imported_DennisH
03-05-2007, 05:57 PM
Since it was 65 today and I wanted to try some new products I bought over the winter so I decided to do a quick wash of Mini Cooper. I had last detail it Oct 06 and it had couple coats of Zanio and 845 on the hood and they both made the winter just fine and looks like they had lots of life left. The entire car needs a light polish that I skipped and went to trying some difference waxes on different panels.
Prep: Just a quick was with Zaino soap and the foam gun then a quick dry with one of the guzzlers from AG. Finish has some light swirls but not really bad.
I used CG 5050 on the driver side hood and fender using a Megs foam applicator. Went on easy and off easy and used the WOWO method. Nice depth and wetness and notice a slight paint darkening, shine was not over whelming giving it a nice softness. CG did a good job filling in the light swirls.
Next applied VW with bare hands and had trouble getting the layers really thin and couldn’t get an even coat, maybe would work better if the outside temperature was a little warmer. Used the WOWO after about a minute wait between application and wiping off. Little harder to remove than CG5050 but still not a real problem. Could see a noticeable darkening of the paint and more depth and wetness than CG5050 and less shine giving it a really soft looking rich look finish. VW did a excellent job of hiding some swirls and light marring.
Number #16 I used Megs foam pad for application and the WOWO application method. I read that it can be hard to remove but I didn’t have any problems, came off easier than VW. Was not overly impressed with the looks, has less depth and wetness than either VW of 5050 and a really shinny appearance that I would expect from a sealant not a wax. Didn’t notice any paint darkening almost seemed like the opposite. Didn’t do much for swirls and couldn’t see a hiding ability.
Over all I really like the VW but I will take a little pratice getting the applicaton down right. I plan to spend more time with these over the summer and use them on several different color cars so we will see which one is my favorite by summers end.
http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/DSC01235.jpg
Prep: Just a quick was with Zaino soap and the foam gun then a quick dry with one of the guzzlers from AG. Finish has some light swirls but not really bad.
I used CG 5050 on the driver side hood and fender using a Megs foam applicator. Went on easy and off easy and used the WOWO method. Nice depth and wetness and notice a slight paint darkening, shine was not over whelming giving it a nice softness. CG did a good job filling in the light swirls.
Next applied VW with bare hands and had trouble getting the layers really thin and couldn’t get an even coat, maybe would work better if the outside temperature was a little warmer. Used the WOWO after about a minute wait between application and wiping off. Little harder to remove than CG5050 but still not a real problem. Could see a noticeable darkening of the paint and more depth and wetness than CG5050 and less shine giving it a really soft looking rich look finish. VW did a excellent job of hiding some swirls and light marring.
Number #16 I used Megs foam pad for application and the WOWO application method. I read that it can be hard to remove but I didn’t have any problems, came off easier than VW. Was not overly impressed with the looks, has less depth and wetness than either VW of 5050 and a really shinny appearance that I would expect from a sealant not a wax. Didn’t notice any paint darkening almost seemed like the opposite. Didn’t do much for swirls and couldn’t see a hiding ability.
Over all I really like the VW but I will take a little pratice getting the applicaton down right. I plan to spend more time with these over the summer and use them on several different color cars so we will see which one is my favorite by summers end.
http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/DSC01235.jpg