Don
Darth Camaro 12/27/15
This stuff is definitely addicting ... or is it the OCD making me put more coats on? LOL I` m up to about 4 now, with no signs of stopping my weekly wash/applications.
Klasse Sealant Glaze - Yet another layer
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rlmccarty2000
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Lookin’ good!
tropicsteve
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yep, a clean, shiny car is a happy car.
Don, In the annals of KSG, you my friend are barely a rookie. The clear winner here is Accumulator whom, to this day I believe, declares that KSG is the cats meow - if you apply 23 coats. While I have no reason to doubt him, I`ve never used it. Was always too exhausted just from reading his description.
Accumulator
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Four is the minimum I`d ever do and I generally stopped at six, though I`d add another as needed if/when something changed.Though now that I`m all about FK1000P I only use the KSG when I need that "plastic-like barrier" version of a sacrificial layer (so these days it`s only on glossy exterior plastics).
Don- If you do go past six, I`d be curious as to any perceived benefit.
tyltan- I`m very curious about why you`d apply 845 to multiple layers of KSG. There`s no way I`d want to start over from scratch after the 845 dies off.
I`m assuming that post-cleanup there`s very little KSG left in the pad, so I`d see no reason not to reuse it (well, unless that assumption`s wrong). My KSG applicator pad, which still appears new, is still the one I was using back in the `90s when I used KSG all the time, but that`s just me and I`m awfully fanatical about using minimal product.
If it`s stiff after repriming with product then I`d use a new one, but gee...at that point you`d be throwing away both the applicator and enough KSG to do a lot...hmm.
Eh, guess if there`s any doubt maybe you oughta just use a new one. I find myself wondering "how can he tell it`s been used before?"
I did some "research" and read the forums. It`s been widely recommended 845 for the final top of Klasse Glaze for more "pop/wet" look. I did but I couldn`t tell the different. May be my eyes. I need to visit my eye doctor again. BTW, I reused my pad too.
Don
Darth Camaro 12/27/15
I reuse the same pad. I put an old MF cloth over it, so air can get to it and maybe not mold and so dust & other crap doesn`t settle on it between coats. It shows no signs of `stiffening up,` or getting dirty, so I`ll use it until something makes me switch to a new one. BTW, this WAS a "new applicator" when I started layering the Klasse Sealant Glaze.
Accumulator
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OK, I can *KINDA* see the idea of wanting more "wet" than KSG, which I do generally think looks pretty blah when viewed from a hair-splitting/navel-gazing perspective. Still, I`d MUCH rather be able to add another coat/application now and then so no topping for me.
I did try topping it with M16 and Souveran (once each) and although I did notice an improvement, it wasn`t worth giving up the ability to add more (to me).
tyltan & Don- Glad the pad was still usable, indicates you didn`t go way overboard with the product IMO.
acuRAS82
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Not trying to hijack in any way, but were any of you Klasse guys ever a fan of Liquid Glass LG-100? I bought this when I started my detailing craziness a few years ago. The 23 coats reminds me of some of the stories I would read about LG.
Don
Darth Camaro 12/27/15
Many moons ago, then I found better/longer lasting products that weren`t as "finicky."
Accumulator
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I tried the LG (only on sideview mirrors, easy to fix when my fears were confirmed) at the insistence of the guy who built my last `vette ("and then top with Souveran" even) and I found it, uhm...unsatisfactory. So much so that I honestly don`t understand why anybody uses the stuff.
acuRAS82
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I found LG to be nothing really special, but based on its reviews on Amazon, it appears to have quite the following. I recall it being fairly easy to apply and wipe off. To me, the look was blah, like a Nu Finish or something... looked clean but didn’t stand out in any way. I never got a chance to test longevity, more than a month or so.
What did you specifically not like about it Accumulator/Don? The looks? Durability? Application? Other?
I still have 1/3 of LG left. I might re-visit it again in the future. I am not sure how I feel about it. I bought it due to Amazon review but it didn`t "wow" me.
Accumulator
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Heh heh...[INSERT snarky comment about assumptions of quality based on "popularity" HERE]
Admitting that it`s a bit hard to remember a one-time experiment on a sideview mirror from 20 years ago....*IIRC* it slightly diminished the gloss that I`d spent so long achieving, didn`t add anything of benefit at all and wan`t as user-friendly as other stuff I was used to. Seemed like "just another crappy LSP for people who aren`t discerning" to me.
That was back when I was doing multiple applications of Autoglym Super Resin Polish before topping with paste wax; you could *tell* that the SRP was "doing something good" such as added slickness and/but I could *not* discern that from the LG. It sure wasn`t adding a thick build-film the way KSG does, no matter what the ad-copy said about "a layer of protection". Comparing the sideview I did with LG and the one I`d done with SRP I liked the SRP better..enough so that I repolished and reLSPed the LG side.
Don
Darth Camaro 12/27/15
It definitely had a "sterile" shine to it, not glossy, not wet, just kind of so-so. I never could get any durability out of it. I guess I didn`t feel like bothering with it any more, which is why I haven`t used it in over 20 years.
Accumulator
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Yeah, that`s a good description IMO. Similar to but different from how KSG can look (hey, I was usually OK with KSG but I did strip it off a silver Audi as I never could`ve lived with that look on that car).