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Old Sep 11, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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yes, its a MUST that you have to wax your car. Klasse AIO doesnt have any protectants though it might leave your car looking nice since its a paint cleaner. and you dont polish after clay?

from the klasse bottle sitting in front of me

"heavy duty non-abrasive cleaner protector - polish - long lasting acrylic protection"

Klasse AIO is a polish and wax in one. Its good for "one step" waxing.

However, I still reccomend a seperate polish/scratch remover with a coat of carnuba on top, like P21s. Clay if necessary.
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Old Sep 11, 2005 | 09:45 PM
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Klasse AIO have some abrasive, but very very VERY little, you'll hardly notice it. its mainly used for paint cleaning after a polish to level out the paint and prepare it for the real protection. it does have some protection but it wont last you a week.
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Old Sep 11, 2005 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons
Klasse AIO have some abrasive, but very very VERY little, you'll hardly notice it. its mainly used for paint cleaning after a polish to level out the paint and prepare it for the real protection. it does have some protection but it wont last you a week.

Yes I agree the best way to keep your finish looking nice is with clay, 2 stages of polish (or more if the paint is oxidized/scratched/faded) and a nice carnuba coat on top. This is what I use on my car (einszett metallic polishwax and paint polish) with a top coat of P21S. I can then layer more P21s on top of that.

But for the average user who doesnt want to spend that much time, AIO works great just once every ~3 months and gives a good shine.
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 08:59 PM
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P21S *droooools* . but its too expensive, have you tried S100? it looks almost exactly like P21S but half the price.
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 09:10 PM
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i thought s100 was only for motorcycles? Maybe it doesnt matter. P21s isnt THAT expensive, here is a whole detailing kit for $52 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/P21S-...QQcmdZViewItem
the wax it self is $24, which is ALOT cheaper than zaino.
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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heh... the discontinued meg #16 was sold mostly in harley stores but it was the best car wax megs ever made...now its gone...
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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tech wax is good
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 06:10 PM
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tech wax is good
and it has an FD on the front
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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liquid lustre is the best cheap wax ive ever used.
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Old Oct 1, 2005 | 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons
P21S *droooools* . but its too expensive, have you tried S100? it looks almost exactly like P21S but half the price.
I heard its teh same thing... from the autopia forum..
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 05:29 PM
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^ yeah. i dont notice a difference. but for light cars like silver and white i like to use Four star ultimate paint protection (UPP)
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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 10:54 AM
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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 11:23 AM
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You brought it back from the dead so i can look at the *** in your avatar.
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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 11:27 AM
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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 02:51 PM
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www.autopia.org hey 7_rocket werent you on autopia? i remember seeing a tiny pic of your silver fd and jessica alba as a sig.
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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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Smart Wax for the paint and Smart Dressing for the interior. Easy to work with and outstanding results (Smartwax.com) is the website for their products.
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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons
www.autopia.org hey 7_rocket werent you on autopia? i remember seeing a tiny pic of your silver fd and jessica alba as a sig.
yep that was me. I just went on autopia today after a long time.
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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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<3 autopia.org for detailing. i wouldnt trust anyone else. but i hardly visit anymore... i used to when i was a noob at detailing a few yrs ago.
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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by John64
I use the NXT paste wax. It works awesome and smells real nice.
i use the same one but instead the liquid type. worked great so far.bottle has the lil red fd on it too
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons
<3 autopia.org for detailing. i wouldnt trust anyone else. but i hardly visit anymore... i used to when i was a noob at detailing a few yrs ago.
Well I joined and I did alot of reading. I gained lots of knowledge about waxing and washing and drying the car, just havent needed to go on because of winter. Im sure ill go back on when summer rolls around
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 09:25 AM
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 04:07 PM
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7_rocket - lol you better get that fd of yours shining again...
mg - NXT is awesome on red! last time one of my customers brought over his beat up red miata for a detail. it totally restored it (but i had to clay and polish quite a few times to get rid of the dead paint). NXT and megs #26 pops on red!
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 10:30 AM
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ive had a few friends that tried the more expensive Zymol stuff out, its amazingly easy to apply but the results are the same as the 20-30 dollar sealants we have =/ . same with durability.
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Old May 24, 2006 | 10:49 PM
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Old May 25, 2006 | 07:03 AM
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I just bought some blitz one grand products. Wow! It looks just as good if not better than zaino, less $ and also less steps. I was realllllly impressed.
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