LSP recommendations for silver paint

umi000 said:
From everything I've read, Glasur is a very, very good wax, and you'd be hard-pressed to find one that would better it.
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Thats what Im thinking as well. He also has some Zymol Concours whis is very more expensive/higher on the Zymol scale. But he wants to try something new. For many years and many cars he has been a loyal/stubborn Zymol customer. Thank you for your thoughts.

07 z-oh-6 said:
Werkstat Acrylic Jett Trigger.
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Thank you Mark. I've seen the WAJT on a white car and it does look stunning. What do you think of the BFWD + BFMD combo ? and do you know ho manufactures these products. Im aware that they are part of the PBMG on the Autopia site. But who is the manufacturer ?
 
Heh, funny thing about that is that on DW, a lot of people think that Glasur is better than Concours - which is why I went for Glasur myself (of course it being cheaper helped in making my decision :D). I haven't used the product myself, but for what it's worth, I've seen some fantastic shots of silver, white and grey cars with Wolf's Body Wrap.
 
Theostoubos said:
I understand that silver paint is silver paint... but sometimes, whether we want to admit it or not, some cars set different rules in a game.

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-What is the paint system used on this particular vehicle....BC/CC, SS, other?

-My understanding is (dependent upon the paint system) that sometimes one would be applying an LSP on silver paint, sometimes on "clear" paint, every now and then on 'tinted clear-coat' paint.
-To some folks, me included, different paint systems often influences the LSP choices.

-"Money is not an issue" has been mentioned.
-If this would be true....How about scoring some Definitive Wax Marble for your friend....A true: Zymol-slap-in-the-face for bragging rights, IMO!


:)

Bob
 
having owned 3 straight silver cars the surprise of the lsp group is souverain liquid wax. dazzles silver. all the above choices work. i get my fuzion on sale whenever i can and it cost about half. love it and concours both.
 
FUNX725 said:
-What is the paint system used on this particular vehicle....BC/CC, SS, other?

-My understanding is (dependent upon the paint system) that sometimes one would be applying an LSP on silver paint, sometimes on "clear" paint, every now and then on 'tinted clear-coat' paint.
-To some folks, me included, different paint systems often influences the LSP choices.
Thank for your comments. The car is a 2011 Mercedes SLS 6.3 AMG. Paint system is BC/CC.

-"Money is not an issue" has been mentioned.
-If this would be true....How about scoring some Definitive Wax Marble for your friend....A true: Zymol-slap-in-the-face for bragging rights, IMO!

That was not my comment, and I did tried to take it with a grain of salt. Money can always be an issue. He already has Zymol Glasur and Zymol Concours. He wants to try something other than Zymol. He is not the bragging type. He just likes quality. Thanks for the recommendation though.
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Theostoubos said:
Thank for your comments. The car is a 2011 Mercedes SLS 6.3 AMG. Paint system is BC/CC.
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Thanks for this info....

This means, IMO, that you would not be applying an LSP to "silver paint"...Unless areas/sections of the CC has been breached.

Being that I personally have never purchased an LSP costing over the $50.00 price-point (and I consider even that to be extravagant), my recommendations that: Sig.Series II, WDGPS 3.0, Meg's #26, 3M's Show Car Wax, or Colly's 915-476-845...to be utilized as Zymol replacements... may be frowned upon by some.

Also...Meant no offense to you, or your friend, when, in an earlier post of mine, Definitive Wax Marble was mentioned by me. I was merely pointing out its obscene (IMO) price-point and how some folks would then believe they would have "bragging rights" among their peers.

So refreshing to hear your friend isn't an adherent to such behavior!!

:)

Bob
 
FUNX725 said:
Thanks for this info....

This means, IMO, that you would not be applying an LSP to "silver paint"...Unless areas/sections of the CC has been breached.

Being that I personally have never purchased an LSP costing over the $50.00 price-point (and I consider even that to be extravagant), my recommendations that: Sig.Series II, WDGPS 3.0, Meg's #26, 3M's Show Car Wax, or Colly's 915-476-845...to be utilized as Zymol replacements... may be frowned upon by some.

Also...Meant no offense to you, or your friend, when, in an earlier post of mine, Definitive Wax Marble was mentioned by me. I was merely pointing out its obscene (IMO) price-point and how some folks would then believe they would have "bragging rights" among their peers.

So refreshing to hear your friend isn't an adherent to such behavior!!

:)

Bob
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Bob,

Once again thanks for the recommendations and the comments. No offense taken. I understand that the term "silver paint" is inaccurate but I'm sure you understand what I meant. I'm also sure that you know that a car like that does not come with a SS paint job so I was a bit puzzled when you asked. No breech of clear coat either...

I respect all opinions and recommendations and I don't follow any stereotypes. I have a silver color car as well and I'm very happy with 845, on top of 2 coats of 476, maintained with OCW.

I personally think that Zymol Glasur (mid priced for Zymol standards) will be hard to beat in terms of looks which is the target in this case. But it will be his choice what we will use and so far he is leaning toward the Pinnacle Souverän.

Once again thanks for the recommendations.

Theo
:laughing:
 
daveinsweethome said:
having owned 3 straight silver cars the surprise of the lsp group is souverain liquid wax. dazzles silver. all the above choices work. i get my fuzion on sale whenever i can and it cost about half. love it and concours both.
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Thank you.

He is considering Pinnacle Souverän as his number 1 choice at the moment.
 
Wolfgang Fuzion Carnauba-Polymer Estate Wax
 
I have used liquid souveran on a silver car and wasn't super impressed. I did use Fuzion on that same car and swore there was a major difference. It seemed to bring out the depth of the paint and gave it a glow like it had gold metallic in it. I was very happy with those results.

I personally feel that Fuzion is a very versatile lsp that looks good on all colors and types of paint. I've actually switched to Fuzion on my black Porsche from souveran since it looks better to me and is easier to remove.
 
Prep is the key... Proper prep becomes a real deal breaker on any car and can be what put the gloss over the edge on Silver/White paintwork

With that said

Two lines realy stand out on silver paint work

Duragloss - 501, 601, 111

Zaino
 
Shinoda said:
I just put two coats of Dodo Hard Candy and one coat of Light Fantastic on my silver Acura and it looks great. I just ordered some Jeffs Werkstatt to try, from what I have read it's supposed to be really good on silver cars.
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This. Menzerna's Powerlock has created a pretty good shine on my car
 
as others have said prep work is what makes the paint really shine, just like in baking, the cake is the main attraction the frosting is just that top layer that makes it perfect. so if the cake is crap the frosting don't mean anything. now picture the car as the cake and your wax as the frosting....most waxes you wont tell a difference between one and another. for me i use collinite 845 and what most people say is it has the same look as most of the higher priced carnauba waxes with way longer durability. i have a white car and a layer of 845 with some meguiars m16 wax on top has just a awesome shine to it for white, the paint was shiny before but the 845 and m16 really just tops it off nice and adds that extra level.all of these guys have provided great suggestions on waxes. just go with what the client wants. and if he wants to try different waxes dodo juice offers sample pots, and wolfgang offers a fuzion mini wish more companys had paste wax samples for guys who are unsure what they would like the best. if i had some souveran i would send you a sample for your client with nothing in return but all i have is my precious m16 that i already gave up 2 samples of.
 
Theostoubos said:
I understand that silver paint is silver paint... but sometimes, whether we want to admit it or not, some cars set different rules in a game.

but would it make a difference if the car we are talking about is this one ?

Cause it is...


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http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/41889
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To answer the question in the above post, no it would not make a difference...
 
Deep Gloss Auto Salon said:
To answer the question in the above post, no it would not make a difference...
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I saw and read your opinion in your website as well. You treat all vehicles from a daily driver to luxury exotics the same. I agree to a certain extent and it honors you as a pro to practice such belief.

Having said that, I see that a lot of people from the owner point of view, they "treasure" in their garage their "special" car and it only comes out on the occasional sunny day during the winter time, and they obviously don't treat it the same as their daily driver.

I'm not one of them cause I only have a daily driver, but even if I ever get a special car it will come out all the time, rain or shine.

So my point here is that SOME people see SOME cars differently. Just not you and me!!!!
:):)
 
opie_7afe said:
as others have said prep work is what makes the paint really shine, just like in baking, the cake is the main attraction the frosting is just that top layer that makes it perfect. so if the cake is crap the frosting don't mean anything. now picture the car as the cake and your wax as the frosting....most waxes you wont tell a difference between one and another. for me i use collinite 845 and what most people say is it has the same look as most of the higher priced carnauba waxes with way longer durability. i have a white car and a layer of 845 with some meguiars m16 wax on top has just a awesome shine to it for white, the paint was shiny before but the 845 and m16 really just tops it off nice and adds that extra level.all of these guys have provided great suggestions on waxes. just go with what the client wants. and if he wants to try different waxes dodo juice offers sample pots, and wolfgang offers a fuzion mini wish more companys had paste wax samples for guys who are unsure what they would like the best. if i had some souveran i would send you a sample for your client with nothing in return but all i have is my precious m16 that i already gave up 2 samples of.
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Thank for the recommendations and the offer of a sample if you had some. I agree with you prep is of absolute importance and the car will be prepped correctly.
 
Theostoubos said:
I saw and read your opinion in your website as well. You treat all vehicles from a daily driver to luxury exotics the same. I agree to a certain extent and it honors you as a pro to practice such belief.

Having said that, I see that a lot of people from the owner point of view, they "treasure" in their garage their "special" car and it only comes out on the occasional sunny day during the winter time, and they obviously don't treat it the same as their daily driver.

I'm not one of them cause I only have a daily driver, but even if I ever get a special car it will come out all the time, rain or shine.

So my point here is that SOME people see SOME cars differently. Just not you and me!!!!
:):)
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I love cars so when I am looking at the car as a whole I would be lying if I said I look at a yugo the same as I look at a Scuderia. The delta in performance is something that cannot be denied nor ignored.

Another way to look at it - I work on some cars that are worth more than some homes. Now the owner of these vehicles does not look at them as just any other car. I also have customers who have cars such as Subies (think affordable) but, to them that is the most their budget will allow so to them, that Subie means as much to them as the owner of the high $ vehicle. I treat each and every vehicle I work on with the same amount of respect and care regardless of the make, model price.

Just to add a little more clarity to my original statement. What I mean is that when working on paint I focus on 1 sq ft at a time (sometimes less). In doing so, the objective is to get that small area to look its best as opposed to thinking of the car I am working on...

Hope that explains my stance better.

BTW - You friend has a beautiful machine!
 
Deep Gloss Auto Salon said:
Prep is the key... Proper prep becomes a real deal breaker on any car and can be what put the gloss over the edge on Silver/White paintwork

With that said

Two lines realy stand out on silver paint work

Duragloss - 501, 601, 111
Zaino
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You read my mind! :dblthumb2: I have a silver Tahoe scheduled for the weekend, depending on paint condition I plan to do a pass with at least Menz 85RD, then DG 601/501 followed by DG 601/111.
 
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