Klasse Act
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The work...Worked on a basic Chevy![]()
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The work...Worked on a basic Chevy![]()
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I removed the new engine cover from the Ranger today with the idea of adding some lustre to the finish.
It was firstly cleaned down with some Eraser.
The intention was to apply some CarPro DLUX to it but I changed my mind at the 11th hour and chose Reload instead. You probably shouldn't use as much as I did here, was more for the photo's sake.
The finish left by Reload on matte plastics is a rich, dark sheen.
The cover itself has dulled some of the rattle from the engine making its way into the cabin.
The only car in need of a wash was the Ranger and with rain predicted for most of the week, I didn't feel the point in doing a proper wash so it was a rinse-less on this occasion.
After that I decided it was time to swap over bottles for N-914 and Last Touch. I had the Megs Last Touch set up in the larger 1 Lt bottle when I was using it quite a bit as a drying aid. I have moved on from Last Touch in that role and find you tend to use a lot more product when doing a pre-soak prior to a rinse-less wash. The swap was a natural choice.
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I installed a wraparound mirror on this behemoth
I mainly used Dr Beasley’s NSP line, all four offerings. 150-95-45 and Z1.
If you haven’t bought this product before, it’s not easy to work with. It does the job, but I’ll leave it at that.
Final LSP was Polish Angel High Gloss.
Polishers used were FLEX XCE8 & PXE.
Uro Fiber 50/50 pads
CarPro gloss pad
A method that I improvised was to use the 50/50 pad on the XCE with 150 or 90 polish. Do half a panel, leave the polish on the surface…then apply a small amount of the 45 finishing polish on the CarPro gloss pad via the PXE polisher.
I worked that down to a light haze, if not clear. Then lightly wiped with a damp microfiber rag, and buffed off with a clean dry one.
They say a little goes a long way, and you want to work it down till it’s clear. But I have also heard that with primer polishes, you don’t want to make too many passes (but that may be specific to CarPro Essence).
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Wouldn't be good for a washless solution,
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