Detailing And Car Care De-Coded

[Jonno34]

Jonno is correct, just remember you can top a sealant with a wax but you CANT top a wax with a sealant as sealants need to bond tou your paint and can onyl be layered if done within a flash time say 10-15 min depending on the product.

the mothers cleaner wax can be thrown in the bin its no good, use the AG SRP (super resin polish) as step 4 applied via hand is fine. I would reccomend a product called Prima Banna Gloss though instead, this is a glaze with carnauba in it also and is fantatic at hiding swirls as per Prima Amigo. see here keep in mind they will come back as they are filled not removed but makes a big difference. http://www.detailpar...iewtopic&t=3447 see the difference.

Then you can top that with a wax not a sealant, such as DP max wax or another wax you have.

I reccomend STRONGLY Naviwax IONCOAT from ebay.co.uk it last ages and looks great if you use bannana gloss and top with that it will appear swirls free for ages! if you use a cheap wax that doesnt last long it means its wears off and then the bannagloss will also as it wont be "held in".

Regards,

Mitch

Ps as Jonno said I strongly reccomend checking out www.bowdensown.com.au and www.waxit.com.au Support the people that support you.

mitch for the sealant i use (FI Seal) - apparently it needs a 72 hour minimum "curing time" period before applying another layer

[Brandon]

Thanks for clearing that up. I think the nice finish I got was probably from Mother's Top Coat (glossy and water will dribble down). I wonder if that thing works like wax (helps protect from weather). If not I'll have to drop by Autobarn tomorrow and grab a wax. Any recommendation for off the shelf wax? I really wanna get it done tomorrow. ZZzzzz.

[Jonno34]

im not too familiar with many off the shelf products besides meguiars and turtlewax myself, but the water "dribbling down" or beading sounds like the effects of a wax to me!

if you haven't put a sealant down i found meguiars tech wax to work very well, however this does have cleaners in it which would remove sealant.

[Brandon]

Yea I read on the Mother forum that the Top Coat is the final touch to the detail process and you dont need to add anything else on top of it. I'm thinking of using the cleaner carnauba prior to that though. And guess what? It looks like its gonna rain! Maybe I should do it another day...