Pennypacker
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ty webb said:
Prime Strong is an AIO product, not a polish, but with very mild abrasives. Use sparingly...one bottle goes a long way. My KAIO has been on the shelf for over a year, replaced with Prime and its variants.
Correct Wax Choice?
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Prime Strong is an AIO product, not a polish, but with very mild abrasives. Use sparingly...one bottle goes a long way. My KAIO has been on the shelf for over a year, replaced with Prime and its variants.
2.5RS
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ty webb said:
Ty, which Sonus clay bar were you planning on using? I ask because our Subaru paint tends to be on the soft side and the Sonus Gray added some marring (actually quite a bit) to my car when I used it. Not a big deal because I was polishing afterward anyway. Had the same problem with the Mothers Yellow clay.
The Sonus green didn't mar my car, but its really tame stuff, definitely not strong enough for my initial cleanup of the vehicle.
Accumulator
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2.5RS said:
Yeah, gotta watch it with the Sonus gray (current version). I never got marring from the Mother's/Griot's yellow clay, but who knows if it's the same now as when I last used it.
sleestak- That was a good looking combo on that color, and that color was good for the WRX wagon (a lot better looking than my silver one, that's for sure).
Junebug
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I'm an old guy - ok, I grew up thinking that Chevy could not make a bad car. My first car was a 1972 Z-28, last year of the LT-1 350, and it had the 4 speed and 4:10 posi traction. Damn thing was a be-otch to handle, but sure looked cool, and I was right there every week with my DuPont Rain Dance waxing away. Come to think of it, the good old days sucked! Only things I miss are being young, my high school sweetheart and knowing everything. You young fellows have a much better choice of cars and detailing products these days. My suggestion would be to use DG 105 and AW after every other wash. I'm using that combo on my Rav4 and it gets compliments from folks that later become customers of mine. Last thought, if I still had that old Z, I could sell it and pay off my house!
2.5RS, when I decide to clay the car I will use the green version.
Sleekstak, I def. plan on getting a clear bra, but I'm having trouble finding someone who installs them in my area. I emailed Rockblocker, but haven't heard a response yet from them.
Semi OT, I used some clay this past weekend for the first time ever. I have a white 92 Maxima that had very rough paint (like sandpaper) and the water was no longer beading whatsoever. I feel bad that I let it get to that point, but I just never found the time for it. Anyway, since the car was older and I didn't have real high hopes, I went to the store and picked up the Mothers clay bar kit, with the little bottle of cleaner wax included. I taped off the car and used the clay, what an amazing difference. The paint is smooth as silk now. I used the little bottle of cleaner wax on it, and the shine really is astounding. I also picked up a regular old bottle of Meg's Gold Class, and I figured I'd put a few coats of that on for some extra protection. It's an old car, and I figured I'd go with some OTC stuff to see what it could do. I'll have to take a few pics when I'm done, as the shine really is great for it being a 15 year old car.
Sleekstak, I def. plan on getting a clear bra, but I'm having trouble finding someone who installs them in my area. I emailed Rockblocker, but haven't heard a response yet from them.
Semi OT, I used some clay this past weekend for the first time ever. I have a white 92 Maxima that had very rough paint (like sandpaper) and the water was no longer beading whatsoever. I feel bad that I let it get to that point, but I just never found the time for it. Anyway, since the car was older and I didn't have real high hopes, I went to the store and picked up the Mothers clay bar kit, with the little bottle of cleaner wax included. I taped off the car and used the clay, what an amazing difference. The paint is smooth as silk now. I used the little bottle of cleaner wax on it, and the shine really is astounding. I also picked up a regular old bottle of Meg's Gold Class, and I figured I'd put a few coats of that on for some extra protection. It's an old car, and I figured I'd go with some OTC stuff to see what it could do. I'll have to take a few pics when I'm done, as the shine really is great for it being a 15 year old car.
Accumulator
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ty wqebb- Yeah, the clay-then-cleaner wax works better than a lot of people might think- you've seen first hand that even stuff that gets a bum rap around here can give good results 
When I read the bottle of cleaner wax, it sounded like what people around here call "all-in-one" products, so I figured I'd use that and then put a few layers of some higher quality OTC wax on. So far, so good, and I plan on putting several coats of the the Gold Class wax on to beef up the protection.
Last night when I viewed the car from an angle, looking along the doors and fenders, even with just one coat of the cleaner wax, that white paint looked like a mirror. It might be a testament to Nissan's paint though, the stuff is durable as heck. This car hasn't seen wax in probably close to 2 years, and now you can run your hand over it and it feels like my new WRX.
Last night when I viewed the car from an angle, looking along the doors and fenders, even with just one coat of the cleaner wax, that white paint looked like a mirror. It might be a testament to Nissan's paint though, the stuff is durable as heck. This car hasn't seen wax in probably close to 2 years, and now you can run your hand over it and it feels like my new WRX.