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That's my biggest fear also. Adding more swirl marks.
That's my biggest fear also. Adding more swirl marks.
Thats what i dont understand why it would need to be done that soon / often. Why would the finish develop significant swirl marks etc in only 6 months to a year if you are hand washing it properly with the proper materials. Swirls marks are from poor quality or dirty towels / applicators etc. Every 6 months to a year sounds like someone who takes their car to the drive thru car wash. With proper maintenance I could see maybe after 2 - 5 years maybe just to keep it in tip top shape. With regards to nxt 2.0 i thought i remember most saying it lasts a couple months.
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Thats what i dont understand why it would need to be done that soon / often. Why would the finish develop significant swirl marks etc in only 6 months to a year if you are hand washing it properly with the proper materials. Swirls marks are from poor quality or dirty towels / applicators etc. Every 6 months to a year sounds like someone who takes their car to the drive thru car wash. With proper maintenance I could see maybe after 2 - 5 years maybe just to keep it in tip top shape. With regards to nxt 2.0 i thought i remember most saying it lasts a couple months.
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Every time you touch your car with a microfiber even, you are inducing swirls into the paint. Proper washing techniques just minimize this as much as possible. Imagine. Washing the car once a week for 6 months is 26 washes plus however many times you wipe it down between washes. You will have micromarring over time even using the proper techniques
Also even if the sealant lasts 6 months that doesn't mean it is protected from matting. Opticoat, c quartz or something like that would prevent it but because those are long term polymer coatings
True, everytime you touch it can marr to SOME extent. This is why I stopped washing my car once a week a long time ago and I never do any wipe downs between washings. As long as there is a coat of wax or sealant still on it, it still looks nice and shiny even with a little dust or waterspots, from anything other then up close. In fact I dont wash my car all winter long and only wash it on avg once every 3 weeks. Thats my philosophy....wash and touch it as little as you can but always keep it coated/sealed. Less marring and scratches and more longevity out of your sealant
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Jay,
Have you used any of the Eco-Wash systems from CG?
Waxes and sealants reduce the marring. Nano coatings pretty much reduce the chance of marring by 75%. They are the way to go.
I have once, but my buddy who has the Zipcar contract locally uses it to do their daily wipe downs.
Waxes and sealants reduce the marring. Nano coatings pretty much reduce the chance of marring by 75%. They are the way to go.
Forgive my ignorance, but I know nothing about nano coatings. Please enlighten me. Are they applied the same way or is it some type of professional and semi-permanent application?
it's been covered on here a lot
This thread or this section of the forum? I'm new to this part of the forum. Is this another one of those do a search posts? honestly if thats all everyone did, there'd never be any new posts. Plus I like to get the latest and greatest info.
Seer, you ever come accross brake dust and road grime that wouldn't come off with the clay? I clayed my white car last weekend and 99% of it looks great, but where the rear tires kick up dirt and shit the crap just wouldn't come off. from a bit of a distance it's not really noticable and overall I'm pretty happy with how it came out since its my daily, I was just curious as to what you thought.
Every time I log into one of these detailing threads to try to learn something, I just leave even more confused!