S100 durability issues...

Could using too much car shampoo strip the wax? I doubt that is the case, since only the top sections of the car seemed to effected by it, but it's something I may have to consider.



I am at a dead end on ideas of why this is occuring. Only thing I can do is wait for my Vanilla Moose to arrive, and start over...see if it lasts any longer.:nixweiss
 
Jeff,



Read the entire thread...first i don't believe the car had clearcoat to start...otherwise the clear would have peeled off unevenly and would be very noticable...second..you never said what color this car is...it does make a difference...I'm guessing Red or Black..

It sounds to me that the pigment in the paint is shot...and you can temporarily bring back a nice shine, but even if it doesn't rain the shine will fade fast as it gets absorbed into the finish...the product can not keep the shine on the dead pigment..have seen this many a time on Acura's and Toyota's and other Japanese cars of those colors, maintained as you described.

I hope this helps a little...you can always pm me if you want to discuss further...



Steve
 
Poorboy said:
you never said what color this car is...it does make a difference...I'm guessing Red or Black..

It sounds to me that the pigment in the paint is shot...and you can temporarily bring back a nice shine, but even if it doesn't rain the shine will fade fast as it gets absorbed into the finish...the product can not keep the shine on the dead pigment..have seen this many a time on Acura's and Toyota's and other Japanese cars of those colors, maintained as you described.
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Interesting. Recently I saw a friend of mine working on an older Honda at his body shop. He had painted a fender and was polishing the rest of the car to make it presentable. I mentioned how much better it looked. His comment was "It won't last, once the Japanese paint goes dead, it stays dead." I thought he just didn't like Hondas. Sounds like what you are describing to a tee.



Charles
 
Poorboy said:
..you never said what color this car is...it does make a difference...I'm guessing Red or Black..

It sounds to me that the pigment in the paint is shot...and you can temporarily bring back a nice shine, but even if it doesn't rain the shine will fade fast as it gets absorbed into the finish...the product can not keep the shine on the dead pigment..have seen this many a time on Acura's and Toyota's and other Japanese cars of those colors, maintained as you described.
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Interesting X two. I have a friend with a single stage '91 or '90 RED Civic and his roof keeps oxidizing on a regular basis. He hardly waxes it, but it seems to oxidize faster than expected. Then again it is red and I'm not certain if the roof is original (I think it is) or not. When I waxed it it certainly helped, but I bet it's back to chalk city by now...
 
Poorboy is correct. when the resins in the paint start to fail you can't do any thing to stop it. You can polish the finish and make it look good, but in the end the paint under the wax or sealant is falling apart.



Aurorav8 I have had this happen to me more than once, i attribute it to the very bad acid rain we have in Cincinnati. Carnauba wax just doesn't last very long in Cincy, i'm lucky to get three weeks or one rain storm from S100.



One more thing, the horizontal surfaces of a vehicles finish tend to fail first, if this is so, a wax coating would not last very long.
 
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