Latest details v.Collinte and a couple other combos

Continuing to raise the bar Scott :up





Your car looks like you painted it, put the gun down, and shot a pic :cool:





Paint looks great on the F150 as well.
 
mochamanz said:
Scott, just a question for an expert, do you feel the sharpness of the reflectance is different for waxes -vs- sealants, and how so? sorry if this is off topic, but I want your opinion.
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I don't know if I am an expert but I do use a lot of different products. I think there is a difference in sharpness with sealants vs carnaubas. I noticed when I used Shokar on my car, the reflections were super sharp and clear, almost like a layer of wet glass on my car. After topping with a carnauba, it took the edge off the wet glass look, muting it slightly and adding depth.



As a general rule (based on my observation), sealants tend to make the clear coat look thicker while carnaubas tend to make the base coat (color) look deeper. There are some exceptions. Wolfgang and EX w/carnauba have a more carnauba look than most sealants and S100/P21S is super reflective like sealants are.
 
mgm121499 said:
A few weeks ago I ran into a post when you first got that car. You had quite a few nasty defects in the paint. Looking at it now, it's hard to believe it's the same car. It would be cool to see a side by side of your car then, and now.
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My Dad said if it looked like it does now when he sold it to me he would have wanted more for the car!



How long do you work in RMG and at what speed on the PC? Have you tried it on white yet? I plan to mess around with it over the weekend.
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I set the PC on 5 and do 3-4 slow passes with moderate pressure using a blue Propel pad. I've used it on white paint followed by CMW. Pretty nice look.



stevet-exactly! If others are having good results with a certain product line, I want to try it too. I actually got the bottle of 870 from rlspringer earlier this year. I had tried it on my dryer and forgot about it. Real nice glow and definitely slick but I have so many LSPs, I figured I'd save it for the fall. Anyway, I started seeing more threads about Collinite and noticed the section I had used it on my dryer still seemed as slick as the day I applied it after 3 months. Yeah, no weather to affect it but even sealants seemed to lose more slickness over that much time.



I put the bottle in my car and tried it out last week. I must say I am pretty impressed with it so far. Definitely going to order some 845 to try as well.



Bob and RIC-I think the look of the headlights and the rims are a result of my camera or the developing being a little off. Maybe too much contrast? Some of the light background colors are washing out a touch too. I took the film to a different Walgreens this time but it could be the camera too. :nixweiss



The headlights are fine and the wheels are more silver like you can see from the front view of the car.



Sean-thanks! I was really happy how NXT Paste looked on my car, it seemed to make the black really intense. BTW, the Paste hazed much more quickly than the liquid.
 
Scott,



How is the collinite to apply and remove? Do you apply to the whole car and remove or do you do a panel or section? How about being sun safe?
 
Trent-I used the Collinite 870 in the sun at around 1pm. It was in the upper 60s so the paint was fairly warm but not hot. I applied a section at a time and removed. It hazes pretty quickly and wiped off with minimal effort, similar to #16.



I don't know that I'd use it on black at noon if it was 100 degrees and sunny, but I figure you are fine provided the paint isn't hot to the touch. Remember this just applies to 870 Fleetwood. I can't comment on the 845 Insulator Wax because I haven't used it yet. Emphasis on 'yet' ;)



In the future, I am going to apply it with the pc and a finishing pad due to its cleaning properties.
 
Thanks Scott. Temps are getting pretty high here already, so it looks like PB and CK will be the only sun safe's for me. I would really like to try this but cant see getting it and not using it for a while.
 
Scott, if I am ever in Texas I will have you detail my M3. I agree with the others; you set the standard and give hobby detailers like myself something to strive towards.
 
I am definetly not Scott, but I would say decent shape is minor swiriling and no deep scratches to tackle. Clay would also not be necessary on "decent" paint. Just a light polish would remove the imperfections as he used #80.



Just my $.02
 
Buick_guy1 said:
What would you consider "decent" shape? Looks good BTW. :)
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A car in decent shape, IMO, is one with minimal swirling, some slickness, etc. Basically a car that is regularly washed and waxed.
 
tdekany said:
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The M3 is mustard looking in real life right?
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Yes, it is yellow with what seems to be a light green tint. Pretty cool IRL. The other pics I took should be a lot better since I had more shade. It is definitely a color you won't see often, very unique!
 
Scott noticed that you sure use #80 a lot now. Is that considered a glaze? I know that you refer to it as polishing, well I consder VM a polish would #80 be in the same ballpark? I noticed that the cars that you used 80 on have a bit more shine than the VMs.

Thanks!
 
Scottwax said:
It is definitely a color you won't see often, very unique!
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I like it and the owner of the black M3 that I take care of likes it as well. There is one around here that is all tricked out. Looks awesome.
 
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