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nat1979
PostPosted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 10:47 pm 
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right guys, advice for a final sealant of wax for black astra.

going to give it a good going over but i don't like the finished shine from the waxes and sealants i already have.

finishing products i have

autoglym - extra gloss protection.
megs - carnuba wax
megs - tech wax.

none of these give a really deep shiny glossy finish. they each give an alright finish but not a really good one.

so the question goes out to you lot. what will give the deepest wettest glossiest black finish?

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 1:02 am 
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Have you tried megs gold class
Or something from dodo juice?

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Megs Ultimate is very good; either that or Dodo Juice Blue Velvet


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DODO JUICE PURPLE HAZE..... Trust me you wont regret it... Take a look through my car thread (before it went off the road) and check the reflection and depth of shine

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chemical guys 50:50 paste, it's nice :)

but anyway, your shine comes from the preparation...so use a good fine polish or glaze first, then the wax will work a lot better :D


check out the pics of that TVR...ok, so it's green, but virtually black...got to admit, it's as good as you'll want it to be ;)

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 6:56 pm 
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for prep i was going to clay, ultimate comp, then either megs step 1, 2 or srp, or go straight to chemical guys scratch and swirl be gone after the compound.

its just the wax or sealant i'm having trouble deciding on. i've read a lot of good things about the dodo range, just thought i'd put the question out there see what you guys thought.


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step 1 cleaner before compound...

dodo is ok, I use some of their stuff, but I hate products that are full of fillers, that disguise the true beauty of the paint ;)

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:05 pm 
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really use the cleaner before compounding. i would of thought that the compound would take back the top layer. then the cleaner would give the new surface a good clean.

interesting, cheers mate.


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Yep, the cleaner will pull the grime and dirt out, the compound will remove the surface marks, including any marring from the cleaner :)

Before you clay, try decontaminating with a tar remover then an iron-x type product, you'll get a much better finish, and your clay will last longer :D

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was going to de-tar. the iron-x will have to wait til the piggy bank is full again lol.

i hate de-taring black cars. i get great satisfaction watching the tar melt and run down the panel. i love that on a white car lol


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