What is the latest product craze?

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AutoNova

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It has been quiet on the product front since the introduction of Wolfgang. It must be that nothing has come our way or that everyone is returning to old reliables.



I don't hear or see alot of discussion on the products that were so huge a while back, Zaino, P21S, Pinnacle, Menzerna, Meg's, etc. Maybe we are all exhausted from buying the latest item?:nixweiss



What is your new favorite must have or Old reliable (OR)?



For me:



Hyper Dressing

OR- #16, #26, AIO, ColorX

Sprayaway Glass Cleaner

OR- APC
 
I find we still discuss Menzerna quite often especially the stuff Deanski introduced to us for Mercedes Ceramiclear paint
 
Old reliable for me is Meguiars #7 topped with #26, the latest thing for me is the Klasse twins. On the horizon I am going to try topping Klasse with UPP in the hopes of achieving a bit more of a carnauba look.
 
Scottwax said:
I've been using Meguiars #16 and Poorboy's EX w/carnauba as my LSPs on probably 90% of the details I do.
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What is your trick to #16, for some reason I find it finicky to remove, does it have to be applied extremely thin?
 
AutoNova said:
What is your trick to #16, for some reason I find it finicky to remove, does it have to be applied extremely thin?
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Yeah, that's *my* trick, although I've never really found it hard to work with (maybe that's why). Thin and *even*. FWIW, I almost *always* apply it by machine, usually the Cyclo. The machine makes it easy to keep it "liquid" and to spread it out over a large area, ensuring a thin application. I do think that most people would tend to put it on *much* thicker than they need to; I've had one can last for nearly a decade when used on large sedans and station wagons. Would've lasted a lot longer, but I gave it to a friend who put it on thicker than necessary. MY friend used more in two years than I did in the previous six-eight and was only using it on one car whereas I was using it on several.
 
Actually it just might be the over the counter consumer products. Recently there have been some pretty strong contenders: NXT, Nano, TW Ultra Gloss. For me its been the re-discovery craze: Liquid Glass, and the Zymol estate glazes that I had lying around although they will never create a craze here..
 
Accumulator said:
Yeah, that's *my* trick, although I've never really found it hard to work with (maybe that's why). Thin and *even*. FWIW, I almost *always* apply it by machine, usually the Cyclo. The machine makes it easy to keep it "liquid" and to spread it out over a large area, ensuring a thin application. I do think that most people would tend to put it on *much* thicker than they need to; I've had one can last for nearly a decade when used on large sedans and station wagons. Would've lasted a lot longer, but I gave it to a friend who put it on thicker than necessary. MY friend used more in two years than I did in the previous six-eight and was only using it on one car whereas I was using it on several.
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How do you apply it to your pads?
 
Meguiar's #16 seems to be gaining some popularity and could almost be considered a "craze" product. I know that I bought some after first hearing about it on the board.



After trying it, I can say that it DOES live up to the high expectations one would expect from an Autopian.
 
Last buzz for me was NXT during the summer.

But after reading all the positive posts about the AIO + Zaino combo, I finally got around to my winter prep last week and was blown back by this combo. Did both by PC with polishing and finishing pads respectively and the AIO seemed to add something to the color.
 
NXT still seems to be a fairly hot topic.



I wasn't all that impressed initially, but it grew on me. The longevity doesn't seem to be there though.



Since I am just getting back "into" detailing, the "new craze" to me is this idea of using a "carnauba topper" on a sealant, which I will be trying next week (Trade Secret on Zaino).
 
AutoNova said:
What is your trick to #16, for some reason I find it finicky to remove, does it have to be applied extremely thin?
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I apply a thin layer to a section at a time and then remove immediately. Works great and doesn't seem to affect durability.
 
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