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I'm considering replacing #7 with M03 machine glaze. How do they compare?
This is my regular routine on my personal vehicles:
1. Wash (Gold class)
2. Clay
3. M105 with orange pad (I usually only do this on neglected finishes)
4. M205 with orange pad
5. #7 show car glaze black pad
6. NXT 2.0 black pad 2 coats
3-6 are all porter cable DA applied, MF removed.
What I've noticed is the #7 doesn't seem to play well with the NXT. I've read up on the #7 and there are 2 camps: Those that don't allow it to dry before removing, and those that will cover the whole car before removing. I have tried both methods with varying degrees of success. Black honda civic, Gray GMC pickup, and a Silver Infiniti fx35.
The #7 is relatively cumbersome to work with IMO, but if done correctly look amazing. Such was the case with the black Honda:
It seemed like the #7 wanted to smear the entire time. I had better luck with letting it dry on this car, but was still very burdensome to get off. I did manage to get great results and the NXT only sealed the deal.
I noticed on the GMC, however, that I had a few areas that seemed hazy after using the NXT behind the #7. I have let the glaze dry as I had with the Civic once, and I have buffed it a panel at a time once as well and both times, I don't notice the haze until after wiping away the first coat of NXT. I was very conscious of how much NXT I was applying... it was so thin that I could barely tell any was there. I was able to buff these areas out before applying the second coat of NXT.
The real problem was when I went after the Infiniti... I didn't get any pictures of the haze, but this is the color I'm dealing with:
It was splotchy. It had this hazy darker hue in places. I mean it was so bad that I couldn't get it to buff out, even before applying the NXT. I ended up going back over the entire thing with the 205, skipping the #7, and topping with the NXT.
So....
I'm thinking that I am going to abandon the #7 all together; however, I feel that I want something in it's place since it does provide a deeper luster than going from the 205 straight to the NXT, and would like your opinion on the M03 machine glaze.
Also how does the M21 compare to the NXT??
I am contemplating changing to:
1. Wash (Gold class)
2. Clay
3. M105 with orange pad (I usually only do this on neglected finishes)
4. M205 with orange pad
5. M03 Machine glaze black pad
6. M21 Synthetic Sealant 2.0 black pad 2 coats
With the D156 Synthetic X-press Spray wax in the interim to keep up appearance (which I do not do now).
What do you guys think?
This is my regular routine on my personal vehicles:
1. Wash (Gold class)
2. Clay
3. M105 with orange pad (I usually only do this on neglected finishes)
4. M205 with orange pad
5. #7 show car glaze black pad
6. NXT 2.0 black pad 2 coats
3-6 are all porter cable DA applied, MF removed.
What I've noticed is the #7 doesn't seem to play well with the NXT. I've read up on the #7 and there are 2 camps: Those that don't allow it to dry before removing, and those that will cover the whole car before removing. I have tried both methods with varying degrees of success. Black honda civic, Gray GMC pickup, and a Silver Infiniti fx35.
The #7 is relatively cumbersome to work with IMO, but if done correctly look amazing. Such was the case with the black Honda:
It seemed like the #7 wanted to smear the entire time. I had better luck with letting it dry on this car, but was still very burdensome to get off. I did manage to get great results and the NXT only sealed the deal.
I noticed on the GMC, however, that I had a few areas that seemed hazy after using the NXT behind the #7. I have let the glaze dry as I had with the Civic once, and I have buffed it a panel at a time once as well and both times, I don't notice the haze until after wiping away the first coat of NXT. I was very conscious of how much NXT I was applying... it was so thin that I could barely tell any was there. I was able to buff these areas out before applying the second coat of NXT.
The real problem was when I went after the Infiniti... I didn't get any pictures of the haze, but this is the color I'm dealing with:
It was splotchy. It had this hazy darker hue in places. I mean it was so bad that I couldn't get it to buff out, even before applying the NXT. I ended up going back over the entire thing with the 205, skipping the #7, and topping with the NXT.
So....
I'm thinking that I am going to abandon the #7 all together; however, I feel that I want something in it's place since it does provide a deeper luster than going from the 205 straight to the NXT, and would like your opinion on the M03 machine glaze.
Also how does the M21 compare to the NXT??
I am contemplating changing to:
1. Wash (Gold class)
2. Clay
3. M105 with orange pad (I usually only do this on neglected finishes)
4. M205 with orange pad
5. M03 Machine glaze black pad
6. M21 Synthetic Sealant 2.0 black pad 2 coats
With the D156 Synthetic X-press Spray wax in the interim to keep up appearance (which I do not do now).
What do you guys think?
... no wonder you were having troubles removing it! You should remove it while still wet.
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