Need advice... new white car

[67Customs]

Originally Posted by msquared100

67Customs...

What about my application method and pad chioce? Thanks.

I use a yellow foam pad by hand to apply #601 and I use a LC Red CCS wax applicator pad by hand to add #105. You can just as easily use another yellow foam pad.

I then wipe that off after about 30 min after I have applied the #105 with a microfiber towel.

Originally Posted by msquared100

It it everyone's opinion that this combination (501...601...105...AW) is the best protection to offer a car that's ALWAYS outside?

A couple questions for everyone:
1) my driving is pretty light and in the southeast where there's little snow each winter. How often should I apply the 501, 601 and 105 combination? Obviously I'll apply AW after most washes.

2) A white pad seems aggressive considering the car is brand new. I'll use it if everyone agrees that the thing to do I was just curious why a relatively agressive pad was needed for new paint.

Thanks again.

I wouldn't personally use 501, but I love the 601...105...AW combo. I have used it for a couple of years now and I LOVE it.

1)You shouldn't have to add 601 or 105 for at least 6 months. I applied it to my Jeep and Audi before last years winter season and I didn't have to add anything for 7 months. It was as slick as the say I applied it on both vehicles. I did not apply AW to the Jeep. However, I did apply it after washed to the Audi. If you are applying AW after each wash, you definitely should not have to reapply #601 and #105 at all through the winter.

2)If it is new and you aren't trying to do any correction, I would do it by hand, IMO. If you are trying to do correction, you need a designated polish for that anyway.

[sal329]

501 will clean the white like no other. It really does not need to be topped but I like to top with 105 or 111

[blk45]

Originally Posted by msquared100

2) A white pad seems aggressive considering the car is brand new. I'll use it if everyone agrees that the thing to do I was just curious why a relatively agressive pad was needed for new paint.

A white pad is not aggressive. It is a polishing pad. Besides, the 501 is not a polish, it is a sealant. The slight mechanical action of the white pad will help the 501 cleanse the paint more efficiently. You don't "have" to use a white pad, but the "less aggressive" finishing pads will not really offer any additional cleaning action to the 501. I think that you are thinking of when people use a white pad with a true polish. Then the pad will enhance the cutting ability of the polish's abrasives and help to break them down properly. The 501 isn't a polish, even though DG calls it one.

[Jimmie]

Since you're after the wet look and durability try topping your DG #105 with Collinite.

[msquared100]

Originally Posted by Al-53

Now if was me..i would do 501 with a white pad first..to deep clean the white paint....there are posts here where some used 501 on white and it just brought the white to a new level of brightness.....and then by hand do 601...cover paint completely with a thin coat..let haze up a few minutes...then by hand again do 105....right over the hazed 601..do not remove the 601...the residue acts like a hardner to the sealant.....then remove the combo after about 30 minutes of hazing up....a day later do a wipe of AW after a wash....dry the car..spray AW on a panel...1 spray does it..and wipe it in....buff after with a dry MF..your done ...do AW monthly to keep the paint super slick

Al

Al-53... Why do I need to wash in between removing 601 and applying AW? Just curious... Thanks.

[Rsurfer]

Originally Posted by msquared100

Al-53... Why do I need to wash in between removing 601 and applying AW? Just curious... Thanks.

Al is the guru on Dura Gloss among other things.

[Jimmie]

He said 601-105-cure-wash-AW.