imported_Aurora40
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So I was bored today, and felt like doing something with the cars. Too cold to wash the Regal, plus my wife keeps driving it.
So I figured I'll try some section stuff on the Aurora. As a note, it had been Souveran'd about two to three weeks ago, driven only once since then, and Crystal Misted after the drive. So it's pretty nice looking. I wiped the hood down with Spray and Wipe to remove any garage dust, as it seemed like the QD least likely to alter the appearance.
I divided the hood in half lengthwise, then again right to left. My first test was to apply #81 Hand Polish to the right side with a foam app by hand. Then I checked it out in the garage with the overhead flourescents, an incandescent, and a hand-held halogen (a 500W work light, but not on a big pole, the kind that sits on the ground). I couldn't tell any difference at all. The #81'd side did feel less slick than the other side.
I then applied Souveran by hand with a foam app to the top half of the right side over the #81. I couldn't discern any difference from the untouched side, nor from the #81'd only 1/4. It was certainly slicker than the #81 side and nominally slicker and smoother than the untouched side.
Then I applied Souveran onto the other #81 1/4. But first I sprayed the 1/4 with 50-50 Last Touch/water and spit-shined it. Again I couldn't tell a difference between the Souveran over #81 regular, but I could discern a slight difference from the left 1/4 that was untouched. It seemed a little wetter looking.
Then I spit-shined the upper left corner, which had nothing done to it to this point. What I usually do when spit-shining, is keep working the wax until all the water/QD is gone, until it isn't wet anymore. But usually at that point it means the app is getting kind of grabby. So this time I decided to work it in well, but not until it's dry. My thinking is that possibly this will help keep wax underneath it from being disturbed by any mechanical means, while the "spit" helps keep it from being disturbed by a solvent means. So I worked this 1/4 well, but it was still wet when I stopped and buffed it. I could discern a difference from the untouched area, but again, not from the #81/Souveran without spit-shine area.
When I pulled the tape off, I looked at it all again without any tape there. It seemed like the spit-shined without drying part was ever so slightly wetter looking than the #81/Souveran no spit shine part, but I still couldn't tell any difference in the #81/Souv vs #81/Souv with spit shine.
The main thing it illustrated to me is how freaking hard it is to compare small areas for modest differences, especially to do it indoors. I'll try to check it out in the sun at some point. I was kind of impressed that Souveran looks so nice that a glaze doesn't help very much (at least in those viewing conditions). And I think I may try the leave-it-still-wet approach to spit-shining the next time I do it. For one, it's really easy, and for two, maybe it will result in a little more wetness and depth? :nixweiss
So I figured I'll try some section stuff on the Aurora. As a note, it had been Souveran'd about two to three weeks ago, driven only once since then, and Crystal Misted after the drive. So it's pretty nice looking. I wiped the hood down with Spray and Wipe to remove any garage dust, as it seemed like the QD least likely to alter the appearance.
I divided the hood in half lengthwise, then again right to left. My first test was to apply #81 Hand Polish to the right side with a foam app by hand. Then I checked it out in the garage with the overhead flourescents, an incandescent, and a hand-held halogen (a 500W work light, but not on a big pole, the kind that sits on the ground). I couldn't tell any difference at all. The #81'd side did feel less slick than the other side.
I then applied Souveran by hand with a foam app to the top half of the right side over the #81. I couldn't discern any difference from the untouched side, nor from the #81'd only 1/4. It was certainly slicker than the #81 side and nominally slicker and smoother than the untouched side.
Then I applied Souveran onto the other #81 1/4. But first I sprayed the 1/4 with 50-50 Last Touch/water and spit-shined it. Again I couldn't tell a difference between the Souveran over #81 regular, but I could discern a slight difference from the left 1/4 that was untouched. It seemed a little wetter looking.
Then I spit-shined the upper left corner, which had nothing done to it to this point. What I usually do when spit-shining, is keep working the wax until all the water/QD is gone, until it isn't wet anymore. But usually at that point it means the app is getting kind of grabby. So this time I decided to work it in well, but not until it's dry. My thinking is that possibly this will help keep wax underneath it from being disturbed by any mechanical means, while the "spit" helps keep it from being disturbed by a solvent means. So I worked this 1/4 well, but it was still wet when I stopped and buffed it. I could discern a difference from the untouched area, but again, not from the #81/Souveran without spit-shine area.
When I pulled the tape off, I looked at it all again without any tape there. It seemed like the spit-shined without drying part was ever so slightly wetter looking than the #81/Souveran no spit shine part, but I still couldn't tell any difference in the #81/Souv vs #81/Souv with spit shine.
The main thing it illustrated to me is how freaking hard it is to compare small areas for modest differences, especially to do it indoors. I'll try to check it out in the sun at some point. I was kind of impressed that Souveran looks so nice that a glaze doesn't help very much (at least in those viewing conditions). And I think I may try the leave-it-still-wet approach to spit-shining the next time I do it. For one, it's really easy, and for two, maybe it will result in a little more wetness and depth? :nixweiss