NXT on the MGB (revisited)

[Vulturetec]

I posted some pictures last March after I started using NXT on my MG (Click here).

Last month I drove the MG on my longest trip to a show to date, about 2000 miles 'round trip. I managed to wash it the morning before the show, then finished up with a quick layer of NXT - took first place.

This is a few hundred miles and three days later on Skyline Drive in Virginia, picked up a lot of dust but still looks good



...and at the show...NXTed the engine compartment, under the hood, cross-members, radiator, radiator bulkhead, under the trunk - and previously the trunk floor.

[Teak]

That's one good looking MG.

Eric

[Mike Phillips]

Hi Vulturetec,

Congratulations on the First Place Win and thank you for sharing your results on Meguiar's Online.

I don't know if you saw the thread I posted on the status of NXT Tech Wax, but according to NPD, Meguiar's new NXT Generation Tech Wax is the Number One selling liquid wax in America this summer!

It's a great product that produces true show car results as you and so many others have proved and will continue to prove!

Mike

[Marc08EX]

Wow!!! Your car seems to be really glossy... Did you just apply it by hand? Great results! Congrats also in your first place trophy.

[Vulturetec]

Originally posted by Bri
Wow!!! Your car seems to be really glossy... Did you just apply it by hand? Great results! Congrats also in your first place trophy.

Yup - always by hand, I've never touched a PC, etc. The car isn't even close to a daily-driver, it's strictly a Sunday-fun car. I usually spend a few days once or twice a year detailing it.

I wasn't really sure I was going to make this particular show this year so I didn't spend a lot of time on it. To prep for the trip I washed it (with Gold Class), and went over it with NXT applied with a foam pad. I also use NXT on the wheels (they're hammerite black and natural aluminum, clear-coated), and just about every other painted surface. Previously I'd been using a #20/#26 combo but NXT is a quicker way out and looks as good (if not better).

I took three days to drive from Florida to northern Virginia for the show (drove all the backroads, then via the mountains), and picked up a lot of dirt. To make matters worse the first day was through a lot of mist that pooled up dirt inside the engine compartment. If that wasn't bad enough I had a terrible spotting-problem with the car-wash before the show, so out came my NXT bottle...

...this isn't to really blow sunshine at Meguiars (really it isn't Mike ) but I had a friend with me and I was worried she thought I was a bit neurotic getting out the towels and wax, but after quickly going over the car with NXT and waiting 15 minutes I wiped down one fender and she was amazed at the glow (she's great, didn't ask questions before, and really understood after seeing the stuff work - she's buying NXT for her new truck). I did the rest, and the engine compartment - oh what a difference. The very best part was all the spots were completely gone, any little scratches blended into the background, and the car glowed - all with less than an hour's work.

Here are a couple more, on the return trip:

[George G.]

Looks good!

Sweet looking car

[Vandelete]

nice pictures.. they really look good!!

[HotRodGuy]

stunning

[Vulturetec]

I've been off the forums for a few months and can't believe I didn't post an updated version of one of the pictures here. I edited those on my laptop when I was on the road and - WOW - what a difference a decent monitor makes... here's what the MGB really looked like up in the mountains.

A little more detail I left out: I original detailed the car (albeit not too carefully) in Florida but on the day of the trip to Virginia I had to drive for hours in heavy mist and fog, and then road construction. By the time I made it up north (two days later) the car was filthy. I gave it a quick wash in a local "spray it yourself" place, using whatever soap they have in the nozzle, hand-dried, then a few hours later went over the whole car with NXT Liquid (including all the chrome, wheels, and engine compartment), then I went over the tires with NXT protectant. The whole process was roughly an hour. The "mountain" picture was a few hundred miles and three days later - still glowing. Great stuff!!!