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Meguiars NXT... not all it's cracked up to be.

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Old 10-10-2004, 10:12 PM
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What would you recommend for white? Now is has McGuires - the three step process - and it still has swirl marks all over the place...someone prior to me kept it clean, but didn't really put a lot of attention to detail on it.

How to get rid of the swirl marks and then how to make white really shine and have that 'depth', wet nail polish look?
Old 10-25-2004, 12:18 PM
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[QUOTE=Cruncher]
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Is there really hundreds of waxes and such on the market?

Take a look at http://www.autopia.org/forums/ for starters. Don't be silly.
Ok, let's be silly.

"hundreds" means at least two hundred.

So if you have been waxing cars for twenty years then that means you tried, on average, a different wax every 5 weeks or about 1 per month.

And if you have been waxing cars for 40 years then you have tried a different wax, on average, every 2 1/2 months.

And in all of that time, you have never tried zaino yet you have no problem commenting on how bad it is.

Who is being silly?
Old 10-25-2004, 08:24 PM
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OK..........look who is being silly now. The problem is that you think too much. Silly is spending more time shinning your car than driving it.........who are you shining it for...the next buyer that will give you peanuts for it. Silly me. There are products on the market that will shine and protect your car without you having to spend all day working at it, unless that's your thrill. Silly me and silly forum vendors that sell hundreds of those other products.
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Old 10-25-2004, 09:09 PM
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Old 10-25-2004, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad 2004
Nothing can make a white car shine.


Mines white...........


Mine shines!!!
Old 10-25-2004, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ZaneO

This is how you get swirl marks!!!
Old 10-25-2004, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Zaino guy
This is how you get swirl marks!!!
I wondered why I couldn't get rid of them
Old 10-26-2004, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Zaino guy
This is how you get swirl marks!!!
Does this mean you've got to stop beating the :willie

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Old 10-26-2004, 09:58 AM
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For the people using NXT, don't get it on any of your black plastic trim as it WILL stain it.
Old 10-27-2004, 04:36 PM
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ZAINO...ZAINO...ZAINO...don't believe me. Experience the worlds best wet look car shine yourself.
Old 10-29-2004, 01:45 AM
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I'd love to try Mother's Reflections, but I don't think they sell it around here. I've been to AutoZone, O'Reilly's, Advance Auto, Wal-Mart, and Target and can't find it.

Guess there's mail order, but that kinda defeats the purpose.
Old 10-30-2004, 04:49 PM
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Default NXT rocks

Originally Posted by NoelsTorchredZ
Ahhhh, another wax war! Really though, if you put the NXT on thin enough it should wipe right off and leave no dust. As far as shine, I've set my car next to several others that all use different waxs at car shows. They all shine about the same, but the beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To each his own. Use what your comfortable with!
100% no offense to the other wax's, put it on thin and it's a great experience.

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Old 11-02-2004, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Slash
Anyway, it is really easy to try. Rather than commenting on what you think zaino is or what it does, why not try it?
I haven't tried hundreds, but probalby at least 40 and I do them side by side to be able to compare objectively. I would like to try Zaino, but I am reluctant to spring the $85 for something that may work only marginally better. The "wax" I use on my car is the same as on the plane and the plane has lots of surface area, so ease of use and longevity are key. One step products carry a lot of favor with me! I realize that the Zaino process is a bunch of steps for the first appication but I am assuming that subsequent applicattions are easier. Is it one step after the first time?
Old 11-02-2004, 06:24 PM
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You assume incorrectly.
Old 11-03-2004, 01:20 PM
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Zaino power Two coats of Z5



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