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Hello I was just wondering what you guys thought was the best process and products to get a great shine, long durability, and ease of application for a daily driver.

Suggestions??? Ideas and products
 
SheldonH said:
Hello I was just wondering what you guys thought was the best process and products to get a great shine, long durability, and ease of application for a daily driver.

Suggestions??? Ideas and products
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That's a tough question to answer without knowing more specifics about your car. What's the color? Condition? Your budget? Your skill level? Even then there's a multitude of products that will produce very good results. To "get a great shine" you'll need to polish if it's in need. Some good compounds that come to mind are Meguiar's (Megs) M105, Optimum (OPT) Compound, Menzerna (Menz) Power Gloss, Megs D300 Compound, Poorboy's (PB's) SSR3 Compound, etc. Depending on your paint and discerning eye, the aforementioned compounds may require an additional polishing step to bring the paint close to it's maximum shine potential. Some forum favorites for this step are Menz SIP, Menz Power Finish, Menz 106FA, Megs M205, OPT Finish Polish, PB's SSR2 Polish, PB's SSR1, Pinnacle Finishing Polish, etc.

To protect the finish there's also a ton of good products to do the job. Too many to list really, but some that meet the durability and ease of use criteria you asked for are Ultima Paint Guard Plus, OPT Opti-Seal, Collinite 845, DP Poli-Coat, etc.
 
SheldonH said:
Hello I was just wondering what you guys thought was the best process and products to get a great shine, long durability, and ease of application for a daily driver.

Suggestions??? Ideas and products
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There are several processes (steps)/products that I could suggest, but it's the: "Long"-Durability that may be a stumbling block.

That is...How do you define "long-durability?

{ Keeping in mind...Depending on how often a vehicle's LSP'd surfaces are "Touched" (<<courtesy of Mike Phillips :))}

Waxes=Shortest (generally a few weeks)
Sealants=Usually longer than waxes
Hybrids=Between waxes and sealants
Coatings=Claims of 1,2 years...to permanent

LSP's will differ in what a Chemist/blender is trying to achieve for the end-product. Such as, and for example:
-Usually for more durability in an LSP, shine may be compromised somewhat...and vice versa.
-Ease of application may consist of additional 'chemicals/ingredients' that may affect shine, and or durability.

Anyhow...For my DD's I usually..
-Perform a de-tarring (and other road-contaminates) session
-Then a throrough washing session with my choice of several car shampoos (no wash&wax shampoo, though)
-Then the "baggie test" for claying session determination
-Followed by a cleaner/wax such as Meg's #12 (maroon bottle)
-Finally an LSP such as Meg's #26 (a hybrid), maybe one of the Collinites. Or...
-Do a prepping session for a sealant such as Wolfgang DGPS 3.0, or perhaps Klasse HGSG.
-Someday soon...A Coating

Hope this helps some!

:)

Bob
 
Low maintenance dd = twice yearly polish and all that entails.
Weekly maintenence washes with spray wax or spray sealant.

Cheapest & least labor intensive way for me. Durability is not an issue.

Hugh fan of Dr. G's line-up.
 
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