NXT users, gather round...

NXT = synthetic sealant --no natural "waxes". It's called a "wax" because most joe consumers understand this word.



#26= a blended wax--several waxes, with added polymers.
 
The beading makes me cry. It doesn't pool anymore in some spots while it beads in others. Uniform, tiny beads. Lovin it!
 
lemans23 said:
The beading makes me cry. It doesn't pool anymore in some spots while it beads in others. Uniform, tiny beads. Lovin it!
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My wife's hood still beads after 3 months. The slickness to the touch has left but obviously that's not a sign of durability.



#26 over NXT= Xtasy!
 
I just finished off with Megs #26 over NXT Tech Wax paste. I was looking for durability for the winter. So which order is the better order: NXT on top, or under #26?
 
bill57 said:
I just finished off with Megs #26 over NXT Tech Wax paste. I was looking for durability for the winter. So which order is the better order: NXT on top, or under #26?
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As a general rule, you should start with the most stable wax or sealant as the base and layer the more fragile ones on top of that.



I have absolutely no durability issues with NXT (paste), as it works well in Hungary's climatic conditions (3-4 months; -15°C - +38°C), so the NXT/#26 must be good enough. And it looks GREAT!
 
This is the reason I love my DSLR, although I still have a soft spot for Fujifilm Velvia :D I shot 78 pictures, and these were the only three I thought worthy for post (really only two, but I was being nice to my bumper :) )











 
What more could you want!?!?!



Looks awesome bro. But then again, you're gonna have a durability problem.......it will only last for 3-4 months...........LOL!
 
justin30513 said:
Go get a bottle of Megs #26. Hit the NXT with a coat of it. You gonna want to go swimming in the clear coat!
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*blank stare* You didn't read this thread at all did you LOL
 
lemans23 said:
So, I just followed you guys' advice, and my paint is completely gone!



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In it's place is a pool of silver goo which goes on forever. Applied the #26 on top of the NXT, and that's just one coat, and one coat that hasn't even fully cured yet! Wait until tomorrow morning, and then that afternoon for the second coat. SWEET.



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Justin ^^



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:rofl It's all good. Y'all might not appreciate this, but I'll post this anyway. The stock civic si hatchback has a shift knob which as plastic clips on it and they clip into the boot. If you remove the shift knob and put on an aftermarket one, the boot hangs down the shifter and looks terrible because of the cheap plastic ring that's exposed. I couldn't find a picture without it (didn't stop to take pics before as this was my best epiphany yet), but what I did was I went to lowes and got a #4 rubber stopper. Used a dremel cutoff wheel to take it down to about half size, then I drilled a .5" hole in the middle. Cleaned up the hole with the dremel again, slid the stopper down the shifter and into the collar (shift boot plastic thing i was talking about). Now, the boot can be placed wherever one so pleases as the friction between the rubber and the shifter and the rubber and the collar is enough to hold it snugly, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY: it converts back to stock within 10 seconds. Here's pics of it finished. The metal "washers" are actually from a RC car transmission (attaches to the spur gear for those of you who know RC). Shift knob is a Skunk2 Type-R replica.



And finally, to those of you who are photo savvy, YES, I know the pictures are underexposed (PURPOSELY) as it gives more warmth to the pictures. Without further ado:

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And yeah, I know two of them are out of focus, but I was using a 4 second shutter speed so that i didn't have to use the flash. Get ova it!
 
One question, how come after I apply and NXT on a hot day and then remove it, it seems as if there is blotchiness all over the car? I don't know, it feels like my microfiber can't remove all the "oilyness" off the finish. Do any of you guys experience this?
 
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