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      11-13-2013, 11:11 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by Spinny02 View Post
Thanks! yes, was planning on the primer and Bc-5. What's the benefit of 3 over 5 ?
Primer has some filling properties, however, your detailer should machine polish first. The primer provides most of the coating thickness. Most other coatings will be a fraction of a micron.

Think of 3 as something you would apply to skyscraper windows, i.e. leave it alone, exceptional self cleaning, needs specific modesta shampoo to restore hyrdophilic properties (no idea how frequently). Car will hardly get dirty in the first place.

Think of 5 as normal hydrophobic glass sealant, can wash with any decent PH balanced shampoo, etc. More frequent maintenance than 3, but perhaps easier.

In terms of finish, both 3 & 5 will provide a liquid gloss type look (the darker the colour, the greater the depth) bear in mind that most of the gloss will come from the finish to the paint underneath, hence, the Aston has a better starting point than BMW (would have to wet sand out the BMW orange peel to get the best looking finish).

I will get some feedback from Paul as to what he recommends.

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