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I decided to do a bit of a test today on the Nissan. It was in the 60's today, though drizzling on and off. So I washed the Nissan and then pulled it into the garage. I decided to half-and-half the hood.
First I went over the whole hood with Meguiar's Medallion Premium Paint Cleaner. That seemed to be the prep product I own that was the least likely to leave anything behind. I applied it by hand, and the finish was nice and squeaky. It was previously mildly slick from the AutoGlym EGP I applied a few weeks back. I then taped off the hood, and did a 50/50 wipe on the driver's side. This is the side that will get Zaino. Interestingly, it no longer squeaked after the wipedown, so I guess MPPC does leave something behind.
I also MPPC'd the two mirror housings. They are a single-stage black that gets chalky after a few months. The MPPC removed any chalkyness though they were not a high-gloss.
I was intending to apply Z2Pro with ZFX and do three coats. But my ZFX is a solid now. So I applied one coat of Z2Pro to the drivers side hood and mirror housing.
I then applied #16 to the passenger side hood and mirror housing.
Both went on easily. The Z2Pro had noticeably more black on the pad from the mirror housing. I even tried rubbing the #16 with some force/vigor and could not put much black on the applicator (though some did transfer). I've never used any product on them that didn't transfer some amount of black to the pad.
I waited about 5-10 minutes and then buffed them off. Both mirror housings now had a nice glossy black to them. This is also typical of other products I use on them, and the gloss only lasts while the product is there, the housings are sort of dull on their own.
When I pulled the car back outside to park it, the hood is clearly glossier than the rest of the car. The paint seems to have little gloss on its own anymore, it comes from whatever protectant is on the paint. The rest of the car has AutoGlym EGP that is probably 3-4 weeks old. It also looked glossy back when it was freshly applied.
I will probably wash the car about once a month or so, and will use Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash. I won't use any QD's or anything else on the paint. I'll let you know how they fair as time goes on.
First I went over the whole hood with Meguiar's Medallion Premium Paint Cleaner. That seemed to be the prep product I own that was the least likely to leave anything behind. I applied it by hand, and the finish was nice and squeaky. It was previously mildly slick from the AutoGlym EGP I applied a few weeks back. I then taped off the hood, and did a 50/50 wipe on the driver's side. This is the side that will get Zaino. Interestingly, it no longer squeaked after the wipedown, so I guess MPPC does leave something behind.
I also MPPC'd the two mirror housings. They are a single-stage black that gets chalky after a few months. The MPPC removed any chalkyness though they were not a high-gloss.
I was intending to apply Z2Pro with ZFX and do three coats. But my ZFX is a solid now. So I applied one coat of Z2Pro to the drivers side hood and mirror housing.
I then applied #16 to the passenger side hood and mirror housing.
Both went on easily. The Z2Pro had noticeably more black on the pad from the mirror housing. I even tried rubbing the #16 with some force/vigor and could not put much black on the applicator (though some did transfer). I've never used any product on them that didn't transfer some amount of black to the pad.
I waited about 5-10 minutes and then buffed them off. Both mirror housings now had a nice glossy black to them. This is also typical of other products I use on them, and the gloss only lasts while the product is there, the housings are sort of dull on their own.
When I pulled the car back outside to park it, the hood is clearly glossier than the rest of the car. The paint seems to have little gloss on its own anymore, it comes from whatever protectant is on the paint. The rest of the car has AutoGlym EGP that is probably 3-4 weeks old. It also looked glossy back when it was freshly applied.
I will probably wash the car about once a month or so, and will use Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash. I won't use any QD's or anything else on the paint. I'll let you know how they fair as time goes on.
Once I started buying her cars I knew the marriage proposal was only a matter of time.
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