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jonw440

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My head is spinng from trying to figure out what would be the best combos on my 2001 "driftwood" (silver) Dodge Ram.

I want to care for this as loving as I did with My Porsche I had.

The paint is in VERY good condition.

Also my 68 Roadrunner has Dupont Chroma base/Chroma clear finish 1 year old. Could I use the same stuff on the silver Dodge truck and the 68 Roadrunner with Med. Metalic green paint?

Should I use Carnauba or Poly? UPP, Zaino, Pinnacle, P21?????????????????

HELP>>>:scared
 
My choice would be to first do a thorough prep job; Dawn wash, clay, SMR, GEPC, IHG, shampoo wash. Then 3 to 5 coats of a synthetic sealant - either Platinum or Zaino. Then you can try topping the synth with a carnauba and see whether or not you like it. If you don’t like the carnauba topping it will come off easily with a Dawn wash (which won’t remove the synthetic). If you stick with the carnauba topping, the Crystal Mist is an excellent QD.



Good luck and have fun!





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Actually it is a matter of pesonnal opinion. You really can't go wrong with any of the products you listed. Use good quality products and the right techniques and you will be good to go. May I suggest that you read links by the friendly people here and see their results and go from there.

I strongly suggest you download the e-book also. It is a very good resource.

Do some searches and most of all HAVE FUN!

Welcome to Autopia :wavey
 
In my opinion, I'd tend toward durability since the Ram is so freakin' huge. Dang, it's huge.



But I agree with Nick, put a poly on it to protect it and then play with natural stuff if that's what you like. I'd:



dawn - clay - rewash with good stuff - zaino (or blackfire or whatever)



And personally, after that, I'd be done since the Ram is just to big for me to do any more. I'd maintain with washing and chucking a layer of Z on it when I felt like it.



My car is much smaller and I only recently zainoed since the toy of choice in the carnuba world is currently S100, which I'm very fond of.



I'm sure if you love your car, regardless of what brands you settle on, it'll look great due to the prepwork.
 
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Ok now I am confused....you got rid of a Porsche for a truck??



Has the whole world gone mad?:eek:



Just kidding, I am sure the truck is cool and silver is a very forgiving color. My kinda silver (more dark) work truck has a base of Light Cut, UPCL and UPP. Looks great



Anthony
 
YO PEOPLE, let's back up a step.



This guy's head is spinning. With a synthetic, you will get longer lasting "protection" than you will with a Carnauba. If you really love to lavish your truck with attention, and don't mind rewaxing more often, then a Carnauba will work great for you.



If you want to go through a one-time (actually 2-4 times per year) ordeal, then a synthetic is your choice.

As far as how they look, or what products to use, keep in mind that it's 90% technique (buy the eBook and read lots here), and 10% product.



Just so you know: some folks here have up to 20 coats of Z on their cars, while I (and this is personal) don't mind rewaxing every other week with a Carnauba, and have absolutely no synthetic on my car.



I guess overall it's the same amount of work, but in short, a synthetic lasts longer but can be more involved to apply.



The encouraging news is that with the eBook and some study here (90%) You won't go wrong with any of the products (10%) you'll see recommended here.
 
jcattarulla said:
I guess overall it's the same amount of work, but in short, a synthetic lasts longer but can be more involved to apply.
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A little friendly disagreement on this point. I’ve used Klasse, Zaino, Blackfire, Platinum, EX, and Detailers Pride and haven’t found any of them to be more involved to apply or buff than a good carnauba.



Now I’ll disagree with myself! If you are going to use only a synthetic then paint preparation is more involved since none of the synthetics do as well as carnauba at hiding paint defects - especially Zaino and to some degree Klasse.



And now I’ll disagree with the above! Even if you’re going to use only a carnauba, paint preparation is just as important if you want a really good finished appearance.



Whew! I’m tired of arguing with myself. I’ll let some of you shoot me down!





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Thanks guys...

I LOVE waxing, polishing "Feeding"(I love that phrase):D my paint and interior surfaces with GOOD stuff. I dont mind rewaxing every other week or so. (weather permitting). I just bought Mewguars Polish and Liquid Gold class wax. I see the "wax" is a CLEANING Polymour wax. Should I clay, polish then wax? Or will the GC "clean" the polish off? Right now I just want to do the right thing. The Roadrunner has never been waxed. Just buffed with foam pads and 3M Pro buffing compund. IT LOOKS REAL nice!

One more question. could I take the CG Poly off easy and start over later?
 
john, I'm a newbie here this winter- my vehicles run the gamut from a 97miata (which started me on this obsession), a 2001 Tundra and a 95 Ford Contour.

while the snow fell, and still falls, I have been reading the articles which you find on the forums list, they are great. Also I would order the e-book but it's not MacIntosh compatible.

Since I have three vehicles, and a boat, to keep nice, I decided to go with synthetic-Zaino- to be specific. I have only had enough nice weather to do the Miata, but it looks great.



Zaino, if you're interested, also has a web-site with detailed step-by step instructions on how to use their products, and Sal Zaino is availible for help via e-mail and telephone.

The wealth of information on this site can be overwhelming, but if you read the articles, and get the e-book, you will get the basics, with which you can't go wrong, IMO.



have fun!
 
With regards to your choice of sealant, there are lots of questions to consider:



1. Will it be parked outside often, or will you drive it from your garage to your parking garage at work?



2. What kind of shine do you want? A soft deep shine, or a mirror like hard shine?



Some will tell you that synthetic sealants require more work, that's not true at all. A good detailer will do great prep work (claying, polishing, cleaning) on any surface before using any protectant.



If the car will be outside often, then I'd recommend Zaino or Blackfire. It's hard to beat their endurance. However, along with a synthetic comes a very hard mirrorlike shine. If you don't like that, maybe a carnauba is the best bet for you. The best of both worlds, in some opinions is a Zaino'd car with a 'topper' of Carnauba (s100, P21S, Pinacle, etc). This would give you a base coat of protection, and a few weeks of a deep wet shine. Be warned though, that once you've applied a carnauba, you'll have to strip it off before you can apply more Zaino.
 
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