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calgarygts

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Hey guys, I've just finished my first real detail since I bought my PC7424 on my 2000 celica, and it looks a million times better. I was worried at first but it turned out pretty good. I was a bit rushed but it's looking much better - I'll post some pictures in the click and brag section when I can get some.

I have a couple of questions now that I'm done the detail. First off, when you clay the car do you just wipe down the lube or do you hose down the car again? I just wiped with a mf towel as I went along.

Also, I used one coat each of SFX1, SFX2 and SFX3 (with the appropriate pads) and then a coat of some wax I had from last year. It is the meguire's carnauba, step 3 of their three step system. I'm pretty sure this is a junk wax, but it's all I had. I'm thinking of getting some NXT tonight but want to know if I need to clean the carnauba off before applying NXT. If so how would I go about doing that? Also, what waxes do you guys recommend for my spectra mica blue? It's a lighter blue with metal flakes (very bright in the sun and much darker in the shade). I want to do the sealant/carnauba thing, but does the SFX3 act as a sealant already? If so should I not get NXT and just get a good carnauba?

Thanks for all the info that lead to me changing my car for the better!



PS- how long did your first detail take? It took me about 6 hours to do only the paint!!!!
 
After claying you can do either wash again, go to a polish and/or cleaner, PBs Spray & Wipe, rinse off.



NXT will remove the wax most likely. I did a NXT/S100 combo which looked pretty good.



Some waxes that would look good would be: Natty's, Pinnacle's Signature Series, Adam's Butter Wax, PBs EX, TOTLs Pizzazz....



Six hours is a long time to spend on just the paint with a PC, but then again I do not know what shape it was in prior.
 
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