I finally used these two products for the first time. The jury is still out and I'm going to have to each in other applications before I can make a really good judgement on either of them.
That being said, here is an initial impression working on an 9 year old metallic silver caddy Deville DTS.
The caddy had minor+ swirling, but I've kept up with it and done some hand-work on the car prior. I went over the car with meg 105/orange then meg 205/white. That paint is tough as nails compaired to other paint I've worked with.
85RD
I used 3-4 pea sized dots of 85rd on my 5.5" LC flat blue pad and did about 1/2 a panel (1/4 of the hood) at a time. The first thing I noticed is the work time. It takes a considerable amount of time to break this down.
By broken down, I mean that it was completely broken down into this clear liquid type product that wiped off clean on a white cloth.
I didn't have any dusting problems until it started getting REALLY hot out, but that was only on the last panel and a half of the car. Since I was working out doors (in the shade), I was subject to the 95 degree heat with 80% humidity.
Overall, I'd say that the end product was a nice shine that really lets the flake in the metallic silver pop. I still have some minor defects on the hood of the car (sorta looks like pitting), but nobody I've asked can see it and I've only caught it with two pictures at a crazy angle to the sun (I don't have them to share).
WG DGPS 3.0
As I said, it was HOT out. The surface of the car was cool to the touch, but the air temp and general nastiness of my situation was eased a bit by the product.
At first I was a little put off by the overwhelming chemical/acetone type odor when I put the bottle to my nose. I wasn't expecting that. I applied a decent circle of product on a 5.5" LC flat red pad and went to work on the hood. I didn't seem to get the coverage I was expecting, so I added a bit more and things started going on nicely.
Like my previous experience with applying any waxes/sealants with the PC, this was just as easy. A little learning curve when working with the absorbant pads, but I'd say I used about 1.5 oz of product from the 2 oz sample container.
After leaving it o the car for 45 minutes from the time I got inside, I went out with some of the Jr Deluxe microfibers. Removing the product was almost like wiping down a clean car. Super easy. Of course, in my rush to get back into the air conditioning, I left a few smudges on the car that I went back out an hour later and wiped off with zero effort.
The finish it left was very nice. In direct sunlight the flake in the car is really nice. Indirect sunlight from the setting sun has the car glowing.
Sorry for writing a book... here are the pics:
Closeups and one reflection...
That being said, here is an initial impression working on an 9 year old metallic silver caddy Deville DTS.
The caddy had minor+ swirling, but I've kept up with it and done some hand-work on the car prior. I went over the car with meg 105/orange then meg 205/white. That paint is tough as nails compaired to other paint I've worked with.
85RD
I used 3-4 pea sized dots of 85rd on my 5.5" LC flat blue pad and did about 1/2 a panel (1/4 of the hood) at a time. The first thing I noticed is the work time. It takes a considerable amount of time to break this down.
By broken down, I mean that it was completely broken down into this clear liquid type product that wiped off clean on a white cloth.
I didn't have any dusting problems until it started getting REALLY hot out, but that was only on the last panel and a half of the car. Since I was working out doors (in the shade), I was subject to the 95 degree heat with 80% humidity.
Overall, I'd say that the end product was a nice shine that really lets the flake in the metallic silver pop. I still have some minor defects on the hood of the car (sorta looks like pitting), but nobody I've asked can see it and I've only caught it with two pictures at a crazy angle to the sun (I don't have them to share).
WG DGPS 3.0
As I said, it was HOT out. The surface of the car was cool to the touch, but the air temp and general nastiness of my situation was eased a bit by the product.
At first I was a little put off by the overwhelming chemical/acetone type odor when I put the bottle to my nose. I wasn't expecting that. I applied a decent circle of product on a 5.5" LC flat red pad and went to work on the hood. I didn't seem to get the coverage I was expecting, so I added a bit more and things started going on nicely.
Like my previous experience with applying any waxes/sealants with the PC, this was just as easy. A little learning curve when working with the absorbant pads, but I'd say I used about 1.5 oz of product from the 2 oz sample container.
After leaving it o the car for 45 minutes from the time I got inside, I went out with some of the Jr Deluxe microfibers. Removing the product was almost like wiping down a clean car. Super easy. Of course, in my rush to get back into the air conditioning, I left a few smudges on the car that I went back out an hour later and wiped off with zero effort.
The finish it left was very nice. In direct sunlight the flake in the car is really nice. Indirect sunlight from the setting sun has the car glowing.
Sorry for writing a book... here are the pics:
Closeups and one reflection...
