My .02 fwiw.
With a foam cannon and appropriate soap you can not only minimize time spent washing, but significantly cut touching the paint surface.
I've used Opti-coat 2.0 on the Rover, and some Adams detail spray to boost the sparkle & slickness after a wash. If I recall the new Opticoat has a higher sheen than the 2.0 stuff I used, possibly even negating the need to boost the sheen afterwards. Nearly a year later and the coating is holding up remarkably well. Road junk seems to pop off with ease, even tar!
The X on the other hand is rocking the Sonax Polymer NetShield (recent application). While the the PNS has much better/richer gloss (it makes the black sapphire really pop), I'm not a huge fan of the way it goes on/feels.
In both cases washing consists of a foam cannon loaded with Hosty's "Powershine Plus" some "warm" 140F water and near zero effort. I don't even own a brush to put near either truck and the soap pulls all the fine road grime off....and yes, that means the Black Sapphire Metallic as well. Just foam it down, let dwell, refoam & wash...no need for a "pre-soak" as you can watch the soap pulling the dirt off.
I can appreciate the effort that goes into a two bucket wash and regular waxing intervals/topcoat maintenance.....just don't have the time for it these days!
Loved this btw:
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Originally Posted by TiAgX5
Back in my black car DD days, I used to ground the car with jumped cables (to a lightning rod ground pole), just to release the static charge from the friction of rubbing. Without grounding, you could see the dust/pollen in the air being pulled onto the surface.
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...I could only imagine the puzzled look on the neighbors faces!
