Suggestions for a new silver Avalon?

Gadfly

Gadfly

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I just took delivery of a new metalic silver Toyota Avalon. The paint is near perfect now - and I want to keep it that way. Can you suggest a regimen that won't tax my 72 year old body too much?

I still have the black Santa Fe, but the work to keep a black car in the "OOOH-AAAH" stage is getting taxing on my time and energy.

Over two years on this board I have accumulated a lot of products - sort of my hobby.

Ray Jicka aka Gadfly
 
Gadfly said:
I just took delivery of a new metalic silver Toyota Avalon. The paint is near perfect now - and I want to keep it that way. Can you suggest a regimen that won't tax my 72 year old body too much?

I still have the black Santa Fe, but the work to keep a black car in the "OOOH-AAAH" stage is getting taxing on my time and energy.

Over two years on this board I have accumulated a lot of products - sort of my hobby.

Ray Jicka aka Gadfly
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Since you said the paint is near perfect, I would just pick your favorite sealant and layer it. Silver is pretty easy to maintain. Congrats on the new ride.
 
On my Lunar Mist Solara I love VM or AIO + EX-P and/or Natty's.

Even though the car is new it would still be good to clay it. You may be surprised how much you remove.
 
Agree with mtodde, I'd definitely clay to remove any impurities and/or contaminants, then follow-up AIO and UPP.
 
I would clay as others have said here. I have done allot of new cars and you piskup all kinds of stuff. Then polish would be my choice. I would top with any decent sealant and finish with some paste wax.
 
Clay might not be necessary. My wife's new Tacoma was as smooth as a baby's butt when we picked it up. At my direction the dealer did nothing but wash it. I applied Meg's #80 with a pc and followed it with NXT paste wax by hand. That combo also worked great on her 2002 silver Tacoma.

I'm almost 63 and since 1977 all of my personal vehicles have been black. I think that my next Hemi might be white. The new Tacoma is white and with a good detail it looks mighty nice.

Tom :cool
 
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Take a plastic sandwich bag put on your hand and run it over the top of the car plam side down. If you are feeling bumps that's what clay is going to take off.

Also the way they ship cars, if its by rail, then rail dust might be on the bumpers and top areas of the car. I've yet to see any new cars that could not use clay as a starter.
 
On silver it doesent make much difference what your LSP is .Use what you like, the new Mothers FX is great i.m.o. But what I would do is use spray waxes and qd . Some good otc qd are Meg 34, Eagle One Wipe n Shine, Mothers show time, Meg Quick Detailer, Megs NXT Speed Detailer , and Turtle Wax Platinum Detailer, use after every wash and you will seldom need regular wax. If you want a product with more wax in it use a spray wax like Mothers FX spray wax , Mothers Reflection spray wax, Megs NXT spray wax, and Rain X spray wax . Of course there are a lot of other products out there.
 
Larry A said:
On silver it doesent make much difference what your LSP is .
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Larry,

I can't believe you would say that, in all the cars silver or lighter colored that I have detailed, you can see the difference in the combos of SWR, polish, sealant and wax. It may not be as apparent as the darker colors, but you do see the difference.

As an example if you follow your process on black or dark colors after a period of time you will start to see webbing. The spray on waxes have fillers in them so you hide the swirls, but they return with in a couple of weeks or less.You have the same effect on lighter color cars its just not as easy to see, you can in certain lights on any color.

OD sprays do not offer protection or very little they are for a quick waxed look on cars that have decent maintained paint.

That's my .02 on the subject not saying that spray on waxes will not help but as a regular routine its not the best solution
 
I have to agree with Beemerboy...and I have a silver Toyota so I speak from experience.

Each combination I have tried has yielded different results. For example NXT looked great for 4 days then whited out...Megs Gold Class added a goldish tint and the shine was gone after the first wash. Pinnacle Signature is in a different class but it really brought out the flake. AIO was great by itself, but when topped with Signature it really started to pop!

My current combo of AIO + EX-P + Natty's + Signature + Nattys has put a smile on my face.


Saying that it doesn't matter with silver is kind of :flameon for all of us silver car lovers. The polishes and LSPs used make a significant difference in the final appearance of your vehicle...whether it be black, red, white or silver.
 
We also have to remember that Ray (Gadfly) is 72 years old, how many times is he going to do marathon detailing on his car. We all know that Zaino ,Klasse, Poorboy,Pinnicale, Wolfgang and others make the best stuff out there, but to get perfect results somethimes needs a 3,4,and 5 step process.Some people are either unable or unwilling to go thru all this work. I only suggested a easier way to have a great looking car, silver is very forgiving, black is another story. Please I didnt mean that spray waxes and qds are the only way to go , I just suggested them because they are faster and easier, and still get decent results especially on a new car.
 
He does say that he has quite a bit of product as a hobby so I would think that he is going to use some of that.

As far as how many times once every 6 months should do, then your suggestion about qd or spray on wax would be good.

Oh and at 72 I still hope to be polishing, waxing, etc. I'm sure that it will take me longer. :bigups
 
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