bob m
06-24-2019, 11:29 AM
So I decided to use/layer the Kamikaze coatings - Zipang, Miyabi and Zipang. All went well yesterday. I applied the first coat of Zipang and the second second layer - Miyabi and by day`s end applied the last coat of Zipang to 1/2 the car before calling it a day. Sooooooooo, I go to open the bottle of Zipang today and found that the remaining coating - certainly enough to complete the last coat, had solidified in the bottle rendering it useless. So I applied what was left of the Miyabi and found that it was only enough to finish one side of the car as a third coat, not enough to finish the top.
Question I`m deciding buying another bottle of Zipang (very costly) and finishing it up or leaving it alone with just the coatings as is and calling it a (long) day?
Edit - decided to buy another bottle of Zipang and wait for a clear couple of days and reapply.
As an aside, I used a good short napped MF to remove initial coating layer and followed with another clean one for final buffing. Today when I saw a little unevenness and slight ?smearing, I did a quick wipe with a damp GG MF towel and buff out with their PFM drying towel. No better towels around in my humble opinion.
Quick pics do not do the coatings justice though.
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Question I`m deciding buying another bottle of Zipang (very costly) and finishing it up or leaving it alone with just the coatings as is and calling it a (long) day?
Edit - decided to buy another bottle of Zipang and wait for a clear couple of days and reapply.
As an aside, I used a good short napped MF to remove initial coating layer and followed with another clean one for final buffing. Today when I saw a little unevenness and slight ?smearing, I did a quick wipe with a damp GG MF towel and buff out with their PFM drying towel. No better towels around in my humble opinion.
Quick pics do not do the coatings justice though.
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