Treewax

[retiredmechanic74]

Little information for ya, If you want to keep the car clean and shiny give it a coat of Treewax (get it at Ace ) It's made from Caribou sap and is used for hardwood floors. I've been using this on my cars for over 40 years now. It makes the car so slippery that in the rain the rain wash's the car off and makes the car hard to scratch. I painted my 66 Pontiac and applied a coat of this wax on it and later that day I watched a cat jump up on the hood, his legs were going a hundred miles an hour only to slide off. He jumped up again and gingerly worked his way up to the windshield and laid down all of a sudden he began to slip down the hood and off the car again. He tried 2 more times before he gave up. I caught kids using my 70 Grand Prix for a slide after using this wax, No scratches. NOTE: if you use it....don't use it in the sun and work in 2 feet of area at a time and start wiping it off soon as you put it on. O and pack a lunch it's an all day job.......but well worth it because it can last for a year or more.

[Barney Eaton]

As a side note.........get the clear Treewax.........it is available in brown tones to cover scratches in wood floors.

[KDirk]

Will try this come spring. Sounds like a winner, thanks for the tip.

[bikemikey]

I wonder if you could put that clear Treewax on a windshield for added impact protection. Sometimes I use Turtle Wax on mine, seems to help. I don't think I'm hurting it.  

[retiredmechanic74]

1 hour ago, bikemikey said:

I wonder if you could put that clear Treewax on a windshield for added impact protection. Sometimes I use Turtle Wax on mine, seems to help. I don't think I'm hurting it.  

I've never tried waxing the outside of the windshield for fear of heavy streaking during rain with the wipers on. Inside I would try but you might want to research what will remove the Treewax just in case. 

[bikemikey]

Good point. As expensive as the Reatta windshield is, you have to be careful what you put on it. 

Thanks 

[Old Man Jimbo]

This is cool information to preserve our paint and maybe keep the dang flies from pooping on my cars ! .

I seen a video on youtube a while back about waxing a windsheild. There is a way and I remember it takes several steps. I'm sure that I saved it into one of my foldres. If I can find it I'll post it.

[Old Man Jimbo]

That was easy . Here is how to do the outside .....

 

[Old Man Jimbo]

Here is the inside technique . Notice the little things he does that we do not think of . I like this guy he has a lot of detailing videos.

 

[Ronnie]

The Trewax might be great stuff but I'm way too lazy to use it. I'm going to stick with the waxes that are easy to apply and made for an automotive finish. 

There are hundreds of them out there to choose from. Some waxes are really expensive. I try to find the ones that give a good shine at a reasonable price. I use Butter Wet Wax once a year and I use Ice Spray Detailer to keep it looking good. Both products give the paint a great shine. They may not be the best or the toughest but they are easy to use and don't leave a chalky residue when you get them on rubber trim. I put the Ice Detailer on rubber parts to give them a deep dark shine.

[jonlabree]

I only have one word for all of you WAX lovers "CROFTGATE"

[retiredmechanic74]

12 hours ago, Ronnie said:

The Trewax might be great stuff but I'm way too lazy to use it. I'm going to stick with the waxes that are easy to apply and made for an automotive finish. 

There are hundreds of them out there to choose from. Some waxes are really expensive. I try to find the ones that give a good shine at a reasonable price. I use Butter Wet Wax once a year and I use Ice Spray Detailer to keep it looking good. Both products give the paint a great shine. They may not be the best or the toughest  but they are easy to use and don't leave a chalky residue when you get them on rubber trim. I put the Ice Detailer on rubber parts to give them a deep dark shine.

But in the immortal words of the Karate Kid....Wax on......Wax off. 

[Old Man Jimbo]

Researched " Croftgate " and interested in some of the wash products but I do not want the wax in my wash.

I am going with the Treewax from Amazon and as a painter / bodyman / restorer / fabricator / inventor ( I can do all those skills but that doesn't mean I'm good at them ha..... ha .

What I am hoping for with the tree wax is that birds will still build their nests in my trees after I wax my trees ( I'm sure my neighbors will envy my shiny trees ).

[Blue90]

Hey OMJ, I'm sure the birds will still build their nests in your trees but what I'm hoping is that the bird poop will wash off your Reatta quicker.

S.

[Old Man Jimbo]

LoL ! . I am actually looking for it to deter the flies. My neighbor has a dairy farm and the fly specks are overwhelming especially on my white cruiser. I have been racking my brain to develop a soap solution with ? added to it to deter them and then I read about Treewax . I am ordering some today and will take a test panel , treewax it and set it out this spring and see what happens.

 

Note to self: Jim , do not wax your trees !

[jonlabree]

I figure that no one will listen to me, but here goes anyway.

Croftgate has no wax in the wash products. And there are no petroleum products in the wax or the "Quick-N Slick".

In fact I dare you to use some on your car, (pick a spot) and see if anything sticks to it.,  I use it heavily on the front and even the bugs don't stick.

The reflective difference is noticeable on all cars, but even more so on dark cars.

Look in to it. It really works without a lot of work.  But do apply it as the directions say for best results.

[Ronnie]

I'm sure it is a great product. I wanted to read up on it but when I try to visit the Croftgate website my anti-virus software pops up a window saying the website has been blocked due to a malware threat. I will try again later.

[jonlabree]

google   "CROFTGATEUSA"

Edited February 24, 2018 by 63viking (see edit history)

[Ronnie]

1 hour ago, 63viking said:

google   "CROFTGATEUSA"

 

I did. Below is the screen that pops up. I'm afraid to override it. Maybe it is just my  computer but I'm afraid to go any farther.

 

[jonlabree]

It must be your computer. I jump right on it.

[DAVES89]

Just go to Amazon their products are there as well.