Recent details v.brand new Porsche!

[Scottwax]

Like usual, I am going to make you wait until the end for the best!



2004 Acura MDX. This one should be a good durability test for Shokar's sealant. This guy has his car washed 5-6 times a week! In addition, he is right near an interstate that is being widened (I-30 for those in the DFW Metromess) so it gets a lot of dust on it regularly as well.



Shokar Multi-prep with a blue Propel pad and Shokar sealant by hand.

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2001 Mazda Miata. Works at the same office as the owner of the MDX, but I don't think he washes his nearly as often. He had been very pleased with the PwC/#16 combo the last time (applied mid September) and here in mid January, it was still beading nicely and had noticable slickness.



Shokar Multi-prep with a blue Propel pad and Shokar sealant by hand.

 

[mtodde]

Awww...the Porsche pics aren't posted yet!

I love the color on the Miata...don't think I've ever seen it on a Miata...you see a lot of Z3's that color. It really looks nice & electric.

 

[Scottwax]

2004 Lexus SC430. I had used PwC and Souveran the last time, still looked real good. I wanted to try Shokar on this car to see how it looks on red. Turned out pretty good, the owner was really pleased. Too bad for me I dropped the glass bottle of the Shokar multi-prep carrying it back to my car. I had put the sealant in a 4 oz plastic bottle, but didn't have another one for the polish.



Shokar Multi-prep with a blue Propel pad and Shokar sealant by hand.

Not sure what those white specs are, either something got on my lens or on the negative when it was being scanned for the CD. :nixweiss

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2005 Porsche Carrera. Picked up on Friday, I got my hands on it on Sunday.



Very excellent shape, no visible swirls or scratches.



Klasse AIO with a blue Propel pad and Shokar sealant by hand. Pics ended up being so-so. He had promised to take his kids for a ride in it and his 5-year-old was having a complete melt-down while waiting, so no time to move the car into either complete shade or sun.

 

[Scottwax]

A couple shots of my car:



Snatty's #1600 down the side:

Meguiars #80 with a green Propel pad, AIO with a blue Propel pad and Shokar sealant by hand.

 

[1 Clean WS6]

Beautiful details Scott!! :xyxthumbs



Honestly...I would be having a meltdown just like that 5 year old if I had to wait to go for a ride in that Porsche.

 

[Scottwax]

Mike-what I really didn't get was the parents. The wife is really hot to trade her black GS400 in for a Cayenne S and she wants black again and asked my opinion on black Porsche paint. I said it is really good, but I really don't recommend that people with young kids get black cars because kids tend to be a bit careless around cars. She said her kids were really good around them...then turned and had to stop her 5-year-old from wacking the side of her GS400 with his toy rifle. I really hope that image is burned into her brain when she is looking at Cayennes.

 

[SilverLexus]

Gorgeous work Scott! :bow



That second Miata shot looks super wet.



"then turned and had to stop her 5-year-old from wacking the side of her GS400 with his toy rifle"



:shocked That's an advert for birth control in my book.

 

[Scottwax]

Lee-not bad for a sealant, eh? The Shokar stuff is absolutely goof proof. I really hope eShine decides to carry it.

 

[Inzane]

What is "Snatty's #1600"?

 

[Woob]

Hehe Are those undressed tires? Or the lighting :nono :shocked

 

[vdog0531]

Hehe Are those undressed tires? Or the lighting :nono :shocked

are you talking about scotts car? cause in the second pic the sn makes them look undressed but in the first pic, the top of the tires looked dressed.



great work scott. all the cars look great! i would love to have some long term info on this sealent. great work!



Vernon

 

[Scottwax]

What is "Snatty's #1600"?

40% Meguiars #16, 40% S100 and 20% Natty's melted slowly over low heat and combined. Just as easy to use as S100 is, as wet as Nattys and hopefully with #16's durability.



SilvaBimma-it had been about 10 days since I had dressed the tires, including one day of driving in the rain. It was 40 degrees out, I had just finished the Porsche and was waiting on a friend of my brothers to bring her Expidition by for me to detail. I was in no mood to bother dressing the tires again.



Vernon-I have Shokar on my own car and a weekly customers, so I should have no problem tracking the durability...although I will probably top mine with Snatty's. I really like how Shokar looks, very wet and reflective, but it still doesn't have the depth I prefer on black.

 

[stilez]

Scott: Looks great



The Shokar Twins seem to be proving themselves. The red Lex looks great...Any chance of a sun shot in the future? I am a stickler for red



Of course I love the MDX, Sage Brush Pearl rocks!



How do you like Shokar on your car? Looks a bit bright compared to what you've had in the past.

 

[NavindraLR]

40% Meguiars #16, 40% S100 and 20% Natty's melted slowly over low heat and combined. Just as easy to use as S100 is, as wet as Nattys and hopefully with #16's durability.

u gotta let me know about the durability of that combo... the cars look great... is that porsche a 05? when does the new body come style come out? seans right.. that color on the mdx is sick...



nice job on the details.. i hate you and your weather though

 

[hirosh]

awesome work scott. shokar looks good on those colors.

 

[imported_garyo]

2005 Porsche Carrera. Picked up on Friday, I got my hands on it on Sunday.



Very excellent shape, no visible swirls or scratches.



Klasse AIO with a blue Propel pad and Shokar sealant by hand. Pics ended up being so-so. He had promised to take his kids for a ride in it and his 5-year-old was having a complete melt-down while waiting, so no time to move the car into either complete shade or sun.

Ok, the Porschephile in me has gotten the better of me.....

The car is not a 2005 Carrera. If new then it is most likely a 2004 Carrera. The 2005 Carrera is the 997 with the "new" body style most easily recognized by the headlights which are oval (more classic porsche looking) and with the turn signals integrated into the front bumper.



None the less your work still amazes me. The Lexus paint is just so wet looking. Great work as usual.

 

[92MX83]

2004 Acura MDX. This one should be a good durability test for Shokar's sealant. This guy has his car washed 5-6 times a week!

Wow. I hope you're the one doing the washing and not the neighborhood swirl-o-matic.



Goes without saying, but fantastic work as usual, Scott!:bow

 

[T. Perinne]

Beautiful work Scott... I always love your threads.



Can you please tell me how often you use #80 on your own car? I know its your favorite and I'm curious as to the frequency you us it to polish since I'm sure your car is always nicely prepped.



Thanks.

 

[Scottwax]

Sean-yes, in the sun it is a bit brighter, in the shade it isn't as noticable. I am sure I will end up putting a carnauba over Shokar on my own car. It does have a bit more depth than Klasse SG though and it doesn't have that silvery sheen that I've seen on black paint with SG as the LSP. I guess it most closely reminds me of 1Z Glanz Wax on black.



Brian-my brother is the one who set this detail up (and now the guy wants to know how regularly I will drive out to Rockwall, 40 miles one way, to take care of his cars...I guess it is a good excuse to see my 17-month-old niece and make some money while I am at it!), and he said it was on '05. So much stuff is coming out now that it is hard to keep track of the new models and exactly what year they are.



I was really pleased with the Lexus as well. Shokar seemed very close to Souveran's glow but with sharper reflections.



92MX83-no, he takes it to his local tunnel car wash, and then when he gets home, dries all the spots they missed. Sometimes he also uses the touchless at the car wash and dries it off at home. He is totally OCD when it comes to cleanliness...which is job security for me!



Tanguy-Unfortunately, my paint seems to be softer than most other paints so I use #80 more often than I'd really like to, maybe every 6-8 weeks at times. Black paint really isn't a good choice for me. I can't stand to see any scuffs, spider swirls, etc in my paint and black really highlights them. I want to keep my paint as close to perfect as possible, so I really have to stay on top of it.

 

[s2skimon]

I too have tried Shokar and it was simply the best product out there for the type of shine i wanted. I wanted a "wet looking" finish as opposed to "dipped in salad oil" look and eshine's stuff did just that with a lot less elbow grease as well. It was like Klasse but better and without the elbow grease needed.. I spoke to Chris and told him, he really could be on top with this product.