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Old 03-26-08, 01:10 PM
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Products used:

Exterior:
  • Optimum No Rinse
  • Meguiars Aggressive Clay
  • Optimum Polish on PC w/ white pad
  • Optimum Compound on PC w/ orange pad
  • Danase Wet Glaze on PC w/ blue pad
  • P21S Paste Wax by hand
  • Meguiars Trim and Plastic Dressing
  • EagleOne All wheel
  • Meguiars Metal & Rim Polish
  • Armor All Tire Gel w/ Foam Applicator

Interior:
  • Vacuum
  • 303 Aerospace wipe down

Before wash:








Swirls all over the entire car:


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Before Panel:


After Panel:


50/50:
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Interior Before:


Interior After:




Metallic flakes were really shining:


After:




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After 2nd coat of wax and drop off:





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Old 03-26-08, 01:58 PM
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Great job! It looks really good. Now the question is, how logn before it all goes back to the before pics again? lol!
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very nice dude, progressing well. cant wait to use my DWG.
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Does look great.

Speaking of DWG I'm considering using it. Does it go on last? IE: Can I simply put it on after my coat of NXT 2.0?

Does it make a perfectly polished vehicle look even better? Or not very noticeable? I've been getting comments that DWG would be a waste of time.

Also, where have you bought it? Recommendations on the cheapest spot on the net would be nice.

On the Mazda _- was that oxidation on the roof, or icing/cold weather?

If it was oxidation, VERY nice clean up -- Though it looks like frosting
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Danase Wet GLAZE is a glaze Neo...its not necessary to apply it but makes the detailer happy when they do. Glaze is usually put BEFORE wax. i bought my DWG along with their SAII (Swirl Abolisher II) from the Danase website and i also heard from autopia that there is some sort of discount if u join his forum or something...but i forgot to do that and lost the coupon .
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Originally Posted by Neofate
Does look great.

Speaking of DWG I'm considering using it. Does it go on last? IE: Can I simply put it on after my coat of NXT 2.0?

Does it make a perfectly polished vehicle look even better? Or not very noticeable? I've been getting comments that DWG would be a waste of time.

Also, where have you bought it? Recommendations on the cheapest spot on the net would be nice.

On the Mazda _- was that oxidation on the roof, or icing/cold weather?

If it was oxidation, VERY nice clean up -- Though it looks like frosting
Yes it was frost hehe, pretty cold that day. Like LiCelsior said, use DWG then wax. DWG can add depth and give it a wet look.
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Damn

P21S Caranuba is official. I think I'll give it a try on my next detail.
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How much time did this one take you?
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7 hours after everything
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