Klasse Product Question

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smartxtai

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I am a little confused with the Klasse All-In-One and the Klasse High Gloss Sealant Glaze. Is the Klasse All-In-One a wax? What I mean is, does the Klasse All-In-One replace wax? If I use the Klasse All-In-One and the Klasse Glaze, do I still need to wax my car? Thanks for the help!
 
Klasse All-In-One ( AIO ) is a chemical paint cleaner, & a very nice one too. It's a surface paint prep. Klasse Sealant Glaze ( SG ) is a final LSP. They go together, the Klasse Twins. You don't need a wax unless you really want too. Most people do 2 -3 layers of SG, after the initial AIO. I've used AIO several times, it's GREAT !!!
 
Just to add to MechWarrior's excellent description...AIO is a chemical paint cleaner to prep the surface AND it puts down a little bit of acrylic protection (synthetic wax). SG is a more heavy-duty acrylic sealant (synthetic wax) with no cleaning ability.
 
I use AIO as a prep to all of the pure polymer/acrylic LSP's. It seems to work well and is REALLY easy to use. It seems to increase the durability of my LSP's (I assume it's promoting good bonding). That said, even though it does put down a layer of acrylic sealant and is touted as an "all-in-one" product, I would recommend following up with a pure LSP, synthetic or carnauba. I know at least one online retailer says 4-6 months protection with just AIO. I would say 4 weeks would be more accurate. Many synthetic LSP's are super easy to apply and I would say that the extra 30 minutes or so to apply is well worth it.
 
I use a foam applicator pad to apply AIO.

I stopped using SG but I used a damp MF back then. worked well

There are now easier products with similar results Poorboys EX, EXP and Acrylic Jett Trigger.

But KLasse will still get my business as long as they make AIO and VLRP (interior product).
 
Wax as a term generally refers to a true wax product, like carnuba. Sealant & glaze are terms frequently used when referring to an acrylic product (also called a polymer). To confuse things though, wax is also used to refer to some acrylics. Klasse producs are an acrylic, not a carnuba wax.



AIO is *not* a magic cleaner or a paint prep chemical. While it can work as one, and certainly does have cleaning properties, it is not designed, sold, advertised or marketed as anything but an all-in-one product. It cleans, it protects (waxes).



Now that said, experience in use shows the two products work very well together, as previous posters have described. The "waxing" properties of AIO are not that remarkable, and it's with the use of SG (step two if you will) that the shine really pops.
 
You know I would have to disagree about All In One not good by itself.

Granted it depends on how well you have washed/clayed and swirl removed, but I often find

that one application of AIO leaves a 10X's better appearance after a wash.

On its own AIO leaves a nice glow, one that is replaced with that hard glassy shine after you

apply Klassse's sealant SG. I often tempted not to seal at all and just add a nice Carnauba

like Souveran or Nattys. (topped with FK FX100 and FK 425 of course).
 
hi everyone,



thanks for your help. I do have a follow-up question. If I do want to apply wax, would I apply the wax after the Klasse AIO or do I apply the wax after Klasse AIO + SG?



Thanks for the tremendous help.
 
The best definition of AIO is "cleaner/wax". Many people shy away from this because cleaner/waxes, in general, have a bad reputation.



AIO is a great cleaner/wax, and the protection is puts down is better than anything else I have ever tried in the cleaner/wax category.
 
MechWarrior said:
Klasse All-In-One ( AIO ) is a chemical paint cleaner, & a very nice one too. It's a surface paint prep. Klasse Sealant Glaze ( SG ) is a final LSP. They go together, the Klasse Twins. You don't need a wax unless you really want too. Most people do 2 -3 layers of SG, after the initial AIO. I've used AIO several times, it's GREAT !!!
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Hi! Im a newbie and I know this is a dumb question but do I need to buff off each layer of Klasse SG before applying the next layer? :confused: Or can I just layer on the next coat of SG, one on top of another, and buff off once and for all at the very end?



I am guessing that it is the former but just want to make sure.....:nixweiss (cos Im a lazy bum)



Thanks for your help!
 
"IF" you apply your layers of SG very, very thin, you can put layer after layer without buffing out the previous. You're basically buffing out as you apply the next coat. This works best if you use a microfiber applicator or when applying by machine. Be sure to allow at least an hour of dry time between coats. I have never tried this method with more than 3 coats.
 
DavidB said:
"IF" you apply your layers of SG very, very thin, you can put layer after layer without buffing out the previous. You're basically buffing out as you apply the next coat. This works best if you use a microfiber applicator or when applying by machine. Be sure to allow at least an hour of dry time between coats. I have never tried this method with more than 3 coats.
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Thanks DavidB...that's great news! You've given the answer and allowed me a shortcut!
 
Another question to all Klasse-philes out there.



I read that we need to allow about 6-10 hours for the SG to cure :wow: ! That's a really long time.



How do you guys do it? Especially if your car is a daily driver? :think2
 
Do you believe everything you read? <just kidding>



It all depends on your climate and the weather. Here in So. Cal., the cure time is pretty fast... as fast as 2-3 hours.



BTW... "cured" simply means that you can apply an additional coat with out the previous coat coming back off. Don't confuse this with how you you have to wait to buff off the sealant film.
 
DavidB said:
"IF" you apply your layers of SG very, very thin, you can put layer after layer without buffing out the previous. You're basically buffing out as you apply the next coat. This works best if you use a microfiber applicator or when applying by machine. Be sure to allow at least an hour of dry time between coats. I have never tried this method with more than 3 coats.
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Hi DavidB...does appying very very thin layers aloow the drying/curing time to be reduced? The logistics of SG's long curing time is really giving me a logistical nightmare...haha
 
Sure it will, as will a brisk toweling or polishing off with a machine.



In creating the new SwirlBuster polish, I learned a lot more about the chemistry of these acrylic resins. They are not at all like a cross-linking polymer system. There are two catalysts for the acrylic resin: air and heat (friction).



You can make your Klasse cure faster by buffing off the residue by machine.
 
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