UPP over AIO...any lovers??

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unclearty

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I've been in "mad waxer" mode for a few weeks now...you know..can't wait to get home from work..get changed, grab my stuff....and it's RAINING!!! ARRGGHH Put a coat of Collinite paste fleetwax on the black Benz Friday night. It beads like crazy, but noticed that it's attracting dirt...more than before.

I bought AIO, but not SG. I have Platinum cleaner and Protectant.

How about a little VM with the PC and a white pad...AIO by hand, then 3 coats of UPP by hand? Are there Autopians out there who use this combination...and like it?
 
I use UPP quite a bit. The AIO/UPP combo is probably the most often used combo. I found for me this is by far the best combo for white. I generally don't need the cleaning capabilities that AIO has because my prep is usually done before I get to this step. I prefer VM before UPP, it adds a little extra depth.



So you want to do VM, AIO, UPP - not sure about that. I would think that AIO, VM, UPP would be a better order. Even better is a paint cleaner then either AIO or VM, then UPP.
 
I have used UPP over AIO all colours of cars. They always come out looking spectacular. I think that the combination works especially for darker cars, where it seems to give the paint more depth. With lighter colour cars, it doesn't seem to matter whether I have SG in between AIO and UPP. The finish is very reflective, but obviously with the depth that darker colours have.
 
I use the AIO and UPP combo all the time. I find that its faster than the AIO/SG route. On my own cars I don't mind taking the extra time, but when time is money then I'll use whatever is fastest. UPP looks great on AIO anyway. It probably looks as good on AIO as it would on nothing at all, but the AIO gives you a nice clean surface and the bonding should be better with it on there too.
 
Jngrbrdman said:
I use the AIO and UPP combo all the time. I find that its faster than the AIO/SG route. On my own cars I don't mind taking the extra time, but when time is money then I'll use whatever is fastest. UPP looks great on AIO anyway. It probably looks as good on AIO as it would on nothing at all, but the AIO gives you a nice clean surface and the bonding should be better with it on there too.
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As soon as I the title to this post I thought this has Jngrbrdman written all over it! :p



If you had a nickel for every time you recommended this combo, you'd be a millionaire! :D
 
I also think this combo is great because it is quick and easy (well, relatively quick and easy!) and gives great results. I've used it on my parents' cars.



I'm going to be doing a cousin's Jimmy soon, and it doesn't have a clearcoat. Can anyone tell me if UPP OK to use on paint w/o a clearcoat?
 
Dave N said:
Can anyone tell me if UPP OK to use on paint w/o a clearcoat?
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It certainly better be. Been using it on one car with no clear-coat for a little over a year now. Vehicle looks great, and the paint still seems to be intact.



Also, another vote for the AIO/UPP combination.



Charles :wavey
 
There is always room for a carnauba topper! Its like the dessert after a steak dinner. You just have to wait 24 hours for it to digest/cure first. ;)
 
Yah I have to get some UPP Right now I got AIO and S100. I been on the polshing frenzy for a couple of weeks and the tire gel :) Got all of the menzerna products and Meguiars DACP. Now I want to get Top of the Line Carpet Shampoo and Platnium UPP
 
NHBFAN said:
AIO/UPP is enough? No carnuba (S100) topper?
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When I tried topping the UPP with S100, I didn't think it added much, if anything, to the vehicle. Since it also meant I couldn't add more UPP without taking off the S100, I quit using them together.

Right now I have three vehicles with the following combinations on each.

1. AIO/UPP

2. AIO/S100

3. Platinum Paint Cleaner/UPP

If you were to look at any of the three, I really doubt that you would be able to tell me which vehicle had which products.



Charles:wavey
 
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