Accumulator
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I decided to start a new thread rather than post this on one of the existing Collinite threads.
My wife's silver Audi A8 is usually done with either 3M Showcar Paste or Meg's #16. She didn't like the look of the #16 until I started using the "spitshine" method with Griot's Speedshine as the "spit". These products are always applied with either a PC or a Cyclo and removed with either a MF or a CBT. The vehicle looked fine before I started this, having been done with #16 quite recently. I did spot clay it as needed.
I've just finished doing the second application of 476S to it (after the first one cured for 48 hours), using the Cyclo. Most of the car was done using a spitshine technique with water. This followed a non spitshine application using the PC. That first coat didn't really please me looks-wise, this one improved things a little, but....
I'm not sure I can really put my finger on the specifics, but I gotta say that the 476S isn't quite as nice (IMO) on Audi silver as #16, or at least #16 with the Cyclo/Speedshine-spitshine. It's not bad or anything, but it just doesn't have the pizzaz that #16 or 3M Showcar Paste gives that car (let alone Souveran, which is still in a class by itself). Not quite as shiny and wet looking, and the metallic doesn't "pop" as much. The depth seems about the same, but it's hard to evaluate, let alone verbalize, subtle differences like that in the appearance of silver. Again, it's certainly not *bad* looking, there are no "problems" with its appearance, it just doesn't impress me much compared to the other waxes. It does appear quite "clear", that is, the 476S hasn't darkened the look of the silver or given it any weird tint. You can certainly see clear reflections in it- read print, discern subtle differences in the color of objects reflected, etc.
I did a few comparison areas with/without the spitshining, so we'll see if it makes any real difference. So far, I'd say the spitshined portions are *just a little* slicker.
My wife's silver Audi A8 is usually done with either 3M Showcar Paste or Meg's #16. She didn't like the look of the #16 until I started using the "spitshine" method with Griot's Speedshine as the "spit". These products are always applied with either a PC or a Cyclo and removed with either a MF or a CBT. The vehicle looked fine before I started this, having been done with #16 quite recently. I did spot clay it as needed.
I've just finished doing the second application of 476S to it (after the first one cured for 48 hours), using the Cyclo. Most of the car was done using a spitshine technique with water. This followed a non spitshine application using the PC. That first coat didn't really please me looks-wise, this one improved things a little, but....
I'm not sure I can really put my finger on the specifics, but I gotta say that the 476S isn't quite as nice (IMO) on Audi silver as #16, or at least #16 with the Cyclo/Speedshine-spitshine. It's not bad or anything, but it just doesn't have the pizzaz that #16 or 3M Showcar Paste gives that car (let alone Souveran, which is still in a class by itself). Not quite as shiny and wet looking, and the metallic doesn't "pop" as much. The depth seems about the same, but it's hard to evaluate, let alone verbalize, subtle differences like that in the appearance of silver. Again, it's certainly not *bad* looking, there are no "problems" with its appearance, it just doesn't impress me much compared to the other waxes. It does appear quite "clear", that is, the 476S hasn't darkened the look of the silver or given it any weird tint. You can certainly see clear reflections in it- read print, discern subtle differences in the color of objects reflected, etc.
I did a few comparison areas with/without the spitshining, so we'll see if it makes any real difference. So far, I'd say the spitshined portions are *just a little* slicker.
But the 476s oughta keep it well protected for a while (Accumulatorette's gonna take a roadtrip here soon).
