Today was finally the day.
I’m currently lying on a stretcher in my oxygen tent, but after a total of 5.5 hours, the car is properly washed, clayed and fusso’d (and a bit of rainX on side/rear windows and plastic trim).
Turns out, my “fears” were correct, it’s basically impossible to judge the drying time of wax on white paint, got lucky by guessing a random-ish number of minutes to wait (in my case, 5:30 minutes). The horror stories about Fusso wax didn’t come true – i did panel by panel, applying, waiting, buffing – worked a treat, just took forever.
The hydrophobicity is off the charts, took a glass of water to the bonnet – it actually leaves like two or three drops behind, the rest all runs off – looks like bloody teflon. It’s supposed to last 12 months, but even if i only get half that.. very happy. The tub is going to outlast me as well, for sure.
RainX is whatever, but the wax is quite insane, very recommended. Maybe just not on a white car, unless you have a second person (the wife) checking your buff-work and pointing out all the spots you missed (and still couldn’t see after being pointed out lol).
My back is killing me now, though.
edit: Bonnet and front clip were awful, so much crap in the clear coat – felt like claying sandpaper. The rest of the car was within reason. Did roughly 30cm x 30cm sections, using Clay Bar Glide by Auto Finesse with a Soft99 “smoother” Clay Bar, buffing after each section.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.