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    Hydro Blue + Opti-seal - Which as a base coat?

    Hey guys, I picked up my first new car, and am lucky enough to not have and DIS's. All the car really needs is a mild claybar and some layers of protection. I have Mckees Hydro Blue and Optimum Opti-Seal that I would like to use on the car. My question is which should I apply as a base coat...
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    Wolfgang AIO - Topping with other waxes

    Hello, Im going to be polishing my daily with Wolfgang AIO some time this week in order to prep it for the winter. I plan on using a Microfiber cutting pad, and then following it up with a microfiber polishing pad. After the whole process is done, Id like to top the AIO with either a spray...
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    Nib Removal

    Hi guys, I recently got my car painted. Its still in the shop, but there are some terrible nibs upon first inspection (quite a few actually). I will be bringing up the issue to the painter, but I would like to educate myself on the finishing process. How deep is too deep to sand down a...
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    Klasse over OCW

    Hey guys, I know this combo isnt conventional, but here's the story... In July I did the last light polish on my car with my pc7424. Its a single stage BMW and there is absolutely no more paint to polish. Any more paint removal and it will need to be repainted. Im a college...
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    OCW for drying? Product effectiveness?

    Hey guys, I have always had trouble with using OCW on my single stage paint, but insist on using it for it's UV blocking capabilities due to oxidation problems. Instead of drying my car with an instant detailer today, I used OCW as my drying aid. It made the product much easier to...
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    Modern Single Stage-A question for Mike Phillips

    Hi Ill try to keep this as short and to the point as possible. Car: 1993 Bmw 3 series with a SS Red paint Im working on it as I type. I stripped it with 3 washes of dawn (all I had available to me) and hoped the rest of the klasse sealant was taken off while I clayed it. I am now soaking it...
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    New SS vs. Old SS

    Ive been reading up on the Mike Phillips Meguiars #7 method on single stage paints. My car is a '93 BMW single stage red. I was wondering if the same method applies to even the "newer" single stage paints as they do with the ones on the older muscle cars. Would my paint benefit as much from the...
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    For the more experienced eyes..

    Hey guys, I have a single stage red paint on my car that Im getting ready to detail for the spring. I don't have any of the gauges to tell me exactly how much paint Im working with, and have a suspicion that I might hit primer this time around lol. Theres some major blemishes to the paint...
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    Too deep? What to do?

    Hey guys, I just inherited an '05 Hyundai Accent. The car has been religiously maintained mechanically, but not so much visually.It has a lot of chips and scratches on it for 20k miles. I plan to just give it a thorough wash, clay, light polish with klasse aio, and seal with klasse sg (left...
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    OCW over Collonite 845?

    Hi, I already have klasse Sg on my car. Im having a tough time deciding on whether to go with the 845 as a topper for winter protection or optimum car wax for its superior UV protection for my single stage paint. Is it possible to do both? Over a 3 day period, can I do one last coat of...
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    No end to oxidation!

    Hey guys, I posted up here a few weeks back about applying a lot of layers of klasse sg to a SS red BMW paint. Well, turns out 6 layers isn't enough! lol I neglected to put a cover on it for 1 day trip to the beach, and I came home to a partially pink rear quarter panel. I fully detailed...
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    Re-applying Sealant after every wash?

    Hi, My car has a single stage red paint on it that I have been protecting with klasse sg after a major detail in June. I know there is not much paint left to work with so Im trying my best to keep it from fading to pink. Is it ok to apply more layers of sealant after I wash it? It...
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    Klasse SG Durability on single stage

    Hi, I recently picked up a Brilliantrot red e36 bmw for my daily driver. That particular color is single stage. It was pink from oxidation when I first picked it up. When I first polished it I didn't know about klasse products and it faded back to pink in some spots within a week. Last...
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