Olorin
11-13-2004, 06:25 PM
I recently aquired a bottle of #80, and I`m wondering how to apply it by hand. Unfortunately, I don`t have the funds to buy a PC. I do, however, have lots and lots of free time (which seems like an asset for one trying to polish by hand).
My car has some fine scratch marks. They`re consistent with the direction I apply product, so I must have somehow gotten some dirt on my applicator pads. I also have some scratches on the trunk from when I used a california duster to remove some seemingly innocuous spots of dirt :wall. All of these marks can only be seen in direct sunlight, they`re completely invisible under fluorescent lighting. This leads me to my first question:
1. Should I apply the #80 via a foam applicator pad, or is the extra bite of a terry cloth towel needed? My car is a 84 BMW, and the previous owner got a factory repaint at some point. It does have a clearcoat.
2. In which way should I work the #80? I.e. Front to back motions, circular motions, or perhaps a combination of the two.
3. I read in another post that the oils in #80 render it incompatible with SG. Does this also mean that it would be unwise to follow #80 with NXT? I`ve seen some click and brag posts where Scottwax used #80 followed by NXT without incident. Does this mean that NXT contains oils itself, or, that it will remove the oils from the surface. If the latter is the case, would I achieve better results skipping NXT and going straight to #16?
My paint is a metallic blue, and the general notion is that NXT seems to work well for blues, and I`m inclined to agree. I initially bought NXT as a temporary product before I could aquire more things that would be more fitting of an Autopian`s regime. However, I was rather pleased with the results. I`ve yet to try #16, I simply bought it because there`s something sexy about that blue tin, and I couldn`t resist picking up a can. As of now, my plan is to clay -> #80 -> NXTx2(it`s hard hard to see where the stuff goes on!) -> #16(x2, maybe).
My car has some fine scratch marks. They`re consistent with the direction I apply product, so I must have somehow gotten some dirt on my applicator pads. I also have some scratches on the trunk from when I used a california duster to remove some seemingly innocuous spots of dirt :wall. All of these marks can only be seen in direct sunlight, they`re completely invisible under fluorescent lighting. This leads me to my first question:
1. Should I apply the #80 via a foam applicator pad, or is the extra bite of a terry cloth towel needed? My car is a 84 BMW, and the previous owner got a factory repaint at some point. It does have a clearcoat.
2. In which way should I work the #80? I.e. Front to back motions, circular motions, or perhaps a combination of the two.
3. I read in another post that the oils in #80 render it incompatible with SG. Does this also mean that it would be unwise to follow #80 with NXT? I`ve seen some click and brag posts where Scottwax used #80 followed by NXT without incident. Does this mean that NXT contains oils itself, or, that it will remove the oils from the surface. If the latter is the case, would I achieve better results skipping NXT and going straight to #16?
My paint is a metallic blue, and the general notion is that NXT seems to work well for blues, and I`m inclined to agree. I initially bought NXT as a temporary product before I could aquire more things that would be more fitting of an Autopian`s regime. However, I was rather pleased with the results. I`ve yet to try #16, I simply bought it because there`s something sexy about that blue tin, and I couldn`t resist picking up a can. As of now, my plan is to clay -> #80 -> NXTx2(it`s hard hard to see where the stuff goes on!) -> #16(x2, maybe).