Vadar
02-08-2004, 12:07 AM
A real world test of NXT:
I tried it out today. I used it on my daily driver 1991 Alfa Romeo 164S. This is a car that sits outdoors every day, and hasn`t been washed in over a month (I have hardly any free time anymore).
I was very pressed for time, so I did absolutely no prep work whatsoever. In fact, for the wash, I was on the way home from running an errand, and actually brought it to one of those high school raise money car washes!!! (Am I nuts or what!) It hurt a little watching them wash the car, but honestly, the car has been so neglected that I figured they couldn`t do much more damage.
So I got home, and decided to try out the NXT. My 3 year old daughter insisted on helping. The smell was pleasant, but pretty strong. I used the included applicator to apply it by hand, and of course, my daughter applied a little as well. I tried to apply it thinly, but my daughter tended to put in on pretty thick. We applied it to the whole car, then began wiping off where we started.
Wiping off was really easy. There were a couple of thickly applied sections that were a little harder, but it may have been because we didn`t wait long enough before wiping off.
Overall, I thought it looked pretty good. I`ve been a regular user of Mother`s Reflections, (occasionally topped with S100) and I felt this stuff was at least as good if not better than Reflections. About 1/2 hour later, we went out to dinner, and as I looked at the car, I noticed a definite wetness in the paint. It looked pretty good. IMHO, better than Reflections topped with S100.
I thought the NXT hid some of the swirls, but honestly, this car has so many swirls in it now that the car still looked prettty swirled. One of these days, I really need to hit it with my PC and some DACP.
My next step with NXT (when I have the time) will be to apply it to my 1975 Ferrari 308GT4 with single stage red paint. But, when I do it, I plan to do the full prep work to ensure the paint looks great even before I apply the NXT.
So, in summary, I give NXT a thumbs up!! Very easy to apply and take off, and looks at least as good as any other wax/sealant I`ve used previously. Is it the be all and end all of waxes? No, but I don`t expect that anytime soon. It is a good product, and I will contine to use it.
Dom
I tried it out today. I used it on my daily driver 1991 Alfa Romeo 164S. This is a car that sits outdoors every day, and hasn`t been washed in over a month (I have hardly any free time anymore).
I was very pressed for time, so I did absolutely no prep work whatsoever. In fact, for the wash, I was on the way home from running an errand, and actually brought it to one of those high school raise money car washes!!! (Am I nuts or what!) It hurt a little watching them wash the car, but honestly, the car has been so neglected that I figured they couldn`t do much more damage.
So I got home, and decided to try out the NXT. My 3 year old daughter insisted on helping. The smell was pleasant, but pretty strong. I used the included applicator to apply it by hand, and of course, my daughter applied a little as well. I tried to apply it thinly, but my daughter tended to put in on pretty thick. We applied it to the whole car, then began wiping off where we started.
Wiping off was really easy. There were a couple of thickly applied sections that were a little harder, but it may have been because we didn`t wait long enough before wiping off.
Overall, I thought it looked pretty good. I`ve been a regular user of Mother`s Reflections, (occasionally topped with S100) and I felt this stuff was at least as good if not better than Reflections. About 1/2 hour later, we went out to dinner, and as I looked at the car, I noticed a definite wetness in the paint. It looked pretty good. IMHO, better than Reflections topped with S100.
I thought the NXT hid some of the swirls, but honestly, this car has so many swirls in it now that the car still looked prettty swirled. One of these days, I really need to hit it with my PC and some DACP.
My next step with NXT (when I have the time) will be to apply it to my 1975 Ferrari 308GT4 with single stage red paint. But, when I do it, I plan to do the full prep work to ensure the paint looks great even before I apply the NXT.
So, in summary, I give NXT a thumbs up!! Very easy to apply and take off, and looks at least as good as any other wax/sealant I`ve used previously. Is it the be all and end all of waxes? No, but I don`t expect that anytime soon. It is a good product, and I will contine to use it.
Dom