Layering NXT on top of Megs #7

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NickcZ28

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If I put NXT on top of the #7, would it defeat the purpose of putting down the #7? I know that NXT has some mild cleaners in it, so would it strip the #7 off?
 
It may not strip it off 100%, but it will certainly remove a good bit of it. You could actually apply them in the opposite order and be okay, if you wanted to.
 
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Its a very good combo... I use it often...



IMO very little of #7 is removed by NXT. The "cleaners" just don't seem that strong.



Give it a try.



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JDookie said:
It may not strip it off 100%, but it will certainly remove a good bit of it. You could actually apply them in the opposite order and be okay, if you wanted to.
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Do we think the 7 would effect durability off the NXT I may have to try that before topping NXT next time.



NXT x 2, #7 then top with Carnuba?
 
I use this combo regularly with excellent results. NXT clearly looks wetter over #7 or #81. I also easily get 2 months of durability from NXT on top of #7.



So it is worth a try. Cost of entry is pretty low and the results speak for themselves.
 
Yeah, Mike Phillips is always saying that you can apply NXT over any of the Meg's "pure polishes". I'd still use something other than #7 though, I really only like using that stuff on ss paint. #5/#3/#81 seem better suited for this application IMO.
 
Accumulator...Pardon my ignorance, but what is ss paint? Why would the #5/#3/#81 be better? Should I buy these products and keep the #7 on the shelf?
 
NickcZ28 said:
Accumulator...Pardon my ignorance, but what is ss paint? Why would the #5/#3/#81 be better? Should I buy these products and keep the #7 on the shelf?
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SS= Single Stage paint.



That is the kind of paint you find on older vehicles(or new Toyotas and Lexuses :chuckle: )



It was the pre-clearcoat era.
 
Yeah, exactly. Different paints can call for different products. Back in the day #7 was the *perfect* product for automotive paint, but times have changed and today's less porous paints don't let #7 penetrate; it just sits/floats on the surface and only a little bit of it gets down in the "furrows" of any marring. Gotta watch you don't inadvertently clean too much of it out/off when applying subsequent products- you *can* put products over it, but you gotta remember what you're working with. The "pure polishes" that dry more completely (than #7) just make more sense IMO for basecoat/clear paint. Not that people don't get good results with #7+NXT (I'm sure not knocking people who like this combo), but I still reach for other products for this sort of application even though I have #7 on the shelf.



Seems like the appearance and ease-of-use are inversely proportional; #7 looks best but is trickiest to use, #5 looks the "worst" (relatively speaking) but is the easiest to use. #3 and #81 are in between the two. FWIW I like #5.
 
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