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Can anyone recommend a brand of wax to use on a 1933 sedan that was restored many years ago and has some crazing? I don't want any cleaner or buffing compound, just wax. Also, what is the recommendation for metal polish for the chrome and stainless steel. I do have a bit of corrosion on the venti-pane frames.

I have had great results using WAX SHOP SUPER GLAZE. easy to use looks good and lasts 3-6 months.

The way a wax performs depends on the paint used on the car.I have a car in old enamel,some in lacquer including an old original.

If the finish is not perfect I would try a product that does not leave a white residue in cracks etc.After much experimentation I have found Turtle wax- not the regular but their premium line to work well.I use the liquid - its clear coat safe so its gentle.

Its make take several tries to find a product that works on your finish.

On my vent frames (they all rust) I use an SOS pad...will not scratch any chrome is wet.The soap in the pad leaves a wax like finsh.

Any chrome cleaner and polish will do fine on the chrome and stainless.The paint polish will do OK also if not rusted. :cool2:

I disagree about SOS pads not scratching chrome, unless Harley Davidson exhaust pipes are plated with a softer chrome. It took about an hour of elbow grease and Simichrome to get the scratches out of the drag pipes on my wife's Lowrider. Burnt on boot sole rubber. She was NOT happy with the burnt boot, (hers), or the scratches!!!!
Dan.

For years I have used SOS pads on such things as slightly rusted NOS chrome that I would resell and never has it scratch - but - would advise testing it in an out of the way place to be sure.
It also has done well on my old cars....perhaps the newer chrome is softer???

Hey! I did a bunch of research on this topic a few weeks ago... found a great "E-book" at:

Autopia Guide to Detailing eBook

If you don't mind reading on the computer, this reference has a lot to offer. It has some locked chapters, but if you register the book with the author (David Bynon) you can open all chapters. I've read most of it and learned a great deal about detailing. Now I'm afraid to touch anything on my car...

If you download the book and open it, the book will attempt to access the Internet... I think this is because it has several links to products at David's website (I trusted him and allowed it to connect. If you don't have a firewall installed on your computer you'll never know what it's doing anyway)

When I read the words "has some crazing" I wonder how well any product will work, but I'm interested in what Gene said. As far as I can gather, most of the wax manufacturers offer a pure carnauba wax, I'm using Meguiars Gold Class Clear Coat car wax on new finish so I can't tell you what it does on crazed paint.

In David's book, he actually mentions that "professional auto detailers use (#000) or (#0000) steel wool on chrome. He even support's Gene's suggestion about using household steel wool containing soap... but he say's to use plenty of water, and not to touch the paint!

I think Chrome is Chrome is Chrome, and one of it's great assets is that it is REALLY HARD, which makes it a bear to polish out scratches!