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Last Step Process/Protection In order to protect all your hard work and to keep your vehicle looking like new it’s important to know how to use a wax/sealant properly. Do you have a question about a wax or sealant? Do you have a unique way of applying wax? Feel free to post here.

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Old 08-28-2008, 08:19 AM
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hers what i did . washed hood only . then clayed entire hood then polished with menzerna 106ff and a 5.5 white pad. with my p/c the wiped entire area with alcohol wipe down . to leave a squeky clean surface for waxing. no pre cleaners just pure wax.

leftside of hood is wax A right side is wax B. some shots of hood were with out the paper marking a of b because they kept blowing off but you get the idea . also i splite hood down the middle with painters tape..

here is a before shot



another before shot


hers a few pics of what i used ...







also i used seperate applicators heres the swissvax one





results after left side was waxed with wax A and right side with wax B..




























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i know grey is a hard color to show really much shine .
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Old 08-28-2008, 08:28 AM
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i know this was just alittle test. but as far as i can tell after looking at the paint work from different angles . i really cant tell any difference
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If you would put them in full sun light that might help to judge between the two. The shade isn't showing any difference.
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Thanks for the test Tom! Did you get any good beading shots? How about durability? That'd be a great test!
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Very interesting test...well done. From what I can see I would hazzard a guess and say to me the right hand side of the bonnet (when viewed from the front) seems slightly more 'wet' than the left hand side.
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Old 08-28-2008, 11:08 AM
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Very interesting test...well done. From what I can see I would hazzard a guess and say to me the right hand side of the bonnet (when viewed from the front) seems slightly more 'wet' than the left hand side.
I agree too.

but try some sun shots as well. nice test
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It would be even better to take the whole side of the car with one wax and the other side with one wax. Better to see difference then, not just the hood.
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Some of the main characteristics of a nuba are impossible to see in a photograph and must be observed in person... Depth for example, is a characteristic of a nuba... depth is 3 dimensional and thus, impossible to observe in a photograph.

So, with that said.. what do you think, what are you seeing in person....
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Old 08-28-2008, 03:52 PM
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I would have to say that for me the right hand side looks wetter and the reflections appear to be marginally more crisp with slightly more vivid in colour. Could be the photo's however so I don't know but thats about all I can see...From the photo's alone I would pick the LSP on the right.

Edit to add : B side in other words to be clear

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