Cardaddy - Wow! Thank you so much for that detailed and very informative write up. Very helpful. I'll probably end up reading it a bunch of times before I do my first Gloss Coat coating.
Two questions:
1) Do you use a single 4x4 suede cloth to coat the whole car? If not, approximately how many do you need?
2) Approximately many microfiber towels do you use for leveling? And can these used microfiber towels be washed and reused?
My Xpel installer said I can wax the car just like paint and I have. I've used Nanoskin clay sponge, a bunch of waxes, sealants, and spray waxes over my Xpel front-wrapped car without problems for 2 years now.
I need further research to see if I should use a polish (like Meguiars Ultimate...
Very helpful comments and ideas.
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People that rinse/hang/etc their microfiber towels...that's a lot of work.
I like the idea of soaking used towels in APC (or perhaps D114) until I'm almost out of my clean towels (ususally 1 month). Looking for more confirmation of people doing this...
Two questions about microfiber towels:
1) How long can we store wet microfiber towels used for waterless/rinseless washing before mildew/mold becomes a problem?
2) Why do brand new microfiber towels need to be washed before using? Would visual inspection for debris be sufficient?