vulturetec
03-17-2004, 04:27 PM
After all the hype about NXT I decided to try it this year. Although I haven`t really finished up the car to the point I`d like it, I am happy with the results so far. If I hadn`t just #20/#26ed my Miata I`d probably jump right in on that too...
A little background - I did a photo series on my 1977 MGB last year here on Autopia (see Show detailing the MGB (http://www.autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26814&highlight=mgb)). Since then I`ve taken the car to, and won a few shows with it. Other than dusting it off and wiping it down with either Showtime or Zaino`s detailing spray I haven`t done much to it. This year I washed it, then went to work with the NXT Tech Wax - applied with a foam applicator. No other polishing/prep was done.
http://rem.vulturetec.com/MG-nxt-2.jpg
http://rem.vulturetec.com/MG-nxt-3.jpg
http://rem.vulturetec.com/MG-nxt-1.jpg
For comparison here`s part of last year`s series when I stripped/washed the car with Dawn, polished with Meguiars paint cleaner, Meguiar`s #7, then finished with a coat of Meguiar`s #20, topped with #26.
http://aerog.com/mgbd/mgb-meg26a.jpg
Here`s today after a wash and coat of NXT:
http://rem.vulturetec.com/MG-nxt-500.jpg
The lighting conditions are similar. I`m not sure whether the deeper color is just an accident, less ambient light on the ceiling, etc...or whether it`s purely because NXT is better/different - but nevertheless it looks nice.
A little background - I did a photo series on my 1977 MGB last year here on Autopia (see Show detailing the MGB (http://www.autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26814&highlight=mgb)). Since then I`ve taken the car to, and won a few shows with it. Other than dusting it off and wiping it down with either Showtime or Zaino`s detailing spray I haven`t done much to it. This year I washed it, then went to work with the NXT Tech Wax - applied with a foam applicator. No other polishing/prep was done.
http://rem.vulturetec.com/MG-nxt-2.jpg
http://rem.vulturetec.com/MG-nxt-3.jpg
http://rem.vulturetec.com/MG-nxt-1.jpg
For comparison here`s part of last year`s series when I stripped/washed the car with Dawn, polished with Meguiars paint cleaner, Meguiar`s #7, then finished with a coat of Meguiar`s #20, topped with #26.
http://aerog.com/mgbd/mgb-meg26a.jpg
Here`s today after a wash and coat of NXT:
http://rem.vulturetec.com/MG-nxt-500.jpg
The lighting conditions are similar. I`m not sure whether the deeper color is just an accident, less ambient light on the ceiling, etc...or whether it`s purely because NXT is better/different - but nevertheless it looks nice.