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  1. Gadfly

    Smuckers Peanut Butter and E1 QD

    Come on, guys. Peanut butter? YES! Mother's Phase 1 and 2 leave white stuff on black trim. (Most fortunately, neither S100 or Poorboy's EX stain trim.) I tried tire dressing and it did not work after it dried. Peanut butter? As skeptical as my nom de plume, I thought you guys were...
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    Mothers Sealer Glaze/EX Redux

    I just can't keep away from my Black Santa Fe. I had previously applied EX over 3x S100 and was very pleased with the outcome. A week or so later, after a 300 mile road trip which included a torrential downpour, I decided that the S&W QD was OK, but I wanted more. I reapplied Mothers...
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    Meguires's Quik Wax vs S100

    From Mike Phillips' description of the preferred application procedure for their new Quik Wax: Apply to cloth and spray on car, then buff off with clean cloth. It would seem that it would be just as easy and quick to put a fast coat of S100 on the vehicle. The shine, I would imagine, would be...
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    Poorboy's EX

    I couldn't wait to try EX on my Black Santa Fe. Hyundai's paint is not on a par with the better makes and it's hard to get it to look really nice. The closest I've come is prepping with Mother's Phase 1 and 2 and topping with a couple of coats of S100. Like I said, I couldn't wait. I went...
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    Just Tried EX

    I couldn't wait to try EX on my Black Santa Fe. Hyundai's paint is not on a par with the better makes and it's hard to get it to look really nice. The closest I've come is prepping with Mother's Phase 1 and 2 and topping with a couple of coats of S100. Like I said, I couldn't wait. I went...
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    Autopia Buffing Cloth

    Today, for the first time in weeks, I hand-washed my Black Santa Fe. Previously, I had used Poorboy's Spray and Wipe with outstanding results. The car has had the Mother's Phase 1 and 2 followed with 3x S100. A QD with ClearKote's Quik Shine made the car look teriffic - until I unwraped...
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    Poorboy's Spray & wipe - on TIRES!

    After a quick detail with S&W after a rainstorm, I tried it on my wheels. Works good on wheels. After a good bit of overspray on the tires, I decided to go all the way. The tires - 8.000 miles - look brand new. No shiny gloss or plastic-look. Just clean, new looking tires.
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    Ameteurs. Take HEART!

    Amateurs. Take HEART! I own a Black Hyundai Santa Fe. Bought in November, 2002. A black car is a career, and I looked to Autopia for hints. Research led me to Platinum. Very nice, indeed. At 45 degrees is was a challenge to apply, but the results were very nice, indeed. Next was the hype on...
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    Take HEART! you amateurs!!

    I own a Black Hyundai Santa Fe. Bought in November, 2002. A black car is a career, and I looked to Autopia for hints. Research led me to Platinum. Very nice, indeed. At 45 degrees is was a challenge to apply, but the results were very nice, indeed. Next was the hype on the ClearKote...
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    S100 vs Platinum UPP

    I have put a couple of coats of UPP over AIO on my wife's Silver Spruce '00 Avalon. A quick QD with the Platinum Gloss Enhancer and the car looks brand new. I'll stay with UPP on the Silver Spruce. My Black Santa Fe is a different matter altogether. The car costs about half what an M Class...
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    S100 vs Platinum UPP

    I have put a couple of coats of UPP over AIO on my wife's Silver Spruce '00 Avalon. A quick QD with the Platinum Gloss Enhancer and the car looks brand new. I'll stay with UPP on the Silver Spruce. My Black Santa Fe is a different matter altogether. The car costs about half what an M Class...
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    Turtle Wax Clear Cote Polish and Restrorer REDUX

    Taking a clue from responses to my original thread on this product, I reread the instructions. Oh boy, was I wrong the first time. I looked at this product as an SMR rather than a filler/glaze. This time I applied with a damp terry applicator and let it dry to a haze before I removed it...
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    Turtle Wax Clear Coat Finish and Restorer

    Turtle WaX? Yes. And it works. "Restores & Protects modern clear coat finishes. Removes swirl marks and light scratches. Produces a brilliant shine. Micronsized Clear Coat Resins Fill in Minor Scratches and Swirls." I'm new to this and I don't have experience with IHG, #7 or Mothers...
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    ClearKote Redux

    After Mr. Glass so graciously sent replacements for the VM and MW I could not resist trying the products again. This time with much lowered expectations of success. I was wrong - again.:o VM looked and felt much the same as before. This time, though, I spent a little more time with a...
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    An Apology to ClearKote

    UPS delivered a package from Porter, Texas this afternoon. Enclosed was a check for $47.79 and the following letter: "When I looked at the Moose Wax I realized that you had a bottle that was mixed improperly. There is no way that you or anyone could have made that bottle of Moose Wax do what...
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    Is Clearkote Quick Shine Worth it?

    I bought a gallon of Clearkote's Quick Shine for $38.00 plus $8.00 shipping for a total of $46.00. Everything you say about QS is true. It is easy to use and gives a great shine to my black Santa Fe with three coats of S100. A gallon of 3M Gloss Enhancer for $25.88 net of shipping charges...
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    Second Thoughts On Clearkote Products

    I like the Clearkote products. However, after using S100, I really wonder if Moose Wax at $20.00 plus $8.00 shipping is cost effective versus S100 at $14.95 with no shipping charges. Further, you get mANY more applications per jar! What prompted this thread, is I applied Moose Wax to one...
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    S100

    I'm reminded of a line from "Finnian's Rainbow." "When I'm not near the one I love, I love the one I'm near." Last week, after a Wipe and Shine clean up and a quick detail with Quick Shine, I applied a coat of S100 Paste Wax. Oh, MY! I had previously extolled the virtues of Platinum and...
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    Quick Shine vs Spray and Wipe

    Recently I posed the question whether Spray & Wipe might be an alternative to QS. After cleaning up the lower door panels of my black Hyundai Santa Fe with S&W, I MISTED the rest of the car with S&W. I really liked the results, but I had a major problem with smears. I liked the look, but the...
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    Black Santa Fe

    This is the result of SMR, VM, MW with Quick Shine QD. I could not be more pleased with the result! Someone please show me how to add a picture!!!
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