Bah...NXT wash took off my UPP

I've never had any wash compromise my LSP, especially UPP. I use NXT exclusively (well almost) on my vehicles and I find it to be a perfect balance of strength, lubricity, and suds ( iunderstand that the suds are a personal thing).



FWIW, UPP beads like crazy for me.
 
I'd make your routine much gentler.





On an Autopian vehicle, you shouldn't need more than a gentle wash and a garden hose. I currently use Top of the Line's Bubble Bath. It is a very mild/slick wash that suds forever and is very cost effective. That coupled with a foam gun and a fire nozzle might do you well.
 
I like the Meg's Deep Crystal too. Real cheap, and easy on the LSP's I use regularly (KSG, Glanz). I use the stuff as directed on the jug.



Mikeman out.
 
mrecktid said:
Are you saying that after you flood rinse your car water beads up instead of sheeting off??



-Mark
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For *me* when I flood rinse UPP, it is so hydrophobic that the water cannot actually fully sheet. It leaves spots of water because the "flow" of the flood is interrupted by the sealant's affinity to water. I get the same thing with #16 or a few layers of OCW.



Now with a sealant like #21, I can flood rinse and have to do *very* little drying at all after an NXT or GC wash. There is a noticable difference.
 
mrecktid said:
Are you saying that after you flood rinse your car water beads up instead of sheeting off??
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OK, the "flood rinse" part makes all the difference. I can't do that due to my boosted pressure/nature of my faucets so I didn't consider it. I was thinking about a "normal" rinse and/or water from rain/etc.
 
Accumulator said:
OK, the "flood rinse" part makes all the difference. I can't do that due to my boosted pressure/nature of my faucets so I didn't consider it. I was thinking about a "normal" rinse and/or water from rain/etc.
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I don't have boosted pressure, but I do have abnormally high "stock" water pressure. :D



In order to create a flood I use a nozzle with the "soaker" setting. I further reduce the water pressure allowed through the nozzle by attaching a brass shut-off valve before the nozzle.



Adjust brass shut-off to about half, place nozzle on "soaker," and you have a nice flood for rinsing. It really reduces the "touching" of my paint during the drying process.
 
ebpcivicsi said:
For *me* when I flood rinse UPP, it is so hydrophobic that the water cannot actually fully sheet. It leaves spots of water because the "flow" of the flood is interrupted by the sealant's affinity to water. I get the same thing with #16 or a few layers of OCW.



Now with a sealant like #21, I can flood rinse and have to do *very* little drying at all after an NXT or GC wash. There is a noticable difference.
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When I say that it sheets the water off, I'm not saying that it's completely dry. There are still several beads of water left behind, very few when compared to doing a normal rinse and there are still beads everywhere.
 
ebpcivicsi- The shutoffs/nozzles I'm using just don't lend themselves to this. No matter what I do (and believe me I've tried every setting combo) I get a *strong* jet of water. Doesn't bother me as I've gotten used to it. I just use more WWs than anybody else needs to. On the good cars, I blow off most of the water withe the air compressor.
 
NXT left my UPP perfect after more than one wash...



I`m sure there's more to it than this... maybe rag or wash mit to much pressure combo of all the above ??
 
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