imported_Aurora40
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So, my NXT arrived today, and I was planning on washing the Regal and hitting it with #16, so it worked out perfectly.
The Regal had been hit with DACP and MPPP about 3 weeks ago, and hadn't been washed since then. I washed with QEW in the garage since it was 25F out... I did wash the wheels outside and hosed the salt off a bit.
The NXT bottle is easy to shake because of the shape. It's real easy to grab and shake around. But the shape is sort of annoying when you try to dispense the actual product. It's hard to hold onto it without squeezing it too much accidentally. It smells sort of like aftershave. I don't particularly care for it. It is a bit too punchy when you are actually working with it. The garage smell afterwards is ok, but when it's right by your face on a foam app, it's kinda sickening. The foam app is weird. It's like a normal Meg's app, but green on one side and purple on the other. Pretty neat. But it is softer than the usual Meg's pad, and also the purple makes it hard to tell if the pad is getting dirty.
It spread very easily. It almost seems like Blackfire but with more solvent/carrier so that it spreads easily, you use a bit more, and it dries quickly/normally. Blackfire is thicker, you can work it longer, and Blackfire always seems to have practically no solvent in it, which I think plays a part in why it can get streaky and hard to buff sometimes. I probably used about 3/4 - 1 ounce on the whole car. Very easy to apply. I waited about 30 minutes, and a finger swipe revealed that the product was powdery. It was a cinch to buff off. (Edwin, you could leave it on for 24 hours, but I suspect it will just powder up after one hour or so and then not really change/benefit from any longer period of time. I doubt it will turn to cement/glue, though.). It doesn't dust up or anything when buffing. A very easy product to use. Much more fool-proof than Blackfire.
The finished result was very smooth. A lot like the smoothness of MPPP/Klasse, but with a bit more slickness. It feels good. Not unlike Zaino's slick and smooth feel. But not the super slick feel of Blackfire. While moving the car outside to admire, a few drops ran out of the door handle and down the door. The small amount there was beaded very well off the paint and rolled off pretty freely, but then it's a freshly applied product, so even products that don't bead well will do that right after application.
Outside, the car was very reflective. It has a similar look to Blackfire with nice metallic pop, nice gloss, but more shine and reflection. Blackfire is quite reflective, but NXT is a bit moreso. However, this is not on the Aurora that I applied it to, so keep that in mind in regards to my comparisons. I don't have any direct comparisons to make yet. The car really looks great and the shine is really impressive, especially given the ease of use and the amount of prep work done. Provided it can bead strongly for 2-3 months, this will be an excellent product to use on my wife's car. I will certainly be trying it out on the Aurora come spring time (unless the durability on my wife's car proves terrible or something).
Here are some pictures, though I think I took some pretty poorly composed ones. The lighting also wasn't that great as there were fast-moving clouds, it was 25F, the wind was gusting to 20+mph, and I didn't have a coat on... There were also one or two that seemed to be composed nicely, but when I transferred them, it turned out they were not in focus....
Oh, I used regular Endurance on the tires (my #38 was backordered and didn't arrive with my NXT).
This picture isn't great, but look at the reflections on the side of the car:
Some hood reflection shots:
The Regal had been hit with DACP and MPPP about 3 weeks ago, and hadn't been washed since then. I washed with QEW in the garage since it was 25F out... I did wash the wheels outside and hosed the salt off a bit.
The NXT bottle is easy to shake because of the shape. It's real easy to grab and shake around. But the shape is sort of annoying when you try to dispense the actual product. It's hard to hold onto it without squeezing it too much accidentally. It smells sort of like aftershave. I don't particularly care for it. It is a bit too punchy when you are actually working with it. The garage smell afterwards is ok, but when it's right by your face on a foam app, it's kinda sickening. The foam app is weird. It's like a normal Meg's app, but green on one side and purple on the other. Pretty neat. But it is softer than the usual Meg's pad, and also the purple makes it hard to tell if the pad is getting dirty.
It spread very easily. It almost seems like Blackfire but with more solvent/carrier so that it spreads easily, you use a bit more, and it dries quickly/normally. Blackfire is thicker, you can work it longer, and Blackfire always seems to have practically no solvent in it, which I think plays a part in why it can get streaky and hard to buff sometimes. I probably used about 3/4 - 1 ounce on the whole car. Very easy to apply. I waited about 30 minutes, and a finger swipe revealed that the product was powdery. It was a cinch to buff off. (Edwin, you could leave it on for 24 hours, but I suspect it will just powder up after one hour or so and then not really change/benefit from any longer period of time. I doubt it will turn to cement/glue, though.). It doesn't dust up or anything when buffing. A very easy product to use. Much more fool-proof than Blackfire.
The finished result was very smooth. A lot like the smoothness of MPPP/Klasse, but with a bit more slickness. It feels good. Not unlike Zaino's slick and smooth feel. But not the super slick feel of Blackfire. While moving the car outside to admire, a few drops ran out of the door handle and down the door. The small amount there was beaded very well off the paint and rolled off pretty freely, but then it's a freshly applied product, so even products that don't bead well will do that right after application.
Outside, the car was very reflective. It has a similar look to Blackfire with nice metallic pop, nice gloss, but more shine and reflection. Blackfire is quite reflective, but NXT is a bit moreso. However, this is not on the Aurora that I applied it to, so keep that in mind in regards to my comparisons. I don't have any direct comparisons to make yet. The car really looks great and the shine is really impressive, especially given the ease of use and the amount of prep work done. Provided it can bead strongly for 2-3 months, this will be an excellent product to use on my wife's car. I will certainly be trying it out on the Aurora come spring time (unless the durability on my wife's car proves terrible or something).
Here are some pictures, though I think I took some pretty poorly composed ones. The lighting also wasn't that great as there were fast-moving clouds, it was 25F, the wind was gusting to 20+mph, and I didn't have a coat on... There were also one or two that seemed to be composed nicely, but when I transferred them, it turned out they were not in focus....
Oh, I used regular Endurance on the tires (my #38 was backordered and didn't arrive with my NXT).
This picture isn't great, but look at the reflections on the side of the car:
Some hood reflection shots:
NXT is a good product, and it compares well with Blackfire. It's just I'm either used to Blackfire, or Blackfire is a half-nudge better than NXT overall. Is it $10 better? I don't know. You always do good reviews. Thanks. 
