ProStreetCamaro
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Well 2 months ago I got my Race car/Street rod out of my cousins body and paint shop. He does strictly show cars and is by far the best around this area (Maryland). Well anyway He told me to wait 3 months for the paint to fully cure so it can breath and allow the chemical vapors to evaporate out of the paint. I was talking to him yesterday and he told me (since the car is garaged) that I shouldnt even bother waxing the car ever. He told me to use 3M Imperial hand glaze. He also told me that I can start useing it right now if I want because it doesnt seal the paint like a wax does, thus allowing it the breath while it is still evaporating.
Well anyway I was wondering what you all thought about this? I just picked up a large bottle of the 3M imperial hand glaze and tested it on a small spot to see what it does. I must say that it made the paint look very wet and even deeper than it already was. If you guys were me what would you do with this car and color once it is fully cured and ready to do what ever needs to be done to it? It is a new color by Dupont from there Hot Hues line of paint called Ragging Ruby. It has alot of metal flake and is a pearl paint. Here are a couple pictures with absolutely nothing done to it.
The paint on this car is so deep it makes you feel like you can reach into the paint. He applied 2 coats of clear, then wetsand and buff then 2 more coats, wetsand and buff then one final medium/heavy coat and wetsand and buff. The depth and clairity is absolutely stunning! This is a scary picture right here!!! Made me want to cry.
BTW I am an avid Zaino user. I was thinking about doing what he told me since it is garage kept and just useing the imperial hand glaze. Then again the hand glaze makes it look so good I got to thinking maybe use that then a couple coats of zaino over it!!! What do you guys and girls think I should do?
Well anyway I was wondering what you all thought about this? I just picked up a large bottle of the 3M imperial hand glaze and tested it on a small spot to see what it does. I must say that it made the paint look very wet and even deeper than it already was. If you guys were me what would you do with this car and color once it is fully cured and ready to do what ever needs to be done to it? It is a new color by Dupont from there Hot Hues line of paint called Ragging Ruby. It has alot of metal flake and is a pearl paint. Here are a couple pictures with absolutely nothing done to it.
The paint on this car is so deep it makes you feel like you can reach into the paint. He applied 2 coats of clear, then wetsand and buff then 2 more coats, wetsand and buff then one final medium/heavy coat and wetsand and buff. The depth and clairity is absolutely stunning! This is a scary picture right here!!! Made me want to cry.
BTW I am an avid Zaino user. I was thinking about doing what he told me since it is garage kept and just useing the imperial hand glaze. Then again the hand glaze makes it look so good I got to thinking maybe use that then a couple coats of zaino over it!!! What do you guys and girls think I should do?
) do just use a glaze on pampered garage queens/showcars, but I like to use a wax or sealant for extra protection. If that car were part of *my* stable, I'd probably use Souveran on it, but it's a "looks" wax, not something really durable. I might also consider the sealant "UPP" from Four Star. I have two "good" cars, one gets Souveran and the other, which gets used more, gets UPP.
