Wow, the past 12 months and 25,000 miles have flown by. I wash it probably every week or so, but I am not as good about waxing it (maybe 2 or 3 times a year. I am hoping to turn over a new leaf!). I thought the paint was looking a little dull, so I ordered some Poorboys off of Amazon, and I spent the week end shining it up. I couldn't be happier with the results. Looks pretty good for 187k miles; it is aging incredibly gracefully. B)
Wash with DP Xtreme Foam -- foam gun -- Lambswool mitt
Poorboys EX-P Sealant (2 coats)
Poorboys Natty's Paste Wax (2 coats)
Megs Hot Shine on the tires
Invisible glass on the windows
The interior shots of the leather are from a few weeks ago when I did my last leatherique treatment -- this stuff is amazing.
The EXP and Natty's were great to work with. I got a little carried away with the first coat of EXP and put it on too thick, so it took some muscle to get off, and it dusted pretty badly. I learned from that mistake, and the second coat was much lighter, and it was very easy to get it off. I let the EXP sit on the car for 60 minutes before removing it, and I waited about 2 hours in between the first and second coats.
Natty's is the first paste wax I've used (I usually get liquids), and I liked it a lot. The solid paste made it easy to apply light coats. I let the first coat sit on the car for 30 or 45 minutes, and that was a mistake -- it was a little tough to get it off. The second coat, I applied it to the entire car, and I started removing the wax as soon as I finished with the application, and it was so easy to take off. The EXP and Natty's really make the paint look unreal, beautiful shine and the flake is really popping! B) (Yep, I removed the wax out of the crevices after seeing it in these pics! )