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I was feeling slightly under the weather today and had given the car a full clay, de tar on friday.



Since then it was just sitting in the garage, so this brings us to today.



I was thinking what was easy to put on, didn't require much curing time, looked good on blue and offered protection for maybe 2/3 weeks when I may get a chance to give her the once over with the rotary :buffer:



So I went in and QD'd the whole car with NXT, after using snowfoam, body solvent and clay the car was feeling a little dry as you can imagine.



Well I applied the EX with clearkote applicators, skimmed them across the thick parts to reduce the amount of product clinging to my MF's. Let it set up, maybe 15 minutes and removed.



Next up I applied the OCW, sprayed on a panel at a time and buffed off.



Probably took about 30 minutes as I was in no rush, just took my time.



The bonnet has collinite 476s on the right and collinite 845 on the left (testing the differences).



Afters only cos im lazy and never took befores.



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I will take her outside when its not so cold as I know the garage can make it appear wetter than it is, but the lights don't tend to mask defects which is good!



John.
 
JJ_ said:
Lol thanks Josh, ill swap ya colours I wouldn't mind red for a while !!
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Careful what you wish for - My post in car and driver! :grinno: We can just swap cars haha Im on my way to Scotland :woohoo:
 
Thanks Danase I like the pic!



Josh lol, that scooby is nice I have a friend that has the prodrive model. 450BHP I think.



I dunno how I would handle the left hand drive but I am sure it would be fine! lol.
 
Looks great under those lights. Your garage setup is real nice. Keep use updated on your comparison.



I'd like to hear more about the snow foam. I think I have seen pictures and I believe it is a super foaming car wash soap? Can you post a link to it?



Is it harsh, slick, etc... You know, the basic questions. (That's if it is a soap)
 
Hey guys thanks for the support.



Yeah spilchy it looks good under the lights BUT the real test it the midday sun, so hopefully pull her out the garage to take some pics maybe tomorrow.



The Snowfoam is part soap part TFR. It is pretty harsh but does clean well, I would suggest this to anyone who doesn't mind waxing every three or so washes.



As for a link its on the www.autobrite.co.uk website.



If you have ever seen the car wash guys spray down a car with foam then this is the kind of idea except its not as harsh, plus its a bit of fun spraying plants and any passers by. lol.
 
Thanks guys, just gonna take it out the garage with some sun shots when I get a bit of time.
 
Lol yeh Lee, I really love it. I have been adding things to it just to dry the mitts etc like drying rails etc.



I got some outside pics today with some harsh sun, pretty pleased as I still have to do a polish on the paint.



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Thanks!
 
Well today I rewarded myself by cleaning the car, continuing the collinite test AND trying out some of the Menzerna range.



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So I started off with the foam gun, some snow foam. The car was rinsed down with the jet wash and then the foam was applied, SHOCK HORROR next!



The bonnet which had collinite on it was just beading the soap away, does this add to the fact that it is extremely hard wearing and detergent proof??



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Look at the rest of the car, now look at the bonnet this was seconds after the application.



With the foam now jet washed off, the car was still beading tremendously.



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Now into the garage and see if the beads of water are infact as good as they looked outside, yep they are nearly all are perfect "balls" showing the tension between the two surfaces.

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Now onto the Menzerna range, I tried out Intensive Polish as my front driver side wing was looking a little worse for wear, so I broke out the Metabo and a meguiars polishing pad. I now think the Metabo is like a rottweiler if you play its game then its fine, try and control it and it will snap back AND quick! The makita is more like a normaly dog, you can control it to an extent but it gives warnings before it bites.



Here is what we are dealing with;

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So first, prime the pad with some QD, put an X onto the pad, the Menzerna dispensors are easily the best design I have came across.

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Ok so spread the product about then put the Metabo to setting "2" many members are complaining about holograms, if you stop at this point you are sure to get holograms especially with a rotary.

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The residue was wiped off with a damp MF, as per instructions. Its starting to look mighty good!

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Note: That panel took about 2 minutes to polish, and left an LSP finish, the product is compared to SSR2.5, which neither breaks down in 2 minutes nor leaves an LSP finish.



Now the FMJ, I have been waiting to try this for months!!! Put 5 blobs of product on the applicator and applied in a thin layer, waited untill it cured then wiped off, again with a damp MF.

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Note: That is ample coverage for a car, I see a lot of people not just on here but on other forums etc trying to ICE the car thinking the more product they use the better the protection.



The last pics are after the Acrylic high gloss detailing spray. This is the part wow'd me the most, I am considering selling most of my product range now as I have definetly found the ultimate product to use on my car. I want to try it on my dad's and mum's car to see the finish. All of our cars have very different paint both in terms of hardness and colour.



Collinite on the bonnet and FMJ/Acrylic spray on wing.

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I have always tried to capture the differenc between a carnuba and sealant, I think this picture captures it pretty well.

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Just look at that gloss AND depth, this is now my goto range. I may be putting my Meguiars and Poorboys up for swap/sale soon.
 
JJ_ said:
The residue was wiped off with a damp MF, as per instructions. Its starting to look mighty good!

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Note: That panel took about 2 minutes to polish, and left an LSP finish, the product is compared to SSR2.5, which neither breaks down in 2 minutes nor leaves an LSP finish.



Now the FMJ, I have been waiting to try this for months!!! Put 5 blobs of product on the applicator and applied in a thin layer, waited untill it cured then wiped off, again with a damp MF.

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Note: That is ample coverage for a car, I see a lot of people not just on here but on other forums etc trying to ICE the car thinking the more product they use the better the protection.



The last pics are after the Acrylic high gloss detailing spray. This is the part wow'd me the most, I am considering selling most of my product range now as I have definetly found the ultimate product to use on my car. I want to try it on my dad's and mum's car to see the finish. All of our cars have very different paint both in terms of hardness and colour.



Collinite on the bonnet and FMJ/Acrylic spray on wing.

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I have always tried to capture the differenc between a carnuba and sealant, I think this picture captures it pretty well.

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Just look at that gloss AND depth, this is now my goto range. I may be putting my Meguiars and Poorboys up for swap/sale soon.
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Wow that looks amazing. Awesome job!!



What products do you have from poorboys?
 
Poorboys I have ssr1, 2.5 and 3. Nattys blue and Nattys original. Poorboys polish (blue). The shampoo too but I love the shampoo to death!
 
Coul you compare 476 and 845? I'm thinking what I shlud try. My car is black and I'm used to use EX-P and Nattys original.

Thanks and very nice job !!
 
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