Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Branches Spring Zing Anyone else want to be in wax off against Roger?

For the record Pete, my SVT would be the 2nd vehicle. Both my SVT and Scott's SVT are model year 2000, with black paint and in great shape. They might not be EXACT, but it's a close comparison.

Mark

Will the wax off include Chineseman coaching Pete & Roger, Mr Miyagi style?

Pete, I completely disagree with you about these caranubas and dust, its non-exsistant with Pinnalce and my S100, seriously! I also disagree about where you can apply caranuba as I always apply caranuba to my glass w/o a problem, as well as my headlights/tailights and wheels. Now I do completely agree about the layering of acrylics/syns, this is where Klasse SG not only "shines", but really kicks ass


Now onto the time involved with detailing half a car. If you think about it, it shouldn't take that long, so whomever does the second car, don't worry, its not going to take that long I should be able to clay, Klasse AIO, Klasse SG and caranuba half a car in about an hour and half. Let the games begin

I've never had a problem waxing w/ caranubas on windows and headlight/tailights, I do this to my own as well as my customers rides. As far as wheels go, well, if they're painted they should be taken care of like your paint


I understand you not wanting to spend all day detailing Pete, I don't either, but we'll be done in time to check out all the rides BTW, how many coats do you have on the GTO now? I've had my car alot longer than you, but I'm up to 46 and I haven't had the car one year yet, that will be in 4 days I mention this because someone mentioned the layering and I must say this, layering RULES

Why do you need 46 'layers' of wax?

You don't know me too well, do you Noone needs that much, but over time it does wear down a bit and besides, with todays protectants, its so easy to apply that it becomes second nature. Included in that total is about 4 clay barring too, not really a coat, but very necessary My car will be at SZ and not to brag, but the finish is amazingly wet, unbelievable

You can't see a difference between the two (carn v. syn) on headlights so why put the clearly weaker product on them?

Yes, treat your wheels like your paint, but there is no question you put synthetic sealant on them - not carnauba. You can't see a difference between the two on wheels so why put the clearly weaker product on them? Hit them headlights, wheels, glass with a nice sealant and get the maximum durability factor.

"Layering" carnaubas is debated, but most agree that it's not the optimal thing to do. It is commonly known that anything more than 2-3 layers in a given amount of time (about a month) is more than sufficient. Anything more and you are wasting time and money. I've also read a few articles stating that too many layers of carnuaba is counter productive. The common misconception is that "more is better", which is not the case - at all. There have even been some tests conducted to prove carnauba does not layer.

As for the GTO, I work two jobs 60-65 hours a week and just started detailing on the side. The dealership "detailer" swirled the hell out of it and caked every crevice with wax. I have had no time to do anything other than clean out all the caked up wax, clay it and wax the hood and roof to test synthetic vs carnauba. After about 7 1/2 weeks, the carnauba is starting to go and the synthetic is still holding strong. Unfortunately, my car wont be looking anything close to what I want it to.