Re: Zanio and Meguiar's Wax

["Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Astro Shield?  I didn't know it was still around...

I used to use it on my first car (1975 Chev Malibu, Med. Red metallic).  The 
Astro Shield made the car look great, and it lasted seven months (Western NY 
April-November...car slept in a garage in the winter).

Two things...

1) I recall that people recommended against using Astro Shield on white 
paint, as it had a tendency to cause the paint to yellow over time.  I never 
saw it happen, but that was the story, and all of my friends with white cars 
refused to use it.

2) Although my car looked great while using Astro Shield, I stopped using it 
in 1984 (when I moved from NY).  Within two years, all top surfaces on the 
car began to fade and crack.  I don't know if it was something that was 
initiated by the Astro Shield, or if it was just the year-round exposure to 
the Maryland sun.

- -rb

>
>Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 09:56:25 -0400
>From: "Mike" <StruckM5@domain.elided>
>Subject: Re: Zanio and Meguiar's Wax
>
>Hey,
>
>     I usually use Meguiar's Cleaner Wax on my white '88 535is(mint), and 
>it does a nice job, but my friend in NY proved to me that it actaually 
>isn't all that great. He wiped on some Astro Shield (I had never heard of 
>it before either), and it brought out a WHOLE NEW shade of white. It was 
>quite amazing. For older BMWs(my paint looks about five years old), I'd 
>highly recommend Astro Shield. When I left NY for MA, I also conveniently 
>left my Megiuar's in the trash.
>
>- -Mike


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