imported_Dude
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This weekend, I stripped the Einszett from my blue Jeep (not that I don't like Einszett- I do- I just felt that it looked better on my wife's silver car).
My original plan was to go back to Zaino. Just for fun, though, I decided to go the pure carnuba route for a week, just to see what it looked like. I have never used just carnuba on my car; I've always gone with a polymer or a polymer with a carnuba topper. In any event, the pure carnuba approach that I chose involved an application of P21S GEPC via PC and a coat of S100 by hand.
I can't go back to Zaino. I just can't. Not now. Not after experiencing the pure carnuba shine. Not on this dark blue car, anyway. The S100 just looked so good- SO good. I was speechless. Words simply cannot describe how good the car looks.
However, as good as the carnuba looks, it isn't a viable long term solution. This is a dark blue car, and will swirl at the drop of a hat. Therefore, I want to have some sort of polymer base coat, whcih I will then top with a carnuba wax.
I am hoping that my fellow Autopians will be good enough to help me select a polymer. Here are my criteria, in order of importance:
1. It must be INVISIBLE. Ideally, I am interested in a polymer that looks like bare paint. Some polymers, like Einszett and BF, attempt to mimic the look of a carnuba wax. Otheres, like Zaino, are very clear but somehow become muted when a carnuba topper is applied to them. I don't want either look. I want an invisible polymer. When I apply a carnuba topper to it, I want the resulting polymer/carnuba combo to look just like a bare paint/carnuba combo.
2. It should be NON-ABRASIVE. I have taken great pains to keep my paint largely swirl-free. I don't want to introduce any swirls with an abrasive product.
3. It should be LAYERABLE. I would go with Meguiar's #20, but I don't think it can be layered (Meguiar's has taken inconsistent positions on the question of #20 layerability).
4. It should not be DIFFICULT to remove or apply. I just want to spread it on and buff it off. No hazing; no smearing; just wax on, wax off.
5. It should last at least SIX MONTHS.
If there is no single product that meets all of these criteria, I am willing to compromise. Right now, though, I am hoping to find something that meets most of them.
Thank you very much for any suggestions. I really appreciate it!
My original plan was to go back to Zaino. Just for fun, though, I decided to go the pure carnuba route for a week, just to see what it looked like. I have never used just carnuba on my car; I've always gone with a polymer or a polymer with a carnuba topper. In any event, the pure carnuba approach that I chose involved an application of P21S GEPC via PC and a coat of S100 by hand.
I can't go back to Zaino. I just can't. Not now. Not after experiencing the pure carnuba shine. Not on this dark blue car, anyway. The S100 just looked so good- SO good. I was speechless. Words simply cannot describe how good the car looks.
However, as good as the carnuba looks, it isn't a viable long term solution. This is a dark blue car, and will swirl at the drop of a hat. Therefore, I want to have some sort of polymer base coat, whcih I will then top with a carnuba wax.
I am hoping that my fellow Autopians will be good enough to help me select a polymer. Here are my criteria, in order of importance:
1. It must be INVISIBLE. Ideally, I am interested in a polymer that looks like bare paint. Some polymers, like Einszett and BF, attempt to mimic the look of a carnuba wax. Otheres, like Zaino, are very clear but somehow become muted when a carnuba topper is applied to them. I don't want either look. I want an invisible polymer. When I apply a carnuba topper to it, I want the resulting polymer/carnuba combo to look just like a bare paint/carnuba combo.
2. It should be NON-ABRASIVE. I have taken great pains to keep my paint largely swirl-free. I don't want to introduce any swirls with an abrasive product.
3. It should be LAYERABLE. I would go with Meguiar's #20, but I don't think it can be layered (Meguiar's has taken inconsistent positions on the question of #20 layerability).
4. It should not be DIFFICULT to remove or apply. I just want to spread it on and buff it off. No hazing; no smearing; just wax on, wax off.
5. It should last at least SIX MONTHS.
If there is no single product that meets all of these criteria, I am willing to compromise. Right now, though, I am hoping to find something that meets most of them.
Thank you very much for any suggestions. I really appreciate it!
