>From: "Philip Haldeman" <haldeman@accessone.com>
>Reply-To: "Philip Haldeman" <haldeman@accessone.com>
>To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: What's Happening to the Paint?
>Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 21:34:23 -0700
>
>Maguiar's technical assistant chuckled at the idea of using a one-year
>"sealant/protectant" over wax, as suggested by "The Dealer's Choice" car
>care website. I thought this sounded stupid---and so it was. Any such
>product you apply to wax will simply, and redundantly, lift the wax off.
>Maguiar's also scoffed at the idea of a "one-year" protectant as false
>advertising.
>
>My final strategy is (1) Deep Chrystal Cleaner, (2) ditto Polish, and (3)
>#20 Professional (read expensive) Polymere-Sealant for the top coat, which
>they say is best for UV protection (ostensibly what's bringing the
>hard-water spots back from the dead)---though they rather honestly
>suggested
>that I was probably fighting a losing battle. Since the finish looks great
>to the casual observer, I'll live with the "strong reflected light"
>spotting. Case closed.
>
>--Phil Haldeman
>
Phil,
At the end of last season I had what looked like tired paint
on the bootlid and tops of the front fenders on my `4 (it's
Brooklands Green with no clearcoat). The paint is 12 years old
and has been in the sun on and off a lot over the yaers. The
Meguairs cleaner wax, and yellow wax didn't help at all.
I figured the paint had just gotten to the end of it's life and
I would have to have it repainted at some point. On a lark, I
tried Zymol cleaner/wax and was frankly amazed. The paint looks
great now. You might want to give it a shot.
Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
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