MINI Cooper S. AIO+RMG+NXT = WOW
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imported_DARKSTI
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wow! looks really wet!
imported_DARKSTI
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wow! looks really wet!
protoculture
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Looks freakin' awesome--and I love that color combo (nice mirror caps as well)! I have two MCSs (02 DS/B, 04 BRG/W), and just spent last Saturday detailing the '02. I finished too late for pics, and the next day--predictably--was misty/cloudy and it's rained for a coupla days straight here. May freshen it up tonight or tomorrow and post a pic or two.
What wax/application technique did you use to achieve that final glow? It looks amazing.
What wax/application technique did you use to achieve that final glow? It looks amazing.
protoculture
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Looks freakin' awesome--and I love that color combo (nice mirror caps as well)! I have two MCSs (02 DS/B, 04 BRG/W), and just spent last Saturday detailing the '02. I finished too late for pics, and the next day--predictably--was misty/cloudy and it's rained for a coupla days straight here. May freshen it up tonight or tomorrow and post a pic or two.
What wax/application technique did you use to achieve that final glow? It looks amazing.
What wax/application technique did you use to achieve that final glow? It looks amazing.
Thanks for the positive comments.
The process was as follows :
Rinse down clean with the hose.
Wash with NXT wash (did not dry the car after)
Clayed with Megs clay the whole car
Rewashed with NXT wash
Dried
Applied AIO using MF sponge (by hand, wiped with a clean MF towel)
Applied RMG using MF sponge (by hand wiped with a clean MF towel)
Applied Megs NXT wax using supplied sponge wiped off with MF
24 hours later applied 2nd coat of Megs NXT wax again with sponge wiped off with MF
Cheers
Perm
The process was as follows :
Rinse down clean with the hose.
Wash with NXT wash (did not dry the car after)
Clayed with Megs clay the whole car
Rewashed with NXT wash
Dried
Applied AIO using MF sponge (by hand, wiped with a clean MF towel)
Applied RMG using MF sponge (by hand wiped with a clean MF towel)
Applied Megs NXT wax using supplied sponge wiped off with MF
24 hours later applied 2nd coat of Megs NXT wax again with sponge wiped off with MF
Cheers
Perm
Thanks for the positive comments.
The process was as follows :
Rinse down clean with the hose.
Wash with NXT wash (did not dry the car after)
Clayed with Megs clay the whole car
Rewashed with NXT wash
Dried
Applied AIO using MF sponge (by hand, wiped with a clean MF towel)
Applied RMG using MF sponge (by hand wiped with a clean MF towel)
Applied Megs NXT wax using supplied sponge wiped off with MF
24 hours later applied 2nd coat of Megs NXT wax again with sponge wiped off with MF
Cheers
Perm
The process was as follows :
Rinse down clean with the hose.
Wash with NXT wash (did not dry the car after)
Clayed with Megs clay the whole car
Rewashed with NXT wash
Dried
Applied AIO using MF sponge (by hand, wiped with a clean MF towel)
Applied RMG using MF sponge (by hand wiped with a clean MF towel)
Applied Megs NXT wax using supplied sponge wiped off with MF
24 hours later applied 2nd coat of Megs NXT wax again with sponge wiped off with MF
Cheers
Perm
protoculture
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Sorry, I'm an acronym idiot--I know what the NXT is, but what are AIO and RMG?
Also, "orange peel" is a term used to describe an undesirable characteristic of a painted finish, and looks like exactly what the name implies; the skin of an orange. I worked in a body shop as a teenager, and if memory serves, it's can be caused by doing anything that causes the paint to go on too thick before drying (faulty gun, too close, moving too slow, etc.), thereby creating a 'deep' liquid which is then stippled by the pressure of the new paint being applied. Your paint (the door detail in particular) seems to have a slight case of orange peel, but it could just be the pic.
Neither of my MCSs have it as far as I've noticed.
Also, "orange peel" is a term used to describe an undesirable characteristic of a painted finish, and looks like exactly what the name implies; the skin of an orange. I worked in a body shop as a teenager, and if memory serves, it's can be caused by doing anything that causes the paint to go on too thick before drying (faulty gun, too close, moving too slow, etc.), thereby creating a 'deep' liquid which is then stippled by the pressure of the new paint being applied. Your paint (the door detail in particular) seems to have a slight case of orange peel, but it could just be the pic.
Neither of my MCSs have it as far as I've noticed.
protoculture
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Sorry, I'm an acronym idiot--I know what the NXT is, but what are AIO and RMG?
Also, "orange peel" is a term used to describe an undesirable characteristic of a painted finish, and looks like exactly what the name implies; the skin of an orange. I worked in a body shop as a teenager, and if memory serves, it's can be caused by doing anything that causes the paint to go on too thick before drying (faulty gun, too close, moving too slow, etc.), thereby creating a 'deep' liquid which is then stippled by the pressure of the new paint being applied. Your paint (the door detail in particular) seems to have a slight case of orange peel, but it could just be the pic.
Neither of my MCSs have it as far as I've noticed.
Also, "orange peel" is a term used to describe an undesirable characteristic of a painted finish, and looks like exactly what the name implies; the skin of an orange. I worked in a body shop as a teenager, and if memory serves, it's can be caused by doing anything that causes the paint to go on too thick before drying (faulty gun, too close, moving too slow, etc.), thereby creating a 'deep' liquid which is then stippled by the pressure of the new paint being applied. Your paint (the door detail in particular) seems to have a slight case of orange peel, but it could just be the pic.
Neither of my MCSs have it as far as I've noticed.