SRTSean
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- Jun 8, 2011
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I've had this stuff sitting around for a while now and never taken the extra time to try it out. My car's a daily driver and I obsess over keeping it clean and shiny. For the past couple years I've been using the same bottle of Griot's Paint Sealant and have been happy with the car's appearance using that as LSP.
Yesterday I decided to give the Griot's Best of Show Carnauba a shot and see if the paint would look that next step better than it already does using the sealant. I first put down a new coat of sealant, then went on to the carnauba.
First off, I have to say that I hated using this product. I used a Griot's red pad on a DA and applied it very thin, but it was just impossible to remove without resorting to spraying QD on it to moisten it up after it had dried to a haze. I experimented using various speeds on the polisher, light and heavy pressure, etc and the carnauba was horribly difficult to remove no matter the method of application. The paint was properly washed/clayed/polished prior, too.
After completing half of the car I decided to call it quits as I really felt there was no discernible difference in appearance versus the half of the car that had only been coated with the sealant. Below are a couple quick pictures this morning before driving to work. The driver's side is the one with Best of Show on it.
Can anyone see a difference that I'm missing?
Any tips on successfully using the Best of Show carnauba that will keep me from tossing it out?
Yesterday I decided to give the Griot's Best of Show Carnauba a shot and see if the paint would look that next step better than it already does using the sealant. I first put down a new coat of sealant, then went on to the carnauba.
First off, I have to say that I hated using this product. I used a Griot's red pad on a DA and applied it very thin, but it was just impossible to remove without resorting to spraying QD on it to moisten it up after it had dried to a haze. I experimented using various speeds on the polisher, light and heavy pressure, etc and the carnauba was horribly difficult to remove no matter the method of application. The paint was properly washed/clayed/polished prior, too.
After completing half of the car I decided to call it quits as I really felt there was no discernible difference in appearance versus the half of the car that had only been coated with the sealant. Below are a couple quick pictures this morning before driving to work. The driver's side is the one with Best of Show on it.
Can anyone see a difference that I'm missing?
Any tips on successfully using the Best of Show carnauba that will keep me from tossing it out?

