Abbeysdad- Heh heh, I want to watch myself here....I'm assuming that David wrote that guide
On a number of points my experiences with Klasse have differed from those of some other Autopians, and have lead me to employ the techniques that I advocate and to *not* employ techniques that others advocate (which probably work just fine for them). That's not to say that what others advocate is wrong, just that I know what works best for me and so that's what I recommend. I want to be very clear about this- I'm not making this a right/wrong thing.
I take it you were referring to the section that reads
It is not necessary to towel off the [KSG] film between coats.
I simply don't see how this can work, given the reasoning I posted previously :nixweiss I'd be happy to consider any explanations and I don't think I'm close-minded about it, but like some other issues (e.g., sealants on fresh repaints) I'd have to hear explanations that make sense to *me* before I'll believe it; I need compelling evidence. Fortunately, this isn't a "must do" thing where it'd really matter if we do/don't agree about it.
[Edit: OK, I see how this could possibly work, see next post..]
It's conceivable that, with *extremely* thin applications, the subsequent ones will only add to the KSG build-film and not to the to-be-buffed-off excess, but I see that as being more theoretically possible than practically attainable.
A simple experiment would of course be to do two sections with each method and see if/how they differ, but, well, I'm not gonna experiment on my vehicle. If somebody whose opinion I respect does such an experiment I'll be the first to say "well I'll be.." and accept the results, but I'll still wonder about how it works and to be honest, I doubt I'll change what *I* do (not broke, etc.).
On the wait time, with nice thin applications I don't see any significant advantages to waiting, though it does seem a little easier to buff off after a while (say, at least 10 minutes) than it does if I buff it off sooner. This seems like less of an issue with KSG than with some other products (e.g., UPP). Note that I find KSG *extremely* easy to buff off and I never have any problems with streaking or delayed-onset-blooming, both of which have plagued others, even experienced KSG users who know what they're doing. My "leave it overnight" method is probably, in part, not wanting to spend more time on the minivan in one session than I have to
But anybody who finds their KSG hard to buff off might benefit from a longer wait time, I'd say it's at least worth a try.
When I applied KSG very thick, I found that the longer I let it set up the easier it buffed off. With a three day(!) wait even goofy-thick applications buffed off easily. Again, probably not here or there for most people. Heh heh, I guess I burned myself out on KSG experimentation so now I just stick with what I always have success with.
Sheesh, I'm writing a book here, discussing this stuff
