Long lasting combo for white daily driver

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imported_Mik

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I have just bought a small hatchback to use as a daily driver. The car is a 2000 model pulsar sss and is in fairly good condition. There are a few minor swirls, but nothing major. I want it to look nice, but more importantly I want a combo that will be long lasting. I don’t have the time to polish this one regularly, because my garage queen GTR takes up all my time.



I have a PC and the full range of Poorboys products, but I am happy to purchase more product if need be.



What do people recommend (product and pad)? I have LC orange, white and grey pads.
 
Wash-Clay-a good polish PPP LC/orange @ 5 with nice pressure and overlapping strokes and insulator wax/grey pads x 2
 
Mik said:
All the SSRs

PwC

PP

EXP

Nattys
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Looks like the products that you have will do you very nicely. Honestly!! You can be like me and buy other things just to see. That is a lot of fun but the looks really are subjective.



Get some Poorboy's S&W with S&G to compliment your other products that you are presently using.
 
Mik said:
All the SSRs

PwC

PP

EXP

Nattys
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Wash/Dry, and clay as needed, then... I'd use this:



The SSR line for defect removal / polishing. SSR2 or 2.5 is a good start, depending on your pad choices.



Once it's polished to where you want it, it's time to protect it. If you just want to do it all in one day, I'd probably give it a coat of EX-P topped with Natty's.



If you don't mind waiting for layers to cure, layering EX-P also works nicely.





Of course, if you're simply wanting THE longest lasting combo, you can't beat Klasse AIO, topped with several layers of Klasse SG. If you want to top that, Collinite 845 would work great.



That's the combo I have on my Focus for the winter, minus the Collinite.
 
Honestly, I would just go AIO followed by several layers of un-topped EX-P. That way later on you can always add more sealant if you feel that your combo is diminishing.
 
Bearing in mind that I have UPP, KSG, and #16 on three of our vehicles, I'd prep it with the PB's products you have and top with Collinite. Hands-down, I swear by Collinite for daily drivers, leaving the SG/UPP/etc. approach for vehicles I take better care of.
 
Accumulator said:
Hands-down, I swear by Collinite for daily drivers, leaving the SG/UPP/etc. approach for vehicles I take better care of.
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Dunno-I've had 845 on a Hummer H2 and Natty's Blue on an Escalade (same owner for both) and NB seems to be holding up better and has been on the Escalade about 2-3 weeks longer. :nervous2 Now the Escalade is about a year newer so that might have something to do with it.



NB is also holding up very well on a Nissan Titan I clean every couple of weeks-and I applied it in late August.



I'm not stating as fact that NB is going to outlast 845, but so far, I've been pleasantly suprised by the durability. I certainly wasn't expecting it. :)
 
ScottWax- OK, sounds good. I've never tried the NB so I can't say something'll last longer than it will. I was really trying to say that I'd rather use Collinite for this one as opposed to any of the sealants I've tried. I'm thinking about hiding swirls, ease of use, etc. for somebody who's not gonna kill themselves over this stuff.
 
Accumulator said:
I was really trying to say that I'd rather use Collinite for this one as opposed to any of the sealants I've tried. I'm thinking about hiding swirls, ease of use, etc. for somebody who's not gonna kill themselves over this stuff.
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Can't argue that point. :)



845 is definitely one of the easier products to use.
 
Used to use AIO/EX-P/ 845 on my white daily driver and was very pleased with the results.

Have since switched the EX-P with OCW for the extreme ease of use and , like the rest of the line-up, it won't stain trim ; a problem I've had with PB's products.

For a daily driver that's going to be touched up/layered often , it's just not worth the hassle to me to worry about taping off , pre-treating , etc... to avoid trim stains.(if using EX-P/ Natty's).

And with white , the trim stands out so much and has to be of a bit more concern in the process , IMO.

This combo of AIO/OCW/845 , for me , produces the best results with the minimum of effort and is pretty darn durable....Looks good , too!
 
gusbubba said:
This combo of AIO/OCW/845 , for me , produces the best results with the minimum of effort and is pretty darn durable....Looks good , too!
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Honestly, OCW is pretty durable on its own and you cannot beat the ease of use. :xyxthumbs
 
Scottwax said:
Honestly, OCW is pretty durable on its own and you cannot beat the ease of use. :xyxthumbs
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I agree. I've used it as an LSP with great results.

Twice on black paint , once on dark blue. The three clients I used the OCW for are generally indifferent to product usage and don't have the sharpest eyes for asthetics , but LOVED the look of the OCW and emphatically pointed out it's durability (4 months and strong before reapplication). They insist on me using it exclusively now.

That's OK by me, since it can also be used on trim , it saves me all kinds of time.

Can't say I've ever been happier with one single product.

(...and , NO , I don't work for Optimum )!



The 845 is on mine now mainly for extra winter protection (and habit). OCWx2/845x2. Come summer , I'll probably use the OCW as a stand-alone.
 
I've just tried Collinite 845 on my car. When I got done, I said to myself, this would look GREAT on a white car. Too bad mine is a dark metallic grey.
 
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