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drck1000

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Hey all. Just would like to get some input on what you think I should try for the next exterior detail for my car. I will only have the better part of Sunday late-morning to early afternoon to do this (to factor in time, or lack thereof, that I have available to do multiple coats). I the last combo that I used on my car was AIO + UPPx2 with with HGAS after each wash. I do like the look of AIO + UPP combo, but am sort of looking for something new to try. That and I've been on a product buying spree and have more than a few products that I haven't even used once yet and have been itching to try.



The paint is in excellent condition and doesn't require any significant polishing. Though I do have FPII, IP, OP and OC and a PC with cutting, polishing, finishing and fine finishing pads. My car is metallic silver and am willing to reapply sealant/carnauba every 2 months or so. Durability is important to me, so I would like to go with a sealant with a carnauba topper. Since I only have about 4 hours or so to do this, I assume the carnauba topper would have to wait until the following weekend. That is unless consensus is that the durability lost by not allowing the polymer or acrylic sealant 24 hrs or more to cure is negligible. I saw a previous thread talking about that fact, but thought it was left at that most recommend applying the topping at least 24 hrs after application of the sealant.



I will start with a wash and clay and paint prep with AIO. Here's where I need your input and almost a survey of your opinions on combinations.



I have the following product or will have them available to me for my use:



Sealants:

UPP

EXP

2180

SG



Carnauba:

Natty's Blue

Pink Wax

845 IW

476S





I have been leaning towards 2180 and then topping with PW or Natty's Blue the following weekend. Just thought it would be a good discussion to give available products and combinations. So far I've tried AIO/EXP/PW and AIO/IW on other vehicles.



Thanks for your input.
 
themightytimmah said:
Either of the 2180 choices is a top pick - NB is going to be wetter, but Pink is more reflective. For silver, I'd *definetly* go for the Pink.
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Haven't tried the 2180 yet. From reading about it here I understand that compared to SG it's a little tricky to apply but removal is much easier than SG. However, I have never had a problem removing SG, so will have to wait and see how it goes.



Used AIO/EXP/PW combo on my dad's lighter brown metallic SUV and that looked awesome. Reflective and the metallic really stood out. Seeing excellent durabilty. After every wash, been applying FX-100. Haven't noticed any incompatibility problem with PW either. Goes on and wipes off without any streaking. Only wish that the FX-100 sprayer could be set to a finer and wider distribution. However, that car isn't a daily driver, so it's tougher to gauge product combinations on that vehicle compared to my car which is my only car (daily driver, weekend toy, etc. haha).
 
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