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View Poll Results: What is your Last Step Process on your personal vehicle?
Carnauba. Not as durable but I don't care. Luv the look 21 24.42%
Sealant. Im busy and like more durability. Todays sealants come close to carnauba 18 20.93%
Sealant topped with high quality carnauba 44 51.16%
let it rust 3 3.49%
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Old 01-28-05, 06:42   #1 (permalink)
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What is your Last Step Process on your personal vehicle?

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Old 01-28-05, 07:00   #2 (permalink)
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I like to let my cars rust.
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Old 01-28-05, 07:58   #3 (permalink)
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In summer, 1 coat of sealant, and one coat of wax every 3 weeks or so. Sometimes more often than that if I got some new products that I can't wait to try out.
In winter, 3 coats of sealant before winter really starts, and wax every month or so for the remainder of the season.
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Old 01-28-05, 08:22   #4 (permalink)
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I have just been adding more coats of SG. But I am tempted to top it with some S100 that I have.
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NXTx2 plus a coat of #16 every 4-6 weeks.
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I usually go with a layer or two of either Blackfire or Fourstar every season, and MAY add a trial layer of carnauba on occassion in between seasons....My own feeling is Polys are every bit equal to carnaubas....with the exception of unsurpassed durability...
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Klasse twins upon a complete detail or re doing a spot, topped with Souveran via spit shine method.
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Old 01-28-05, 09:38   #8 (permalink)
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Now that I have black car, I always end up going back to carnaubas, even though at times I top sealants with carnaubas. Just something about black paint looking deep enough to swim in that makes it worth it.
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Old 01-28-05, 11:20   #9 (permalink)
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AIO + whatever carnauba I feel like using that day (Natty's, S100, #16, or 3M PI).
 
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Usually a sealant (EX, EX-P, UPP, SG) topped with a carnauba (#16, Natty's, Souveran, etc.) depending on the vehicle and time of year.
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I just recently received WG sealant and love it, so WG topped with favorite wax
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Old 01-29-05, 01:14   #12 (permalink)
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once every 4 months the process is:

1. megs #80 (using a pc)
2. klasse aio (using a pc)
3. wax (either P21s, mother's pure carnuba or megs #16) just depends on what I feel like trying .


Between those 3-4 months the process is:

1. wash
2. dry
3. wax every 4 weeks ( see #3 above for list of wax used)
 
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