Does this sound like a good start?

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Grimm

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This is going to be rather long winded, but I'd like to get some opinions. I will be making the plunge to get a ROB soon, and I'm figuring out what products I want to buy.



The following are our vehicles that I will be working on inititially:

Dark Green 1996 Cutlass

Dark Blue 2000 Mountaineer

Black 2003 Bonneville

Red 1968 Cutlass



The '96 will be the guinea pig to practice on. It and the Mountaineer are in good shape with a fair amount of swirling. They are regularly washed and waxed, with Meguire's Deep Crystal Step 2 Polish by hand being the most abrasive product used. The Bonneville has a ton of light swirling all over (looks good in shade, but noticeable in direct sun). And the '68 has good paint with minimal swirling.



The following is my initial plan of purchase:

A light and medium polish-SSR1 and 2, or a couple of the Optimum line

Meg's #21 Sealant

Collinite 845 or 476 for winter protection on the Mountaineer and Bonneville

Possibly Natty's Blue for summer waxing



In the next month or so I want to winterize the two daily drivers, so I'm thinking a couple coats of #21 and a couple coats of Collinite. From what I've read would this be the correct procedure for the sealant and wax?



Sealant

wait 24 hours

2nd coat Sealant followed by Collinite

wait 24 hours

last coat of Collinite
 
I would consider SSR2.5 instead of the SSR2, it finishes down pretty much as well as the SSR2, and it has a bit more cut. I would wait 24 hours after your second coat of sealant, but you can apply the Collinite coats back to back, it doesn't have to "cure".
 
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