A few pics - Winter Protection Detail on my Edition 30 Golf (Black)

[RussZS]

Not many pics on this I'm afraid, as I was in a rush, but wanted to try Auto Finesse's Tough Coat on my black Golf, as I normally stick to waxes on black as I find sealants a bit too "sterile" looking for me.

The car is in desperate need of a machine polish, which I will do sometime in November, when I have a quite weekend.  I intend a full correction and to trial Optimum Opti Coat 2.0 (which I got from Elite) which provides you with a sacrificial layer on top of your clearcoat, so any scratches and swirls are in the coating and not your paint.  It can also be lightly machine polished, and is more swirl resistant than clearcoat... anyway, that's for another thread.

This was literally a 60 minute 'hand job' with Auto Finesse Tripple (great AIO which cleans and protects) followed by a single layer of Auto Finesse's Tough Coat sealant.

I used Megs NXT on the exhaust, AF Mint Rims on the alloys, AF Crystal on the glass (which is protected with Nanolex Premium) and CarPro PERL on the tyres (looks nice, but not glossy enough for me, so I'll be sticking with Pinnacle Black Onyx on my own car)


P1040124 by RussZS, on Flickr


P1040125 by RussZS, on Flickr


P1040129 by RussZS, on Flickr


P1040130 by RussZS, on Flickr

I'm very happy with the way it looks.  It almost has a waxy 'shimmer' to it.  Application and removal are really easy too!  Great new sealant IMO!

Thanks,

Russ

[stealthwolf]

I think I need to see that car in the flesh! 

How clear is the metallic flake? I found that FK1000P for example seemed to mute it, whereas say Powerlock didn't.

Is that your new unit?

[RussZS]

I wish it was mine buddy, but I do have access to it now for a small fee :)

1000P is overrated on bodywork I find, its a good choice for wheels though.

The flake pop from Tough Coat is stunning.

I'll let you see it when it's fully corrected and wearing Opti Coat lol, the roof in particular is a bit of a mess still :(

[stealthwolf]

My winter LSP has been two coats of FK1000P and two of Collinite. Overkill for sure but lasted me through six months each time.

[RussZS]

My winter LSP has been two coats of FK1000P and two of Collinite. Overkill for sure but lasted me through six months each time.

Oh it will easily last you through

If you want ultimate protection, then perhaps look at one of these long life nano/resin/ceramic sealants?

I'm going for Optimum Opti Coat on my own car, which gives you a 2-3 micron thick resin coating, which is more swirl resistant than clearcoat.  It can even be machine polished with certain polishes!  Durability is 2 years+.

It means you're never etching, swirling or scratching your original paint.  The beading is insane too.

[Tfsi_Mike]

Shiiiiineeeeeee 

Great work Russ, one good thing about moving back to Uk is the choice of detailing gurus 

[stealthwolf]

I'm not too keen on the nanotech/long lasting sealants at the mo. Love to chop and change. Had R222 over the summer, Powerlock over Autumn, and will have more durable stuff for winter. May switch back to powerlock for Spring.

[RussZS]

I'm not too keen on the nanotech/long lasting sealants at the mo. Love to chop and change. Had R222 over the summer, Powerlock over Autumn, and will have more durable stuff for winter. May switch back to powerlock for Spring.

You can still wax over them though - think of the Optimum as more of a clearcoat buffer zone, than outright protection.  The issue with paint correction is over time, it could lead to clearcoat failure, if done enough times.  Using OC allows you to polish back that layer, rather than the CC... nothing wrong with waxing over it, as it adds very little itself, it just looks like additional CC.

It's slow to be taken up in the UK, but I'll have a play with it over Winter and post my thoughts. 

[Gene Hunt]

Looks  great.

[maxload]

Very nice as usual 

[SimonBash]

Looking good Russ