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I just finished applying Klasse SG and Meguiars Gold Class to my hood. Klasse SG has the driver's side. Meguiar's Gold Class has the passenger side.



The hood was first clayed with Eagle One Clay Bar (Yes, I still hate this clay bar but I need to use them up). I then polished it with 3M Swirl Mark Remover, then Meguiar's #9 Swirl Remover 2.0 and finally applied two coats of Klasse AIO. The paint was as smooth as glass.



This picture is just after Klasse AIO was finish being applied. My paint is a Deep Wedgwood Blue. It is metallic.
 
This is with the tape applied. It is 7-day release tape but I won't be leaving it on that long. I am actually going to be taking it off since I don't want to be driving around with a blue strip down my hood.
 
OK this is with the products applied.



Klasse SG on the drivers side applied with a MF applicator.



Meguiars GC on the passenger side applied with a foam applicator.



Yes, I know there is some hazing from the Klasse SG that you can see. I'm just not use to doing an area this small.



Both products were applied at 5:30. I will be removing them at 7 after King of the Hill. I won't be able to get pics because I don't feel like draggin out my flood lights. I'll take pictures tomorrow before the second coat of Klasse SG.
 
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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by Guess My Name [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>I like the live oak reflection in the second pic.

And don't be lazy take that pic tonight we wanna see. LOL [/b]</blockquote>

puff... my oak trees are dropping all their leaves right now. I have to back up in the street to keep the leaves off. If I didn't, then I would have a trash can full of leaves on my truck by morning!
 
Remember, initial shine isn't everything! SG lasts much much longer, and the GC seems to get shinier after a week, then after 2-4 weeks it needs re-waxing. After a second layer, GC is much glossier, IMO.
 
Wow! I really did not think SG will have such an imapct on shine. It really does what people say from the picture. Really good comparason. Very impressed. :bounce
 
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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by mch [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>Wow! I really did not think SG will have such an imapct on shine. It really does what people say from the picture. Really good comparason. Very impressed. [/b]</blockquote>
Ummm I don't have any pics of GC or SG buffed off yet. The Third picture with the tape is just the hood with the tape on it yet. I just finished buffing the two products off like 30mins ago and it was dark out. Yes, I was out there with a flashlight :P

I'll be taking pictures tomorrow before I apply a second coating. I would like to get Klasse SG up to 5 coats over the next week.

How many coats of GC should I put on? I was thinking three.
 
Intel-may I make a small suggestion for the pics you post tomorrow? Go to www.xat.com and download the free version of the image optimizer. It is only 1MG so it downloads quick even with dial-up. You can resize the pics so they don't stretch the page-it is really hard to read when you have to keep moving the page. You can also compress with the program and crop if needed. Everyone should have it on their computer.

Other than that, I am enjoying the progress of your test. I will say that in my experience, not only does #26 last longer than GC, but it shines better for longer.

In any event, keep the side by side comparisions coming. They are highly informative!
 
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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by Scottwax [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>Intel-may I make a small suggestion for the pics you post tomorrow? Go to www.xat.com and download the free version of the image optimizer. It is only 1MG so it downloads quick even with dial-up. You can resize the pics so they don't stretch the page-it is really hard to read when you have to keep moving the page. You can also compress with the program and crop if needed. Everyone should have it on their computer.
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Sorry about that Scottwax. I just like big pictures. Lets you see more. You can always hit post reply and read the replies below. They come up without the pictures. Just scroll down some.
 
Bad news. Today I looked at it and couldn't tell any difference on either side! They look the same in the direct sun and in the shade.



I've got a second coat of GC and SG on the truck right now. Will be removing shortly before 6 today. Probably too dark to takes pics though. I'll see what it looks like tomorrow. Hopefully we will start to see a difference.



Also, I'm using Yosteve MF towels for removal. For the GC I use a dry one. For the SG I use a wet one and then buff with a dry one.
 
I did the same type of thing recently with MGC, Blitz, Eagle One Pure and couldn't tell a difference.



I think a better test would be to do half the hood and 1 front fender with each product. The curvature of the fender makes it easier to tell differences between products.
 
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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by puterbum [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>I did the same type of thing recently with MGC, Blitz, Eagle One Pure and couldn't tell a difference.

I think a better test would be to do half the hood and 1 front fender with each product. The curvature of the fender makes it easier to tell differences between products. [/b]</blockquote>
If they aren't showing any difference by this weekend, then I'll get the fenders ready for some waxing.
 
OK, I buffed the second coats off both sides at 6 o'clock. I could see a slight difference. The Gold Class Sides seems to be slightly darker.



I then pulled off the tape and you can really see it well. Now I have GC on one side with a no wax strip down the center and Klasse on the right. There is a big difference between the no wax and the GC. There is just a slight difference between the no wax and the SG side. I'll take pics tomorrow after I take the third coat off.
 
Still not a large difference. I took some pictures today but didn't get around to looking at them until 8 o'clock so it was already dark. I pulled them up and boy are they bad! Sun streaks across the camera lense and crap from my tree was on the hood.



I'm going to throw the camera in the truck and stop off in a parking lot tomorrow and get some pics at difference angles to see if I can get some better shots.



I may end up having to take puterbum's advice and buff the fenders out and start applying wax to them.
 
I think that we should do hood tests with wax applied in horizontal sections. When I applied wax to half my hood, it was difficult to compare clarity from moving my perspective from side to side because it meant I was looking at different reflections. While if you just move your head up and down it focuses on the same reflection. Just my thoughts...
 
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