next time i want to wax,what is best method

[ourbail]

Last month i waxed my truck, washed, clayed,80, 2x nxt(with the G100a). now i want to try the Gold Class wax instead of nxt wax., and do a compairson, i e hood, i feel the truck does not need to be clayed or #80 again,its in great shape,so my question is how do i reprep the truck for a new wax job,can i just wash with nxt wash and go to town or do i need to do somthing else.dawn soap,etc......

[travisdecpn]

If after your NXT wash you see no swirls and the surface is smooth, you can go straight to gold class.

[ourbail]

sounds easy to me,thanks Travis...

[Boss_429]

Re: next time i want to wax,what is best method

Originally posted by ourbail
Last month i waxed my truck, washed, clayed,80, 2x nxt(with the G100a). now i want to try the Gold Class wax instead of nxt wax., and do a compairson, i e hood, i feel the truck does not need to be clayed or #80 again,its in great shape,so my question is how do i reprep the truck for a new wax job,can i just wash with nxt wash and go to town or do i need to do somthing else.dawn soap,etc......

ourbail

To be honest, if you are trying to "compare" (for looks and/or durability) NXT vs GC, you really should strip any products you have on there (a good paint cleaner should work), so you can do a fair evaluation. Of course, after a couple of coats of GC, the look of the GC will probably overtake the finish. However, you are really not getting a good comparison.

Why not use the tailgate as a test for comparison............. half with NXT, and the other half with GC, after re-preping ?

Just a thought??????????

[gb387]

I agree with 429... might pick up a bottle of Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner. Easy to find/use works well and inexpensive all in one bottle! I personally don't like dawn on a car some say that its hard on paint and adhesives used to adhere trim and so on.

I think I would do the #80 again as well to get that polishing action in there just as you did with the NXT might make the comparison a little closer.

Let us know how it works out.

[ourbail]

Well , I can use # 80 again or i have a new bottle of the Medallion Premium Paint Cleaner,the Mequiars sales rep recommened this instead of the 80 if the paint is still in A1/mint cond,what ya think,wash,MPPC,GC X2,and ithink i will just do the tailgate,then repeat but with NXT.