glossiest lsp

jsilas said:
Hopefully I'm not hijacking here, but do these recommendations change for a silver car? I'm seeking the glossiest possible finish with great depth on Acura's Billet Silver Metallic.



Longevity matters less because I'm perfectly happy to re-apply often. Historically I've always used a sealant topped with 'nuba (both Griot's Garage) and while the car looks nice, the finish doesn't amaze me.



What say you, Autopia? Any suggestions for something to try?
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I've never tried Griot's sealant, be IMO their waxes aren't anything special. I sure don't care for their Best of Show.



Gloss *and* depth can be tricky to get on silver.



Different silvers look different, and IMO call for different LSPs. With three or four silver vehicles around here, I always have something different on each of them. Wonder how you'd like #16 :think: Collinite's 845 is somewhat similar in appearance IMO.



Eh...IMO even on silver it's >95% prep, so I'd concentrate on that.
 
jsilas said:
Hopefully I'm not hijacking here, but do these recommendations change for a silver car? I'm seeking the glossiest possible finish with great depth on Acura's Billet Silver Metallic.

Longevity matters less because I'm perfectly happy to re-apply often. Historically I've always used a sealant topped with 'nuba (both Griot's Garage) and while the car looks nice, the finish doesn't amaze me.

What say you, Autopia? Any suggestions for something to try?
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I'm not sure what this silver looks like, but I did just use BFWD followed by OID on a silver '06 Acura TL on Sunday. Turned out great. As with all LSPs, the gloss was ridiculous when the car was partially shaded while parked in the garage; more glossy than it was while parked outside in direct sunlight. It looked nice nonetheless, and I'm sure there are many LSPs that would have the same effect. :bigups
 
This may be a dumb question, but I am new and naive. In researching a carnuba versus a paint sealent, this prime difference I seemed to discover was that carnuba lasts significantly less time. So is there any contraindications for applying a carnuba wax, for a deeper shine, and then topping with a paint sealent, to extend the protection time?
 
Tridork said:
This may be a dumb question, but I am new and naive. In researching a carnuba versus a paint sealent, this prime difference I seemed to discover was that carnuba lasts significantly less time. So is there any contraindications for applying a carnuba wax, for a deeper shine, and then topping with a paint sealent, to extend the protection time?
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From what I've heard, most people apply their sealant first, and then top with 'nuba products for the deeper shine, which can then be re-applied as necessary while the sealant below stays intact longer.



I'll leave it to experts to explain why this is - I've heard mention that it's due to sealants not properly bonding to 'nuba, and needing to be applied directly to the surface, but this would contradict other things I've read about guys stacking layers of sealant for longer-lasting protection.



Experts - please educate us savages! :)
 
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