Topping silver with Gold Class

[briggsys]

Re: Topping silver with Gold Class

After reading the forums, I decided to go with NXT for my 2007 silver Chrysler 300c.... after one clean, polish and wax, I was amazed at the outcome.

[dhl1010]

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I did the same to my pearl white car....

2 coats of Ultimate Paster Wax with Ultimate Quik Wax in-between coat (let it cure for 24 hours), then clean it with M135 and topup with Gold Class Carnauba Plus Paste Wax everyday. I just finish my 4th coats of GC Carnauba Plus Pasta Wax. Total duration = 6 days in covered carpark. Not sure the effect as have not gotten the car into the sun.

I would said UQW give me a very clean and shinning wax look but GC give me a deep shine with a silky feel.

[ffboy]

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While the gold class "combo" seems to work best on dark paint, people should be open to using it on light colors too. Your car turned out great, obviously the gold class worked well even on silver where synthetics like NXT 2 or ultimate wax should be more suitatble to silvers. BUt it seems to impart a more polished look, certain angles it looks real nice.

[TheSublimeGoose]

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Just an update- Quick wash with Gold Class and applied more GCQW to get fresh pictures-

[jezz12]

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Honestly speaking I don't know how, but I can PM you my email

[TheSublimeGoose]

Well, I don't have that 'high' expectation on the durability from GC, but I'm looking forward on how it affect the looks. Does it give you the look of a traditional carnauba wax? Warm and wet looking?

My car looked like it was dripping wet! I only snapped one picture (I'm not a picture guy...) but seriously, HIGHLY recommend it!

Can I get some guidance on uploading photos on the iPhone app? Otherwise, PM me w/ your email and I'll email you the shot.

[jezz12]

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Well, I don't have that 'high' expectation on the durability from GC, but I'm looking forward on how it affect the looks. Does it give you the look of a traditional carnauba wax? Warm and wet looking?

[TheSublimeGoose]

Jezz,

Picked up some GCQW today at a local Advanced Auto.

I applied it in my garage on top of a base of ULW (cured for about 14hrs).

When I pulled it outside, POW! I couldn't believe the glossiness it imparted onto a silver car! Very impressed!

I wasn't expecting this, especially when Meg's seems to be stressing the whole "best for dark colors" thing with this product.

No word on durability, I'll save that for a full write up.

-Mark

[TheSublimeGoose]

Nope! Mine is what you can see from the picture, a medium blue car. Somehow I really like your idea topping with GCQW. While I do love the looks that a carnauba gave, I just simply can't resist the slickness that a sealant has to offer. That's why I'm considering topping my base coat with GCQW. Anyway, Good luck Mark for your detailing session. Make sure you post the result once you finished. Hope to hear from you soon

I think that color will look fantastic with GCQW. Just dark enough to take advantage of the carnauba, and light enough to retain the pop of the sealant. Awesome!

Time to go hunt down myself a bottle of this stuff!

[jezz12]

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Nope! Mine is what you can see from the picture, a medium blue car. Somehow I really like your idea topping with GCQW. While I do love the looks that a carnauba gave, I just simply can't resist the slickness that a sealant has to offer. That's why I'm considering topping my base coat with GCQW. Anyway, Good luck Mark for your detailing session. Make sure you post the result once you finished. Hope to hear from you soon

[TheSublimeGoose]

Jezz, I sure will!

I'm pretty excited to try it! I'll post it here, but in case you forget about this thread, I'll PM you the results.

I'm assuming you have a silver car?

[jezz12]

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Thanks, Michael!

Guess the only way to find out is to try it!

I'll be picking up a new UW and some GC soon. Here's another question- if I use UW paste should I use GC paste and vice-versa? Or would it not matter?

Either one should be fine I think. It's all depends on your preferences. As for me, I love liquid waxes and it was so much easier to be applied compared to paste IMHO. By the way, Mark, I hope you can post the result once you topped GCQW on your silver car cause I'm thinking of doing the same thing to my car

[TheSublimeGoose]

Thanks, Michael!

Guess the only way to find out is to try it!

I'll be picking up a new UW and some GC soon. Here's another question- if I use UW paste should I use GC paste and vice-versa? Or would it not matter?

[Michael Stoops]

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Unfortunately, this really isn't an easy question to answer. If what you're most concerned with here is the look of the paint following a wax, then that final look is going to be pretty personal to you. Synthetics tend to impart a brighter and crisper shine than carnauba does, which is why they are so often recommended on lighter colors. The carnauba content in UWQ isn't all that high so we doubt that's what's giving you the extra pop you're seeing after applying it. More likely it's just the fact that you've just added a fresh bit of a gloss enhancing product.

So whether topping UW with GC is going to get you the look you're after or not is tough to say. You may like it, you may love it, or you may not like it as much as someone else does! Honestly, we aren't trying to dodge the question here or add confusion to the topic - it's just that you like what you like, and so it's hard to tell you that any combo is going to present something specific to you. That's part of why so many detailing enthusiasts love to experiment with waxes, and it's also why so many go a little nuts and suddenly find themselves with 20 different waxes/sealants in the garage!

[TheSublimeGoose]

Mb911- Thanks for the response. Not sure if you saw my earlier posts. I was planning on topping UW with GC, not replacing UW with GC.