As a newbie who used to use Nu Finish once or twice a year, I’ve started redoing all my cars with Klasse. However, I’ve noticed that some cars detail and sparkle better than others. I don’t know if it’s the paint quality/layers or the shape of the sheet metal. In any case as I spend 2 hours a day on the L.A. freeways and I’ve begun to rank cars by the quality of their finishes. Any NEW car can look great (some better than others), but how do they age?
NEW JETTA – Great looking, even dirty cars have a great depth and shine to them. Oddly, the Beetle does not look as good, though it must be made in the same Mexican plant with the same paint. The old Jettas, however, have not aged well. The A4 Audi, presumably the same car, is not quite as good. May be different paint, the German plant, or shape of the sheet metal.
MERCEDES, LEXUS – Even very old cars that have not been kept up look good.
CAMRY & COROLLA – 5 to 10 year olds still look good. How many people detail a Corolla, even the old ones still carry a sparkle. (I may be biased here)
SATURN SIDE PANELS – Being plastic, these smooth panels keep their shine, again, few are detailed.
BMW, ACURA, INFINITI – OK I agree that new and/or with detailing they can look great, but I see too many 5 to 10 year olds that look downright average.
ALTIMA – Ages pretty well, the new model glistens.
SOME FORDS – Taurus & Contours seem to age pretty well. Honda falls into this group.
Average and below: GM, Korean, & Chrysler products
TRUCK SUVs – Generally average finish, however, new F150, Expedition, Navigator do stand out in this crowd, especially when detailed.
Of course this is all IMHO.
2k2 Civic - average
2k Neon – average -
94 Corolla – average +
92 Camry – average +
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