing217

The day after I picked it up and drove it 300 miles home...but I did it to prep for the clear bra installation.

First full wax will be done next week, so that's 8 months. Usually every Spring and Fall. Always hand wash on black soft paint

SonnyIs350

I'd like to know whats the acrylic wax you guys are peaking of. I have had the car for 5 months now only been driven about 2,000 miles it stays in the garage covered alot. Whats the best brand name to use.

kindred6ul

Purchased Nov 18th 2006 and waxed w/ Mother's showcar glaze and NXT over it the next Thursday Nov 23rd. Jersey was extremely warm this year giving me a chance to get a coat on her at least every 2 weeks. I love it when she shines. Nothing like a nice white car at night. Sooo sexy.

Jhoo

I waited one week after the clear bra was put on then washed, clayed, polished(final polish), polished(Klasse AIO), glazed(Red Moose Glaze), waxed(Collinite) and put a second coat of wax(poorboys Natty blue paste). I have done this about every 6 months and while washing every other week and spraying a OCW wax on after each wash. Every 3-4 months I re-wax with collinite and Nattys. Obsessive, probably but I just love the way it looks everytime I get in it. 20K miles later it still shines better then the day it left the lot, and I still get excited to hop in it.

For anyone looking for great car care/detailing advice and tips, I highly reccomend checking out autopia.org. They are very helpful over there and can give you car care product tips specific to the color of your car.