Originally Posted by demarpaint
Originally Posted by RamFan
Washed the Alfa on Saturday and decided to give this a go, $5 MIR was a nice touch. I didn't do anything fancy on the prep, tried to use it as most consumers would.
A good sudsy hand wash, nice rinse down, sprayed the product and proceeded to hand dry. Since this was the first time using it, I followed the base coat instructions. Unfortunately, I think I may have followed them too closely or perhaps my definition of liberal application varies from Megiuar's. Streaks were very evident. This seems like a rather common complaint of the product.
I took a clean microfiber and applied some Quick Wax, very lightly, in an attempt to buff the streaks out. Worked like a charm. Now that the base coat is on, I do not anticipate this to occur again. I can't say I see a massive or profound difference as compared to using a traditional spray wax/sealant or paste wax/sealant. But I will say that the Rosso Competizione Tri-Coat definitely looks richer and deeper, I may be wrong, but I'm attributing this to the "wet look".
I wonder if you compromised the coating by using the Quick Wax? I used it on two vehicles now, and I'm not overly impressed. I'll see how long it lasts. If it doesn't last I'll move on.
Prior to using I looked into whether or not it can be used in conjunction with UQW/ULQW and according to Meg's, it can. Granted, this is with a base layer of wax followed by HCW, but I think the opposite should be find as well.
With that being said, I used very little as a just in case. I just wanted to get a little lube and didn't have any detailer on hand.