Which fills/hides swirls much better? NXT? or ColorX?

[rclab1]

Hello, just wanted to know, starting from scratch. Which will hide swirls and holograms much better by applying (working it in) by hand? NXT paste/Liquid or ColorX?

[TrufflePig]

Re: Which fills/hides swirls much better? NXT? or ColorX?

you arent hiding swirls. you are removing them. this is a huge debate. you actually remove the swirls.

i had this awesome thread about this debate but i cant find it right now. i'll look for it asap.

by hand it has to be scratch x with a lot of passion.

these should help you out.

What it Means to Remove a Scratch

How to Avoid Swirls and Holograms?

How To Remove Swirls By Hand

How to remove a defect by hand with ScratchX

[rclab1]

Re: Which fills/hides swirls much better? NXT? or ColorX?

its hard to believe that NXT Liquid/Paste and ColorX will REMOVE swirls/holograms, from reading the fourms, I believe it only fills in and hides the swirls and holograms.

ScratchX removes swirls/holograms by removing fine layer of the clear coat, but I asked about NXT Liquid/Paste and ColorX applied by hand.

I would like to read the posts? if you have the LINKS..... thanks

much regards.....

[TrufflePig]

Re: Which fills/hides swirls much better? NXT? or ColorX?

this is what Mike Phillips had to say about Colour-X in explaining what it will do.

its a cleaner/wax all in one. this will probably for the most part fill the swirls. but you really want to remove them.

but Colour-X and NXT is a great combo. nice shine and all.

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=88

check that out.

Most retail waxes on the market are in a category called, Cleaner/Waxes. This is because the average person owns a daily driver, a car that is driven daily and thus parked outside at work and often times at home, as such the paint gets dirty over time, not loose dirt that will wash off but dirt that bonds to the paint at the microscopic level and actually stains the paint. Sometimes it's noticeable, sometimes it's not, but the fact is, the paint on daily driven cars gets dirty.

For this reason, most car waxes, especially the ones that you'll find in retail automotive stores, are cleaner/waxes, the reason for this is because the manufacture knows the paint on daily drives is dirty and the paint needs to be cleaned in order for the wax to bond better but also to improve the appearance so after the customer wipes the wax off the car looks good. If you apply a pure wax, or a wax without cleaners to a dirty car, it won't bond very well and it also won't look very good, at least not as good as it would if you pre-cleaned the paint. Problem is most people, the majority of people that was and wax their cars, (not serious enthusiasts), only want to do 2 things,

* Wash the car
* Wax the car

For this reason, the average car wax has to be a cleaner wax so that the customer will be happy, in order to be happy, they must see a visual difference in the before and after in the work they've done and they want to see water beading for a long time, the perception that the wax is lasting and the paint is protected.

Cleaner/waxes accomplish the above, some better than others. ColorX is a strong cleaner/wax that will tackle a wide spectrum of paint defects effectively in one application, thus it will make most people that use it happy.

Serious enthusiasts on the other hand are willing to do more steps to their car's paint to take their finish results to a higher level, for these people we can offer waxes without cleaners because they are willing to pre-clean their paint.

[TrufflePig]

Re: Which fills/hides swirls much better? NXT? or ColorX?

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14848&highlight=simple+green

check that one out.

[rclab1]

Re: Which fills/hides swirls much better? NXT? or ColorX?

thanks for the posts, great LINKS......but, it talked about M#80, and not NXT Liquid/Paste or ColorX....

my question is, is M#80 very similar to NXT or ColorX?

(also, can M#80 be applied by hand or needs a orbital/rotary?)

[TrufflePig]

Re: Which fills/hides swirls much better? NXT? or ColorX?

thanks for the posts, great LINKS......but, it talked about M#80, and not NXT Liquid/Paste or ColorX....

my question is, is M#80 very similar to NXT or ColorX?

(also, can M#80 be applied by hand or needs a orbital/rotary?)

NXT is a wax whereas M80 is a paint cleaner. Meguiar

[TrufflePig]

Re: Which fills/hides swirls much better? NXT? or ColorX?

thanks for the posts, great LINKS......but, it talked about M#80, and not NXT Liquid/Paste or ColorX....

my question is, is M#80 very similar to NXT or ColorX?

(also, can M#80 be applied by hand or needs a orbital/rotary?)

NXT is a wax whereas M80 is a paint cleaner. Meguiars Speed Glaze is a shortcut that cleans, polished and protects in one simple step. but it is not a waxx. it is designed to be used to clean your paint of any light scratches, stains and environmental contaminants.

NXT is a polymer used to give your car that show car finish and shine. it can reduce scratches and fine swirls but it is not designed to be used purely as cleaner.

M80 can REMOVE swirls and not just fill them.

Colour-X is a cleaner/was all in one step. will this remove swirls? maybe light swirls. in one easy step, colour-x is a polish and wax combo. it can help in removing fine scratches and swirls.

hope that helps.

so if you're looking for something to do quick short on time.

wash
clay
Colour-X
NXT x 2

if you have time and what to do the long route.

wash
clay
M80
M83 if needed
#6 or #7
NXT

but i'm not sure what results you want to achieve?

M80 can be applied by hand but i believe the general thinking is that its best by PC G-100.

hope this helps.

in the end though, i'd i would rather wash-clay-colour-x and then nxt as opposed to just wash-clay-nxt because then this way you're not actually cleaning your paint. you're just adding protection (nxt). know what i mean. by using the colour-x you're using a product that cleans and protects and then following that up with NXT onlygives you better cleaning and proection and durability.

[rclab1]

Re: Which fills/hides swirls much better? NXT? or ColorX?

thanks for the response, very informative.

so M#80 is very similar to ColorX?

i'm applying by hand by the way.

[Murr1525]

Re: Which fills/hides swirls much better? NXT? or ColorX?

By hand, ColorX or ScratchX would be best.

#80 does have a protective polymer in it, but unless we are working on fresh paint, it isnt really worth worrying about.

[TrufflePig]

Re: Which fills/hides swirls much better? NXT? or ColorX?

thanks for the response, very informative.

so M#80 is very similar to ColorX?

i'm applying by hand by the way.

colour x is one stop shop type of deal. you get cleaner/wax in one.

M80 is just a cleaner with enough oils that you don't need to apply pure polish following it but still need to apply wax.

with colour x you don't have to apply wax if you don't want to, although you'll get better results if you do.