Benefits of having a very SLICK last step product??

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I just did some major polishing on the hood of my truck, and finished it off with Meguiars #16. Now it has some slickness, but no where close to the slickness I got from NXT.



How important is Slickness? I realy like the look of #16 on my black paint, but after the 1st wash the slickness is gone. If use #34 to QD, it brings back a little slickness, but not like I got from NXT.



BTW, will having a slick LSP reduce dust pickup as well?
 
When I used NXT or FMJ (both polymers) as my LSP the dust they attracted was incredible.



Carnuba attracts less dust than polymers so I topped with #16, which isn't as slick does give that nice carnuba look that I like.



My #16 still feels pretty close to what it did a few weeks ago. Did you let your polymer layers cure for a long enough time before applying #16?
 
I would like to know if slickness is importent, it would swing me to eather wolfgang or EC-P (the two sealent I am debating over) I may just get both though, lol.
 
Yeah, slickness makes it easier to wash [stuff] off the paint without having to "scrub" or otherwise do something that might induce marring. Even bugs will sorta "float off" a very slick surface- that's why I use UPP on the S8. It goes well with my "extreme wash technique". IMO, slickness is one of the most important characteristics of a LSP when it comes to not inducing marring during subsequent washes.



Funny that the #16 didn't stay slick :confused: it does for me. In fact, I consider #16 to be sorta "self cleaning" in the rain/winter. But no, it's not as slick as some sealants (at least when they're freshly applied).



Certain sealants (like the UPP) are so slick they feel "oily". After the "deer incident", I couldn't get the (commercial grade) duct tape to stick to the UPP/1Z MP combo until I used some alcohol-based window cleaner on it!
 
I think a slick finish has several benefits:

1. Very easy to wash

2. If it rains while my car is out of the garage, I can completely dry it by driving 60mph for a few minutes.

3. Everybody likes to feel how smooth my car is.

4. There may be a slight aerodynamic improvement due to less drag, resulting in slightly better fuel economy and acceleration.
 
Souveran also feels very slick when you wash your car the first few times after you apply it. Lots of oils in it, I guess. When the car is dry, it doesn't seem to have the same incredible slickness though, just when washing. Not to say it isn't slick on dry paint, just not like when it is wet. :nixweiss
 
Thanks for the replies so far guys. I think i'm gonna stick with the #16 for the rest of the summer/fall, then switch to a slicker sealant LSP (maybe zaino) for the winter time.



#16 with QD after a wash will be just fine right now for me.
 
Notice that I put SLIGHT in bold in my post. I realize that any improvement would be very minimal. But the rationale makes sense. Slippery surface = less drag on paint.
 
Scott,

I still have the original Platinum UPP on my shelf. I tried it again recently for kicks and it has incredible slickness, but low durability (improved in the new version). I suspect the product is LOADED with oils.
 
After 2 coats of liquid souveran on my golf the paint feels so smooth and slippery, like no car finish I've every felt. gonna put 4 more layers on it and see how much deeper, wetter, and smoother I can get it to be.
 
White95Max said:
I think a slick finish has several benefits:

4. There may be a slight aerodynamic improvement due to less drag, resulting in slightly better fuel economy and acceleration.
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i have yet to prove this, or see any tests, but i remember some hot rodding magazine recommending waxing your car before drag racing it.



and in my experience, it is possible for a LSP to reduce dust pickup. at my work place, construction is going on, so it can be very dusty, so much so that if i don't use my car cover, i can see the layer of dust on my hood. i've noticed with EX-P there doesn't seem to be so much dust, and that after driving home, the dust layer seems to have been blown off.



didn't someone post something about LSPs and dust pickup?
 
I am pretty sure that opinions about what attracts more or less dust, carnaubas or synthetics, varies as much as personal detailing routines....





I think very slick waxes/sealants are good, because then it is easier to tell when it is wearing out. I like to use changes in slickness to help tell how the wax is doing. If something isn't terribly slippery to begin with, this becomes tougher.
 
AudiLikeA4 said:
After 2 coats of liquid souveran on my golf the paint feels so smooth and slippery, like no car finish I've every felt. gonna put 4 more layers on it and see how much deeper, wetter, and smoother I can get it to be.
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There's no real point in heavily layering a carnauba wax.
 
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