[Jeff_in_Oviedo]

Just got done, and i'm exhausted. All in all, it took about 5.5 hours. The first 45 minutes was cleaning the car with the optimum no rinse wash & shine. I applied two coats. I did the two coats back to back per panel, because they claim that it is best to apply the second coat right after the first. I started with the hood, then the front bumper, then the roof, then trunk / rear, then quarter panels, then doors, then rockers. The front bumper was probably the hardest, since the m sport bumper has so many curves to it.

Application was quite easy, and it buffed out easily after a few minutes. It did have that sticky feeling, which made it a little hard to rub with the cloth. The cloth kept trying to get out of my hand, so to speak.

Since the car was only 3 days old, it was already relatively clean. The washing part was quite easy. I did not do the wheels. I used about 90% of the kit, and all 4 of the mini cloths for applying. I did not use the circular pads.

I'll post on Sunday or Monday how it looks and feels.

[bananachipz]

You didn't decontaminate/clay or polish it first?

[Jeff_in_Oviedo]

Originally Posted by bananachipz

You didn't decontaminate/clay or polish it first?

nope. I closely analyzed each panel and hit a few small spots with the clay bar, but there were only a few. I actually discovered around 6 paint defects, straight from the factory. There appears to be a very small spec of something that is embedded into the paint/clear coat, must have got in while it was in the paint section of the factory. There was obviously nothing I could do about those.

I did clay bar where I de-badged it. Looks nice now with a clean rear!