What will you be using this winter?

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acl99

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Figured since its a nice day today in jersey i would start the winter prep early this year! Last year i had great results with 3x SG on all the family cars, so i will be using the same routine this winter with an added 2 coats of 16. What will you be using?
 
Dallas winters aren't tough with respects to snow and ice, but detailing when it is in the low 30s is pretty uncomfortable but do-able. No real reason to go through any routine like up north. I might give NXT x 2 and #16 a try to see how it does though. :nixweiss
 
The MPV will get it's annual many-coats-of-SG, Accumulatorette's A8 will probably get #16, the S8'll get UPP, and I dunno what else we'll be driving yet....so no real changes from the rest of the year. I might put some Collinite on something, as I always did with the Volvo.
 
Just finished putting my 3rd layer of EX on the car...

When that cures I will apply 2 coats of Natty's
 
Klasse AIO/ SG x 5

or

Duragloss x 3

or

Zaino x 6





I haven't made a decision yet, but we will see how I like the look of Duragloss and Zaino compared to Klasse.
 
I'll probably use the same as last year: AIO/SGx2, and for me, the Griot's BIS seems to well as a topper through the ~three winter months.
 
Menzerna followed by Zaino Z5 x3 then by Z2 x3.



I did this last year, got caught up in work during the spring, did not reapply and the Zaino was still beading after 9 months (using Z6 and Z7 to maintain).
 
Klasse SG x watever I have left in my sample. There's 3 coats on it now. Probably another two--just because I can. :p



Then I'll top with EX-P x 2



Then #16
 
I'll probably just be going with 2 coats of NXT.. I'm not sure though. I didn't have anything on my car last winter, it was covered in dirt most of the time, and I'm sure thats when I got the majority of my swirls from. I'll be treating it better this year though.



When you guys are talking about winter.. you're talking about temperatures below 0 degrees fahrenheit, and lots of snow and ice right? Here in Alaska, the temperatures are usually 0-20 degrees, and the cars can get layers of ice on them. I wonder how NXT will hold up to conditions like that
 
I won't use anything during the winter months. This is the ultimate test you can give to your wax build-up. I would've usually accumulated an adequate amount of a wax build-up so as to float through the winter months. If you've taken great care in building your wax layers properly, then it will last you through the winter, regardless of whether its covered or not.



I've yet to see any disappointment with my wax build-up during the winter. On the prime car, it doesn't see winter roads or bad weather; However on my daily driver, it has to endure the bad elements, so the build-up is even more important for this car. In the spring, I'll begin my new wax season by stripping off the old wax and re-starting by cleaning and polishing (once!), then establishing my wax routine for the rest of the season.
 
Starting my winter prep. Have the 2 coats of Z on the 2 front quarters, hood and bumper. Just clayed, cleaned the trunk and rear bumper and threw on my first coat of Z yesterday.
 
I'm going with Klasse for the first time. Last week I prepped with a claying, DACP'd the hood, then AIO x 2 and the first SG layer. Today I added the second layer of SG, and I'll do another layer next week. Love the look on white. I'm not sure if I'll go with 3 layers or more--depends on time and weather later in the month and October. I've also begun a major project on my father-in-law's black Prelude (swirl & chip city), so some detail time will be taken up by that.



Around Thanksgiving, I'll probably add a sacrificial coat of S100 and then get through 'til March with a weekly regimen of QEW and WAUD.
 
I used Blackfire last year, but this year I plan on using NXT. I usually apply a fresh coat very 4-6 weeks and use the Spray Booster in between. I 'll apply a final coat in late November and then another coat if we get a warm day in January. NXT is so darned easy to use. I just don't want to switch to anything else.



My black Hemi has never looked better -- NXT and no carnauba topper.



Tom :cool:
 
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