Question about #7

[skitelluride531@cubs]

I recently detailed a Corvette and posted a thread about it over on another Detailing forum. I posted my process as:


-#80
-Sealant
-P21s
-#7


I am getting a bunch of criticism over there, everyone questioning my process? One guy said that applying #7 last destroyed all protection I laid down with the sealant and P21s. I was wondering if this is true? Everything I read here seems to tell otherwise, or may I misread......hmmmm. Can anyone help?

[Blr123]

Re: Question about #7

Hi there,

#7 is a "show car" glaze and as such it will be washed off with the first shower of rain.........best put under the wax (P21s)...........what you have done isn't wrong as such it just won't last.

Bryan

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Question about #7

I recently detailed a Corvette and posted a thread about it over on another Detailing forum. I posted my process as:

-#80
-Sealant
-P21s
-#7

Here would be a better order,

1. M80 Speed Glaze
2. M07 Show Car Glaze - Optional as the M80 already contains a lot of polishing oils
3. Sealant
4. P21s

I recently detailed a Corvette and posted a thread about it over on another Detailing forum.

I am getting a bunch of criticism over there

everyone questioning my process?

One guy said that applying #7 last destroyed all protection I laid down with the sealant and P21s.

Isn't it nice to have a place to go where you're not criticized?

One guy said that applying #7 last destroyed all protection I laid down with the sealant and P21s.

You have to keep in mind that everyone has a right to their own opinion, but that don't make their opinion true or accurate.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Question about #7

You've gotten very good advice already, but I'd like to address this point specifically:

One guy said that applying #7 last destroyed all protection I laid down with the sealant and P21s.

This is a comment typical of someone who really knows very little about the subject at hand. #7, being a pure polish, has no cleaning ability or abrasives, so it wouldn't strip the sealant and P21S you laid down before it. The person who made the comment most likely just thought "polish" and assumed that it was something along the lines of #80 or #83, in which case it would indeed have removed the sealant and P21S.

The order you applied the various products may not have been the absolute preferred method, but his comment was just flat out wrong.

[JSM]

Re: Question about #7

Here would be a better order,

1. M80 Speed Glaze
2. M07 Show Car Glaze - Optional as the M80 already contains a lot of polishing oils
3. Sealant
4. P21s

Would there be any benefit to using M80 followed by M07 on darker colored cars such as black? I know that Mike says it is optional as listed above, but I'm a die-hard enthusiast who only wants the best results. Would I be wasting my time?

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Question about #7

Would there be any benefit to using M80 followed by M07 on darker colored cars such as black? I know that Mike says it is optional as listed above, but I'm a die-hard enthusiast who only wants the best results. Would I be wasting my time?

M07 will show the greatest improvement on dark, single stage paints, especially if said paint is a bit old and tired. But you will notice some added gloss and wetness using it on darker clear coat finishes too. I would say that if you are "a die-hard enthusiast who only wants the best results" then you should give it a try. I'd say you fit the "option" in "optional", if that makes sense.

[Ryan L.]

Re: Question about #7

Sorry to steer the thread off track, but can someone explain what P21S is?

Im asuming that it has something to do with #21 but not sure.

Thanks

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Question about #7

Sorry to steer the thread off track, but can someone explain what P21S is?

Im asuming that it has something to do with #21 but not sure.

Thanks

P21S has nothing to do with either #21 specifically nor Meguiar's in general. P21S Products makes a fairly full line of car car products, but their carnauba wax is widely known and fairly highly regarded. It's more a wipe on/wipe off product than a wipe on, let haze, wipe off sort of wax. Not really clean on why it's supposed to be used that way, but lots of folks love the stuff.

Harley Davidson dealers sell the same stuff, for much less money, marketed as S100.

[Ryan L.]

Re: Question about #7

Thanks for clearing that up!!

I wasnt ever close with my guess...lol

[JSM]

Re: Question about #7

M07 will show the greatest improvement on dark, single stage paints, especially if said paint is a bit old and tired. But you will notice some added gloss and wetness using it on darker clear coat finishes too. I would say that if you are "a die-hard enthusiast who only wants the best results" then you should give it a try. I'd say you fit the "option" in "optional", if that makes sense.

Thank you for the reply, Mike. I would definitely say that what you pointed out made sense.

I admit that in the pursuit of perfection I sometimes second-guess or question my near-perfect results in order to be my own "critic", similar to the notion of trying to attain the next biggest and greatest "thing". Thankfully, I know that I have achieved it with the use of my G100, along with superior products such as #83, #7, and NXT. Your point confirmed that my extra amount of effort was definitely worth it in the end.

[noswirler]

Re: Question about #7

Thank you for the reply, Mike. I would definitely say that what you pointed out made sense.

I admit that in the pursuit of perfection I sometimes second-guess or question my near-perfect results in order to be my own "critic", similar to the notion of trying to attain the next biggest and greatest "thing". Thankfully, I know that I have achieved it with the use of my G100, along with superior products such as #83, #7, and NXT. Your point confirmed that my extra amount of effort was definitely worth it in the end.

sounds like my kinda detailer, need a job?

[JSM]

Re: Question about #7

sounds like my kinda detailer, need a job?

Hehe, thank you for the compliment.

I run a little side business on the weekends just to pick up a few extra bucks and work on some high-end vehicles for fun. I've already been lucky and have picked up a few clients. My work to date includes a Ferrari 550 Maranello, a BMW 740i, and a Jaguar S-type.

And no, I wasn't able to drive the Ferrari, but the owner gave me a ride and let's just say that I want one!