I've been experimenting with different waxes to find the perfect look for my Black Mustang.
I've tried Zymol, GC, NXT and Mother's Carnuba.
Zymol is in the trash. I really like the dark color left with GC. NXT leaves a very nice finish, but I don't think it's as dark as GC. The jury is still out on the carnuba.
After my run-in with the car wash, I've been working on scratch removal with #83 and #80 a section at a time. I did the hood a few days ago with GC as the LSP. Then, a day later, I started on the driver's side fender. During polishing of the horizontal surface of the fender, the PC overlapped onto the hood. After I wiped #80 off, I stepped back to admire my handy work, and I noticed that the section of hood that my polish hit looked much darker than the remaining section that still had wax. Upon closer inspection, there was a *definite* line between the overlap area and the previously waxed area. I was surprised to see that the waxed section looked slightly hazy/milky compared the overlap area given that I just waxed it the night before, and the overlap area was just that, overlap. I wasn't working the #83 or #80 in on that section.
Why did that happen? From a color perspective, the finish looked better after a paint cleaning/polishing than it did with day old wax.
Thanks,
John
I've tried Zymol, GC, NXT and Mother's Carnuba.
Zymol is in the trash. I really like the dark color left with GC. NXT leaves a very nice finish, but I don't think it's as dark as GC. The jury is still out on the carnuba.
After my run-in with the car wash, I've been working on scratch removal with #83 and #80 a section at a time. I did the hood a few days ago with GC as the LSP. Then, a day later, I started on the driver's side fender. During polishing of the horizontal surface of the fender, the PC overlapped onto the hood. After I wiped #80 off, I stepped back to admire my handy work, and I noticed that the section of hood that my polish hit looked much darker than the remaining section that still had wax. Upon closer inspection, there was a *definite* line between the overlap area and the previously waxed area. I was surprised to see that the waxed section looked slightly hazy/milky compared the overlap area given that I just waxed it the night before, and the overlap area was just that, overlap. I wasn't working the #83 or #80 in on that section.
Why did that happen? From a color perspective, the finish looked better after a paint cleaning/polishing than it did with day old wax.
Thanks,
John
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