01-27-2010, 08:26 AM | #71 |
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May be good stuff! But, I'm really looking to find things that I don't have to send off for. Products that are OTC in most stores. I'm somewhat impulsive and when I decide to wax or clay or wash or change my oil or put on a CAI, I want it NOW! Otherwise I get out of the mood. I'm not one to plan too far ahead and buy everything months ahead of time. I'll bet there are many just like me and this information will help the lazy ones like me!
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01-27-2010, 07:00 PM | #72 |
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[QUOTE=2LTRS;1384766]Darker colors will always reflect more objects than yellow, or any light colored car..it's just common sence.
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01-27-2010, 07:21 PM | #73 | |
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Go here http://www.autopia.org/ if you wont to get some good and honest answers...Ask your same question, and see what they say That is all.
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01-27-2010, 09:25 PM | #74 |
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[QUOTE=NAHURRY;1423429]Actually, the reflectivity level of every color is exactly the same, when the same products are used on each color by a person skilled with a given product. What you mean to say is that the contrasting colors of black to most colors is noticeably different. Any polish or wax that you use on a car has no clue what color it is being used on. It doesn't look at the color and decide to shine more or less. The product is going to "do what it do". Thus, I can make yellow pop just as I can black. It is a combination of technique and products.
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01-27-2010, 09:29 PM | #75 | |
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I do have to admit that Zaino is far too much on the bandwagon in this forum. I think people are being honest...they are just brainwashed!
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01-27-2010, 09:39 PM | #76 | |
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01-27-2010, 11:34 PM | #77 | |
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This was after a Adams FMP and topped with some Americana. You'll never get a mirror out of yellow, but it certainly does shine with some TLC.
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01-27-2010, 11:50 PM | #78 |
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2LTRS: Nice. I like your towel collection in the reflection. Are those Cobra Shamrocks? Are you having linting issues like I am?
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01-28-2010, 12:09 AM | #79 |
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That looks damn close to mirror to me!
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01-28-2010, 07:36 AM | #80 |
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I see that some people top one product over the other. If I use something like Adams buttery wax or Meguire's nxt 2.0 or turtle Ice paste polish do I need to use two products? I do plan to clay first.
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01-28-2010, 08:24 AM | #81 | |
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With that said, one rule that I like to follow is to stay within a family of products when I am doing the paint correction process. The reason I like to do this is each manufacturer has researched and designed their products to work with each other. By mixing brands within the polishing process, you may or may not get the results you are trying to achieve. Let's face it, we are mixing chemicals on our paint and none of us are chemist (at least I hope not ). Since the chemical blending of products has already been engineered by someone who knows more about that than we do, I don't like to undermine their knowledge and the engineering that has gone into the products that we decide to use. Most of the time, they compliment each other and the overlapping of following one brand with the next product of the same brand is what is necessary to get the most out of what you decide to use. So if I use brand X polish, I'm going to use brand X wax. I may use brand Y leather cleaner or brand Z tire dressing because those product do not require a follow up product. Polishing and waxing are a different animal. So to answer your questing, keep it in the same family when polishing and waxing. As for the other stuff, you may see an advantage in performance in say, one leather dressing over another. I haven't researched that area of detailing enough to say with any authority on who's product is the ruler of Oz, but I can say that everything I used did work. I, like others, do have my preference based on experience. Some are different or seem to be better than others, but since I stick to professional grade products, I have never had a negative experience with anything that I have tried.
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01-28-2010, 12:30 PM | #82 | |
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Its certainly not a requirement when it comes to protecting your paint.
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01-28-2010, 12:36 PM | #83 | |
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All the other cobra microfibers are holding up really well, I love the blue waffle weave drying towel, and have been really happy with the purple polishing towels. Their yellow multi pourpose towel is fantastic for spray detailing!
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01-28-2010, 01:04 PM | #84 |
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I also note that wax and polish seem to be used synonymously most often. The brand websites say that most have wax but is synthetic and have a component of polish that is very mild that can be used on the clear coat. So polishing and separate waxing is only needed if there is significant scratches, swirls, etc. Then a separate POLISH (abrasive) is needed.
So I think in the end, I'll look for any of the brands I noted above that are OTC and trial them for durability.
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