Changeling- Thanks for the kind words, I try to be helpful. Not like I have a monopoly on good advice however
I don`t know from pricing, to be honest I simply don`t pay much attention to the cost of polishes/etc. I know you can get *much* less expensive products (e.g., the Hi-Temp stuff at TOL) but I like the 05937 so much that *I* wouldn`t let the price put *me* off.
But if somebody wanted to say that they`d buy Optimum or Menzerna instead I don`t know if I`d argue.
OK, I gotta flip the coin here huh? I`d get the 05937 while you still can. It`s good stuff IMO and it`s a shame it`s been discontinued. Oughta be a safe, mild yet effective product to start out with.
I`d still check the yellow pages for an autobody/painst supply place and see if you can get it locally. I dunno what my local place would charge for it, but it wouldn`t surprise me to find it cheaper than the $37. A quart of it will last a pretty long time if you don`t waste it.
The *only* caveat I have about the 05937 is that it`s not the most aggressive stuff in the world and you might need something with more cut. But even if that ends up being true, the 05937 would be a great follow-up to such aggressive work and something good to use when you don`t need anything stronger.
Just to *REALLY* complicate matters
If I were in your shoes, or actually standing there advising you in person, I`d probably say that a) a black `99 truck will be *very* tough to get perfect enough for the Klasse twins (or Zaino or any other sealant), b) it`s gonna be more work than you expect to make a smaller improvement than you expect (no, that`s not intended to sound discouraging), and c) there are *IMO* better (or at least more newbie-friendly) approaches that`ll give possibly more satisfying results with almost certainly less work.
Given the above, here`s what I`d actually do if I were calling the shots: wash, clay, then 1z Paint Polish topped with Collinite wax. The 1Z is even more user-friendly than the 05937 and/but it leaves waxes/fillers behind so you should follow it with a wax rather than a sealant. Not quite as durable a combo but much more forgiving of any marring that you can`t get out. Sealants show little flaws *so* readily that I only use them on vehicles I can basically get (and keep) perfect. Just more food for thought...
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