Favorite Lug brush?

**Peter J. Porter** · 01-02-2002, 10:41 PM

Id just like to introduce myself. I am a newbie poster here although I have been a lurker here ever since hearing about this site a long time ago. Long enough that I pretty much know all of your abbreviations of which there are a ton!!!.

I am another member from www.Acura-TL.com where I Moderate the TL Type-S forum and I also Mod the Accord forum at www.Honda-Acura.net. I have learned a good amount from this forum, so many thanks go out to all its members who have contributed soo much, and as always its good to find a place where I can be amongst people who suffer from same "illness" that my friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, basically anyone who knows me thinks I suffer from, namely my obsession with keeping my car clean and sparkling.

I own an Aegean Blue 2002 TL Type-S, and she blinds all those around her courtesy of Meguiars Show Car Glaze and I cant remember how many coats of Finish First Polish which is a product I dont see mentioned here all that much. I love the stuff, my supples are running low, so who knows I may become a convert to Z or Klasse. We shall see.

One again fantastic site, and I look forward to learning and contributing here whenever I have time.

**jps** · 01-02-2002, 10:48 PM

:bounce I love your car man....

**dengelson** · 01-02-2002, 10:58 PM

Welcome on board Mr. Hyde. I would like to confide that is a sweet looking ride Mr. Hyde. Great color! You`re definitely surrounded by a bunch of detailing fanatics here.

Haven`t heard of Finish First so I did some research and found their website.

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**imported_BretFraz** · 01-02-2002, 11:13 PM

I too am a user (or have been a user) of Finish First. IMO it`s kind of a hidden gem. I`ve been using Blackfire recently (put it on your list) and am quite happy but it`s not as slick as FF.

Both the Prep and the polish are great as long as your paint is new. Personally I don`t think there`s much difference between FF and Z, but I`m a confirmed "non Z" user so I have to defer to someone that has used both (whom I`m not sure exists ;-)

Anyway, the fun of this place is that there are so many people using and trying different brands and combinations, looking for Detailing Nirvana. So, experimentation is encouraged here. I say try everything!! The egg rolls are terrific.

Welcome to the club.

**kiltman** · 01-02-2002, 11:20 PM

Mr Hyde don`t hide on us!! We need more car cleaning nuts here. We want to finish first also.

**8ball** · 01-03-2002, 12:17 PM

Hey, Mr Hyde! Good to see another acura-tl brother here. Seems that the pics of your Type S elicit the same oohs and aahs here as they do on the tl boards. This is a great place.

**DETAILKING** · 01-03-2002, 12:46 PM

Seems like a hi solvent formula. It is based on a silicone polymer (amino functional siloxane) system which is an older technology. The same backbone is in the product astroshield.

I had nice results with liquid glass. It seemed to be abrasive though, so I would only recommend it to people that want to detail 2-4 times a year. It is durable, but produces a lot of dust. I feel it is best suited for older technology paint.

**mx5** · 01-03-2002, 02:21 PM

It claims that is does not contain silicones. Wouldn`t that be a silicone polymer (amino functional siloxane)? Are they false advertising? Sounds like a good product with good reviews. Great product for people who do not have time to detail.

**DETAILKING** · 01-03-2002, 02:37 PM

silicone oils....the bad kind (dimethyl). Doesn`t matter though.....the whole industry sucks in case you have not caught wise to it yet. According to manufacturer claims hardly any products contain abrasives (but they do say they contain microscopic polishing agents...LOL, hardly any carnubas contain silicone oils, and every product is guaranteed to last the longest and shine the best...........

**mx5** · 01-03-2002, 02:40 PM

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<em class=`bbc`>Originally posted by DETAILKING [/i]
<strong class=`bbc`>and every product is guaranteed to last the longest and shine the best........... [/b]</blockquote>
In the case of Zaino this may be true though.

**Peter J. Porter** · 01-05-2002, 09:24 PM

Thanx for the welcome guys, I have been using FF for a long time now and have always gotten great results. The Shine is :bounce and it is truely one of the slickest things I have ever used. "Smooth as glass" doesnt begin to describe how slick it leaves the surface of the car.

Thought about BF also, but I hear it doesnt make the finish as slick which is a big plus in my mind. Both for the ease of getting dirt of the car and also ease of preventing dirt from accumulating on it.

Havent used Z yet, I have seen its results first hand though, and right now I am still happy with FF although still intriqued by Z and Klasse