Which Nanolex product?

[carcareproducts]

@ carcareproducts -

What sort of treatments would you recommend for 9 year old black paint with a lot of swirl marks? (2002 Bora which previous owners took through car washers too much)

Peter,

The only way you are going to bring some, if not a lot of life back into it would be to Machine Polish the entire car and follow it by a Sealant or Wax (your preference). We have a few kits available which contain everything you need to get the finish you are after (just sealant needed of your choice).

So in order would be Wash the Car with some APC to remove anything on the paint, Clay the Car, Machine Polish and when completed follow with a Wax/Sealant as already mentioned.

Below is a link to the how to section to give you a bit more information on how to do the above if you're not quite sure. Any experienced or non experienced person can get a very good result, it is more a case of time and eye to detail.

How-To Section

[stucam]

Carcareproducts: when I ordered my GTI I had a followup call from the dealer offering dealer paint sealant and interior treatment (and rear tinting). I wonder if they simply use your products for this. However, they did say the treatment is guaranteed for 3 years! Any thoughts? S

[morgs]

Hi all,

Quick delivery on products! thanks CCP.
Spend most of today applying products, arms/back now stuffed...

This is what I did today. Car new, never washed, black metallic paint.

Washed with ph neutral shampoo. 2 buckets/mit.
Wiped dry with microfibre towel.
Clay bar with lube spray.
Hosed down and towel dry again.
Applied Nanolex paint cleaner
Applied Nanolex paint sealant
Applied Nanolox Glass cleaner
Apllied Nanolex Glass sealant.

Finish looks great.

After all this was applied I noticed very small flaws in the factory paint, perhaps due to the now mirror like finish. Not sure if they are swirl marks, but I can see very fine lines if I look hard and close in some parts of the body. (Strange car has never been washed until now.) Not sure what the dealer did before delivery though.

Also noticed huge amount of static. Its attracting dust and things floating in the air etc.
Also I am getting smudges, not sure if the sealant needs more time as the surface is not as slippery as I expected like some waxes I have used on other cars.
Will try a second coat of sealant again soon.

Anyone had static/smudge issues?

Cheers Morgan

[Corey_R]

I haven't used Nanolex sealant, but I've noticed with other brands of "nano products" you get smudging if you're using TOO MUCH of the product. So I'd give carcareproducts a call in the morning first before putting any more on

[carcareproducts]

Hi all,

Quick delivery on products! thanks CCP.
Spend most of today applying products, arms/back now stuffed...

This is what I did today. Car new, never washed, black metallic paint.

Washed with ph neutral shampoo. 2 buckets/mit.
Wiped dry with microfibre towel.
Clay bar with lube spray.
Hosed down and towel dry again.
Applied Nanolex paint cleaner
Applied Nanolex paint sealant
Applied Nanolox Glass cleaner
Apllied Nanolex Glass sealant.

Finish looks great.

After all this was applied I noticed very small flaws in the factory paint, perhaps due to the now mirror like finish. Not sure if they are swirl marks, but I can see very fine lines if I look hard and close in some parts of the body. (Strange car has never been washed until now.) Not sure what the dealer did before delivery though.

Also noticed huge amount of static. Its attracting dust and things floating in the air etc.
Also I am getting smudges, not sure if the sealant needs more time as the surface is not as slippery as I expected like some waxes I have used on other cars.
Will try a second coat of sealant again soon.

Anyone had static/smudge issues?

Cheers Morgan

Hi Morgan,

Your process sounds correct.

The very light swirls or small flaws are probably from the dealer, we see brand new cars here all the time that have come straight from the dealer and it is only when you really look that you can see the small imperfections. They are usually generated by the dealership washing with a sponge that might have seen 100+ cars that week and not to mention the chamois!

The surface after you put the sealant on will not be 'slippy' because firstly it is not fully 'cured' and secondly because it is not designed to be slippy, it is in fact micro-textured which provides the best surface for dirt repellence and protection.

As for the smudges try wiping them off, if it is paint sealant that will not come off you can simply apply a timy amount of fresh sealant over the top, which will redissolve what is on the surface and they buff off after 5 mins.

The static comes from you buffing of the sealant and statically charging the car through friction. If you want it gone, simply wash the car tomorrow and that should remove any dust and the static.

Hope this helps, but if you need any other info or assistance - please give us a call or email at any time

[carcareproducts]

Carcareproducts: when I ordered my GTI I had a followup call from the dealer offering dealer paint sealant and interior treatment (and rear tinting). I wonder if they simply use your products for this. However, they did say the treatment is guaranteed for 3 years! Any thoughts? S

They are not using Nanolex, they would not pay that much for it. Without being rude I would advise you to ask for the full Terms & Conditions of the 'Paint Protection' it will probably mention a lot of clauses about how to wash, bringing it back to the dealership every 12 months for an inspection (probably at your cost) and a number of other 'get-out' clauses.

There is not a product that will last 3 years in the Australian environment, and we import the best from all over the world. If you put Nanolex on your car you will definitely have a better protection than any dealership offering.

[dave_r]

I forgot to add that 2 weeks ago I finally got around to giving the Polo a full detail with products recommended by CCP late last year. Gave the car a wash and clay with the Dodo Juice products (amazing how much rubbish came off in the clay!!!) and then the following day did the nanolex cleaner and sealant all over the car. Easy to see why they say to use such a little amount, if you had too much on the applicator it would just smudge everywhere and you'd be buffing it for ages.

It was all very easy to do and the car looks better than when I picked it up. Gonna borrow/buy a jack/stands so I can pull off the wheels and give them a proper clean and do the sealant on them as well.

Interested to see how it impacts keeping the car clean over time as it spends its entire life outside and only gets washed every 2-3 weeks at best.

Haven't bothered to do any of it with the R yet as it gets a wash weekly with the dodo juice purple stuff and is always garaged. Probably should give it a lighy clay and do the sealant as well but I'm too lazy hehe

[carcareproducts]

Dave,

Its a bit of effort definitely.. i wont disagree there as im in the same boat with my own car (lazy!)

However the results speak for themselves. Love to see your results so if you get a chance please throw up some pictures!

[dave_r]

Yeah I know I should but I can't do it in a day due to said laziness (or loss of interest) and preventing myself from driving the day for 24hrs is impossible hehe

The Polo only got moved outside today after being garaged for the last 2 weeks while we were away, I suck at photos let alone on a white car in the sun! I'll let it dirty up over a few weeks and try some before/after photos just doing a high pressure wash.

[vainbt]

Hi CareCareProduct

just about to buy some nanolex products off your website..

will it be better to clay, polish then apply nanolex sealant?

will polish give it some extra shine?


thanks