tom p.
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Here is my weekend project. We spent a couple hours cleaning up my 2011 Audi A4 and doing my classic winter prep. I recently purchased Uno and Poxy and used that on approximately 3/4 of the surface area. I did the remaining 25% of the car with my "known" preferred combo consisting of KAIO as my base and FK 1000p as my LSP. I have had very good success with this product providing protection thru 6 tough months of winter here in the Boston area.
The KAIO + 1000p was applied to the left quarter panel, the entire deck lid, tail lights and the rear bumper cover.
The Uno/Poxy was used on the balance of the car including the glass (not windshield) and headlight covers.
I applied a bit of REJEX to the rocker panel textured surface just to add one more test area.
The process was limited to:
I had limited success removing the PoliCoat which was applied this past July and has been on duty since. It's a great product given how e-z it is to apply and work with. I can't say enough positive things about this product. It's a stand-out.
Here's a shot of the beading taken earlier in the week. Beading is still very good:
Here's my break point for applying the Klasse/1000p:
The car has never been clayed. I thought the lower panels would be much worse in terms of bonded contaminants - - not the case here:
KAIO + 1000p (note the 1000p residue on the pad from my previous use months ago, more on this later.):
Cleaning/polishing with KAIO:
Application of the Poxy. Extremely easy to work with, very pleasant odor. Child's play, really
nearing completion:
The fruity smell of the Poxy seemed to attract every small bug flying around on the 65F day:
REJEX on the rocker panel surfaces:
Done:
I'll periodically update with comments and the occasional photo as we move thru winter.
I'm not sure what version of Poxy I have, I guess it could be V.4 or V.3. It is extremely thick, you can't really "shake" the bottle to mix the product up. Very small amounts of the product are used. The Poxy is stellar on glass. Maybe better than anything else I've used recently.
The air temp was about 65F the day of the application. The car had a couple days of rest in the garage so there are no issues with proper bonding, etc.
I'm really keeping my fingers crossed that the Poxy can stand duty next to my beloved 1000p. Those are some tall orders.
I use my supply of Royal Brown for various tasks no longer to include wheel cleaning. I found the stuff is amazing for getting pads cleaned up in a jiffy. It had no problems quickly removing the 1000p residue, both old and fresh, from my pad. And that’s my Autopian Top-Tip of the day!!
The KAIO + 1000p was applied to the left quarter panel, the entire deck lid, tail lights and the rear bumper cover.
The Uno/Poxy was used on the balance of the car including the glass (not windshield) and headlight covers.
I applied a bit of REJEX to the rocker panel textured surface just to add one more test area.
The process was limited to:
- attempting to strip the DP PoliCoat product with a Spray 9 degreaser run thru the foam gun
- Clay
- Clean/polish (Uno or KAIO)
- single stage sealing with Poxy or 1000p (I did a single coat only of each sealant. I normally do two applications of 1000p, but I want to maintain a level playing field for the products.)
I had limited success removing the PoliCoat which was applied this past July and has been on duty since. It's a great product given how e-z it is to apply and work with. I can't say enough positive things about this product. It's a stand-out.
Here's a shot of the beading taken earlier in the week. Beading is still very good:
Here's my break point for applying the Klasse/1000p:
The car has never been clayed. I thought the lower panels would be much worse in terms of bonded contaminants - - not the case here:
KAIO + 1000p (note the 1000p residue on the pad from my previous use months ago, more on this later.):
Cleaning/polishing with KAIO:
Application of the Poxy. Extremely easy to work with, very pleasant odor. Child's play, really
nearing completion:
The fruity smell of the Poxy seemed to attract every small bug flying around on the 65F day:
REJEX on the rocker panel surfaces:
Done:
I'll periodically update with comments and the occasional photo as we move thru winter.
I'm not sure what version of Poxy I have, I guess it could be V.4 or V.3. It is extremely thick, you can't really "shake" the bottle to mix the product up. Very small amounts of the product are used. The Poxy is stellar on glass. Maybe better than anything else I've used recently.
The air temp was about 65F the day of the application. The car had a couple days of rest in the garage so there are no issues with proper bonding, etc.
I'm really keeping my fingers crossed that the Poxy can stand duty next to my beloved 1000p. Those are some tall orders.
I use my supply of Royal Brown for various tasks no longer to include wheel cleaning. I found the stuff is amazing for getting pads cleaned up in a jiffy. It had no problems quickly removing the 1000p residue, both old and fresh, from my pad. And that’s my Autopian Top-Tip of the day!!
Furthermore, I asked Ben about doing two layers of the Poxy, he suggested I stick with just a single. So, that's what I've done and I don't think it's completely fair in the A/B test to double-up on the 1000p. Let's see how it does. I don't have any expectations either way, and suspect the 1000p single coating will be OK thru the winter.
