Product testing with JoshTPA...and the beauty of Carnauba Jett!

[kleraudio]

Hey everyone,

Well JoshTPA had me over at his house today and we messed around with his vast product collection. I must say, Josh has a great collection of products and understands how to use them all. Thanks Josh for letting me mess with all your stuff!



Josh`s 2006 Volvo S40:



Paint:

Quick ONR QD (car was already pretty clean)

P21S Paintwork Cleanser

Menzerna Finishing Touch Glaze

Menzerna FMJ

JW Carnauba Jett



Glass:

Auto Glym Glass Polish

I forgot the name of his glass cleaner (can you chime in on this one josh)



Wheels and Tires:

Poorboys Bold and Bright

Poorboys Spray and Gloss

Clearkote Vanilla Moose (I think, Josh will chime in if I am wrong)



The Carnauba Jett by JW is AMAZING. Applies so easily, buffs off with no effort, smells so good and looks well..... :bounce.



The Menz FMJ is another GREAT product. Applies super easy and buffs off easier. Leaves a super slick finish, outstanding shine and good durability! I was very impressed with the Menzerna line of products today. I have never used Menzerna before and am officially sold on them.





I was blocking his car from backing into the sun to get some good shots, but you can clearly see the reflections from his shots in the garage. The car looked great when he was done!





































My Car: 2004 Dodge Dakota SXT



This was the experiment car! I got to try so many new things on it thanks to Josh I finally get to see what I like the best.



Paint:

PB S&G (car was washed only a few days ago)

XMT 360 on PC with White LC pad speed 5



Different Panels:

JW AJT

P21S Paste Wax

Z-CS

Opti-Seal

Menz FMJ

Z2-Pro



Ok I got to use all of these today!! It was definitely awesome to be able to test all these different products. I might be able to take pictures tonight when this blazing hot sun goes down. its hard to get shine shots when the sun is beating down on the paint. I did manage a few good reflection shots.



The XMT 360 is a really really nice product. Used with XMT pad conditioner. First, the pad conditioner is amazing, cant believe Ive never used it. Made the pad moist and ready for the 360. I used a small amount of 360 and spread on speed 3, bumped it up to 5 and worked it into the paint. I did not move very slowly (~4 inches/second) and within 2 passes, the 360 dissapeared and left a clean and super slick surface. You can do your whole car in a 1/2 an hour with this stuff. Definitely a good buy!



Hood:

Passenger 1/3: Menz FMJ

Middle 1/3: Z2-Pro

Driver 1/3: JW AJT



Front quarter panels/Tailgate:

JW AJT



Drivers Side Door/Rear Panel:

Z2-Pro



Passenger Side Door/Rear Panel

Menz. FMJ



Roof:

Whole thing - -21S Paste wax

1/2 roof - Opti seal

1/2 roof - Z-CS



I know, its awesome to be able to test all these out! I LOVE JW AJT, its application, removal, gloss, smell... it was a pleasure to use this product. I think i will ordering some JW stuff soon!



I also loved the Z2-Pro. i have never used Zaino before and now I understand why everyone loves it so much. It smelled so good, applied nice and evenly, hazed like it was supposed to and came off with ease. oh, and the shine, WOW, super slick and reflective. Not as deep as AJT or FMJ but still very very nice. I believe if it were topped with a nuba it would look outstanding.



The FMJ was a pleasure to work with as i described above about Josh`s car.



P21S was also a product ive never used. I really liked it, used very little product to do roof of the truck and the look was reflective and deep. I was definitely impressed. I topped it with 1/2 ZCS and 1/2 Opti Seal. I couldnt tell the difference yet as it was in direct sunlight. Hopefully i will have a verdict on that tonight.



I also fixed up the trim with S&G and Mothers Back to Black. I am a devout Back to Black user after today, my trim was SHOT, and this stuff brought it back to looking brand new. Used it on my trim, side view mirrors, and bumpers. All i can say is WOW.



Again, not too many pictures as i couldnt get much of a reflection shot with all that direct sun, hopefully i can take some tonight so you guys can see.



Heres the Z2-Pro, had a good angle to take some shots on this side of the truck:











I have probably missed something, we used soo many products i dont know if i remember them all! Josh, if i missed something, post it up, but i think i got the meat of it...





Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!



Thanks again Josh for the hospitatlity and good time!



Jim

[BMW335i]

"I LOVE JW AJT, its application, removal, gloss, smell..."



JW AJT has a nice smell? I actually took a wiff of it when I first got it and got real dizzy.

[joshtpa]

The glass cleaner was Eiman Fabrik Clear Vision II. I love that stuff. Overall, I think you got most of it in there. I think Jim could have stopped after the XMT 360. The truck looked so good. Dont forget the Back 2 Black that made your trim look new again.

[SilverLexus]

The glass cleaner was Eiman Fabrik Clear Vision II. I love that stuff.

It`s good stuff. I use it and Scheibenklar exclusively now.

[joshtpa]

Cant blame you. I have yet to find a glass product quite like it.

[kleraudio]

Sorry BMW your right, I meant the Carnauba Jett smelled great, i was on a roll, got the 2 mixed up! Yea i didnt smell anything on the AJT, i was outside as well. My mistake.



Josh, I just checked the paint outside under the 4 most unforgiving streetlights in the world, and wow, i am swirl free except for the door posts because i am too lazy to switch to the 3" backing plate and 4" pads (i gotta do that sometime). and one spot on my hood but those are too deep for 360. I guess the 360 did remove the light swirling that I had, the truck is flawless!



Even more reason to love XMT 360!!



And wow, the trim and bumpers look sick man, thanks for turning me on to Back 2 Black!



How did the volvo look tonight? You did drive it right



I bet it looked ridiculously nice!



And by the way, i think i will be ordering Z2-Pro, FMJ, and AJT tomorrow. All three look REALLY good! Still havent picked a favorite yet, its TOO hard!



Jim

[booyah]

everything looking great guys! Im stuck on which sealant to go with?



I have FMJ, BFApp, and Klasse sealant in my cart---Now which one for overall durability and shine?

[joshtpa]

For Silver and white cars like you have, I would go with FMJ out of the three in your cart.

[kleraudio]

Yea FMJ out of those 3 for sure! I love the looks, and it looks even better today!



Jim

[joshtpa]

I thought you would...I thought I was going to make you drink the koolaid after the way the car looked....lol

[kleraudio]

HAHA, yea man!



Oh yea, Zaino Z2-Pro REALLY impressed me, I think i have to break down here man and pick up a bottle!!



Jim

[Scottwax]

Both vehicles look really nice.



Keep us updated on the durability of all your panels if you can.

[kleraudio]

Hey Scott, will do. Im very interested to see what holds up longest.



Right now im thinking its going to be FMJ, but we will see.



Jim

[joshtpa]

I think that you will do your car again before we get to find that out.

[kleraudio]

LOL, your probably right Josh, but I will try to keep my hands off of it for a while.:grinno:



Jim