bpsmith Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Ok, so I have been going on long enough about the Wolfgang range and their new product line so I thought it was about time I bit the bullet! So stocked up with Ron from MotorGeek in advance of sorting out my Dad's PT Cruiser. Products included the new 3.0 version of WG's Total Swirl Remover, Finishing Glaze, and the awesome WG Fuzion Wax!!! This thing has really had a lot of abuse over the past 2 years as they have done everything from move home to shift 4 tons of top soil with it! With the weather being so awful recently I did not have time to do as good a write up as most as did not have the time to take photo's as I went along and the rain did not help either. So, for the time being here is a little snap I took after completing it at 8pm tonight after spending about 20 hours on it in between showers from 10am Friday until 8m tonight, although did manage to fit the British Speedway Grand Prix in on Saturday night in the Millennium Stadium! Not had a chance to really try out the Wax yet, as the Sealant needs time to bond, but will do when he washes it next. Anyway a quick photo for now: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsmith Posted June 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Not the best pic as it's not my camera and not sure on the quality setting it is on but came out rubbish as you can see! Does not do the car justice as the light had gone behind the tress but this thing really does look better than a new one and is 7 year old now. Dont have a lot of time to chat about it now, as the missus is already not impressed, but will happily answer any questions you guys may have about the new range when I get another moment. As far as the products I used go, the new WolfGang Swirl Remover & Finishing Glaze really did work a treat and were very easy to use and broke down very quickly indeed. Not sure if the Chrysler paint is pretty soft, but these products made very light work of whipping off the cloudy paint and leaving a perfect finish in its place. The Swirl Remover left it LSP ready, but I had to try out the Finishing Glaze so whacked that over it. Both are great new editions to their range for sure! Finished up with WG Deep Gloss Sealant, which will end up having the Fuzion wax layered on top of it once the Sealant has bonded nicely. Cant wait to try it out on my own car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelwind101 Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Hi BPSmith! That is looking deep and red even though the photo isnt the best! As you said before it certantly does have all the chrome extras! The front wheel arch looks esp. good. What have you used on the chrome and did you protect it? Cant wait to see how the next car goes, can we get better pics for the Fuzion wax? Im glad you bit the bullet, i cant wait to hear about it! Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Blimey - more chrome than an 80's nightclub! - I think it actually suits the car really well. Would love to see better pictures although it does look very impressive from the one posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexc Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Great result Ben, it looks good enough on its own with just the Sealant (one of my favs), will be interested to see what the wax adds to it?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsmith Posted June 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Cheers Guys! Did not make too much effort on the photo's as was crackered after a solid 3 days on it, and now glad as they would have come out rubbish anyway it seems!?! The colour is a good few shades darker than it appears on the pic. I think this is due to the lack of light and the camera trying to compensate for the exposure. I have to say, I thought there was far too much chrome on it prior to doing the work, as the colour had gone almost pinky and did not work well together. Since doing it, I have changed my mind as the deep red really sets off the chrome now. With regards top products used on the chrome...well nothing was used on it actually! It was washed a few times over the weekend and it continued to look great despite a few water marks. The front grill could do with a little attention if I am honest but, like the rest of the chrome work, it is plastic so was not 100% sure on what to tackle it with in order not to damage it? So in the end we cleaned it up and then used the WG Sealant over the whole lot, including the glass and the side chrome trim. It really has added the gloss that was needed tbh, and meant that we could avoid any damage and leave it with protection too. The bumpers actually look a lot better than they really are though. We did not put anything on them, as they are suffering from a problem that most early Cruisers had and he is going to get them painted anyway so did not waste any time. The problem is that it has an inch wide almost white stripe along the edge joining the car where the protective coat on car was adhered to. Was unnoticeable when buyers picked them up but after a year they had weathered about tenfold more than the rest of the bumper and looks awful. A common problem with them apparently! Any ideas on what to try appreciated, as he has done the lot including some of the Forever Black treatment which is a pigment dye too! Have heard that AutoGlym used to do a nifty black bumper paint but never seen it anywhere!?! He is busy for the next week or so, but I will post up again once we have washed it and maybe applied some of the Fuzion, although it does look awesome as it stands. Will use my own camera and take loads of pics too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelwind101 Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Hi BPSmith. I suspect the bumper is acutally oxidized rather then faded? Any pure abbrasive free paintwork cleaner should work, test a small area. The abbrasives are what leave a chalky residue, Klasses AIO is a popular choice for bumpers and rubber strips that have gone one step to far. You cant beat a tooth brush and APC wash either. As you have sealed the paintwork watch out with the APC! Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsmith Posted June 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 It is known to be due to the tape from factory to dealer and is a definite line exactly the width specified. Could this still be oxidised plastic that was brought on prematurely by something in the adhesive? Might well give some WG Pre Wax a go on it when over there next then, or possibly some APC? I did actually try some of the concentrated cleaner, that comes with the Forever Black bumper dye, and it did not change a bit. Knew it would be an issue so did not try anything due to time but might actually surf around a bit and see what others have done on the PT forums maybe? Cheers for the ideas though Geoff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelwind101 Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Hi BPSmith, The Wolfgang cleaner contains Kaolin and will stain the bumper. Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsmith Posted July 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Fair point. Perhaps I will give that one a miss then! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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