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I just have to say mate I admire how dedicated you are and the results are amazing!
I ****en hate washing my car nowadays and can't remember the last time I did it but over a year for sure |
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I think I'll follow my usual routine of Lift, IronX with clay mitt, Essence with LC Orange pads, Reveal Strong (just ordered last night), NV Evo. I think the EVO is the best option given the driver is a young, busy person and she doesn't have the time to maintain as much as I would. @bfets I do agree with you and both my personal cars are done manually by me with spray coatings and toppers. Nothing like it. Thankyou all again for your assistance. Now I'm just waiting for my massive Waxit order to come, at least I saved over $200 and finally got my pressure washer upgrade kit and MTM Cannon as recommended here.
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The thing is, coatings just require so much maintenance. If you are having to top a coating, you may as well just use a great spray wax or something like 845 and then top it. Then you have great protection, better gloss, better water behaviour and less maintenance than a ceramic coating. My Territory, it's coated with Nova EVO. Now I am impressed with the coating but I did it two years ago and washed it around once every two months. It is covered in water spots now, i mean covered. I spent a fair amount of time trying to get them out without taking the coating off during the two years it's been on. If I take into account the mount of time i've spent preparing for the coating, then dealing with water spots, having to "clean" the coating. I would have been much better off using 845 or Lustre and just re-doing that every 6 months. Then I also wouldn't have a car covered in water spots. I'm convinced for the average punter ceramic coatings are sold as a marketing gymic to get more money out of people. Because the average punter does not look after the coating and it goes to crap within 6 months as it's had no maintenance. I am happy I used Nova EVO on my Sportsman as the amount of tree sap and filth that went on it over two years was massive and I didn't top it and neglected it. I will just correct it to take the coating off and do 845 next detail.
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Yesterday, 11:26 AM | #3124 | |||
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I did have 1 EVO covered car, black, with water spot issues but only on the bonnet and not the roof. After all of it i believe it was coming up from underneath. Did a big remover exercise and polish, covered it with a wet look sealant (Lustre or Seal and Shine?) and its going ok. Thanks for your comments.
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Yesterday, 07:01 PM | #3125 | ||
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Just be careful with that one, it is as the name suggests, STRONG. Rupes recommend spraying into the towel and never onto the surface, I've seen people do that and winced. It's the same story with Gtechniq Panel Wipe, apparently it can soften clear coat if used improperly.
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Yesterday, 07:08 PM | #3126 | |||
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Ivan from DIY Detail explains it the best - These products are acidic and dissolve and neutralize the minerals, allowing you to then polish away the visible effects left by those minerals. What I have noticed with these products is it's important to allow them to soak long enough, I think a lot of people spray them on and wipe off immediately. You need to allow the product to work long enough, just don't let it dry.
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Yesterday, 07:31 PM | #3127 | ||
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In my case the territory had no water spots before I did the correction.
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