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IXLRS- Sorry to be inscrutable, LSP= Last Step Product..i.e., your wax or sealant.
With your plan to keep it a good long time, I`d focus on the long-term. To me, that means not marring the paint (can only correct it so many times, and it`s not all that many) and protecting it. It`s pretty amazing how poorly/well some LSPs do that protecting! If a bird-bomb or bug guts etch your paint, you`ll be sorry, so I`d focus on maximum protection. White looks good as long as it`s clean and shiny and in a few years it`ll be *all* about how well you`ve protected it, not about how swell your chosen wax looks.
I *STRONGLY* encourage you to *NOT* do the glaze/sealant/wax combo thing. Just pick one product (which I`d choose based on functional considerations) and put your efforts into getting your wash squared away so you don`t just mar it up. Seriously, washing a vehicle without marring the paint is extremely challenging and all that "combining different products" is, IMO...[bunk].
Much as I can appreciate Klasse Sealant Glaze ("KSG"), which is a sealant rather than a glaze, I don`t think you`ll like it and most people find it less user-friendly than I do. Note that IME it`s only worth using if you`re doing at least 4 layers (spaced 24 hrs. apart). Though it looks fairly decent on white, I`d choose something else for your Macan. (Not hating on it, I still use it on three specific things on one vehicle.)
OK, yeah..[REPEAT FK1000P or Collinite 845 suggestions]. IMO you`re best served by something that, with only one or two coats... lasts a long time, protects the paint from etching, cleans up easily, and is reasonably user-friendly.
Be careful with the Meguiar`s Last Touch as it`s caused LSP issues for others, various LSPs don`t last in combination with it.
I used *gallons* of SpeedShine over the years, and I don`t mean just five or eight, and ended up giving away my last gallon as with all the better alternatives I`d never have used it. Heh heh, nah...not suggesting you toss it, but check out the next paragraph for future consideration
FWIW, and noting that I still have maybe 6-8 gallons of good Quick Detailers on the shelf, ever since I tried Garry Dean`s Infinite Use Detail Juice ("IUDJ", marketed primarily as a rinseless wash), I`ve done best using *that* as my Quick Detailer/Drying Aid/etc. Incredible to me still, never thought I`d even *like* it as I`m not a fan of Rinseless Washes, but it`s *that* good and 100% compatible with FK1000P. Mixed to QD-strength, it simply does everything better than my other QDs. Cheap too.
Trim Dresssings- I never touch the stuff. If I want to overkill it, I seal my trim with Ultima Tire & Trim Guard Plus and just maintain it with either the IUDJ or a Spray Wax like Optimum Car Wax (good UV protection! Great for plastics like lenses and trim) or Meguiar`s D156/Ultimate Quik Wax. That Spray Wax approach works pretty well all by itself, but I`d do the UTTG+ (that long-term perspective again). It`s very user-friendly, but I do prep the surfaces with Griot`s Rubber Prep first.
Only thing I dress is the tires and that`s a personal preference application, not sure what you`d like. Whatever you choose, use it sparingly and buff off any excess with an old MF (microfiber towel) lest you get "sling".
And, while it`s easy for us to spend your money ...the last time I had some PPF done (by a member here), it cost* more than $2K, though I can`t recall just how much after all this time (it was that pricey maybe a decade ago, but if you pick the right/wrong guy, ya get what ya pay for...for better or worse).
Oh, and white is a tricky color to inspect in some ways...be sure you have good Inspection Lighting. That`s good, because minor flaws don`t look as awful as on black, but it`s bad too, because it`s hard to see what`s-what when you want to but, sigh,....we all see the flaws clearly *later* when we thought it was OK.
And finally, some general advice (which you probably don`t need, but anyhow..) : apply Critical Thinking Skills to this Detailing stuff just as you would to some, uhm...serious topic. Don`t worry about overthinking it! E.g., somebody says "[whatever] product is good/bad", OK....WHY?!? Clearly, explicitly, objectively, WHY? Think think think..
With your plan to keep it a good long time, I`d focus on the long-term. To me, that means not marring the paint (can only correct it so many times, and it`s not all that many) and protecting it. It`s pretty amazing how poorly/well some LSPs do that protecting! If a bird-bomb or bug guts etch your paint, you`ll be sorry, so I`d focus on maximum protection. White looks good as long as it`s clean and shiny and in a few years it`ll be *all* about how well you`ve protected it, not about how swell your chosen wax looks.
I *STRONGLY* encourage you to *NOT* do the glaze/sealant/wax combo thing. Just pick one product (which I`d choose based on functional considerations) and put your efforts into getting your wash squared away so you don`t just mar it up. Seriously, washing a vehicle without marring the paint is extremely challenging and all that "combining different products" is, IMO...[bunk].
Much as I can appreciate Klasse Sealant Glaze ("KSG"), which is a sealant rather than a glaze, I don`t think you`ll like it and most people find it less user-friendly than I do. Note that IME it`s only worth using if you`re doing at least 4 layers (spaced 24 hrs. apart). Though it looks fairly decent on white, I`d choose something else for your Macan. (Not hating on it, I still use it on three specific things on one vehicle.)
OK, yeah..[REPEAT FK1000P or Collinite 845 suggestions]. IMO you`re best served by something that, with only one or two coats... lasts a long time, protects the paint from etching, cleans up easily, and is reasonably user-friendly.
Be careful with the Meguiar`s Last Touch as it`s caused LSP issues for others, various LSPs don`t last in combination with it.
I used *gallons* of SpeedShine over the years, and I don`t mean just five or eight, and ended up giving away my last gallon as with all the better alternatives I`d never have used it. Heh heh, nah...not suggesting you toss it, but check out the next paragraph for future consideration
FWIW, and noting that I still have maybe 6-8 gallons of good Quick Detailers on the shelf, ever since I tried Garry Dean`s Infinite Use Detail Juice ("IUDJ", marketed primarily as a rinseless wash), I`ve done best using *that* as my Quick Detailer/Drying Aid/etc. Incredible to me still, never thought I`d even *like* it as I`m not a fan of Rinseless Washes, but it`s *that* good and 100% compatible with FK1000P. Mixed to QD-strength, it simply does everything better than my other QDs. Cheap too.
Trim Dresssings- I never touch the stuff. If I want to overkill it, I seal my trim with Ultima Tire & Trim Guard Plus and just maintain it with either the IUDJ or a Spray Wax like Optimum Car Wax (good UV protection! Great for plastics like lenses and trim) or Meguiar`s D156/Ultimate Quik Wax. That Spray Wax approach works pretty well all by itself, but I`d do the UTTG+ (that long-term perspective again). It`s very user-friendly, but I do prep the surfaces with Griot`s Rubber Prep first.
Only thing I dress is the tires and that`s a personal preference application, not sure what you`d like. Whatever you choose, use it sparingly and buff off any excess with an old MF (microfiber towel) lest you get "sling".
And, while it`s easy for us to spend your money
...the last time I had some PPF done (by a member here), it cost* more than $2K, though I can`t recall just how much after all this time (it was that pricey maybe a decade ago, but if you pick the right/wrong guy, ya get what ya pay for...for better or worse).Oh, and white is a tricky color to inspect in some ways...be sure you have good Inspection Lighting. That`s good, because minor flaws don`t look as awful as on black, but it`s bad too, because it`s hard to see what`s-what when you want to but, sigh,....we all see the flaws clearly *later* when we thought it was OK.
And finally, some general advice (which you probably don`t need, but anyhow..) : apply Critical Thinking Skills to this Detailing stuff just as you would to some, uhm...serious topic. Don`t worry about overthinking it! E.g., somebody says "[whatever] product is good/bad", OK....WHY?!? Clearly, explicitly, objectively, WHY? Think think think..
