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SuperBee364- I'm a little late to this party and I don't really have anything of value to add. But I did want to say that I'm glad to hear you're so happy with the Vintage and that it seems compatible with your nice and gentle BHB washes.
Sorry to hear about the dealer wash. I hope you brought it to the attention of the higher-ups. I've been through that, and the thought of losing me as a customer had a real effect on their future actions. On the bright(er?) side, I'll be curious about how the Vintage looks on the areas you can't get 100% perfect, as the cars I would use it on have paint that can no longer be fully corrected for one reason or another.
On the wheels, the clear on most wheels is both thicker and harder than normal clearcoat, but there's a limit to what it can take. I use my old stand-bys 3M PI-III RC 05933 and PI-III MG 05937 most of the time, so you might choose similar products accordingly.
While I've managed to resist the Zymol temptation (despite the best efforts of lbls1 and others
), it's always nice to hear about somebody being so satisfied with something that others seem to like to bash. Especialy something in the expensive discretionary purchase category, which seems to sometimes bring out the worst in people.
SilverLexus- I wasn't referring to you in the above bit about people bashing Zymol, I remember your Zymol/Souveran comments and I keep them in mind. I have found that Souveran tends to "soften" and/or retain contamination though, and maybe the Zymol would be different in that regard :nixweiss
And I always remember to consider the eye-of-the-beholder angle as I'm just off the scale in that regard where the Jag is concerned, having some strong opinions about how that paint oughta look. So it's not like we all have to like the same stuff!
Oh well, as long as HD Cleanse and by-bare-hand application are required, I doubt I'm gonna pull the trigger on the Vintage anyhow. But I'm still following threads like this and keeping an open mind...
Sorry to hear about the dealer wash. I hope you brought it to the attention of the higher-ups. I've been through that, and the thought of losing me as a customer had a real effect on their future actions. On the bright(er?) side, I'll be curious about how the Vintage looks on the areas you can't get 100% perfect, as the cars I would use it on have paint that can no longer be fully corrected for one reason or another.
On the wheels, the clear on most wheels is both thicker and harder than normal clearcoat, but there's a limit to what it can take. I use my old stand-bys 3M PI-III RC 05933 and PI-III MG 05937 most of the time, so you might choose similar products accordingly.
While I've managed to resist the Zymol temptation (despite the best efforts of lbls1 and others
), it's always nice to hear about somebody being so satisfied with something that others seem to like to bash. Especialy something in the expensive discretionary purchase category, which seems to sometimes bring out the worst in people.SilverLexus- I wasn't referring to you in the above bit about people bashing Zymol, I remember your Zymol/Souveran comments and I keep them in mind. I have found that Souveran tends to "soften" and/or retain contamination though, and maybe the Zymol would be different in that regard :nixweiss
And I always remember to consider the eye-of-the-beholder angle as I'm just off the scale in that regard where the Jag is concerned, having some strong opinions about how that paint oughta look. So it's not like we all have to like the same stuff!
Oh well, as long as HD Cleanse and by-bare-hand application are required, I doubt I'm gonna pull the trigger on the Vintage anyhow. But I'm still following threads like this and keeping an open mind...
next time I wash, I'm going to remove the wheels and do them individually off of the car. 
I really do think that you would be impressed with how compatible the Vintage is with your gentle wash technique (which I love, btw). The Vintage just lets go of anything touching it. You've seen the videos of how vintage repels water? Well, it does the same thing to dirt/dust/contaminants when washed. I just sheds the stuff.
