Ron Ketcham- That`s a good point about pastes being preferable (unless you *know* that the liquid will be OK).
Bill D- I ended up just reapplying Souveran instead of using the Crystal Mist...seemed necessary after every wash anyhow (or so it seemed to my then-more-Autopian self).
And yeah....we Autopians are supposed to like doing (at least some aspect) of this Detailing stuff, and I`ll admit that waxing is probably the least onerous part of it.
Sevillian- Noting that it`s all eye-of-the-beholder stuff, I found P21s and Souveran about as different as such products could be. Utterly *HATED* how P21s looked on my (ss lacquer) Jag, way too "bright/reflective" without any of the benefits that other such waxes (845, M16) bring to the party. But that doesn`t mean that somebody else (maybe you!) might not find it *better* looking!
Whether a QD/etc. spray will mess with your LSP can be hard to predict and very situational. I had M34 kill off nearly-dead Souveran so badly that I had to stop and rewax the car, but others will do the opposite, helping it hang on longer. But with Rinseless Washes being so good these days, I`d use one of those instead. My biggest concern would be marring the paint, I don`t for the life of me understand how anybody can wipe down a car without marring the paint but using a Rinseless Wash oughta minimize the danger and I`d be all about not damaging that car`s lacquer.
When it comes time to strip/clean the paint, I`d consider something kinda old-school like Zymol`s HD Cleanse or Pinnacle`s Paintwork Cleansing Lotion (my fave, much more user-friendly IME). Both of those have been used since forever on every kind/vintage of paint imaginable.
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