Don
Darth Camaro 12/27/15
Hello all,
I know I`ve been gone a while - been going through a funk and I`m finally out of it.
Anyway, Monday, March 1st was 56* and I was finally able to properly wash the Camaro. I also just got a new jug of Meg`s Hyper wash for Christmas, so that`s what I used (1 - 2 oz per 5 gal water).
Cutting to the chase, when I got to the rinse, I discovered that not only was the hood/roof/trunk lid beading water (quite impressively too), but so was a good portion of the sides of the car (mainly the top 1/3). The only places NOT beading extremely well were the front end and the sides in the `spray zone.`
In my opinion (and that`s all it is) this is very impressive. Untouched for 7 months, with absolutely no maintenance, through salt/snow/slush and brine and the "low wear" areas of the car are still beading water IMO as well as some waxes do when they are first applied.
What was on the car? Well early on in the summer, I did the Polish & Wax followed by 2 applications of the Ceramic Spray Coating (minimum 12 hours apart). Then midway through the summer I put 2 applications of the Wet Wax on the paint (dry application). After that, I simply maintained it with the Wet Wax every wash as a drying aid. That was it and I didn`t touch the car after about mid-July because of the funk. I get the feeling though, that if I`d been able to wash the car and continued to use the Wet Wax during that period, the sides would still be beading water as well as the top surfaces are doing.
To finish off the wash, I used the Wet Wax as a drying aid and when I was done, the car looked like I had spent all day on it, not just an hour and a half washing it.
I know I`ve been gone a while - been going through a funk and I`m finally out of it.
Anyway, Monday, March 1st was 56* and I was finally able to properly wash the Camaro. I also just got a new jug of Meg`s Hyper wash for Christmas, so that`s what I used (1 - 2 oz per 5 gal water).
Cutting to the chase, when I got to the rinse, I discovered that not only was the hood/roof/trunk lid beading water (quite impressively too), but so was a good portion of the sides of the car (mainly the top 1/3). The only places NOT beading extremely well were the front end and the sides in the `spray zone.`
In my opinion (and that`s all it is) this is very impressive. Untouched for 7 months, with absolutely no maintenance, through salt/snow/slush and brine and the "low wear" areas of the car are still beading water IMO as well as some waxes do when they are first applied.
What was on the car? Well early on in the summer, I did the Polish & Wax followed by 2 applications of the Ceramic Spray Coating (minimum 12 hours apart). Then midway through the summer I put 2 applications of the Wet Wax on the paint (dry application). After that, I simply maintained it with the Wet Wax every wash as a drying aid. That was it and I didn`t touch the car after about mid-July because of the funk. I get the feeling though, that if I`d been able to wash the car and continued to use the Wet Wax during that period, the sides would still be beading water as well as the top surfaces are doing.
To finish off the wash, I used the Wet Wax as a drying aid and when I was done, the car looked like I had spent all day on it, not just an hour and a half washing it.
My mom had a 1992 Caprice that was white, and when I got done with it, you couldn`t look at it in direct sunlight.