Questions on nxt and booster application

[Wicho]

I want to know if I am prepping and appyling this stuff right. I wash the car with megs nxt car soap. Then I just apply nxt wax, let haze and wipe off. I also want to know if it`s ok to hose down the car with water and then dry and apply some nxt wax booster stuff ? How should I be applying the booster ? I want my paint to stay slick inbetween waxes and wanted to use this method. Also, I wash my car every sunday or saturday, is this too much, can I juse hose down the car as stated above ? Thanks

[Wicho]

I want to hose down the car with water and apply booster every other week and wash every week that I don`t.

[raymond_ho2002]

Washing once a week is pretty typical of people on this board.



In your second post you say that you want to just hose down the car after a week without washing.. It really depends on how much you drive the car, but most likely this is too long to go to just hose down and use a spray. If you drive once a week in a low-dust area and garage it the rest of the time, i guess it would be ok to hose and spray.

[YukonG]

IMO I think a week is about as long as you should go without washing your vehicle (weather permitting). It`s probably a good idea to get out the soap and bucket, as you can`t always see the contaminants that are "stuck" to your paint after a week. Hosing off the car may not get off all of the contaminants and you may wind up scratching your car while drying it off. Just something to think about.

[Pondscum]

Originally posted by Wicho

I want to hose down the car with water and apply booster every other week and wash every week that I don`t.



NXT booster is OK to use once per week.



Just hosing down the vehicle is not a good idea. You might remove some of the dust and dirt, but there`s also going to be a lot of it left behind. Then when you start applying the NXT booster, you`re going to drag the remaining dirt across the surface which is going to cause tiny scratches which will dull your finish and may leave scratches.



If you just have a layer of dust on the vehicle and it`s only a little dirty, there`s a couple of things you can do. The first is to use a duster like the OXO duster, or the CCD. The wax in the duster will pull the dust away from the surface and remove it. You can also use a QD. If you like Mequiar`s products, they make a QD which you should be able to find wherever you bought the NXT. Use the QD in conjunction with a good MF towel. QDs have lubricants in them which prevent the dirt from scratching the surface as it`s removed.