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04z71steve

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hey quick question, my dad just bought a 2004 gmc envoy,20" rims... and he wants to wax it up when he picks it up on saturday... i use zymol personally on my o3 z71 but does anybody know of a better wax that will protect+ make his truck shine? gimme your thoughts ... let me know what you've used in the past and how u liked or disliked it!? thanks!!! :thumbs::flag:

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x2 for meguires or zanio. I used to be a hardcore pure carnuba guy - but after long dileberation - and the loss of a several cases of beer (important tip - never make a bet using your only supply of alcohol on a sunday)- I was bested by the new synthetics. they really are something else

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Black Paint? Zaino Z5 topped by CS, the wait a day, do Z8. I have a black acura and it is starting to look great. Mine's a 2004 as well. Hopefully the truck does not have many swirls in it from poor washing techniques. Unfortunately my acura does and I'm having to machine the swirls out one panel at a time--lotta work.

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hcvone

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A synthetic product like Zaino will outlast carnauba wax products 5 to 1 in durability, over the counter products like Mother's and Meguiar's are ok if you do not mind waxing every month or two.

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