Jimmy Vegas
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- Mar 9, 2016
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Took advantage of the nice weather these last two days to catch up on some much needed polishing on Rocket. (My '13 Juke.)
I hadn't really polished and waxed since October, just doing my Uber waterless as needed. The Collinite 845 was holding up beautifully, but I wanted to catch the swirls I had missed before and refresh the protection.
It still had some decent gloss, as Collinite is great stuff..
But it obviously needed some attention.
I'll spare the details of every single step, suffice to say, 2BW, decon, rinse, agitate, tumble dry, etc.
I used Buff and Shine orange pads with HD Polish+ over the whole car, then did something new before applying the Sonax NPS with a foam applicator, I made sure the paint was squeaky clean with Prep-All aerosol paint prep. (I'll be ordering Griot's Pain Prep with my next AG purchase.)
Pardon the lack of photos during the application process. Contrary to some of the other posts I"ve read, it was very easy. I sprayed the product on the applicator, and did small sections (3 x 3 at the largest) waited a minute or so, then buffed with a 500 gsm MF towels. NPS buffed nice and easy, and left behind a killer shine. I did keep moving the car to remain in the shade as I work outside, and had no problems.
I finished around 8 PM last night, and let the PNS cure until about 5 PM today before testing it with some water. I can't believe how hydrophobic this product is. I'll be doing all of the external trim with it after I get around to cleaning. Just really impressed, and looking forward to seeing how long it lasts. Rocket lives outside, drives daily to work, and occasionally will drop into sport mode and ignore a speed limit or two.
I'll update with longevity and application to the trim. 24 hours later, I'm really loving the look and eager to see how it behaves in tomorrow's expected rain. I already have Sonax Brilliant Shine Detailer and will be using it for maintenance as well.
I hadn't really polished and waxed since October, just doing my Uber waterless as needed. The Collinite 845 was holding up beautifully, but I wanted to catch the swirls I had missed before and refresh the protection.
It still had some decent gloss, as Collinite is great stuff..
But it obviously needed some attention.
I'll spare the details of every single step, suffice to say, 2BW, decon, rinse, agitate, tumble dry, etc.
I used Buff and Shine orange pads with HD Polish+ over the whole car, then did something new before applying the Sonax NPS with a foam applicator, I made sure the paint was squeaky clean with Prep-All aerosol paint prep. (I'll be ordering Griot's Pain Prep with my next AG purchase.)
Pardon the lack of photos during the application process. Contrary to some of the other posts I"ve read, it was very easy. I sprayed the product on the applicator, and did small sections (3 x 3 at the largest) waited a minute or so, then buffed with a 500 gsm MF towels. NPS buffed nice and easy, and left behind a killer shine. I did keep moving the car to remain in the shade as I work outside, and had no problems.
I finished around 8 PM last night, and let the PNS cure until about 5 PM today before testing it with some water. I can't believe how hydrophobic this product is. I'll be doing all of the external trim with it after I get around to cleaning. Just really impressed, and looking forward to seeing how long it lasts. Rocket lives outside, drives daily to work, and occasionally will drop into sport mode and ignore a speed limit or two.
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The Next Day
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Deep shine on the hood.
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Excellent Gloss
The Next Day
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Deep shine on the hood.
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Excellent Gloss
I'll update with longevity and application to the trim. 24 hours later, I'm really loving the look and eager to see how it behaves in tomorrow's expected rain. I already have Sonax Brilliant Shine Detailer and will be using it for maintenance as well.
