I need help with a great combo for metallic paint?

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imported_Billfold

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What is your favortie combo for metallics, especially dark metallics? I really want the metallic to pop......



I currently use the SFX line of polishes, but I remember that someone said they liked 1ZMPP and 4*UPP, and that made the metallic pop.
 
Billfold said:
.. I remember that someone said they liked 1ZMPP and 4*UPP, and that made the metallic pop.
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That would be me. I've tried a lot of stuff, but that combo popped the metallic the best. *Far* better than the Klasse twins, for instance. But note that I had things prepped *very* well before I started with the MP. Oh, and it's the recently-discontinued *PRO* version of MP. The consumer stuff is good but didn't have the same effect.
 
I thought UPP really brought out the metal flake on my Dark Metallic Gray Silverado. I was using NXT before and thought it muted it.



This is one coat of UPP over AIO:



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Wow, that shot is :woohoo:



I managed to get hold of some UPP last week and look forward to trying it out on my brothers car, which is very similar colour to the one above :xyxthumbs
 
Nick M said:
Wow, that shot is :woohoo:



I managed to get hold of some UPP last week and look forward to trying it out on my brothers car, which is very similar colour to the one above :xyxthumbs
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Thanks. I can't wait to get a few more coats on there. That was a couple of days ago and I just did the bed (I had removed the Z71 sticker and debadged the tailgate and had to reseal after using adhesive remover). Did the cab last night and now I need to rest. :grinno:
 
Accumulator said:
That would be me. I've tried a lot of stuff, but that combo popped the metallic the best. *Far* better than the Klasse twins, for instance. But note that I had things prepped *very* well before I started with the MP. Oh, and it's the recently-discontinued *PRO* version of MP. The consumer stuff is good but didn't have the same effect.
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It's so very tempting, especically with closeout prices to get some and your rave reviews, but unfortunately I just have too much polish left on the shelf. Think I found some for $10.
 
Just what is it that the 1Z MP does that produces a different look than, say, FPII? Could those of us who don't like to buy by the liter for an annual polishing get by with FPII, or are we missing out?
 
If you like the dark look of #26 then I'd suggest trying Tropicare TC3- metallics really pop with it-if you like a brighter look Reflections or UPP
 
I have thought about Tropicare, I am in the DFW area, and could drop by somewhere and get some. I have been leaning towards either some Poorboys products because they can be used in the sun light, or Optimum Polish w/UPP on top and see how that works out.
 
JamesLA said:
Just what is it that the 1Z MP does that produces a different look than, say, FPII? Could those of us who don't like to buy by the liter for an annual polishing get by with FPII, or are we missing out?
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Beats me, maybe it's the wax or whatever MP leaves behind working in conjunction with its abrasives :nixweiss. I don't even know for *sure* what wax is in Pro MP, though I've been told it's a synthetic. Consumer MP (the only kind they're making now) has all sorts of waxes in it, so it's sorta like a *very* mildly abrasive cleaner-wax (and no, that's not a dirty work in my book), but I don't think the Pro stuff leaves all that much of anything behind. But I dunno for sure.



I haven't tried FPII, but I had done the S8 with FPI. Thought it was as good as I could get it, no micromarring, nothing "wrong" at all. But I *definitely* saw an improvement with Pro MP. I'd planned to stop with the FP, but when I saw what the Pro MP did I changed my mind. I did a number of applications, being very gentle, just burnishing the paint. I'd only use it on a finish that's already basically perfect, there's hardly any cut at all. It might be interesting to try it with a rotary though...
 
what is 1ZMPP????







Billfold said:
What is your favortie combo for metallics, especially dark metallics? I really want the metallic to pop......



I currently use the SFX line of polishes, but I remember that someone said they liked 1ZMPP and 4*UPP, and that made the metallic pop.
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arc said:
Did the cab last night and now I need to rest. :grinno:
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Now that the truck has had a couple of days for the UPP to bond and cure, all I can say is: :bigups



This stuff is awesome.
 
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