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I applied the NXT paste last week, and since then thanks to Hurricane Wilma, we've pretty much have had straight rain. The paste seems to be similar to #16 in self-cleaning as there appeared to be only a small amount of stubborn dirt that didn't wash off in the rain or during the pre-rinse when I washed the car Sunday.
A quick wash with GC and the car was looked just like it did after the week before, however the beading had fallen off dramatically. I used the open hose rinse technique to let most of the water sheet off. This worked fairly well, though the larger horizontal panels (hood/roof) 'held onto' the water a bit longer than I would have liked. I dried the car using a MF and through the cloth, I could feel the surface wasn't as slick as before. Going over the dry surface again with a dry MF and the back of my hand confirmed this.
I had found my bottle of speed detailer since the last time I waxed my car, so I decided to apply another coat of paste using the SD as a moistener, remember I thought the NXT paste was a bit 'dry' (as compared to carnuaba paste waxes).
I misted the pad (LC polishing) with the SD and then sprayed a light mist over the panel I was about to buff. It made a huge difference in the way the paste applied. The temps were in the mid 40's* and initially, it looked like the paste was being applied way too thick. Once the excess liquid from the SD was worked in/evaporated, the haze left behind was very thin and even aross the panel. I worked my way around the car, alternately misting the car or the pad with SD and adding a touch more paste to the pad as needed. Since I had started on the hood, it had the thickest layer of paste on it, and took longer to haze because of the cold. On th rest of the car though, the paste wiped off as easily as the spray wax does in 'normal' weather. The car was able to spend all day Monday in the garage unmolested by the weather, but of course as soon as I had pulled the car into the garge after washing it, it started to rain again (Thanks Wilma
).
Driving the 50 miles to work and back again yesterday, the water beaded up really nice and ran up the hood beautifully. Not as fast or as tight as #16 or collinite, but still very respectable. Now let's see if using the SD has any effect on durability.
A quick wash with GC and the car was looked just like it did after the week before, however the beading had fallen off dramatically. I used the open hose rinse technique to let most of the water sheet off. This worked fairly well, though the larger horizontal panels (hood/roof) 'held onto' the water a bit longer than I would have liked. I dried the car using a MF and through the cloth, I could feel the surface wasn't as slick as before. Going over the dry surface again with a dry MF and the back of my hand confirmed this.
I had found my bottle of speed detailer since the last time I waxed my car, so I decided to apply another coat of paste using the SD as a moistener, remember I thought the NXT paste was a bit 'dry' (as compared to carnuaba paste waxes).
I misted the pad (LC polishing) with the SD and then sprayed a light mist over the panel I was about to buff. It made a huge difference in the way the paste applied. The temps were in the mid 40's* and initially, it looked like the paste was being applied way too thick. Once the excess liquid from the SD was worked in/evaporated, the haze left behind was very thin and even aross the panel. I worked my way around the car, alternately misting the car or the pad with SD and adding a touch more paste to the pad as needed. Since I had started on the hood, it had the thickest layer of paste on it, and took longer to haze because of the cold. On th rest of the car though, the paste wiped off as easily as the spray wax does in 'normal' weather. The car was able to spend all day Monday in the garage unmolested by the weather, but of course as soon as I had pulled the car into the garge after washing it, it started to rain again (Thanks Wilma
).Driving the 50 miles to work and back again yesterday, the water beaded up really nice and ran up the hood beautifully. Not as fast or as tight as #16 or collinite, but still very respectable. Now let's see if using the SD has any effect on durability.
especially after buying two cans of 16. She thinks I'm addicted. Well I say it's better this than some other addiction.
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