Another full detail necessary ?

[Beach Bum]

I did a full detail on my 2008 Jeep Unlimited Black Sahara at the end of June. I clayed, did swirlx, pure polish then liquid gold class wax.

Not happy with the final finish, has kinda a smoke haze to it and now I want to put another coat of wax on before winter.

Do I need to redo everything or can I just put NXT on and call it good ? Will the NXT take care of the smokey finish on it now ?

[ClearlyCoated]

Re: Another full detail necessary ?

Sounds like you might have hologrammed the paint. What kind of polisher did you use?

[Murr1525]

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What steps, tools, etc did you use?

Any chance of pics?

This is your car, or anyone else has worked on it, etc?

[Beach Bum]

Re: Another full detail necessary ?

My Jeep, did it by hand, washed, clayed, swirlx, #7 show car glaze and liquid gold class wax. Same process 2 times every year but this time I added in the #7 step.

Looks great in the shade but smokey/haze in the sun.

[Beach Bum]

Re: Another full detail necessary ?

anyone have any thoughts ?

[Michael Stoops]

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Any chance we can see a picture or two of this effect?

To directly answer your question - no, you do not need to do that whole process every time you wax. It's always a good idea to evaluate the finish after washing - look for below surface defects and feel for above surface bonded contaminants and then proceed as your evaluation dictates. Will NXT get rid of the haze, though? Hard to say as it sort of depends on what this haze really is. NXT may hide it, but since it's not a cleaner it won't actually get rid of anything.

[87LC2]

Re: Another full detail necessary ?

My Jeep, did it by hand, washed, clayed, swirlx, #7 show car glaze and liquid gold class wax. Same process 2 times every year but this time I added in the #7 step.

Looks great in the shade but smokey/haze in the sun.

It looks like the only thing you changed was adding the #7. I bring this up because Im having an issue with one of my cars where to matter what I do, it looks like a haze on the paint. It seems like there is excess product even though its all off of the car. Now that I think about it, this year is the first time Ive noticed it and this year is the frist time Ive ever used #7. Maybe its related?

[BlackScreaminMachine]

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It looks like the only thing you changed was adding the #7. I bring this up because Im having an issue with one of my cars where to matter what I do, it looks like a haze on the paint. It seems like there is excess product even though its all off of the car. Now that I think about it, this year is the first time Ive noticed it and this year is the frist time Ive ever used #7. Maybe its related?

If your using too much product, that is not the fault of #7 Show car Glaze.

If you have haze, it is either poor techinique, letting it dry (which you should not), or something that has not been mentioned.

I use this primarily in my details and always have provided a spectacular base for the rest of the waxes.

[87LC2]

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I apply it with the DA and wipe off immediately. I use it on all of my classics and dont have a problem with any of them except this car. Maybe it doent react well with the paint on this car?

[Beach Bum]

Re: Another full detail necessary ?

It looks like the only thing you changed was adding the #7. I bring this up because Im having an issue with one of my cars where to matter what I do, it looks like a haze on the paint. It seems like there is excess product even though its all off of the car. Now that I think about it, this year is the first time Ive noticed it and this year is the frist time Ive ever used #7. Maybe its related?

Lets just say I used to much product, what can I do to eliminate the haze ? Looks like a quality show car in the shade but direct sun, NOT.

I followed all the steps, read all the posts prior to doing the Jeep by hand using all meguiar products and microfiber.

[Beach Bum]

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HELLO ? Suggestions or just go with another product outside of Meguiars?

Looking for help!

[Michael Stoops]

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If it really is just a question of over use or otherwise improper use of M07, which it sort of sounds like since it's the only change to what has been a repeatedly successful process for you, then you need take the paint back down to a clean surface and rewax it. That can easily be done with something as basic as Cleaner Wax, or you can step up to ColorX (a more aggressive, higher end cleaner wax). Apply with more energy than you would use to apply Gold Class wax, but not as vigorously as you worked the SwirlX. The nice part about either of these cleaner waxes is that you should be able to clear up the cloudiness and apply a coat of wax in a single step. Now, if you then want to add a quick coat of either Gold Class or NXT on top of either you certainly can. But you don't have to.

[akimel]

Re: Another full detail necessary ?

Beach Bum, here's a quick and easy fix: Apply a coat of Cleaner Wax or ColorX. That should clean up your paint finish. Then top it with a coat of your preferred protectant.

[Beach Bum]

Re: Another full detail necessary ?

If it really is just a question of over use or otherwise improper use of M07, which it sort of sounds like since it's the only change to what has been a repeatedly successful process for you, then you need take the paint back down to a clean surface and rewax it. That can easily be done with something as basic as Cleaner Wax, or you can step up to ColorX (a more aggressive, higher end cleaner wax). Apply with more energy than you would use to apply Gold Class wax, but not as vigorously as you worked the SwirlX. The nice part about either of these cleaner waxes is that you should be able to clear up the cloudiness and apply a coat of wax in a single step. Now, if you then want to add a quick coat of either Gold Class or NXT on top of either you certainly can. But you don't have to.

Thanks, I was hoping for some info. I was begining to think nobody cared.