Shined up the Pilot and my Reflex

[OCDetails]

I've been testing this new wax that I bought on Autogeek.net from NST7. This is the product I used. The bottle claims that it will resist scratches, so I'm very interested to see how it works. A silver vehicle isn't the best test bed for a product that you want to see how it does against scratches, but I did a black 997 Porsche the other day that I used it on as well, so we'll see how well it really does. I figured I might as well shine up my Hondas while I had the product out and ready, so here ya go.















The Pilot is an '03 and the Reflex is an '01. The product goes on just like a wax and buffs off very easily. It says it contains carnauba, so my guess is that durability would be a month to maybe two months. I boosted it with Polycharger, so I should get more than that out of it. I really like how it shines up silver though. Right now Autogeek has it on sale, so you can't go wrong. That free gift they send you is a joke though. It is this Diamondite wax that is like applying concrete to your car. Buffing that stuff off is a ton of work. I don't care how well the product lasts if it is going to be that hard to use. I don't recommend it. My guess is that autogeek couldn't sell it so they figured they'd just give it away.

The other products in the NST7 line that I bought were the leather product and the upholstery product. Both of those get thumbs up from me. The leather one needs to be buffed off the seats after the initial application for best results, but it really does a great job at making the leather nice and soft. The uphostery cleaner does a great job on carpets and cloth seats too. I'm not sure they are worth the price when it goes back up, but while they are on sale I think I'll stock up on a few cans.

[BoomerSooner]

Looking good OCD, by the way there have been a number of threads on tire dressing. I wondered what you use and what you recommend. I want something that gives it that new shiny look. There are those products like stoner that you can spray on the tire for a shine, but don't know how well it does for protection, I also find that as time goes on and as it begins to dry some it gets slinged on the side of my Pilot. real noticeable on a black car if you really look.

[OCDetails]

That is a good question. When it comes to tire shine it is important that you apply it to dry tires. The problem that most people have is based on spraying tire shine on wet tires and that causes it to sling. The water keeps the product from drying and that is the issue. So just make sure you have a towel that you dedicate to drying the tires before you put the tire shine on.

I use Eagle One spray tire dressing for the most part. You spray it on lightly on the tires and spread it around with a foam tire swipe. If applied on dry tires to begin with then it will provide a shine that lasts for weeks. I've got cars that I detail on a weekly basis and on most cars the tires are still black after two weeks. Rain tends to wear on it, but two weeks is about the norm.