Originally Posted by
BudgetPlan1
Actually, I was quite surprised by the Miyabi alone...had done a car or two with it last fall but haven`t been able to watch `em much as time went on. Ran across a Ford Ranger daily driver i used Miyabi x2 on (applied around 06/11/2017) and asked the guy if he had just washed it because it looked so clean (dark gray metallic); he said hadn`t washed it since application but it had rained the day before and that had cleaned it right up. Didn`t even have time after application to use Overcoat so it was just bare Miyabi. I was kinda impressed. Did a dark blue metallic Kia Optima last week and applied Miyabi at around 70 degrees and no humidity and the wait/dwell time after application was about 8 -10 minutes, wipe-off was a breeze...just a soft touch required.
ISM is a little trickier as it`s a very thick coating and dwell time is cut in half compared to Miyabi; I always manage to push some ISM to another panel unknowingly when removing it which means I get to do whole panel again when i notice it a few days later. Can`t spot repair the Miyabi + ISM combo as the Miyabi darkens the paint so buffing off a spot leaves a noticeable `hole` in the appearance. When I was doing Miyabi on the Ford Ranger I did notice a high spot on the roof after the first coat and it was removed by hand with Menz 2400 (3500 didn`t cut it), more Miyabi applied and by time second coat was done, it handed blended in nicely. SO there is some forgiveness with Miyabi alone if you need to correct just a spot in the initial coat, maybe not so much if ya notice after 2 coats are on.
For me, the appearance is great but it`s the self-cleaning ability of Kami stuff that really makes it worthwhile. Miyabi goes a long way as well, used maybe 80% of the 30ml bottle to do 2 coats on the Kia Optima, which is a fairly mid-sized car.
Nice thing about ISM is that it`s `one and done`; a second layer is not recommended. So what to do when you`re left with half a bottle of ISM after a single coat on the average car? Well, the stuff makes an absolutely AMAZING trim coating, will even restore the darkness somewhat to faded black plastic and, yes, windshield wiper arms (like they state in the description).
I`m sure you`ll be pleased whichever one you choose.
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